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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piere St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piere St Piere will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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300 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere St Piere!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piere closes the distance but Shevchenko moves to the side
and Shevchenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shevchenko is nestled in close to St Piere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Piere is defending against the submission attempts here by Shevchenko.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
Shevchenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shevchenko stops St Piere from getting back to his feet.
St Piere taking some punishment here, with Shevchenko in his half guard.
Shevchenko stops St Piere from getting back to his feet.
St Piere is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shevchenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shevchenko lands a nice short elbow.
St Piere pushes Shevchenko off looking to stand but Shevchenko dives back in and keeps control.
St Piere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shevchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shevchenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Piere with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Piere is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
St Piere punching from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shevchenko stops St Piere from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere is not content to let Shevchenko control the position.
Shevchenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Piere has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Well, if Shevchenko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St Piere taking some punishment here, with Shevchenko in his half guard.
Shevchenko is keen to just control but St Piere is a slippery customer.
Shevchenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shevchenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
Shevchenko drops an elbow to the side of St Piere's head.
Shevchenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shevchenko connects with a nice short shot to St Piere's temple.
St Piere is still in real trouble! Can Shevchenko finish him?
Shevchenko blocks the strikes from St Piere.
Shevchenko is working for a kimura but St Piere is defending it quite comfortably.
St Piere seems to have recovered his senses.
St Piere flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shevchenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Piere on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shevchenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shevchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Piere flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shevchenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Piere wants to stand back up but Shevchenko manages to pass into side control.
St Piere is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shevchenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko landing a few strikes.
Shevchenko landing strikes.
Shevchenko prevents St Piere from escaping the position.
Shevchenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
St Piere is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shevchenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Piere is looking to regain half guard here but Shevchenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Shevchenko tries for a kimura but St Piere is defending well.
Shevchenko blocks the strikes from St Piere.
St Piere is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shevchenko is controlling him well.
Shevchenko is working St Piere over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piere is trying to buck Shevchenko off.
Shevchenko trying to control the action but St Piere is working from the bottom.
Shevchenko lands a nice forearm strike.
St Piere wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shevchenko landing a few strikes.
Shevchenko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shevchenko wants to control but St Piere is keeping him busy.
St Piere is pushing Shevchenko's head away, looking to escape. Shevchenko manages to hold on to the position though.
Shevchenko scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shevchenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shevchenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Piere takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Shevchenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Piere is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Shevchenko misses the target.
St Piere closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shevchenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Piere is trying to stand.
Shevchenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shevchenko controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shevchenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shevchenko drops a big elbow. That's hurt St Piere! More shots from Shevchenko and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taras Shevchenko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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