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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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257 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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190 cm
33
268 lbs
34 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
Rasputin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harrington is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harrington loads up on a big right hand but Rasputin slips the punch.
Harrington thumps Rasputin with a low kick.
Harrington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrington seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rasputin looks to land a right hand but Harrington moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Rasputin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrington lands with a good body shot.
Harrington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rasputin takes a step back to recover.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Rasputin off balance momentarily.
Harrington misses with a low kick.
Harrington moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrington prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Harrington.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Harrington lands an uppercut.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Harrington.
Harrington digs a right hand underneath Rasputin's ribcage. Rasputin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Rasputin tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington pushes Rasputin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington tries to pull guard but Rasputin holds him up against the cage and eventually Harrington drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Rasputin.
Harrington pulls guard effortlessly.
Harrington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasputin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rasputin scoring with some ground and pound.
Harrington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rasputin defends well.
Harrington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rasputin is aware though and is defending well.
Rasputin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rasputin has managed to get both his arms back between Harrington's legs - danger averted.
Harrington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rasputin defends well.
Harrington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington working for a triangle but Rasputin defends it easily.
Rasputin lands a couple of elbows.
Harrington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rasputin scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Rasputin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rasputin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rasputin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rasputin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harrington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rasputin is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harrington is looking to score with low kicks.
Rasputin pushes Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
Harrington scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin is trying to pull guard but Harrington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rasputin walks away with a smile on his face. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrington misses with a body shot
and Rasputin counters with a nice right hand that sends Harrington toppling to the canvas! Harrington scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rasputin finish him?!
Harrington is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses.
Rasputin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Harrington! Rasputin dives in looking to finish! Harrington is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
Our winner, Grigori Rasputin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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