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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Gleb Zheglov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Pao!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zheglov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pao tries to clinch up but Zheglov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zheglov scores with a body shot.
Zheglov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pao tries to clinch up but Zheglov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zheglov scores with a hook to the body. Pao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pao closes the distance but Zheglov moves to the side
and Zheglov counters with a nice body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pao has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov scores with a body shot.
Zheglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pao looks winded!
Zheglov cracks Pao with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pao looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zheglov finish him?
Pao is rocked!
It looks like Igor Pao has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pao bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Zheglov comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Pao falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Pao was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gleb Zheglov!
Gleb Zheglov retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gleb Zheglov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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