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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Virastuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baltasar Halko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Vasily Virastuk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baltasar Halko's chin.
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191 cm
28
300 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
31
300 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Virastuk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baltasar Halko! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good exchange - Virastuk coming out on top. Halko misses with a two punch combination.
Halko throws a right and a left that Virastuk avoids nicely. Halko fails with the takedown. An attempted straight right counter from Virastuk misses the target. Virastuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Halko doesn't succeed with the takedown and Virastuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Halko dives in and grabs Virastuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Virastuk pushes down on Halko's head and hops out. Vasily Virastuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baltasar Halko. Halko has a takedown stuffed. Virastuk is looking to counter punch. Virastuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halko's hands.
It looks like Baltasar Halko has been cut. Halko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Halko fails with a takedown attempt. Virastuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Virastuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Virastuk can't find room to land a body shot as Halko controls the action.
I was talking to Virastuk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Virastuk stops a takedown attempt from Halko.
Virastuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Halko looks winded! Virastuk breaks from the clinch.
Halko shoots in looking for a takedown but Virastuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Virastuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halko's sensitive parts. Virastuk catches Halko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Virastuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halko dives in for a single leg takedown but Virastuk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Halko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Virastuk defends well and Halko ends up having to push Virastuk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Virastuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halko circles away quickly and effectively. Virastuk weaves into range and cracks Halko right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Halko goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Virastuk is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasily Virastuk!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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