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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ward might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to White and nerdy. Rod Raskolnikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov instigates a clinch.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raskolnikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raskolnikov lands with a left to the head.
Raskolnikov blocks the elbow strike.
Raskolnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Raskolnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov misses with the head strike.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raskolnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raskolnikov lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Raskolnikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov just leaning against Ward, taking a breather.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raskolnikov.
Ward definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Raskolnikov.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Raskolnikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raskolnikov.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Raskolnikov on the inside.
Raskolnikov pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov working Ward over with knees to the body.
Ward is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov with a knee to the head.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Good body shot from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raskolnikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ward goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raskolnikov prevents it.
Raskolnikov gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Raskolnikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
Raskolnikov lands with a left to the head.
Raskolnikov lands a right hand.
Ward is rocked!
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Ward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raskolnikov has Ward pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ward is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Raskolnikov - that's hurt Ward badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ward is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ward doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rod Raskolnikov!
The defeated Dustin Ward had this to say: 'Sorry to disappoint all my fellow nerds out there but I will be back stronger than ever'.
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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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