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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Kanye West - Homecoming as his entrance music. Ray Roberts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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15 - 5 - 0 |
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196 cm
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275 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poroshenko avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Poroshenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Poroshenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberts throws a hook but Poroshenko blocks it.
Poroshenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Poroshenko slips a straight right by Roberts.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
It looks like Petro Poroshenko has been cut.
Roberts cracks Poroshenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poroshenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poroshenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roberts sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko feints and as Roberts raises his hands in defense, Poroshenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poroshenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poroshenko throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roberts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Poroshenko's guard.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Poroshenko 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts stops Poroshenko from standing up.
Poroshenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Poroshenko keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Poroshenko has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Roberts is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Poroshenko fails to pull guard.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Poroshenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Poroshenko slips the punch.
Roberts misses with a combination
enabling Poroshenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poroshenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poroshenko.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poroshenko won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poroshenko.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Poroshenko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Poroshenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts wants to stand but Poroshenko is controlling the position.
Poroshenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Poroshenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Poroshenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Poroshenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poroshenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ray Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts throws a hook but Poroshenko avoids it easily.
Poroshenko slips under a jab from Roberts.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poroshenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko grinds an elbow into Roberts's temple.
Poroshenko is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poroshenko working the ground and pound.
Poroshenko working the body and head with strikes.
Poroshenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roberts is avoiding damage well.
Roberts is trying to get back to his feet.
Roberts throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petro Poroshenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
That's time! Poroshenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roberts cracks Poroshenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
Poroshenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Poroshenko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
and Poroshenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts misses with an uppercut
enabling Poroshenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Ray Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poroshenko ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
An attempted straight right counter from Poroshenko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Poroshenko is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roberts manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petro Poroshenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Poroshenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Poroshenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poroshenko stops Roberts from getting back to his feet.
Poroshenko working Roberts over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Poroshenko there.
Poroshenko lands a big elbow - Roberts is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Poroshenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petro Poroshenko!
Petro Poroshenko is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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