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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Rubin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
35 - 13 - 1 |
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190 cm
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265 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
Palelei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palelei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Rubin misses.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palelei moves away.
Palelei moves forwards but Rubin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Soa Palelei has been cut.
Rubin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palelei finds it's way round the side to connect with Rubin's head.
Rubin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rubin missing with a left hand there. Palelei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubin throws a lazy uppercut
and Palelei counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Rubin misses.
Palelei cracks Rubin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rubin misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palelei needs to keep his hands up - Rubin had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin is looking to chop away at Palelei's legs.
Rubin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palelei. That one must have hurt.
Palelei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palelei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rubin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palelei misses with a head kick.
Rubin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palelei avoids it really well and circles away.
Rubin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubin works the jab nicely.
Rubin closes the distance and clinches up with Palelei, looking for a takedown. Rubin pushes Palelei against the cage but Palelei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palelei misses with a straight right.
Rubin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Rubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin misses the shot to the body.
Palelei scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Timur Rubin has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Palelei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rubin doesn't seem phased though.
Rubin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palelei.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses.
Palelei is looking to score with low kicks.
Palelei misses with the combination.
Rubin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palelei.
Rubin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palelei.
Palelei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubin. Rubin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palelei scores with a shot to the body.
Rubin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubin throws a jab when Palelei was well out of range.
Palelei throws a big shot that misses.
Rubin throwing a counter right hand but Palelei manages to avoid it.
Palelei throws a hook to the side of Rubin's head but Rubin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubin scores with a nice strike.
Rubin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palelei can pounce on him.
Rubin throws a shot to the body.
A left lands for Rubin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palelei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rubin digs a good body shot into Palelei's ribs.
Palelei looks to throw a body kick
and Rubin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Rubin.
Rubin 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.
Rubin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palelei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palelei wants to get back to full guard.
Palelei trying to control from the bottom.
Rubin is pressing down on Palelei's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palelei is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Soa Palelei will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rubin lands a head shot.
Rubin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palelei.
Palelei throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rubin slips under a jab.
Palelei misses with a leg kick.
Palelei throws a jab when Rubin was well out of range.
Soa Palelei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palelei tries to bum rush Rubin with a series of wild strikes but Rubin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin lands the left hand.
Rubin blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palelei.
Rubin misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rubin misses its intended target.
Rubin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palelei explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palelei looks to land a left hand but Rubin moved out of range nicely.
Rubin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses.
Palelei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palelei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Rubin misses.
Rubin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palelei.
Palelei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palelei throws a push kick but Rubin slaps the foot to one side.
Palelei tests Rubin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palelei with a nice cross.
Rubin throws out a loose jab but Palelei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rubin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palelei throws out the jab.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Palelei and Rubin goes tumbling to the canvas! Palelei follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Rubin is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubin is trying to control but can't.
Oh Rubin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rubin seems to have got his legs back now.
Palelei slips a nice elbow through Rubin's hands, connecting with Rubin's forehead.
Rubin is looking for a sweep. Palelei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rubin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palelei is working away from the top position though.
Palelei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rubin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Palelei.
Palelei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubin is keeping the position for now.
Rubin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rubin is working hard here to advance position.
Rubin pulls Palelei in close to prevent any damage.
Palelei cracks Rubin with a solid left hand.
Rubin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubin looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubin, not yet.
Palelei throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palelei throws a hook to the side of Rubin's head but Rubin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palelei cracks Rubin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rubin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palelei counters with a huge left! Rubin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Palelei isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rubin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Palelei!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Palelei!
Soa Palelei is the new heavyweight champion!
Soa Palelei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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