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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Пачка сигар. Rainbow Hero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 cm
36
203 lbs
20 - 16 - 6 |
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183 cm
36
196 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 16 - 6, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Vasilyevich! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hero throws a hook to the side of Vasilyevich's head but Vasilyevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Vasilyevich flicks out a counter leg kick but Hero steps away. Hero misses with a hook. Hero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hero is looking to counter punch. Hero slips under a jab from Vasilyevich. Vasilyevich throws out a leg kick but Hero moves out of range and Vasilyevich only half commits. Vasilyevich connects with the punch. Vasilyevich jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hero lands a head shot. Vasilyevich cracks Hero with a right hand to the side of the head. Hero throws a lazy right hand but Vasilyevich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nice body punch from Hero. Vasilyevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero. Hero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasilyevich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hero throws a body shot but no joy. Vasilyevich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vasilyevich. Hero throws a lazy right hand but Vasilyevich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hero ducks right into an uppercut from Vasilyevich. Vasilyevich misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasilyevich misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely. Hero quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Vasilyevich cracks Hero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Vasilyevich throws a head kick that half lands.
Hero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasilyevich. Hero works over Vasilyevich's head and body with a nice combination. Nice defenses there by Hero. Vasilyevich blocks the body kick.
Vasilyevich throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero needs to keep his hands up - Vasilyevich had a free shot at his head there. Vasilyevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hero. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vasilyevich thows a leg kick but Hero checks it and Hero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hero blocks a jab. Hero takes a swing at Vasilyevich's ribcage but misses. Jab from Vasilyevich. Hero misses with a hook. Vasilyevich throws a good cross that connects.
Vasilyevich tries to clinch but Hero moves out of range. Vasilyevich slips under a jab from Hero. A little jabbing left from Vasilyevich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasilyevich scores with a jab. Vasilyevich scores with a spinning back kick! Some bone on bone action there as Vasilyevich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Vasilyevich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Hero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vasilyevich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hero throws a head kick that misses. Vasilyevich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Vasilyevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasilyevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hero scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hero misses with a head kick.
Vasilyevich throws out a leg kick but Hero moves out of range and Vasilyevich only half commits. Vasilyevich lands a nice shot to the body.
Hero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Vasilyevich throws a head kick that misses. Vasilyevich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hero in his tracks. Vasilyevich scores with a decent looking hook. Hero checks the leg kick. Vasilyevich lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hero misses with a wild body shot. Vasilyevich throws the kick towards the body but Hero avoids it. It looked like Hero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Vasilyevich avoids the body shot from Hero.
A clash of legs there as Vasilyevich blocks the low kick. Vasilyevich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilyevich.
A little jabbing left from Vasilyevich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hero misses the shot to the body. Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilyevich's shoulder, as Vasilyevich tries to avoid the shot. Vasilyevich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasilyevich. A big left from Hero misses. Hero takes one to the chin there. Hero slips a jab from Vasilyevich. Hero staying out of range there. Vasilyevich throws out a leg kick but Hero moves out of range and Vasilyevich only half commits. Hero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Hero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hero cracks Vasilyevich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Good work by Vasilyevich as he checks the leg kick. Hero blocks a head kick by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming. Vasilyevich throws a chopping leg kick but Hero manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Hero is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Hero is looking to chop away at Vasilyevich's legs. Hero tests Vasilyevich's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilyevich's shoulder, as Vasilyevich tries to avoid the shot. Vasilyevich tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot. Vasilyevich is looking to land body kicks. Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich takes the fight into the clinch. Hero slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hero blocks a body shot from Vasilyevich. I was talking to Hero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Still in the clinch, Vasilyevich scores with a nice short uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that round. That's time! Hero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasilyevich misses with a looping right. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasilyevich. Hero is looking to counter punch. Nice body kick from Vasilyevich. Hero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Vasilyevich 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.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hero checks a leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Vasilyevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it. Hero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasilyevich. Hero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vasilyevich checks it well. Vasilyevich misses with a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hero fakes the leg kick and cracks Vasilyevich in the body. Hero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vasilyevich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Vasilyevich motions for Hero to come forward. Vasilyevich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasilyevich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target. Vasilyevich throws a right hand that misses
and Hero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vasilyevich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A big right from Hero misses. Hero throws a hook to the side of Vasilyevich's head but Vasilyevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big right from Hero misses. Hero clinches up with Vasilyevich and pushes him back against the cage. Vasilyevich is looking to take this one to the mat. Hero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
As Hero backs off Vasilyevich throws a huge counter combo but Hero manages to avoid it all. Vasilyevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hero throws a nice outside leg kick. Vasilyevich darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vasilyevich misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vasilyevich avoids the head kick by Hero.
Vasilyevich ducks under a wild hook from Hero. Hero moves into the clinch. Hero tries to work over Vasilyevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hero letting Vasilyevich take a breather here. Hero throws a head punch that misses. Hero lands on the inside with an uppercut. Vasilyevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Vasilyevich struggles to land a body shot inside as Hero controls his hands.
Hero pulls Vasilyevich into guard.
Vasilyevich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasilyevich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Vasilyevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vasilyevich tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vasilyevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vasilyevich lands a couple of elbows. Vasilyevich tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard. Vasilyevich keeps trying to improve his position. Vasilyevich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Vasilyevich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vasilyevich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Vasilyevich is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hero has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vasilyevich is looking to defend but Hero has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vasilyevich! Hero pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vasilyevich taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rainbow Hero! A relieved looking Rainbow Hero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. The defeated Ivan Vasilyevich had this to say: 'I wasnt mentally prepared, ill come back stronger then ever for next fight'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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