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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rog Bison (ranked 7862 p4p, 721 weight class) and Vitaly Minakov (ranked 4309 p4p, 526 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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226 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rog Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitaly Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minakov closes the distance and clinches.
Minakov throws a head punch that misses.
Bison breaks the clinch.
Vitaly Minakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bison throws a series of punches but Minakov moves out of range.
Minakov misses the jab.
Minakov throws a big shot that misses.
Bison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Minakov lands a nice hook to Bison's body. Bison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Minakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minakov looks to land a left hand but Bison moved out of range nicely.
Minakov tries to clinch up
and Bison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Bison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minakov.
Minakov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Bison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot by Minakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minakov misses with a looping left.
Bison slips a straight right by Minakov.
Bison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Minakov tries to clinch
enabling Bison to counter with a crisp jab.
Bison moves out of range as Minakov strikes.
It looked like Bison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minakov.
Bison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Minakov clobbers Bison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Rog Bison has been cut.
Minakov misses with a few strikes there.
Minakov slips a jab from Bison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Minakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minakov.
Minakov connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minakov misses with a right hand
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bison looks to land a right hand but Minakov moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison looks to land a left hand but Minakov moved out of range nicely.
Minakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Minakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Minakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bison.
Minakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bison avoids a wild elbow strike from Minakov.
A frustrated look appears on Bison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bison takes an elbow to the temple.
Minakov keeps control of Bison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Bison misses.
Bison moves forwards but Minakov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Minakov scores with a body shot.
Minakov staying out of range there.
Bison misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minakov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Minakov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Minakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bison scores with a head kick.
Bison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minakov misses with a right hand
and Bison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minakov lands a lovely overhand right.
Minakov drives through and clinches with Bison against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Minakov wants to clinch up but Bison keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Minakov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minakov throws a shot from downtown. Bison moves away and avoids it.
Minakov throws a right hand that misses
and Minakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minakov misses with an uppercut
and Minakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Minakov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Minakov scores with a shot to the body.
Minakov throws a jab when Bison was well out of range.
Minakov misses with an uppercut. Bison saw that one coming.
Bison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minakov throws out the jab.
Minakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minakov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Minakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minakov looks to land a left hand but Bison moved out of range nicely.
Minakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitaly Minakov 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.
Bison lands a jab.
Minakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Minakov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minakov misses with a looping left.
Bison lands a glancing blow to the side of Minakov's head.
Minakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bison.
Minakov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Minakov drives through and clinches with Bison against the cage.
Bison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bison blocking some punches.
Minakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Minakov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bison is trying to break the clinch but Minakov is controlling him.
Bison tries to circle away but Minakov has him pinned against the cage.
Minakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minakov tries to clinch but Bison moves out of range.
Bison moves out of range as Minakov strikes.
Bison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minakov.
Minakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rog Bison is winning the standup battle so far.
Minakov throws an overhand right that lands on Bison's shoulder, as Bison tries to avoid the shot.
Bison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Minakov throws an off balance right hand
and Bison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minakov misses with a looping right.
Bison throws a right and a left that Minakov avoids nicely.
Bison lands a nice shot to the body.
Bison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minakov.
Donk. Minakov catches Bison right on the button with a cross.
Minakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Bison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bison moves away from the strike by Minakov.
The fighters circling - Minakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minakov, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison drops his hands momentarily and Minakov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rog Bison's cut is getting worse.
Minakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bison is looking to counter punch.
Minakov pushes Bison up against the cage in a clinch.
Minakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Minakov can turn it around.
Bison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Minakov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bison's head.
Minakov misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Bison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minakov.
Minakov drops his hands momentarily and Bison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Minakov coming out on top.
Bison is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Minakov ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Bison clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitaly Minakov!
A victorious Vitaly Minakov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Rog Bison spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm gonna crush you next time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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