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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 60 p4p, 2 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 254 p4p, 11 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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280 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
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241 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Heavyweight breaks from the clinch.
Heavyweight tries to keep at a distance but Rasputin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Heavyweight cracks Rasputin with a nice body shot.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heavyweight's efforts to push away.
Heavyweight lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heavyweight prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Heavyweight is trying to push Rasputin away but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Heavyweight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heavyweight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heavyweight throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heavyweight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rasputin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Heavyweight swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Heavyweight tries to counter by clinching up but Rasputin breaks away and moves out of range.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
Rasputin tries to clinch
letting Heavyweight counter with a right hand.
Rasputin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heavyweight in his tracks.
Heavyweight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heavyweight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heavyweight misses with a looping right.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heavyweight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rasputin connects with a right hand. Heavyweight shakes it off.
Heavyweight looks to land a right hand but Rasputin moved out of range.
Heavyweight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight swings for the body but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Heavyweight pushes him off.
Heavyweight tries to counter by clinching up but Rasputin breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Rasputin misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heavyweight misses with a body shot.
Heavyweight sets himself, and Rasputin steps forward looking for the clinch! Heavyweight avoids it this time.
Rasputin wants to clinch
and Heavyweight counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Rasputin lands with a nice body punch.
Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
Heavyweight is trying to break free.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heavyweight is trying to push Rasputin away but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Heavyweight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin cracks Heavyweight with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heavyweight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
A left hand lands to the body for Heavyweight.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavyweight blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin blocking some punches.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavyweight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Heavyweight lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heavyweight lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heavyweight.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigori Rasputin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rasputin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heavyweight stuns Rasputin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heavyweight blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Heavyweight.
Jab, jab by Rasputin - just one landing.
Rasputin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heavyweight lands with a cross.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Heavyweight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Heavyweight keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight misses the jab.
Rasputin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Super Heavyweight is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heavyweight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heavyweight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heavyweight throws a poor cross that misses
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rasputin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heavyweight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rasputin thinking.
Rasputin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Rasputin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
Rasputin slips under a jab.
Heavyweight lands with a shot to the body.
Rasputin forces Heavyweight back against the cage and clinches.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heavyweight lands a nice uppercut.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Heavyweight lands a right hand.
Heavyweight is trying to break free.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasputins head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heavyweight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavyweight gets through Rasputin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Rasputin.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Heavyweight's ribcage. Heavyweight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Heavyweight tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin lands with a left to the head.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Heavyweight lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
A short left from Rasputin.
Heavyweight throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin cracks Heavyweight with a nice body shot.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Heavyweight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Rasputin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heavyweight on the side of the head.
Rasputin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Heavyweight throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
Rasputin tries to counter with a clinch but Heavyweight shakes him off and moves away.
Rasputin throws an overhand right that lands on Heavyweight's shoulder, as Heavyweight tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Heavyweight misses the target.
A slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Heavyweight moves out of range of the strikes.
Rasputin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heavyweight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grigori Rasputin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Heavyweight misses.
Heavyweight misses the jab.
Heavyweight throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heavyweight doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Heavyweight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heavyweight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Heavyweight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rasputin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rasputin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heavyweight throws a shot from downtown. Rasputin moves away and avoids it.
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Heavyweight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Heavyweight keeps it at a distance.
Heavyweight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Heavyweight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heavyweight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rasputin is looking to clinch.
Heavyweight cracks Rasputin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rasputin cracks Heavyweight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heavyweight swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Heavyweight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Heavyweight scores with a hook.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Heavyweight is having none of it.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Heavyweight circles away.
Rasputin instigates a clinch.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Heavyweight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasputin or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight digs a right hand into Rasputin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rasputin's gas tank.
Heavyweight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heavyweight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heavyweight is trying to break the clinch but Rasputin is controlling him.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heavyweight is working Rasputin over against the cage.
Heavyweight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rasputin.
Heavyweight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight presses Rasputin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heavyweight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Rasputin is rocked!
Heavyweight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasputin is still on wobbly legs! Can Heavyweight finish him?
Heavyweight creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rasputin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rasputin drops to his knees and Heavyweight pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Heavyweight!
Super Heavyweight retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Super Heavyweight thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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