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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofei Rasputin (ranked 3096 p4p, 330 weight class) and Connah Keates (ranked 2303 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timofei Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connah Keates!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin takes one on the button.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Keates.
Rasputin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Keates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rasputin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Connah Keates has been cut.
Keates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Keates's head.
Rasputin cracks Keates with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Keates looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rasputin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin pushes Keates up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keates.
Keates blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
Keates tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Keates blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Keates fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Keates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin works on Keates's body with a couple of short punches.
Keates can't break the clinch.
Keates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keates looks winded!
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keates backwards.
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keates backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Keates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keatess head.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Keates's head.
Rasputin drops Keates onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Keates is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Keates is rocked!
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Keates is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin gets through Keates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin pushes Keates against the cage. Rasputin is working some dirty boxing. Rasputin pushes off with a quick right hook! Keates goes down! Keates tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rasputin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timofei Rasputin!
Timofei Rasputin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Connah Keates had this to say: 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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