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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ruslanov (ranked 2568 p4p, 237 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 1728 p4p, 165 weight class). Granger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Primal Concrete Sledge kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammed Ruslanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger misses with a double jab
and Ruslanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Granger swinging wildly here.
Ruslanov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Granger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruslanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Ruslanov lands.
Ruslanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Granger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Granger misses with the combination.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruslanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruslanov manages to avoid it.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruslanov moves away.
It looked like Ruslanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granger.
Frank Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruslanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Granger's head.
Ruslanov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ruslanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruslanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Ruslanov checks the leg kick.
Granger throws a body punch but Ruslanov moves out of range.
Ruslanov feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruslanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Granger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooh!!! Granger has knocked Ruslanov down with a huge combo! Granger steps away and waves a wobbly Ruslanov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Mohammed Ruslanov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger cracks Ruslanov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ruslanov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Granger finish him?
Ruslanov is rocked!
Granger misses with a hook. Ruslanov ducked under it nicely.
Oh Ruslanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslanov seems to have got his legs back now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruslanov checks a leg kick.
Granger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruslanov momentarily.
Ruslanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Ruslanov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Granger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruslanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger throws a nice looking combination but Ruslanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Ruslanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger throws a right and a left that Ruslanov avoids nicely.
Granger cracks Ruslanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Granger scores with a jab. Ruslanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruslanov closes the distance and clinches up with Granger, looking for a takedown. Ruslanov pushes Granger against the cage but Granger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Granger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Granger throws a hook but Ruslanov blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Granger 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 Ruslanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruslanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger takes a swing at Ruslanov's ribcage but misses.
Ruslanov feinted with a counter takedown.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruslanov tries to counter with a takedown but Granger is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Granger looks to land a combination but Ruslanov avoids it well.
Granger misses with a hook
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Granger tries to land a front kick but Ruslanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger tried to score with a low kick but Ruslanov checks it.
Ruslanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruslanov moves out of range as Granger strikes.
Granger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Granger slips under a jab from Ruslanov.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
and Ruslanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granger misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Ruslanov.
Ruslanov misses with a body punch
and Granger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Granger connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruslanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granger swinging wildly here.
Ruslanov clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruslanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
Granger with a jab.
Ruslanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Granger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Ruslanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruslanov jabs Granger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruslanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Ruslanov backs off Granger throws a huge counter combo but Ruslanov manages to avoid it all.
Nice straight punches there by Ruslanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruslanov.
Granger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruslanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Ruslanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granger.
Granger misses with a hook
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank Granger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruslanov slips a straight right by Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruslanov.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruslanov slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruslanov tries to counter with a takedown but Granger is quick to defend against it.
Ruslanov lands a head shot.
Granger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruslanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Granger throws a one two combo.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruslanov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ruslanov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ruslanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Granger, which made it look bad.
Ruslanov scores with a nice right hand.
Ruslanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruslanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frank Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruslanov moves away.
Ruslanov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov looks for a takedown but Granger sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ruslanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger lands a jab to Ruslanov's midsection.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruslanov misses its target.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruslanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruslanov misses with a hook.
Granger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Granger swings for the body but Ruslanov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ruslanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Granger looks for the body kick but Ruslanov saw that one coming.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruslanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger moves away from the strike by Ruslanov.
Granger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ruslanov with a body shot.
Granger jabs Ruslanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger misses with an uppercut
and Ruslanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Granger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruslanov misses with a body shot.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Ruslanov staying out of range there.
Granger stuns Ruslanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Granger cracks Ruslanov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Granger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ruslanov to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruslanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger misses with a body punch
and Ruslanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger throws a jab when Ruslanov was well out of range.
Ruslanov is looking to counter punch.
Granger misses with a two punch combination.
Ruslanov defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ruslanov - just one landing.
Ruslanov takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Ruslanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ruslanov gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Granger!
A pretty intense looking Frank Granger took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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