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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Marcell (ranked 7306 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Spartak (ranked 8957 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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302 lbs
12 - 43 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niko Marcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 43 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spartak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marcell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spartak drops back looking for a leg! Marcell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marcell manages to kick Spartak off! Spartak jumps back into Marcell's guard.
Marcell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Marcell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcell controlling from the top position.
Marcell works over Spartak with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell pushing down on Spartak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marcell wants to pass to mount but Spartak is defending the position.
Marcell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartak keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marcell wants to work for an arm triangle but Spartak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marcell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Spartak looking for submissions off his back.
Spartak taking some punishment here, with Marcell in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spartak taking some punishment here, with Marcell in his half guard.
Spartak looks winded!
Spartak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Spartak is rocked!
It looks like Leonid Spartak has been cut.
Marcell creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Spartak is out cold and this one is all over! Marcell climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Niko Marcell!
A relieved looking Niko Marcell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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