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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts Jr (ranked 892 p4p, 119 weight class) and Dimitri Buriak (ranked 458 p4p, 65 weight class). Billy Batts Jr is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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193 cm
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204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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198 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Batts Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Buriak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Batts Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buriak on the side of the head. Sloppy strikes from Buriak. Those never looked like landing. Buriak avoids the head kick by Batts Jr.
Batts Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Buriak throws out a loose jab but Batts Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Buriak staying out of range there. Buriak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Batts Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Batts Jr misses with a looping left. Batts Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Buriak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Batts Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Buriak blocks a head kick by Batts Jr.
Buriak throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Buriak takes a swing at Batts Jr's ribcage but misses. Buriak throws a hook to the side of Batts Jr's head but Batts Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Batts Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buriak counters with a straight right hand. Batts Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Batts Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buriak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Buriak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Batts Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Buriak counters with a lovely straight right hand! Buriak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A big left from Batts Jr misses. Buriak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batts Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily. Buriak lands with a nice body punch. Buriak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Batts Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Buriak scores with a hook to the body. Batts Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Batts Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Buriak counters with a lovely straight right hand! Buriak lands a jab to Batts Jr's midsection. Nice cross by Batts Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buriak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts Jr. Buriak throws a hook but Batts Jr avoids it easily. Batts Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving. Batts Jr lunges at Buriak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buriak's hand. Batts Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Batts Jr throws a big shot that misses. Batts Jr missing with a left hand there. Buriak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Buriak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Buriak scores with a jab to the body. The fighters circling - Buriak throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Good shot there by Buriak. A shot to the liver by Buriak. Beautiful body shot. Batts Jr throws a jab when Buriak was well out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Buriak misses. A big right from Buriak misses. Batts Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Buriak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Buriak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batts Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Buriak avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice body punch from Buriak. Buriak lands with a good body shot. Buriak stuns Batts Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Batts Jr misses with a double jab
enabling Buriak to counter with a crisp jab. Buriak lands a slapping body shot.
Batts Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Buriak throws a body punch but Batts Jr moves out of range. Billy Batts Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Batts Jr misses with a body shot.
Buriak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Buriak avoids a kick to the body.
Batts Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Buriak lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Batts Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Batts Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Buriak cracks Batts Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Batts Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Batts Jr slips a jab from Buriak. Buriak lands a nice looking body shot.
Buriak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Batts Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Batts Jr looks to throw a body kick and Buriak counters with a nice uppercut. Buriak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A looping hook to the body misses from Buriak. Batts Jr does a little dance to reset his feet. Batts Jr throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Buriak to counter with a crisp jab.
Batts Jr is rocked! Batts Jr needs to keep his hands up - Buriak had a free shot at his head there. Oh Batts Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Batts Jr misses with a left hand and Buriak counters with a huge left! Batts Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Buriak isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Batts Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Buriak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Buriak! Dimitri Buriak decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
63% |
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