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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 2383 p4p, 236 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 3644 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Du Mahss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Mahss.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Du Mahss dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin looking to throw knees to the head but Du Mahss is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Du Mahss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Du Mahss managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Du Mahss is trying to pull guard but Rasputin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rasputin slowing the pace effectively.
Du Mahss avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Du Mahss is trying to break the clinch but Rasputin is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin slows down the pace here.
Du Mahss letting Rasputin take a breather here.
Du Mahss breaks the clinch.
Tommy Du Mahss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin clinches up against the cage.
Rasputin controlling the action here for a moment.
Rasputin has Du Mahss pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rasputin.
It looks like Tommy Du Mahss has been cut.
Rasputin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Du Mahss wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasputin won't allow it.
Du Mahss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rasputin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Du Mahss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Mahss's face.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Du Mahss avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Du Mahss takes an elbow to the temple.
Tommy Du Mahss's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Mahss blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Mahss avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Du Mahss dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Du Mahss tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Du Mahss is trying to pull guard but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Du Mahss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rasputin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Du Mahss up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Mahss blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Du Mahss shrugs off.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but Du Mahss blocks with his arms.
Rasputin has Du Mahss pressed against the cage, preventing Du Mahss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rasputin slows down the pace here.
Du Mahss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Du Mahss's efforts to push away.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Mahss blocks it with crossed arms.
Du Mahss managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
A frustrated look appears on Du Mahss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin stalling.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Du Mahss tries to pull guard but Rasputin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Du Mahss managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Rasputin.
Tommy Du Mahss's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rasputin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Du Mahss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rasputin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Du Mahss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du Mahss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du Mahss wants a takedown but no success here.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Du Mahss's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Du Mahss's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Du Mahss misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Du Mahss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Du Mahss.
Du Mahss throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin takes one to the chin there.
Rasputin wants to clinch but Du Mahss slips to the side
and Du Mahss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin is looking to clinch.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Du Mahss moves away
and Du Mahss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Rasputin misses
and Du Mahss counters with a nice uppercut.
Du Mahss gets tackled into the cage by Rasputin. Rasputin maintains the clinch.
Du Mahss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Du Mahss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du Mahss is defending well for now.
Du Mahss is trying to pull guard but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Du Mahss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Du Mahss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Du Mahss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Mahss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rasputin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Mahss's face.
Jeez, Tommy Du Mahss's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Du Mahss 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Du Mahss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin!
The defeated Tommy Du Mahss had this to say: 'I HOPE YOU STUB YOUR PINKIE TOE AND FALL UP THE STAIRS!'.
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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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