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Event:
Torcida 35-Payne Vs Akhmedov 2
Date: May 27, 2018 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Samedov misses. #CL#
Samedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubikov, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Rubikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samedov avoids it.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov digs a right hand into Rubikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rubikov's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubikov.
Samedov lands a left hand.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubikov's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Rubikov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Samedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubikov throws an elbow but misses.
Rubikov throws an elbow but it misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rubikov has eaten all the pies!
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Rubikov avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Samedov.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Samedov tries a body shot but Rubikov blocks it.
Samedov takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubikov avoids the damage to the body.
Rubikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubikov obliges.
Knees to the body from Rubikov.
Rubikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubikov working Samedov over with knees to the body.
Samedov is breathing heavily.
Rubikov misses with an elbow strike.
Rubikov scores with a shot to the side of Samedov's head.
Rubikov looking to throw knees to the head but Samedov is blocking nicely.
Samedov working Rubikov over with knees to the body.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Rubikov lands an elbow just above Samedov 's eye.
Samedov pushes Rubikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubikov's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubikov lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samedov.
Rubikov lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Rubikov misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samedov.
Samedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubikov.
Samedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Rubikov.
Rubikov tries a knee to the head but Samedov blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubikov throws an elbow but misses.
Rubikov misses with a knee strike.
Samedov lands an uppercut.
Rubikov managing to block the knees to the body from Samedov.
Rubikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov pushes Rubikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubikov avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov can't find room to land a body shot as Rubikov controls the action.
Rubikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Samedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubikov.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samedov.
Rubikov blocks a body shot from Samedov.
Samedov dodges an elbow strike from Rubikov.
#T3#
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubikov avoids the damage to the body.
Rubikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Rubikov avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the cage.
A short right from Rubikov.
Samedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubikov.
Rubikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samedov blocks an elbow strike from Rubikov.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Mikal Rubikov has been cut.
Good body shot from Samedov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samedov.
Samedov cracks Rubikov with a nice body shot.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubikov lands with a left to the head.
Samedov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Samedov.
Samedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubikov.
Samedov scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Samedov.
Rubikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Samedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rubikov backwards.
Nice body punch from Samedov.
Samedov tries a body shot but Rubikov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubikov.
Samedov lands a nice elbow.
Samedov lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Samedov - that landed with a thud.
Samedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samedov lands a nice knee to the body.
Samedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubikov backwards.
Samedov presses Rubikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubikov is defending well for now.
Samedov tries a body shot but Rubikov blocks it.
Samedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samedov lands an uppercut.
Samedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Samedov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Samedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#
Rubikov is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Samedov dances in with a quick combination. Rubikov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Samedov snaps Rubikov's head back. Rubikov stumbles backwards against the cage. Samedov steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Rubikov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Rubikov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov very nearly forgot to thank Phantom Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
Torcida 28 - Kaiser Vs Mfer
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Rubikov moves into range and clinches up with Shaolin.
Rubikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shaolin wants a takedown.
Rubikov landing knees to the body.
Rubikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaolin uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Shaolin has clasped his hands together around Rubikov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rubikov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shaolin is controlling him well.
Shaolin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rubikov wants to get back to his feet but Shaolin drags him back down.#SUB#
Shaolin tries for a kimura but Rubikov is defending well.
Rubikov is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaolin is working Rubikov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rubikov wants to get back to his feet but Shaolin drags him back down.
Shaolin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubikov is trying to buck Shaolin off.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T1#
Rubikov manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Shaolin seems content to control.#SUB#
Shaolin seems to be working for a kimura but Rubikov defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Shaolin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rubikov wants to get back to his feet.
Shaolin slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaolin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Shaolin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rubikov sees it coming and defends easily.
Rubikov is trying to stand back up but Shaolin is controlling him
Rubikov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rubikov wants to get back to full guard.
Rubikov tries to kick Shaolin off but Shaolin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shaolin 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.#T2#
Shaolin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shaolin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shaolin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shaolin prevents Rubikov from standing back up.
Shaolin wants to free his trapped foot but Rubikov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shaolin controlling the action here.
Shaolin lands with a punch from half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rubikov has eaten all the pies!
Rubikov pushes Shaolin off looking to stand but Shaolin dives back in and keeps control.
Shaolin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaolin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shaolin controlling the action here.
Shaolin prevents Rubikov from standing back up.
#T3#
Shaolin lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shaolin lands a nice short elbow.
Rubikov is looking to escape.
Shaolin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shaolin stops Rubikov from getting back to his feet.
Rubikov has hold of Shaolin's hands but Shaolin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC#
Rubikov is rocked!
Shaolin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaolin lands a big elbow - Rubikov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shaolin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun Shaolin!
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Event:
Torcida 24 - Venom Vs Foot
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Rubikov moves to clinch but Doucet breaks away #TD#
and Doucet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rubikov is looking to escape.#ES2#
Rubikov has one foot on Doucet's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A jab from Rubikov does it's job there.#CUT2#
It looks like Jeremiah Doucet has been cut.
Rubikov misses with a jab to the body
#TD#
so Doucet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doucet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #CUT#
It looks like Mikal Rubikov has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doucet won't allow Rubikov to get back to his feet.
Doucet cracks Rubikov with a solid left hand.
Doucet trying to control but Rubikov is working from the bottom.
Doucet is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubikov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doucet stops Rubikov from standing up.
Doucet is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubikov has wrist control.#ES2#
Rubikov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Doucet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Doucet. #T1#
Rubikov tries to escape but Doucet is in control.
Doucet landing strikes. #ROC#
Rubikov is rocked!#CUT#
Mikal Rubikov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikal Rubikov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremiah Doucet!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jeremiah Doucet made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Torcida 18-Woodsen Vs Deluccio
Date: Mar 28, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Rubikov clinches up against the cage.
Rubikov lands an elbow that stopped Pulver in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Chris Pulver has been cut.
Pulver tries to stall but Rubikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pulver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubikov lands a knee to the body.
Pulver is trying to force a seperation but Rubikov has the dominant position.
Rubikov cracks Pulver with a nice body shot.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Rubikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pulver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubikov.
Rubikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
Chris Pulver's cut is getting worse.
Rubikov gets through Pulver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rubikov as the two fighters clinch.
Rubikov lands a knee to the body.
#KD2#
Rubikov drops Pulver onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pulver is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Pulver is rocked!#T1#
Rubikov has Pulver pressed against the cage. He pushes Pulver back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Rubikov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Pulver crashing to the floor! Rubikov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Pulver is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikal Rubikov!
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Event:
Torcida 10 - Coburn Vs Dormier
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Rubikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like Mikal Rubikov has been cut.
Drung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rubikov momentarily.
Rubikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubikov.
Rubikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drung circles away quickly and effectively.
Rubikov slips a jab and a cross from Drung.
Drung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Rubikov.
Drung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rubikov on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drung. Rubikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drung scores with a one two! Rubikov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drung misses with a double jab.
Drung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Rubikov does no damage.
Rubikov lands with a cross.
Rubikov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Drung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rubikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drung manages to avoid it.
Drung scores with a punch to the head.
Bolan Drung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Drung throws a nice looking combination but Rubikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drung slips a jab and a cross from Rubikov.
A nice combination there by Drung.
Sloppy strikes from Drung. Those never looked like landing.
Rubikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubikov.
Drung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubikov scores with a jab to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rubikov has eaten all the pies!
Rubikov misses with the combination.
Drung is looking to counter punch.
Drung misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Drung misses the target.
Drung blocks a leg kick.
Rubikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drung tries to bum rush Rubikov with a series of wild strikes but Rubikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubikov swings for the body but Drung moves out of range.
Rubikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drung moves away.
Rubikov throws a series of punches but Drung moves out of range.
Drung misses with an uppercut.
Rubikov misses with a body shot.
It looked like Drung wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Drung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rubikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Drung throws a right hand that Rubikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubikov also avoids with ease.
Rubikov ducks under a wild hook from Drung.
Rubikov avoids the body shot from Drung.
Rubikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rubikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drung is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drung looks to land a combination but Rubikov avoids it well.
Drung looks to land a left hand but Rubikov moved out of range nicely.
Drung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubikov.
Drung misses the jab.
Rubikov avoids the body shot from Drung.
Rubikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drung rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Drung.
Rubikov throws a big shot that misses.
Drung throws the left hand but Rubikov avoids the punch easily.
Rubikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drung with a body shot.
Rubikov misses with a low kick as Drung jumps back.
Drung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drung connects with a body shot.
Rubikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drung.
#T3#
Rubikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drung throwing a counter right hand but Rubikov manages to avoid it.
Drung connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rubikov's hands.
Drung misses with the combination.
Drung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rubikov throws a nice looking combination but Drung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rubikov swinging wildly here.
Rubikov misses with a two punch combination.
Rubikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubikov.
Drung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drung looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubikov is just out of range.
Rubikov misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubikov moves out of range as Drung strikes.
Rubikov throws a counter combo.#T4#
Rubikov moves out of range as Drung strikes.
Rubikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drung doesn't seem bothered though.
Drung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Drung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drung misses with a straight right.
Rubikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubikov swings for the body but Drung moves out of range.
Rubikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Drung.
Rubikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drung.
Drung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drung misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubikov walks into a jab.
Rubikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolan Drung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikal Rubikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Rubikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Drung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rubikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drung has got the better of the exchanges.
Rubikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubikov.
Bolan Drung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubikov looks to throw the jab but Drung is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Drung misses its target.
Drung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubikov manages to avoid it.
Rubikov looks to land a right hand but Drung moved out of range.
Drung misses the jab.
Drung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rubikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Drung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rubikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Drung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Drung has knocked Rubikov down with a huge combo! Drung steps away and waves a wobbly Rubikov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rubikov tries to clinch up but Drung circles away and keeps his distance.
Drung throws a big counter combination but Rubikov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rubikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Drung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drung blocks a jab.
Drung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubikov can do to turn this around?
Drung scores with a hook to the body. Rubikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Rubikov does no damage. #T1#
Drung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rubikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubikov.
Drung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubikov.
Nice defenses there by Rubikov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drung looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubikov is just out of range.
Rubikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Drung lands a body shot.
Drung just misses with a punch to the body.
Drung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#
Rubikov is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Mikal Rubikov's cut even more.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Drung moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rubikov! Drung continues to tee off on Rubikov, landing with a left and a right! Drung connects with a right hand that leaves Rubikov sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Drung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bolan Drung!
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