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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 892 p4p, 413 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 28 p4p, 11 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
Delsarte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menshikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Delsarte.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Menshikov checks the leg kick.
Menshikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delsarte moves away.
Menshikov throws a combination. Delsarte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Menshikov misses with a jab to the body
and Delsarte counters with a nice leg kick.
Menshikov throws a hook but Delsarte blocks it.
Menshikov lands a jab to the nose.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Menshikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Menshikov misses with a right hand
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delsarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menshikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Menshikov's sensitive parts.
Menshikov misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Delsarte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Menshikov doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delsarte.
Menshikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delsarte.
Delsarte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Delsarte motions for Menshikov to come forward. Delsarte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Menshikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delsarte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Delsarte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Menshikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delsarte. Menshikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delsarte scores with a nice body kick.
Menshikov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Menshikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Delsarte connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delsarte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Delsarte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Menshikov.
Menshikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Menshikov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Menshikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menshikov throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Menshikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delsarte has time to react.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Menshikov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a hook but Delsarte blocks it.
Menshikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delsarte counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Delsarte.
Delsarte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Menshikov on the side of the head.
Menshikov swinging wildly here.
Menshikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Menshikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Delsarte scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Delsarte coming out on top.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte slips a straight right by Menshikov.
As Menshikov backs away, Delsarte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Delsarte moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
Menshikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menshikov throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
Menshikov misses with a hook. Delsarte ducked under it nicely.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Menshikov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menshikov.
Delsarte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Delsarte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Menshikov throws a jab when Delsarte was well out of range.
Menshikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delsarte circles away quickly and effectively.
Menshikov throws a combination that misses
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delsarte thumps Menshikov with a low kick.
Menshikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Menshikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
Delsarte scores with a sloppy right hand. Menshikov should have avoided that one.
Delsarte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Delsarte slips a straight right by Menshikov.
Delsarte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Delsarte takes one to the side of the head.
Menshikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delsarte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut.
Menshikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delsarte misses with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Menshikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delsarte connects with the punch.
Menshikov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Menshikov misses with a straight left.
Delsarte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Menshikov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menshikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Delsarte throws a shot to the body.
Menshikov looks winded!
Menshikov misses with a body shot
and Delsarte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delsarte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Menshikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delsarte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Delsarte is looking to slow Menshikov down with leg kicks.
Delsarte lands a head kick. Menshikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Delsarte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Menshikov on the side of the head.
Menshikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Delsarte moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menshikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Delsarte.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menshikov.
Delsarte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Menshikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gauthier Delsarte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Menshikov misses with a looping right.
Delsarte cracks Menshikov with an open hand slap.
Delsarte staying out of range there.
Menshikov misses with a hook. Delsarte ducked under it nicely.
Menshikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delsarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Menshikov.
Menshikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delsarte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Delsarte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Menshikov looks to land a right hand but Delsarte moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Menshikov.
Delsarte dodges the punch combination from Menshikov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Delsarte.
Menshikov throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Delsarte lands a body shot.
Menshikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delsarte circles away quickly and effectively.
Menshikov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delsarte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Delsarte - that will leave a mark!
Delsarte cracks Menshikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Delsarte keeps Menshikov at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Menshikov will feel that in the morning.
Menshikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delsarte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Menshikov under the eye.
Delsarte lands a big right hand that sends Menshikov crashing to the mat! Delsarte stays standing though and waves Menshikov back to his feet!
Menshikov is rocked!
Delsarte lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Menshikov up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Delsarte from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Menshikov's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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