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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko has chosen Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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315 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
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295 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela takes the fight into the clinch.
Valutchko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brizuela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valutchko avoiding damage as Brizuela throws knees to the body.
Brizuela cracks Valutchko with a nice body shot.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
Brizuela gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valutchko.
Brizuela is working Valutchko over against the cage.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valutchko looks gassed!
Brizuela lands a shot to the body.
Brizuela scores with a shot to the side of Valutchko's head.
Brizuela tries a body shot but Valutchko blocks it.
Valutchko can't get the takedown.
Francis Brizuela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoli Valutchko.
Brizuela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valutchko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
Valutchko looking for a takedown.
Brizuela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valutchko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brizuela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brizuela breaks the clinch.
Brizuela catches Valutchko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Anatoli Valutchko has been cut.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valutchko.
Brizuela rushes Valutchko and presses him up against the cage.
Valutchko wants to get back to striking at distance but Brizuela won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brizuela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valutchko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brizuela closes the distance and clinches.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Valutchko is working for takedown but Brizuela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valutchko wants a takedown but no success here.
Brizuela is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brizuela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brizuela working Valutchko over with knees to the body.
Valutchko blocks a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela tries to work over Valutchko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela tries a body shot but Valutchko blocks it.
Valutchko tries for a takedown but Brizuela manages to get underhooks.
Brizuela stops a takedown attempt from Valutchko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Brizuela as the two fighters clinch.
Brizuela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
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!
Valutchko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valutchko or not.
Valutchko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brizuela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brizuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valutchko is defending well for now.
Brizuela lands a knee to the body.
Brizuela lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Valutchko controls his hands.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Valutchko controls his hands.
Brizuela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brizuela lands a right hand.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valutchko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brizuela avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brizuela tries to work over Valutchko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela tries a body shot but Valutchko blocks it.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brizuela lands a shoulder strike.
Brizuela misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brizuela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Brizuela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoli Valutchko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brizuela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brizuela misses the shot to the body.
Valutchko just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela lands with a good body shot.
Valutchko throws a hook to the side of Brizuela's head but Brizuela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brizuela just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela has Valutchko up against the cage in a clinch.
Brizuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valutchko blocks it with crossed arms.
Francis Brizuela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brizuela lands a body shot.
Valutchko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valutchko blocks a body shot from Brizuela.
Valutchko is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brizuela.
Brizuela lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valutchko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brizuela tries to work over Valutchko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela scores a nice knee to the body.
Brizuela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
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!
Knees to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
Brizuela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brizuela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brizuela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brizuela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valutchko's defenses.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brizuela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valutchko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
Brizuela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brizuela drops Valutchko with a huge uppercut! Valutchko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Brizuela is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Brizuela!
An out of breath Francis Brizuela thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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