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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 1410 p4p, 3059 weight class) and Mikail Spartakov (ranked 190 p4p, 349 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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197 cm
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245
4 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikail Spartakov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartakov tries to land a front kick but Thibodeaux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thibodeaux lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Mikail Spartakov has been cut.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up but Spartakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartakov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spartakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Spartakov avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartakov's elbow.
Spartakov manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibodeaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Spartakov counters with a nice leg kick.
Spartakov blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux misses with a combination
enabling Spartakov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Spartakov misses the target.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch
and Spartakov counters with a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spartakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spartakov moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
Spartakov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Spartakov off the cage and back into range.
Spartakov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Spartakov to counter with a crisp jab.
Spartakov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thibodeaux cracks Spartakov with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartakov misses with an uppercut.
Spartakov takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spartakov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spartakov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Spartakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Spartakov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux lands the left hand.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Spartakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Spartakov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartakov. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartakov misses the shot to the body.
Spartakov cracks Thibodeaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spartakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux stalls.
Thibodeaux taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thibodeaux gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Spartakov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Spartakov controls the action.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spartakov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spartakov.
Spartakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartakov avoids it.
Spartakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spartakov blocking some punches.
Spartakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marcel Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Spartakov lands a right hand.
Spartakov tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartakov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spartakov tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Spartakov back against the cage.
Spartakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Spartakov.
Spartakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spartakov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spartakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartakov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spartakov lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikail Spartakov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Spartakov counters with a nice right hand that sends Thibodeaux toppling to the canvas! Thibodeaux scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Spartakov finish him?!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Spartakov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spartakov.
Spartakov cracks Thibodeaux with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thibodeaux looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Spartakov finish him?
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartakov throws a head kick that misses.
Spartakov lands with a shot to the body.
Spartakov lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Spartakov lands a brutal uppercut that launches Thibodeaux off his feet! Thibodeaux tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikail Spartakov!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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