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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Bouchard (ranked 2806 p4p, 4691 weight class) and Galdin Anatoliy (ranked 299 p4p, 424 weight class). Anatoliy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jurij Shatunov - Bielyje rozy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Bouchard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Galdin Anatoliy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouchard closes the distance and clinches.
Anatoliy working hard to break the clinch.
Anatoliy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bouchard has him pressed against the cage.
Anatoliy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bouchard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bouchard has Anatoliy pressed against the cage, preventing Anatoliy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Anatoliy.
Bouchard lands with a right to the head.
Anatoliy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bouchard.
Bouchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bouchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Anatoliy.
Anatoliy wants to break free but Bouchard has control.
Bouchard is working Anatoliy over against the cage.
Bouchard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouchard misses with some punches.
Anatoliy blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Bouchard.
Bouchard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatoliy tries to circle away but Bouchard has him pinned against the cage.
Anatoliy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bouchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anatoliy's elbow.
Anatoliy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouchard tries to work over Anatoliy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouchard scores with a shot to the side of Anatoliy's head.
Anatoliy's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anatoliy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bouchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anatoliy tries to break the clinch but Bouchard is controlling the position.
Bouchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Anatoliy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anatoliy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anatoliy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouchard has Anatoliy pressed against the cage, preventing Anatoliy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouchard tries to work over Anatoliy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouchard works on Anatoliy's body with a couple of short punches.
Anatoliy looks winded!
Anatoliy has had enough of the clinch but Bouchard keeps him there for the moment.
Bouchard lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bouchard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anatoliy is trying to break the clinch but Bouchard is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard gets through Anatoliy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bouchard.
A short uppercut from Bouchard.
A right handed body shot lands from Bouchard.
A short uppercut from Bouchard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bouchard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouchard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anatoliy backwards.
Bouchard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bouchard lands a hook that snaps the head of Anatoliy backwards.
Anatoliy is rocked!
Bouchard scores with a hook to the body.
Anatoliy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bouchard finish him?
Bouchard lands with a light punch inside.
Bouchard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bouchard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bouchard throws a head punch that misses.
Bouchard loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Anatoliy senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Bouchard!
Andre Bouchard retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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