Rizin 17: Shtyrkov wins in debut bout

Three round battle began with the attacks of Kim - he threw a few kicks, but Ivan quickly closed the distance and gripped the opponent into a corner, where fighters brawled almost for two minutes. After that rivals exchanged good series, and Kim became more cautious of Ivan's power. As a result, the first round ended on the ground.
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In the second round, Kim went on Shtyrkov and work on the counterattack, but hit him in the groin, and the fight was stopped for a few seconds. Next round was similar to the previous - Shtyrkov clamped opponent in angle and in one episode landed two backfists. As a result, the fight has been resumed as wrestling where the Russian fighter methodically broke South Korean defense, and in the fourth minute the referee stopped the fight - the first victory of Shtyrkov in the new promotion.