‘Holy Sh*t’: Fans Go Wild Over ‘Mismatch’ as MMA Fighter Gets His Lights Shut Out in Boxing Debut

The Ultimate Fighter veteran Julian Lane would not have expected it would end like that when he stepped inside the boxing ring to face Russian kickboxer Vlad Tuinov. The latter brutally banged Mr. ‘Let me bang, bro’ in the second round and he lost his balance in such a way that his every attempt to gather himself failed.

IFL TV reported Lane’s loss on Twitter and wrote, “Kickboxer Vlad Tuinov took on MMA fighter Julian Lane on their professional boxing debuts in Russia last night.”

Lane, who held the official MMA record of 12-10-1 had a long career in combat sports. After fighting in UFC, he turned bare knuckle. Through this fight, he was testing his boxing skills for the first time in the pro ring. In the co-main event of the Pravda Fight Championship in Russia, he faced the less-known kickboxer Tuinov.

While everyone’s eyes were set on Lane, the kickboxer did his job and scored a spectacular knockdown. The clip of the final round circulating on social media shows that he was completely dominating in his boxing debut.

After getting hit with a left hook in the initial second of the second round, he pressed toward the kickboxer with a jab and a right hook. While unleashing the body shot, he left a huge opening that cost him dearly. The kickboxer caught him again with a counter-left hook that seized him in the center of the ring. Though he tried hard to escape the judge’s count, he could not and lost the bout by decision.

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When fans came across this, they poured their remarks.

How did fans react to this mismatch?

A fan wrote, “All memes aside it’s sad watching Lane get brutalized for a paycheck.”

“Yeah, it sucks, especially after remembering him on TUF”, Another fan wrote.

“They shouldn’t be letting these guys in the same ring as Vlad”, another fan wrote.

Another fan wrote, “The great irony of Julian Lane is that for someone who’s so determined to bang, he’s actually comparatively not that great at it.”

Another fan mentioned, “Yeah the opening he presented for that left hook was straight up sloppy. Credit to Tuinov, but that was a gift.”

“What a mismatch holy s**t. Had him on a string”, another fan wrote.

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