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PCL 72: Siege of Tyre* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Cole cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Cole moved out of range nicely.
Cole lands with a cross.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Brooks throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks takes one on the button.
Cole cracks Brooks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Jab from Cole.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
A jab lands there for Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
A jab from Brooks does it's job there.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Brooks stalks Cole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cole's face. Cole staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hank Cole has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Brooks backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Brooks misses
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cole misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks counters with a nice body shot.
Brooks moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Cole blocks a leg kick.
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Cole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Cole moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
Cole lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Brooks swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick
and Cole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brooks misses with a jab to the body
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Cole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Hank Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brookss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Cole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cole scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses the jab.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hank Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hank Cole's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brooks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cole slips under a jab.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Brooks slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brooks at a distance.
Cole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cole checks a leg kick.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Cole is avoiding it.
Brooks throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole misses with a hook.
Cole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Kevin Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a jab.
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cole throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks walks straight into a right hand from Cole - that's dropped him! Cole jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brooks from any more punishment! Brooks complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Cole!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hank Cole waved his t-shirt featuring PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 6 and Laundering 90% )'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by I´m Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Lowal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: KING KING KING. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Lowal!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Lowal. Lowal gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowal thows a body shot but no joy.
Lowal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lowal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowal tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lowal throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Lowal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lowal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Lowal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lowal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Austin Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammad Lowal.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Lowal looks gassed!
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Lowal's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowal is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lowal.
Lowal throws a wild hook but Smith just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Lowal gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Smith raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Smith!
A victorious Austin Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa has chosen Street Fighting Man as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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211 lbs
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224 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov with a jab.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mababa is just out of range.
Mababa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Nimirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mababa.
Mababa misses with a hook. Nimirov ducked under it nicely.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mababa is just out of range.
Nimirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nimirov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mababa momentarily.
Mababa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaka Mababa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nimirov, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mababa, as that shot connected.
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!
Mababa throws a sloppy head kick and Nimirov moves out of range easily.
Nimirov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mababa is trying to control the position but Nimirov postures up.
Mababa wants to stand but Nimirov is controlling the position.
Mababa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mababa keeping full guard, as Nimirov tries to pass.
Nimirov forces his way into half guard.
Mababa wants to get back to his feet.
Nimirov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mababa is trying to stand up here but Nimirov is controlling him well.
Mababa is refusing to be controlled, as Nimirov sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nimirov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mababa is looking to clinch.
Nimirov lands with a shot to the body.
Nimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mababa misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Nimirov. No joy for Mababa on that attempt.
Mababa looks gassed!
Nimirov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nimirov is looking to wear down Mababa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mababa manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nimirov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mababa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mababa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimirov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mababa is rocked!
Nimirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mababa is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimirov finish him?
Mababa glances at the clock... BAM! Nimirov nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mababa crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mababa is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazar Nimirov!
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