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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gorichov (ranked 3696 p4p, 3615 weight class) and William OConnor (ranked 486 p4p, 479 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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1 - 1 - 0 |
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190
6 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Gorichov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnor has closed the distance and engaged Gorichov in a clinch.
OConnor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
OConnor looking to throw knees to the head but Gorichov is blocking nicely.
OConnor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gorichov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
OConnor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gorichov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. OConnor just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for OConnor.
Gorichov is breathing heavily.
OConnor crunches a lovely knee into Gorichov's ribcage.
OConnor cracks Gorichov with a nice body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Gorichov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
OConnor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ivan Gorichov has been cut.
OConnor connects with a knee to the head.
OConnor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorichov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OConnor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorichov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OConnor misses with a punch on the inside.
OConnor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorichov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. OConnor obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorichov's defenses.
OConnor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
OConnor lands an elbow just above Gorichov 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. OConnor obliges.
OConnor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
OConnor told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by OConnor.
Ivan Gorichov's cut is getting worse.
OConnor lands an elbow inside that Gorichov shrugs off.
Gorichov is rocked!
Ivan Gorichov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
OConnor jerks Gorichov's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gorichov drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! OConnor goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from OConnor because Gorichov was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). William OConnor!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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