|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 599 p4p, 744 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 41 p4p, 53 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
39
146
37 - 18 - 1 |
|
173 cm
34
138
31 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu tries to keep at a distance but Golovkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Golovkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu avoids a kick to the body.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liu, pushing him back against the cage.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Liu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golovkin pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Liu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liu lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin takes one on the button.
Liu connects with a jab.
Jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Liu.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Liu.
Golovkin defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Golovkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liu.
Golovkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Golovkin throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu scores with a jab.
Golovkin throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
Liu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
A quick step to the side and Golovkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
Liu avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Liu cracks Golovkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Golovkin throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
That kick from Golovkin tenderised Liu's leg. Liu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Liu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liu throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Golovkin ducks right into an uppercut from Liu.
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Liu avoids it.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Golovkin takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Golovkin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Liu just manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Golovkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Golovkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Golovkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golovkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golovkin closes the distance and clinches.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Golovkin is looking to wear down Liu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liu clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Golovkin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu misses with a hook.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Liu throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golovkin is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Golovkin is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
Liu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Golovkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Golovkin blocks a leg kick.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
No joy there for Golovkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liu checks the leg kick.
Golovkin rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Liu scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balagot Liu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liu's efforts to push away.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Golovkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Liu.
Liu blocking some punches.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Liu blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to move into range but Golovkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Golovkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liu.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golovkin moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Golovkin is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Golovkin lands.
Golovkin thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Golovkin tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Liu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Golovkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Liu connects with a looping right hand.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Golovkin defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovkin off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Liu.
Golovkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Golovkin instigates a clinch.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu wants to break free but Golovkin has control.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vadim Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu blocking some punches.
Golovkin pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a shoulder strike.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Liu.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
