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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moishe Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beltran's choice of entrance music: Big Poppa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moishe Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaplan walks into a stiff left hand from Beltran.
Kaplan misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beltran.
Max Beltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaplan throws a right hand that misses
and Beltran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beltran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaplan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beltran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beltran misses with a double jab
and Kaplan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beltran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beltran lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beltran throws a combination that misses
and Kaplan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beltran thinking.
Beltran wants to slow Kaplan down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Kaplan finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beltran throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaplan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Beltran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kaplan.
Beltran lands with an overhand left.
Kaplan throws a lazy uppercut
and Beltran counters with a series of strikes. Kaplan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaplan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaplan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beltran finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaplan's head.
Beltran misses with a takedown
and Kaplan counters with a series of strikes. Beltran will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beltran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beltran fails with the takedown
enabling Kaplan to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Kaplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaplan.
Kaplan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beltran closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaplan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaplan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beltran clinches but Kaplan breaks the clinch
enabling Kaplan to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Beltran misses.
Beltran tries to clinch up
and Kaplan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beltran misses with a takedown
and Kaplan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moishe Kaplan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beltran throws an off balance right hand
and Kaplan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beltran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaplan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaplan takes a swing at Beltran's ribcage but misses.
Beltran misses with a combination
enabling Kaplan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaplan connects with the punch.
Beltran ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Beltran misses the jab.
Kaplan misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Beltran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beltran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaplan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaplan misses with a right hand
and Beltran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beltran slips a jab from Kaplan.
Kaplan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beltran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beltran misses with a double jab
and Kaplan counters with a straight right hand.
Beltran is breathing heavily.
Kaplan misses with a body shot.
Beltran clobbers Kaplan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beltran closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaplan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaplan throws a combination that misses
and Beltran counters with a three punch combo that has Kaplan backing up. Kaplan nods at Beltran to acknowledge the strikes.
Beltran ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Kaplan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beltran throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beltran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beltran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaplan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran throws a nice looking combination but Kaplan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Beltran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaplan doesn't seem phased though.
Kaplan blocks a head kick by Beltran.
Kaplan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beltran.
Beltran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beltran lands a jab-cross combination.
Beltran misses with a combination
and Kaplan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beltran thinking.
Beltran misses with a series of wild punches.
Beltran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Beltran both land. Nice combination.
Kaplan misses with an uppercut
and Beltran counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moishe Kaplan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Beltran looks to clinch
and Kaplan counters with a nice body shot.
Beltran slips a straight right by Kaplan.
Beltran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaplan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaplan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beltran.
Beltran slips under a jab from Kaplan.
Beltran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaplan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kaplan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beltran can pounce on him.
Beltran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beltran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beltran shoots and misses
and Kaplan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Beltran misses.
Beltran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beltran misses with a double jab
and Kaplan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beltran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan misses with a straight right.
Beltran throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kaplan counter with a right hand.
Beltran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaplan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beltran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaplan counters with a straight right hand.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown.
Moishe Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Beltran.
Kaplan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beltran.
Kaplan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beltran.
Kaplan throws an off balance right hand
and Beltran counters with a series of strikes. Kaplan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaplan misses with a looping left.
Moishe Kaplan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaplan throws a shot from downtown. Beltran moves away and avoids it.
Max Beltran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beltran shoots and misses
and Kaplan counters with a three punch combo that has Beltran backing up. Beltran nods at Kaplan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beltran counters with a one-two to the body.
Beltran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaplan counters with a three punch combo that has Beltran backing up. Beltran nods at Kaplan to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Kaplan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beltran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaplan.
Beltran is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kaplan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Beltran.
Beltran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kaplan counters with a stiff right hand.
Beltran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kaplan counter with a right hand.
Beltran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaplan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaplan fails to land with a series of punches.
Beltran shoots and misses
and Kaplan counters with a straight right hand.
Moishe Kaplan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beltran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moishe Kaplan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaplan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moishe Kaplan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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