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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa rushes Ak and presses him up against the cage.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ak avoids it.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Ak cracks Balboa with a nice body shot.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balboa with a knee to the head.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ak blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa looks gassed!
Ak breaks from the clinch.
Ak's corner calls for a 1-2. Ak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ak misses the target.
Ak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Ak scoring well with a low kick there.
Balboa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balboa scrambles back to his feet.
Ak scoring well with a low kick there.
Ak drops Balboa with a beautiful combination! Balboa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ak is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Ak lands a nice shot to the body.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ak lands with an overhand left.
Ak throws a push kick but Balboa slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Ak both land. Nice combination.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Ak.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Ak does it's job there.
Ak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ak throws a head kick that misses.
Ak connects with a crisp jab.
Ak throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Sergei Ak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ak throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Ak misses with a body shot.
Ak fails to land with a series of punches.
Ak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
Ak throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ak is trying to defend but Balboa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ak works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balboa forces his way into half guard.
Ak is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Balboa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ak regains half guard.
Ak tries to roll over but Balboa keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ak is working hard here to advance position.
Ak moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa stopping the sweep attempt from Ak.
Balboa distracts Ak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balboa lands a couple of digs.
Balboa trying to control but Ak is working from the bottom.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws and elbow that misses. Ak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboa's guard. Nice move by Ak!
Balboa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balboa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's time! Ak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balboa.
Balboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Ak. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ak.
Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Ak blocks with his arms.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ak throws an elbow that misses.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
A short uppercut from Ak.
Ak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Ak with a jab.
Ak misses with a body shot.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ak is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Ak circles away and we're back to standing.
Ak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa swings for the body but Ak moves out of range.
Ak lands with a good body shot.
Ak lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ak.
Ak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ak is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ak cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ak connects with a jab.
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!
Ak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ak with a hook.
Ak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sergei Ak is winning the standup battle so far.
Ak throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Ak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ak with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Balboa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ak. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Ak. Those never looked like landing.
Ak punishes Balboa's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ak, as that shot connected.
Ak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ak misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa lands with a slapping head kick.
Ak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
Balboa staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ak misses the target.
Ak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ak misses the shot to the body.
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sergei Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Both fighters circling a little - Balboa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balboa. Balboa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa with a jab.
A jab from Ak misses.
Ak takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Ak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ak.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ak.
A left lands for Balboa.
Balboa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ak misses with a body kick.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ak just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balboa slips under a jab.
Ak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa feints and then cracks Ak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ak down.
A bone on bone clash there as Ak blocks the leg kick.
Ak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ak thows a body shot but no joy.
Ak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
A bone on bone clash there as Balboa blocks the leg kick.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ak tries a head kick but it misses.
Ak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balboa.
Balboa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ak.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Ak looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Ak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ak blocks the leg kick.
Ak misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ak under the eye.
Ak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ak takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Ak moved away.
Ak tries to land a leg kick but Balboa saw it coming and moves away.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Ak.
Balboa lands with a slapping head kick.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Ak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ak.
Ak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa fails with the takedown.
Ak throws a leg kick
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick from Ak lands but Balboa takes it in his stride.
Balboa throws a jab when Ak was well out of range.
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Ak's front leg but catches the back leg as Ak tries to avoid it.
Balboa lands a right hook to the body.
Ak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa stuns Ak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Ak scores with a leg kick.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ak circles away.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ak throws an off balance right hand
and Balboa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balboa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Balboa checks the leg kick.
Balboa tries to work over Ak's front leg with a kick but Ak checks it.
Balboa throws a body punch but Ak moves out of range.
Balboa checks a leg kick nicely.
Ak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ak misses with a straight right.
Ak scores with a jab to the head.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ak is defending well for now.
Ak tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Balboa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Ak's ribcage. Ak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ak.
Ak swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
Sergei Ak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ak misses with a body punch.
Ak misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Ak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa is trying to stall.
Ak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ak.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Ak.
Ak misses with a punch to the body.
Ak blocking some punches.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ak's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ak.
Ak avoids a wild elbow strike from Balboa.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Balboa tries a body shot but Ak blocks it.
Ak blocks an uppercut.
Ak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ak controls his hands.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Ak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Ak to work.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ak.
Ak scores with a shoulder strike.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa takes a shot to the head.
Ak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balboa taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Ak as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ak.
Ak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Ak.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Ak counters with a nice leg kick.
Ak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balboa shoots in but Ak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sergei Ak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ak lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ak cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ak.
Balboa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ak momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Balboa.
I think Ak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ak!
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