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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Baskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baskov comes to the cage accompanied by Nikolay Baskov - You are far from me. Stam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tony Iommi - Grace. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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249 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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195 cm
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270 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolay Baskov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Stam!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stam fails with a takedown attempt.
Stam misses with a body punch
and Baskov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stam jumps guard but Baskov stands there with Stam around his waist. Stam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baskov has Stam pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baskov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stam tumbling to the mat - Baskov dives into Stam's guard.
Baskov tries to free his leg and advance position but Stam is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baskov throws a big elbow that misses.
Stam wants to get back to his feet but Baskov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stam working for a triangle but Baskov defends it easily.
Stam has his foot on Baskov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baskov works his way back into a safe position though.
Stam working for submissions but it's allowed Baskov to get to half guard.
Baskov seems to be working for a kimura but Stam defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baskov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baskov.
Baskov is looking for a kimura but Stam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baskov to get the leverage.
Stam actively working from the bottom here.
Baskov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Baskov gets a takedown into half guard.
Baskov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stam sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam controlling the position for now.
Stam is trying to stand back up but Baskov is controlling him
Baskov wants to work for an arm triangle but Stam is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stam actively working from the bottom here.
Baskov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baskov is trying to work for a kimura but Stam is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baskov uses his free foot to push down on Stam's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stam.
Stam is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stam manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stam tries to kick Baskov off but Baskov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stam manages to get to full guard.
Baskov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stam is working an open guard so Baskov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baskov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stam is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stam is trying to control Baskov's posture but Baskov avoids it.
Baskov stands up and beckons Stam to his feet.
Stam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolay Baskov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Stam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Baskov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baskov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stam's guard.
Stam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baskov defends well.
Stam working for a triangle but Baskov defends it easily.
Baskov throws a big right hand that misses.
Baskov drops back looking for a leg! Stam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stam manages to kick Baskov off! Baskov jumps back into Stam's guard.
Baskov stopping the sweep attempt from Stam.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stam wants to stand and escape but Baskov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baskov passes Stam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baskov is working for a submission of some sort.
Stam wants to control but Baskov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baskov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Stam to get to his feet.
Stam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baskov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baskov as he jumps to the side.
Stam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baskov defends it nicely.
Stam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stam looks to score with a jab to the body but Baskov is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Baskov misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Stam. Those never looked like landing.
Baskov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stam.
Nice takedown defense from Baskov. No joy for Stam on that attempt.
Nikolay Baskov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Stam.
Nice straight punches there by Baskov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baskov.
Stam has a takedown stuffed.
Baskov lands with a hook. Stam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baskov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stam tries to close the distance and clinch but Baskov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stam looks for a takedown but Baskov sprawls well.
Baskov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stam has his takedown stuffed
and Baskov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stam won't be happy with that.
Stam is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stam is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baskov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Baskov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Baskov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stam is looking to clinch but Baskov is avoiding it.
Leonard Stam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baskov throws a hook but Stam blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baskov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Baskov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baskov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baskov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baskov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikolay Baskov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stam is trying to get back to full guard.
Stam is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baskov decides to stand and escape the position.
Baskov slips under a jab from Stam.
Baskov takes one to the side of the head.
Baskov misses with an uppercut.
Baskov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baskov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stam kicks off Baskov and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baskov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baskov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stam can't do much from the bottom here.
Baskov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stam is pushing Baskov's head away, looking to escape. Baskov manages to hold on to the position though.
Baskov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stam shoots and misses
and Baskov moves into the clinch.
Stam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baskov manages to pull guard.
Baskov is looking for a triangle but Stam pushes his legs off easily.
Baskov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stam has picked Baskov up and slammed him! Baskov can't keep hold of the triangle and Stam manages to pass to side control!
Baskov is not content to let Stam control the position.
Stam working away.
Baskov is looking for a sweep.
Baskov is working hard here to advance position.
Stam is trying to get an arm triangle but Baskov is defending well.
Stam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baskov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Baskov is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Baskov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baskov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Nikolay Baskov!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Nikolay Baskov!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Nikolay Baskov!
Nikolay Baskov wins by unanimous decision!
Nikolay Baskov made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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