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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Volkov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulo Kang's chin.
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197 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
204 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikolai Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kang moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Kang closes the distance and pushes Volkov back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkov is defending well for now.
Kang misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov prevents a body shot from Kang.
The referee is keeping an eye on Volkov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.
Kang has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kang is pushing Volkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Kang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volkov, pushing him back against the cage.
Volkov letting Kang take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kang for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Kang back against the cage.
Kang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Kang lands a left hand.
Kang pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang lands a left hand.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov lands a head shot.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Volkov misses the jab.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kang.
Volkov throws the left hand but Kang avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Kang saw that one coming.
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kang thows a body kick. Volkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kang looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Kang tries to land a leg kick but Volkov saw it coming and moves away.
Volkov moves forwards but Kang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volkov misses with a hook. Kang ducked under it nicely.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov tries a low kick but Kang avoids it.
Kang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Kang finds it's way through Volkov's defenses.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kang circles away quickly and effectively.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Kang slips the punch.
Kang cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg.
Kang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kang there.
Volkov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kang counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kang. That snapped Volkov's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov misses with the combination.
Kang throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kang.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Kang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Kang walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov 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.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Kang missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Kang throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Kang's head.
Paulo Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Kang slips a straight right by Volkov.
Kang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang moves into the clinch.
Volkov looking to stall.
A short right from Kang.
Kang looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Kang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Volkov keeps control of Kang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Kang to work.
Kang lands an uppercut.
Kang digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Volkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Kang.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kang missing with knees to the body.
Kang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov letting Kang take a breather here.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Kang landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that second round.
That's time! Kang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage!
Volkov swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Kang.
Volkov swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Kang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kang.
Kang tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kang.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Kang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kang misses with a wild combination.
Kang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Kang moves away and avoids it.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Kang feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down.
Kang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kang wants to clinch.
That kick from Kang tenderised Volkov's leg. Volkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nikolai Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a chopping leg kick but Kang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov moves forwards but Kang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kang manages to avoid it.
Kang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kang.
Kang rushes Volkov and presses him up against the cage.
Kang lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Kang.
Kang pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kang lands a shoulder strike.
Kang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Kang.
Kang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Volkov takes one on the button.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang stalling against the cage.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kang!
Paulo Kang retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulo Kang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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