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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Korobkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korobkov comes to the cage accompanied by Hush - Fired Up. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Korobkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Kailea!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kailea tries to land a leg kick but Korobkov saw it coming and moves away.
Kailea motions for Korobkov to come forward. Kailea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kailea lands a high kick!
Korobkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kailea.
Kailea lands a leg kick that knocks Korobkov off balance momentarily.
Korobkov looks to land a combination. Kailea sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Kailea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kailea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kailea throws a wild body kick that Korobkov sees coming a mile off.
Korobkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kailea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kailea lands a front kick.
Kailea lands a jab.
Kailea throws a head kick but Korobkov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea slips a jab from Korobkov.
A head kick from Kailea lands but Korobkov takes it in his stride.
Kailea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kailea throws a leg kick that misses.
Kailea jabs Korobkov right on the nose. Korobkov blinks but takes it well.
Kailea stuffs the takedown attempt from Korobkov. Korobkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Korobkov throws out a loose jab but Kailea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korobkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kailea cracks the inside of Korobkov's front leg.
Kailea checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov lands a head shot.
A low kick from Kailea misses
and Korobkov counters with a two punch combo.
Korobkov drops his hands momentarily and Kailea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korobkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Korobkov prevents Kailea from getting the reversal.
Korobkov looking to ground and pound but Kailea is blocking nicely.
Kailea tries to lock up and control but Korobkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Korobkov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kailea because Korobkov loaded up on that one.
Korobkov content just to control the position here.
Korobkov wants to control the action but instead Kailea gets a body lock and reverses into Korobkov's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea preventing the sweep.
Korobkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kailea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kailea preventing the sweep.
Korobkov has his feet on Kailea's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korobkov is defended easily by Kailea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Korobkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kailea defending well as Korobkov loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korobkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kailea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Korobkov counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Korobkov misses.
Kailea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Korobkov.
Korobkov swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korobkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Kailea will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kailea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korobkov.
Kailea slips a jab and a cross from Korobkov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kailea.
Kailea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korobkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kailea.
Kailea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korobkov throws a big shot that misses.
Korobkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Korobkov misses.
Kailea lands the left hand.
Kailea lands a leg kick that knocks Korobkov off balance momentarily.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses
and Korobkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Korobkov is able to avoid easily.
Korobkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kailea.
Kailea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kailea tries to score with a low kick but Korobkov moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Kailea as he connects with a hook.
Korobkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kailea swinging wildly here.
Some bone on bone action there as Korobkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Korobkov misses with a few strikes there.
Korobkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Korobkov shoots in but Kailea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Korobkov.
Kailea throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Korobkov counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kailea is looking to reverse the position.
Korobkov happy to just control the position for now.
Kailea tries to bench press Korobkov off him but Korobkov keeps the position.
Korobkov trying to control the action but Kailea is working from the bottom.
Kailea tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Korobkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Korobkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kailea's head.
Korobkov throws a strike but Kailea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kailea controlling the position.
Korobkov distracts Kailea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Korobkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kailea is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kailea is pulling down on Korobkov's head. It's preventing any offense from Korobkov, at least for the moment.
Kailea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kailea is retaining full guard.
Kailea being controlled here, momentarily.
Kailea wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Korobkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Korobkov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kailea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korobkov working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Korobkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Korobkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kailea counters with a nice body kick.
Kailea slaps away a takedown attempt from Korobkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korobkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kailea to score with a decent uppercut.
Kailea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kailea misses with a head kick.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Korobkov.
Korobkov moves out of range of the body kick from Kailea.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea throws a leg kick but Korobkov checks it.
Korobkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kailea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea misses with a leg kick
and Korobkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kailea stuffs the takedown attempt from Korobkov. Korobkov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Korobkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kailea just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocco Kailea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kailea throws a leg kick but Korobkov moved away.
Kailea throws a sloppy head kick and Korobkov moves out of range easily.
Kailea throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Korobkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kailea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korobkov.
Korobkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Korobkov cracks Kailea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Kailea misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kailea.
Korobkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kailea is fending him off so far but Korobkov persists. Nope, Kailea circles away and we're back to standing.
Kailea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korobkov in his tracks.
Korobkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kailea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Korobkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kailea misses with a looping right.
Kailea misses with a head kick.
Korobkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Korobkov shoots in for a takedown but Kailea shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kailea pinned against the cage. Kailea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korobkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kailea back to the cage. Korobkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Kailea does it's job there.
Kailea scoring well with a low kick there.
Kailea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korobkov.
Kailea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Korobkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Kailea sprawls well. He's pushed Korobkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kailea loads up on a big right hand but Korobkov slips the punch.
Korobkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Korobkov shoots for a takedown but Kailea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Korobkov throws a leg kick
and Kailea counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kailea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kailea connects with a high kick.
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!
Korobkov works the jab nicely.
Sergei Korobkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korobkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Korobkov misses with a double jab
and Kailea counters with a low kick, right behind Korobkov 's knee.
Korobkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kailea throws a low kick, looking for Korobkov's leg but Korobkov calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Korobkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kailea lands with a hook. Korobkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Kailea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kailea 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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