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Euro K-1 Grand Prix II: Finale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Some Go Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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205 lbs
30 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dardar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dardar closes the distance and clinches.
Khavin lands a good knee to the midsection. Dardar won't want to take too many of those.
Khavin has Dardar pressed against the cage, preventing Dardar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dardar lands a right hand.
Dardar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khavin backwards.
Dardar swings wildly with an uppercut but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khavin looking to stall.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khavin has Dardar pressed against the cage.
Khavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dardar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dardar swings for the body but Khavin moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dardar.
Dardar throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar throws a lazy uppercut
and Khavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dardar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khavin, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Khavin.
Dardar tries to work over Khavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dardar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khavin prevents a body shot from Dardar.
Dardar swings wildly with an uppercut but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dardar blocks a body shot from Khavin.
Khavin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dardar.
Khavin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dardar lands with a light punch inside.
Dardar working aggressively here.
Khavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dardar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dardar is pushing Khavin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar breaks from the clinch.
Khavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Dardar misses.
Dardar throws a hook but Khavin avoids it easily.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dardar throws a poor cross that misses
and Khavin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khavin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khavin throws a right hand that Dardar ducks under and follows up with a left that Dardar also avoids with ease.
Dardar throws a lazy uppercut
and Khavin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dardar really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dardar on the side of the head.
Dardar lands a nice looking body kick.
Khavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dardar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Konstantin Khavin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dardar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dardar checks a leg kick.
Dardar misses the shot to the body.
Dardar throws a right and a left that Khavin avoids nicely.
Dardar connects with a looping right hand.
Dardar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dardar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Crunch! Dardar slams his shin into Khavin's torso.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dardar. Khavin shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dardar is out of range and Khavin settles back down.
Dardar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dardar gets tackled into the cage by Khavin. Khavin maintains the clinch.
Khavin stalling in the clinch but Dardar improves position.
Khavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dardar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin lands a body shot.
Dardar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dardar looks to throw the jab but Khavin is out of range.
Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dardar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dardar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khavin lands a knee to the head.
Khavin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khavin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dardar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dardar breaks the clinch.
Dardar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khavin blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar looks to land a body kick but Khavin moved away.
Khavin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dardar back to the cage. Khavin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dardar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khavin counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dardar swings widly with a right hand
and Khavin counters with a good low kick that Dardar was not able to check.
Khavin avoids the head kick by Dardar.
Khavin tries to keep at a distance but Dardar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dardar is trying to break free.
Khavin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Konstantin Khavin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Dardar fails to land.
Dardar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin keeps control of Dardar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Khavin.
Dardar scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Dardar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Dardar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dardar tries a head kick but it misses.
Dardar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dardar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dardar throws a right hand that misses
and Khavin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dardar throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin takes one to the chin there.
Jesse Dardar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dardar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dardar connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khavin blocks a head kick by Dardar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin cracks Dardar with an open hand slap.
Dardar throws a shot from downtown. Khavin moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Dardar misses its intended target.
Khavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khavin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dardar closes the distance and clinches.
Khavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dardar backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dardar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khavin taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dardar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dardar.
Dardar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khavin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dardar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khavin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dardar is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khavin backwards.
Khavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dardar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dardar misses with a two punch combination.
Dardar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dardar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khavin back to the cage. Dardar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dardar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khavin manages to avoid it.
Khavin avoids the head kick by Dardar.
Dardar throws a hook but Khavin blocks it.
Dardar tried to score with a low kick but Khavin checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dardar connects with a crisp jab.
Dardar closes the distance and clinches.
Dardar swings wildly with an uppercut but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dardar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dardar gets a clinch.
Khavin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dardar avoids the damage to the body.
Khavin'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.
A head punch on the inside from Khavin fails to land.
Dardar has a couple of punches blocked by Khavin.
Dardar tries a body shot but Khavin blocks it.
Dardar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dardar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dardar counters with a solid body kick.
Dardar closes the distance and pushes Khavin back into the cage.
Dardar tries to land knees in the clinch but Khavin avoids the damage to the body.
Dardar is trying to force a seperation but Khavin has the dominant position.
Jesse Dardar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dardar's efforts to push away.
Khavin blocks an uppercut.
Dardar tries a body shot but Khavin blocks it.
Dardar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khavin can't find room to land a body shot as Dardar controls the action.
Dardar throws an elbow but it misses.
Khavin missing with knees to the body.
Khavin managing to block the knees to the body from Dardar.
Dardar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dardar connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
Dardar throws out a powerful jab.
Khavin closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dardar.
Dardar throws a punch but it's blocked by Khavin.
Khavin lands with a right to the head.
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!
Dardar wants to stall.
Dardar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dardar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dardar breaks from the clinch.
Khavin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dardar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dardar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dardar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dardar gets a clinch.
Khavin is stalling here.
Dardar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dardar is trying to force a seperation but Khavin has the dominant position.
Khavin looking to throw knees to the head but Dardar is blocking nicely.
Khavin wants to stall.
Dardar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khavin slips a jab and a cross from Dardar.
Khavin tries to clinch but Dardar moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Khavin. That snapped Dardar's head back.
Dardar looks to land a body kick but Khavin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar throws a body kick that misses.
Dardar rushes Khavin and presses him up against the cage.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
Khavin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dardar.
Dardar tries a body shot but Khavin blocks it.
Khavin is pushing Dardar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dardar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khavin's elbow.
Dardar is trying to stall.
Khavin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Khavin to work.
Konstantin Khavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khavin tries to throw a body punch but Dardar avoids it by throwing Khavin back against the cage.
Dardar is trying to push Khavin away but Khavin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khavin cracks Dardar with a nice body shot.
Khavin tries a body shot but Dardar blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khavin.
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.
Dardar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khavin prevents a body shot from Dardar.
Khavin missing with knees to the body.
Khavin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dardar is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Khavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dardar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Dardar!
Post fight, an emotional Jesse Dardar said 'Thanks Vicious/ Scott glad I took your advice to come out. Bo always tough. Topo for the kickass av and help. '.
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