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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 639 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 95 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich scores with a push kick.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Mikhasevich, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikhasevich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pichushkin pinned against the cage. Pichushkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pichushkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhasevich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Mikhasevich throws a push kick but Pichushkin slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Mikhasevich does no damage.
Pichushkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mikhasevich, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin lands with a light punch inside.
Pichushkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mikhasevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mikhasevich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pichushkin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Pichushkin throws a head kick that misses.
Pichushkin wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Pichushkin is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pichushkin gets a clinch.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich is stalling here.
Mikhasevich scores with a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
A right handed body shot lands from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin letting Mikhasevich take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pichushkin as Mikhasevich tries to tie him up.
Pichushkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pichushkin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pichushkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mikhasevich blocking some punches.
Mikhasevich misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich misses with the head strike.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Pichushkin drives through and clinches with Mikhasevich against the cage.
Mikhasevich takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Pichushkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pichushkin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pichushkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pichushkin tries to throw a body punch but Mikhasevich avoids it by throwing Pichushkin back against the cage.
Pichushkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
Mikhasevich gets through Pichushkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pichushkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich misses with the head strike.
Mikhasevich pushes Pichushkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pichushkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikhasevich controls his hands.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Pichushkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich tries to break free but Pichushkin pushes him back against the cage.
Mikhasevich trying to land knees to the body.
Pichushkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pichushkin working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Pichushkin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikhasevich cracks Pichushkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pichushkin cracks Mikhasevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhasevich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Pichushkin prevents a body shot from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Mikhasevich leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pichushkin backwards.
Pichushkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
Pichushkin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Pichushkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pichushkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich leaning against his opponent.
Mikhasevich looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Pichushkin.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mikhasevich gets through Pichushkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin has Mikhasevich pressed against the cage, preventing Mikhasevich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pichushkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich is struggling to control the position.
Pichushkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Pichushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich can't find room to land a body shot as Pichushkin controls the action.
Mikhasevich stalling in the clinch.
Mikhasevich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mikhasevich gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pichushkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pichushkin working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pichushkin or not.
Mikhasevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mikhasevich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mikhasevich is leaning against Pichushkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich taking a breather.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
Mikhasevich stalling in the clinch but Pichushkin improves position.
Mikhasevich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pichushkin backwards.
Pichushkin tries to throw a body punch but Mikhasevich avoids it by throwing Pichushkin back against the cage.
Mikhasevich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich looking to throw knees to the head but Pichushkin is blocking nicely.
Mikhasevich tries to throw a body punch but Pichushkin avoids it by throwing Mikhasevich back against the cage.
Pichushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pichushkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Mikhasevich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Pichushkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich tries to throw a body punch but Pichushkin avoids it by throwing Mikhasevich back against the cage.
Pichushkin cracks Mikhasevich with a nice body shot.
A short right from Pichushkin on the inside.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Pichushkin lands a right hand.
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!
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Pichushkin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mikhasevich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikhasevich stalling against the cage.
Mikhasevich jumps guard and drags Pichushkin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mikhasevich pulls Pichushkin in close to prevent any damage.
Pichushkin wanted to stand there but Mikhasevich had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Pichushkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pichushkin wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Mikhasevich rushes Pichushkin and presses him up against the cage.
Pichushkin throws a head punch that misses.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mikhasevich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mikhasevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich trying to stall but Pichushkin improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mikhasevich.
Pichushkin misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Pichushkin on the inside.
Pichushkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pichushkin.
A short left from Pichushkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mikhasevich lands an elbow that stopped Pichushkin in his tracks for a moment.
Pichushkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich tries to stall but Pichushkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pichushkin misses with a body punch.
Pichushkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Pichushkin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mikhasevich stalls.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
Mikhasevich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pichushkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pichushkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pichushkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin lands with a left to the head.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pichushkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Pichushkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikhasevich's elbow.
Pichushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pichushkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Pichushkin ducked under it nicely.
Pichushkin blocks the body kick.
Pichushkin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mikhasevich is looking to land body kicks.
Gennady Mikhasevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikhasevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pichushkin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mikhasevich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pichushkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Pichushkin throws a right and a left that Mikhasevich avoids nicely.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pichushkin throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.
Mikhasevich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mikhasevich throws an overhand right that lands on Pichushkin's shoulder, as Pichushkin tries to avoid the shot.
Mikhasevich throws out a powerful jab.
Mikhasevich swats away the attempt to clinch by Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pichushkin throws a sloppy head kick and Mikhasevich moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikhasevich looks for the body kick but Pichushkin saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich throws out a leg kick but Pichushkin moves out of range and Mikhasevich only half commits.
Pichushkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws out a leg kick but Pichushkin moves out of range and Mikhasevich only half commits.
Mikhasevich with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pichushkin checks a low kick from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pichushkin throws a lazy head kick
and Mikhasevich counters with a head kick.
Pichushkin forces Mikhasevich back against the cage and clinches.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pichushkin lands a left hand.
Mikhasevich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
Mikhasevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Pichushkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pichushkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Pichushkin!
Alexander Pichushkin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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