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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vener Galiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintan Hach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hach has chosen Red Bowling Ball Ruth byThe White Stripes as his entrance music. 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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175 cm
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vener Galiev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quintan Hach! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Galiev tries to clinch but Hach moves out of range. Hach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Galiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hach throws a series of punches but Galiev moves out of range. Hach checks a leg kick nicely. The fight stays on the outside here - Galiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Galiev throws the kick towards the body but Hach avoids it. Galiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Quintan Hach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hach gets a clinch. Galiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galiev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hach avoids a wild elbow strike from Galiev. Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hach blocks it with crossed arms. Galiev lands a damaging elbow. Hach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hach.
Hach avoids a wild elbow strike from Galiev. Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hach blocks it with crossed arms. Galiev missing with knees to the body.
Galiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hach avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hach pressing his opponent against the cage. Hach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hach working some nice short punches in the clinch. Galiev missing with knees to the body.
Galiev trying to land knees to the body.
Hach takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hach blocks it with crossed arms. Hach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galiev. Galiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hach avoids the damage to the body. Hach tries to throw a body punch but Galiev avoids it by throwing Hach back against the cage. Nice elbow from Galiev. Galiev misses with a knee to the head. Galiev missing with knees to the body.
Hach managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Hach managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Galiev is breathing heavily. Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galiev missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hach tries a body shot but Galiev blocks it.
Galiev blocking some punches.
Galiev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hach blocks an elbow strike. Galiev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galiev. Hach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galiev looking to throw knees to the head but Hach is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Hach. Hach slows down the pace here.
Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hach. Hach breaks from the clinch.
Hach looks to score with a jab to the body but Galiev is just out of range. Hach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hach sizes up Galiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A clash of legs there as Hach blocks the low kick. Hach swings for the body but Galiev moves out of range.
Galiev dodges the punch combination from Hach.
Galiev tries to work over Hach's front leg with a kick but Hach checks it. Galiev drives through and clinches with Hach against the cage.
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hach blocks it with crossed arms. Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hach.
Galiev misses with a knee strike.
Hach looking for a takedown. Hach can't break the clinch.
Hach has had enough of the clinch but Galiev keeps him there for the moment. Galiev misses with a knee to the head. Galiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hach avoids the damage to the body. Hach is looking to break free of the clinch but Galiev has double underhooks. Hach avoiding damage as Galiev throws knees to the body.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but Hach blocks with his arms.
Galiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hach throws a right and a left that Galiev avoids nicely. Hach throws a hook but Galiev blocks it. Hach misses with a series of wild punches.
Galiev throws a sloppy head kick and Hach moves out of range easily. Hach throws the left hand but Galiev avoids the punch easily. Galiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galiev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Galiev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A right-left combo lands from Hach. Hach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Galiev. Vener Galiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Galiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Hach. Galiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hach swats him away and circles back towards the center. Galiev avoids the body shot from Hach.
Galiev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A big left from Hach misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintan Hach dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hach misses with a hook. Galiev ducked under it nicely. Hach throws a series of strikes that have Galiev backpedaling.
Hach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hach keeps the fight on the outside. Galiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hach throws a right and a left that both miss. Galiev slips under a jab from Hach. Galiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Hach shoots in but no luck this time. Hach throws a looping overhand right but Galiev ducks down to avoid it. Hach fails to land with a series of punches.
Hach throws a body punch but Galiev moves out of range. Hach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Hach. Hach wants to slow Galiev down by chopping away at his legs. Nice body kick there by Galiev. Galiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hach. Hach looks to throw the jab but Galiev is out of range. Galiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hach checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Hach misses its intended target. Galiev is looking to slow Hach down with leg kicks. Hach blocks a head kick by Galiev.
Hach misses with a few strikes there.
Hach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galiev moves away. Galiev moves out of range of the strikes. Hach works over Galiev's head and body with a nice combination. Hach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Galiev but Galiev pushes him off and we're back to square one. No joy there for Hach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galiev throws a nice head kick!
Galiev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Galiev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hach finds it's way round the side to connect with Galiev's head. Hach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galiev swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hach blocks a head kick by Galiev.
Hach lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Galiev throws a nice inside leg kick. Galiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hach throws a right and a left that Galiev avoids nicely. Galiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Galiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Galiev throws a sloppy head kick and Hach moves out of range easily. Hach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galiev throws a sloppy head kick and Hach moves out of range easily. Hach blocks a head kick by Galiev.
Galiev tries to close the distance and clinch but Hach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Galiev scores with a kick to the body.
Hach throws a shot from downtown. Galiev moves away and avoids it. The fight stays on the outside here - Galiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hach misses with a straight left. Hach avoids the head kick by Galiev.
Galiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galiev dodges the punch combination from Hach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Galiev throws a wild body kick that Hach sees coming a mile off. Hach tries to land a leg kick but Galiev saw it coming and moves away.
Galiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hach. Hach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Galiev's head. Galiev misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Galiev.
Hach thows a left - swing and a miss! A left and a right from Hach both land. Nice combination. Hach scores with a nice strike. Hach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Hach. Galiev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hach lands a two punch combo.
Hach throws an overhand right that lands on Galiev's shoulder, as Galiev tries to avoid the shot. Hach looks to land a left hand but Galiev moved out of range nicely. A jab from Hach misses. Galiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Galiev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Galiev throws a body kick that misses. Hach darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Galiev dodges the punch combination from Hach.
Hach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galiev. Hach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galiev moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Quintan Hach seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galiev, right into the meat.
Quintan Hach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hach connects with a single shot there. Hach thows a body shot but no joy. Galiev tries to land a leg kick but Hach saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Galiev as Hach shoots in. Vener Galiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintan Hach. A punch combination from Hach misses. Galiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Hach misses with a wild body shot. Jab, jab by Hach - just one landing. Galiev throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hach lands with a shot to the body. Galiev misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vener Galiev will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Hach managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Hach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galiev. A nice glancing elbow lands by Galiev. Hach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Galiev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Galiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hach cracks Galiev with a right hand to the side of the head. Galiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hach lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hach throws a combination. Galiev tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Hach shoots in looking for a takedown. Galiev tries to sprawl out of it but Hach keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Galiev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hach closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hach lands in his opponent's guard. Galiev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hach sitting in guard, not really doing much. Galiev has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hach should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Galiev has tightened it up now! Hach should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vener Galiev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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