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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 4981 p4p, 22483 weight class) and Apostolos Angelopoulos (ranked 203 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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11 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apostolos Angelopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelopoulos throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angelopoulos can pounce on him.
Angelopoulos misses with the combination.
It looked like Nagibatel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Angelopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Angelopoulos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Angelopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Nagibatel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angelopoulos drives through and clinches with Nagibatel against the cage.
Angelopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Angelopoulos misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Angelopoulos fails to land.
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagibatel is looking to slow Angelopoulos down with leg kicks.
Nagibatel thuds his right hand into Angelopoulos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Angelopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel lunges at Angelopoulos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Angelopoulos's 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!
Angelopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Angelopoulos throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel catches Angelopoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Angelopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angelopoulos throws a low kick but Nagibatel avoids it.
Nagibatel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Angelopoulos eats them both and turns towards Nagibatel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Angelopoulos misses with a wild combination.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Angelopoulos throws a sloppy head kick and Nagibatel moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagibatel scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angelopoulos. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angelopoulos throws a right and a left that Nagibatel avoids nicely.
A combination from Angelopoulos does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angelopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagibatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Nagibatel does it's job there.
Angelopoulos throws a leg kick
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angelopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Angelopoulos misses
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Angelopoulos throws a series of punches but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick which misses Angelopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Angelopoulos tries to avoid it.
Nagibatel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Angelopoulos.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Nagibatel - just one landing.
Angelopoulos throws a right hand that Nagibatel ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagibatel also avoids with ease.
Angelopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Angelopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagibatel circles away quickly and effectively.
Angelopoulos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagibatel avoids the head kick by Angelopoulos.
Nagibatel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Angelopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Angelopoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagibatel.
A left lands for Nagibatel.
Angelopoulos rushes Nagibatel and presses him up against the cage.
Nagibatel blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Nagibatel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nagibatel.
Angelopoulos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angelopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Angelopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Angelopoulos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagibatel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angelopoulos.
Nagibatel throwing a counter right hand but Angelopoulos manages to avoid it.
Angelopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagibatel is out of range and Angelopoulos settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagibatel as he connects with a hook.
Nagibatel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Angelopoulos. Angelopoulos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Angelopoulos takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagibatel cracks Angelopoulos with an open hand slap.
Angelopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Angelopoulos darts in trying to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a left and a right that stings Angelopoulos.
Nagibatel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nagibatel avoids the head kick by Angelopoulos.
Nagibatel throws a counter high kick but Angelopoulos was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel avoids the head kick by Angelopoulos.
Nagibatel throws a big counter combination but Angelopoulos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Angelopoulos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nagibatel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Angelopoulos throws a low kick but Nagibatel avoids it.
Nagibatel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Angelopoulos under the eye.
Angelopoulos is rocked!
Nagibatel feints with a jab and clips Angelopoulos right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Angelopoulos is sent crashing into the canvas and Nagibatel leaps in for the kill! Angelopoulos tries to get to his feet but Nagibatel is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Angelopoulos is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
A victorious Lyoha Nagibatel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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