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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 1843 p4p, 2687 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 225 p4p, 318 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Averyanov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drago's Entrance Theme. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 cm 38 211 27 - 15 - 0 |
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193 cm 38 213 23 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt World class boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt World class MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Averyanov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Averyanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Averyanov connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Tristan St. Gough has been cut. St. Gough throws a big shot that misses. Averyanov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Averyanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Averyanov tries to clinch there but St. Gough circles away.
Averyanov takes a swing at St. Gough's ribcage but misses. Averyanov closes the distance looking to clinch enabling St. Gough to counter with a crisp jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! St. Gough drives through and clinches with Averyanov against the cage.
Averyanov breaks from the clinch.
Averyanov throws a shot to the body.
Averyanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight. Averyanov misses with an uppercut. Averyanov tries to score with a low kick but St. Gough moves his leg out of the way. We've been informed that St. Gough has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. St. Gough lands with a nice body punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! St. Gough throws a jab when Averyanov was well out of range. Averyanov moves out of range of the strikes. St. Gough staying out of range there. A slow jab from St. Gough misses its intended target. Averyanov looks to land a left hand but St. Gough moved out of range nicely. St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up but Averyanov swats him away and circles back towards the center. St. Gough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. St. Gough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Averyanov misses. St. Gough throws a hook but Averyanov avoids it easily. Averyanov throws a leg kick that misses. St. Gough closes the distance and clinches. Averyanov trying to control the position but instead, St. Gough has worked for underhooks and has pushed Averyanov into the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Averyanov.
Averyanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards. Averyanov blocks an uppercut.
St. Gough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Averyanov's elbow. St. Gough misses with some punches.
Averyanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Averyanov thuds a left hand into St. Gough's body. St. Gough cracks Averyanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. St. Gough slips a straight right by Averyanov. St. Gough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Averyanov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A leg kick checked by St. Gough. St. Gough tries to bum rush Averyanov with a series of wild strikes but Averyanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Nice cross by Averyanov. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters circle momentarily. St. Gough darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Averyanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Averyanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St. Gough circles away quickly and effectively. Averyanov moves out of range as St. Gough strikes. Averyanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Gough sees it coming and avoids it easily. Averyanov takes a swing at St. Gough's ribcage but misses. St. Gough throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Averyanov counters with a stiff right hand. Averyanov lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Averyanov misses. Averyanov scores with a nice strike. St. Gough pushes Averyanov up against the cage in a clinch. St. Gough misses with a hook from the clinch. Averyanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Averyanov stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Gough. Averyanov tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.
Averyanov is stalling here.
Averyanov throws a head punch that misses. Averyanov prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Averyanov is leaning against St. Gough and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. St. Gough misses with some punches.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside. St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head. St. Gough is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Averyanov uses good head movement to avoid it. St. Gough tries a body shot but Averyanov blocks it.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Averyanov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Averyanov tries a head kick but it misses.
St. Gough lands an overhand right. St. Gough looks to score with a jab to the body but Averyanov is just out of range. Averyanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St. Gough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. St. Gough throws a hook but Averyanov blocks it. St. Gough misses with a few strikes there.
St. Gough connects with the punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! St. Gough lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Averyanov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Averyanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. St. Gough throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Averyanov misses the target. St. Gough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St. Gough is rocked! Averyanov scores with the left hand. St. Gough knows he should have avoided that one. St. Gough is still on wobbly legs! Can Averyanov finish him? Averyanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Averyanov is stalking St. Gough. St. Gough circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Averyanov, and it's lights out! St. Gough really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Averyanov! Andrei Averyanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. In defeat, Tristan St. Gough stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, it’s all part of the journey, right? I wasn’t defeated, just... realigned. My body didn’t sync with the universe today, but that’s cool. I’ll go meditate on it and come back even more centered next time.'.
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