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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 2803 p4p, 5017 weight class) and Mats Olle Soderlund (ranked 322 p4p, 463 weight class). Narimanbeyov comes to the cage accompanied by Heiwa Sanka. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soderlund's choice of entrance music: Gunther - Ding Dong Song. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Olle Soderlund!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narimanbeyov misses with a hook.
It seemed like Soderlund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taqor Narimanbeyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Narimanbeyov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narimanbeyov looks to throw the jab but Soderlund is out of range.
Narimanbeyov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soderlund counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soderlund throws a good cross that connects.
Narimanbeyov throws a sloppy head kick and Soderlund moves out of range easily.
A big left from Narimanbeyov misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Soderlund misses.
Soderlund has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Narimanbeyov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Soderlund misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov throws a hook but Soderlund blocks it.
Narimanbeyov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick that misses.
Narimanbeyov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soderlund counters with a crisp one two that drops Narimanbeyov! Soderlund thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Narimanbeyov to his feet! Narimanbeyov is in big trouble!
Narimanbeyov is rocked!
Narimanbeyov misses the shot to the body.
Oh Narimanbeyov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narimanbeyov swings for the body but Soderlund moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov seems to have got his legs back now.
Narimanbeyov works Soderlund's body with a nice hook.
Narimanbeyov throws an overhand right that lands on Soderlund's shoulder, as Soderlund tries to avoid the shot.
Soderlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soderlund goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narimanbeyov lands with a cross.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick but Soderlund moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narimanbeyov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narimanbeyov swings for the body but Soderlund moves out of range.
A nice side step and Soderlund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narimanbeyov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soderlund.
Narimanbeyov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Narimanbeyov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soderlund counters with a straight right hand.
Soderlund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Narimanbeyov. That one must have hurt.
Narimanbeyov misses with a few strikes there.
Soderlund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soderlund throws a jab when Narimanbeyov was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Soderlund - just one landing.
Soderlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderlund.
Narimanbeyov takes a swing at Soderlund's ribcage but misses.
Soderlund misses with an uppercut.
Narimanbeyov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soderlund slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narimanbeyov misses with an uppercut
and Narimanbeyov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narimanbeyov throws an overhand right that lands on Soderlund's shoulder, as Soderlund tries to avoid the shot.
Soderlund unleashes a big counter combination but Narimanbeyov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Soderlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narimanbeyov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov takes a swing at Soderlund's ribcage but misses.
Narimanbeyov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Narimanbeyov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narimanbeyov cracks Soderlund with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Narimanbeyov misses with a looping left.
Narimanbeyov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Narimanbeyov misses with a few strikes there.
Narimanbeyov connects with a body shot that sends Soderlund's belly button to the back.
Narimanbeyov misses the shot to the body.
Narimanbeyov ducks under a wild hook from Soderlund.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taqor Narimanbeyov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narimanbeyov lands a nice looking body shot.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick that misses.
Narimanbeyov lands with a slapping head kick.
Narimanbeyov just misses with a punch to the body.
Soderlund thinks about the counter body kick.
Narimanbeyov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soderlund.
Narimanbeyov throws a sloppy head kick and Soderlund moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Soderlund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narimanbeyov misses with a shot to the body
and Narimanbeyov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narimanbeyov looks to score with a jab to the body but Soderlund is just out of range.
Narimanbeyov throws a nice looking combination but Soderlund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soderlund lands a big right hand that sends Narimanbeyov crashing to the mat! Soderlund stays standing though and waves Narimanbeyov back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Soderlund lands a beautiful left hook that drops Narimanbeyov. Narimanbeyov tries to recover but Soderlund is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Narimanbeyov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mats Olle Soderlund!
A very excited looking Mats Olle Soderlund made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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