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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 2303 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Nurlan Karim (ranked 292 p4p, 334 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 5 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurlan Karim!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sokolov with a nice cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sokolov.
Sokolov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarim.
Sokolov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Karim on his heels. He'll look to pass Karim's guard now, I'm sure.
Sokolov chips away with some ground and pound.
Sokolov landing with the ground and pound.
Sokolov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokolov content to stall in guard here.
Sokolov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sokolov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sokolov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karim's head.
Sokolov connects with a couple of short punches.
Sokolov looking to pass the guard.
Sokolov cracks Karim with a solid left hand.
Sokolov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sokolov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sokolov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov lands a couple of digs.
Karim wants to sweep here but Sokolov controlling him for the moment.
Sokolov working some strikes from top position.
Sokolov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokolov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sokolov with a nice head shot there.
Sokolov cracks Karim with a solid left hand.
Karim is rocked!
Sokolov gets to his feet and stands over Karim, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Karim felt that one! Sokolov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Karim from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Sokolov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Sokolov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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