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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between болат қолдар (ranked 2011 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Tom Durant (ranked 218 p4p, 292 weight class). болат қолдар has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 cm 27 285 5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm 28 245 8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Great elbows Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, болат қолдар! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Durant! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Durant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durant misses with an uppercut
enabling қолдар to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Tom Durant has been cut. қолдар keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
қолдар feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Durant sprawling to the canvas! Durant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can қолдар finish him?!
Tom Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but қолдар moves away. қолдар was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but қолдар was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. қолдар takes one to the chin there. қолдар misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durant.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up but қолдар swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant drives through with a takedown into қолдар's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Durant wanted to stand there but қолдар had control of the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Durant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Durant trying to control but қолдар is working from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Durant throws a strike but қолдар rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
қолдар is stalling in the full guard. Durant wants to sweep here but қолдар controlling him for the moment. қолдар controls from within his opponent's guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Durant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. қолдар is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Durant holds on and takes a little breather. қолдар won't allow Durant to get back to his feet.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. қолдар takes a body punch but keeps moving. Durant misses with a kick to the body.
қолдар was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Durant is looking to chop away at қолдар's legs. қолдар is looking to counter punch. Jab by Durant. Durant throws a right and a left that both miss. қолдар appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Durant wants to break free but қолдар has control.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
қолдар's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Durant cracks a nice hook into қолдар's ribs.
Durant moves into the clinch. Durant lands a right hand. Durant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. қолдар tries to work over Durant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. қолдар tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
қолдар lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Durant shoots in looking for a takedown. қолдар tries to sprawl out of it but Durant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. қолдар manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Durant throws a lazy right hand but қолдар sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Durant swings for the body but қолдар moves out of range.
қолдар was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. болат қолдар is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A low kick from Durant misses and қолдар counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That has opened up Tom Durant's cut even more. Durant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and қолдар tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durant gets a double leg takedown into қолдар's guard. қолдар pulls Durant in close to his closed guard and prevents Durant from doing any damage or advancing position. Durant wants to control from the top but қолдар keeps moving. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Durant will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Tom Durant's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durant misses with a double jab.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy. Durant stalks қолдар and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into қолдар's face. қолдар staggers backwards, shaken. қолдар moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Durant misses with a body shot.
Durant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Durant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Durant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. It looked like қолдар was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Durant. Durant lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durant. Durant misses with a body kick. қолдар appears to be looking for a big counter. Durant misses with a body punch
and қолдар counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Durant misses with a jab to the body
letting қолдар counter with a right hand. Durant lands a right hook to the body.
Durant throws a poor cross that misses
and қолдар counters with a straight right hand.
 The cut above Tom Durant's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Durant jabs at қолдар's body. Durant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Durant avoids the body shot from қолдар.
Durant moves into range and clinches up with қолдар.
Durant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. қолдар is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Durant fails miserably with a takedown attempt. болат қолдар has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Durant. Durant has his takedown stuffed and қолдар cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice defenses there by қолдар.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Durant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from қолдар.
қолдар slips under a jab. A little feinted left hand from қолдар on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. It looks like қолдар has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Tom Durant seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Durant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. It looked like қолдар was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Durant. қолдар looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Durant misses with a shot to the body and қолдар counters with a right hand to the body. қолдар is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Durant wants to clinch up but қолдар keeps it at a distance. қолдар was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Durant throws out a token jab with nothing on it. қолдар swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. A head kick misses from Durant. A jab from Durant misses. қолдар throwing a counter right hand but Durant manages to avoid it. Durant takes a swing at қолдар's ribcage but misses. Durant throws a body shot but no joy. қолдар swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. қолдар takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. қолдар on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durant, as that shot connected.
қолдар uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durant. қолдар swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Durant throws a body shot but no joy. Durant digs a good body shot into қолдар's ribs. қолдар displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durant throws out the jab. қолдар is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Durant throws a body punch but қолдар moves out of range. қолдар appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A big right from Durant misses. Durant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sloppy strikes from Durant. Those never looked like landing. қолдар is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Durant lands a really nice looking cross but қолдар seems unphased.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but қолдар moves away. It looked like қолдар wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Durant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on қолдар if he has to take too many more of those.
Durant dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Durant misses with a wild combination.
қолдар throwing a counter right hand but Durant manages to avoid it. Durant throws a combination. қолдар tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Durant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down қолдар rather than just go for the knockout. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Durant thows a left - swing and a miss! қолдар bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Durant throws a sloppy head kick and қолдар moves out of range easily. Durant misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durant. қолдар does a little dance to reset his feet. Durant throws a body shot but no joy. Durant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before қолдар has time to react. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tom Durant's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Durant misses with a shot to the body and Durant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far. қолдар circles away from the clinch attempt and қолдар counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice defenses there by қолдар. Durant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
қолдар walks into a jab.
Durant closes the distance and clinches. қолдар blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
қолдар's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. қолдар blocks a head kick by Durant.
қолдар throwing a counter right hand but Durant manages to avoid it. қолдар takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durant throws a leg kick letting қолдар counter with a right hand.
 Tom Durant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Durant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). болат қолдар! болат қолдар bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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