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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Nakhimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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217 lbs
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Nakhimov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nevsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nevsky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nevsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakhimov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nevsky is controlling him.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Nevsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nevsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nevsky lands a couple of elbows.
Nakhimov wants to stand up but Nevsky is controlling him.
Nevsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Nakhimov keeping moving, preventing Nevsky from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nakhimov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nevsky is controlling him.
Nevsky throwing strikes but missing.
Nakhimov keeping full guard, as Nevsky tries to pass.
Nevsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakhimov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nevsky prevents Nakhimov from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nevsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakhimov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakhimov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nevsky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nevsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nevsky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakhimov is trying to stand up here but Nevsky is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevsky is keen to just control but Nakhimov is a slippery customer.
Nevsky winds up and cracks Nakhimov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nevsky throws a strike but Nakhimov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nevsky cracks Nakhimov with a solid left hand.
Nakhimov being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakhimov looks gassed!
Nevsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nevsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakhimov is retaining full guard.
Nakhimov is looking to stand up but Nevsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Nevsky distracts Nakhimov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nevsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky looking to pass the guard.
Nevsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Nevsky forces his way into half guard.
Nakhimov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nevsky.
Nevsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakhimov taking some punishment here, with Nevsky in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nevsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nevsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that round.
That's time! Nevsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nakhimov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nevsky counters with a single leg into guard. Nakhimov didn't expect that.
Nevsky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nevsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Nevsky is in close to Nakhimov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nevsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakhimov wants to stand up but Nevsky is controlling him.
Nevsky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nevsky working the head and body with strikes.
Nakhimov wants to get back to his feet but Nevsky drags him back down.
Nevsky advances nicely into full mount.
Nakhimov is breathing heavily.
Nevsky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakhimov hang on?
A nice elbow there by Nevsky.
Nevsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nevsky 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky lands with some strikes.
Nakhimov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevsky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nevsky with good strikes from the mount here!
Nakhimov is still in real trouble! Can Nevsky finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nevsky! Nakhimov is hurt baaadly! Nevsky is firing away with more strikes - Nakhimov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Nevsky!
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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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