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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Novikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 cm
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262 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
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277 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Novikov! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Novikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Hari blocks a leg kick. Hari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Hari.
Novikov working hard to break the clinch. Novikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Novikov is trying to break the clinch but Hari is controlling him. Hari keeps control of Novikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Novikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not. Novikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novikov throws a leg kick but Hari checks it. Hari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Novikov, pushing him back against the cage. Novikov breaks the clinch.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Novikov looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab from Hari finds it's way through Novikov's defenses. Hari moves into the clinch. Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Novikov takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari lands a body shot. Hari pushes Novikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hari avoiding damage.
Hari cracks Novikov with a nice body shot. Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Novikov's defenses. Hari lands an elbow inside that Novikov shrugs off. Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Hari scores with a hook to the body. Novikov takes a knee to the side of the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hari lands with a right to the head. Hari working Novikov over with knees to the body. Hari scores with a shot to the side of Novikov's head. Hari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novikov backwards. Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of Novikov backwards. Hari landing knees to the body.
Hari slowing the pace effectively. Hari gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Novikov takes a knee to the side of the body. Hari misses with a knee strike.
Hari is struggling to control the position. Novikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A short left from Hari. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hari lands on the inside with an uppercut. Hari slows down the pace here.
Hari is working Novikov over against the cage. Hari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Hari. Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Novikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Hari counters with a low kick, right behind Novikov 's knee. Hari lands with a nice body punch. Hari clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Hari.
Hari leaning his opponent against the cage. Hari is working Novikov over against the cage. Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hari digs a right hand underneath Novikov's ribcage. Novikov let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Novikov up against the cage. Hari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Novikov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hari crunches a lovely knee into Novikov's ribcage. A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
Hari lands a nice shot to the body. Hari lands with a light punch inside. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Hari lands a body shot. Hari lands with a right to the head. A hook to the body from Hari.
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches. Hari working Novikov over with knees to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Hari effectively controlling the action here. Hari landing knees to the body.
Hari lands a shot to the body. Hari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novikov's efforts to push away. Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches. Hari scores with a hook to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hari. Novikov takes an elbow to the temple. A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novikov's efforts to push away. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Hari with a knee to the head.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Novikov working hard to break the clinch. Novikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hari scores a nice knee to the body.
Novikov breaks from the clinch.
Hari tries to clinch up but Novikov circles away and keeps his distance. Hari takes the fight into the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Novikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Novikov misses with a leg kick and Hari counters with a good low kick that Novikov was not able to check. Novikov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Novikov throws a leg kick and Hari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Novikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage. Hari lands a body punch. Hari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Novikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hari has Novikov pressed against the cage, preventing Novikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hari prevents Novikov from breaking the clinch. Novikov has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment. Hari lands a nice shot to the body. Hari scores a nice knee to the body.
Hari landing knees to the body.
Hari lands on the inside with an uppercut. Novikov being controlled against the cage. Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut. Hari has Novikov pressed against the cage, preventing Novikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Hari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novikov can do to turn this around? Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Hari working Novikov over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari lands a knee to the body.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hari lands with a right to the head. Hari lands a right hand. Hari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches. Knees to the body from Hari.
A short right from Hari. Hari landing knees to the head.
Hari has Novikov pushed against the cage. Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hari lands with a light punch inside. Novikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari is trying to stall.
Hari lands with a right to the head. Hari lands a body shot. Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches. Novikov blocks the elbow strike.
Novikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Novikov throws a leg kick and Hari counters with a good low kick that Novikov was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Novikov throws a lazy head kick and Hari counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Hari.
A left hand lands to the body for Hari.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
A body shot lands from Hari.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badr Hari has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not. A left hand lands to the body for Hari.
Hari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hari looking to stall.
Novikov is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position. Hari leaning his opponent against the cage. A right hand to the body from Hari.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Novikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari presses Novikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hari taking a breather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Hari. Hari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Novikov. A good leg kick by Novikov. Novikov throws a leg kick and Hari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Novikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Novikov lands a high kick!
Hari cracks Novikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Novikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dmitry Novikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Novikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari. A head kick misses from Novikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Novikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hari tries to clinch but Novikov moves out of range. Hari moves out of range as Novikov strikes. Hari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Novikov circles away quickly and effectively. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hari, right into the meat.
Novikov misses with a head kick.
Novikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hari. Novikov shrugs it off though. Hari fails in his attempt to clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Novikov takes a body punch but keeps moving. A chopping leg kick lands by Hari. Hari moves into range and clinches up with Novikov. A short left from Hari. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Novikov throws a leg kick that is checked and Hari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hari clinches. Hari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Novikov takes a shot to the head. Novikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Hari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Novikov tries to circle away but Hari has him pinned against the cage. A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari stalling.
Hari lands with a left to the head. Nice body punch from Hari - that landed with a thud.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hari lands with a left to the head. Novikov letting Hari take a breather here. Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank. Hari scores with a hook to the body. Novikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A hook to the body from Hari.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hari. Nice body punch from Hari. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hari.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari lands a shot to the body. Hari scores with a nice hook to the head. Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not. Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novikovs head. Novikov being controlled against the cage. Hari keeps control of Novikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hari tries to land a knee to the head but Novikov blocks with his arms.
Novikov manages to break the clinch.
Novikov throws a lazy head kick and Hari counters by moving into the clinch. Hari lands an elbow that stopped Novikov in his tracks for a moment. Novikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novikov. Hari lands a right hand. A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
A hook to the body from Hari.
Hari lands a shot to the body. Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut. Hari lands an elbow inside that Novikov shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hari lands a body punch in the clinch. Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novikov. Hari lands an elbow just above Novikov 's eye. Hari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Hari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hari.
Hari pushes Novikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hari lands a body shot. A hook to the body from Hari.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hari obliges. A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hari obliges. A frustrated look appears on Novikov's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hari lands with a right to the head. A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Novikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Novikov being controlled against the cage. Novikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Novikov thows a leg kick but Hari checks it and Hari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Novikov's knee momentarily. Hari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hari closes the distance and clinches. Novikov tries to circle away but Hari has him pinned against the cage. Hari trying to land knees to the body.
Hari lands a body punch in the clinch. Novikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks. Novikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Novikov is predictable there and Hari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Novikov's knee momentarily. Hari closes the distance and lands a one-two. A head kick by Novikov misses and Hari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Novikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Novikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Hari moves into the clinch. Hari taking a breather. Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Novikov wants to break free but Hari has control.
Novikov has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari. Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Novikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks. Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Novikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hari lands a shoulder strike. Hari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Novikov is trying to break the clinch but Hari has him pressed against the cage. Hari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novikovs head. Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank. Dmitry Novikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Novikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Novikov has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Novikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks. Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank. Hari lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Badr Hari showed his dominance in that final round. Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
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energy
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hype
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