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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
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211 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black lands with a hook. Nimirov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nimirov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Black. That one must have hurt.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Nimirov misses.
Black misses with a double jab.
Nimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Nimirov misses with a hook.
Black clinches up against the cage.
Nimirov is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black throws a leg kick but Nimirov checks it.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Nimirov.
Black rushes Nimirov and presses him up against the cage.
Nimirov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nimirov up against the cage.
Black tries to work over Nimirov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimirov working aggressively here.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
Nimirov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black stalling against the cage.
Black keeps control of Nimirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nimirov tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Nimirov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimirov working hard to break the clinch.
Nimirov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nimirov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimirov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Nimirov is trying to break free.
Nimirov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nimirov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black lands a left hand.
Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nimirov up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nimirov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black lands a right hand.
Black works on Nimirov's body with a couple of short punches.
Nimirov tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Nimirov breaks from the clinch.
Nimirov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black looks to throw the jab but Nimirov is out of range.
Nimirov scores with a shot to the body.
Nimirov misses with an uppercut.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Black misses.
Nimirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Nimirov moves out of range easily.
Nimirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Nimirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Nimirov throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black wants to clinch up but Nimirov keeps it at a distance.
Nimirov thumps Black with a low kick.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nimirov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Nimirov counters with a leg kick.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black staying out of range there.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nimirov. That did some damage!
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nimirov tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nimirov throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nimirov.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Nimirov's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a lazy head kick
and Nimirov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black slips a jab from Nimirov.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nimirov as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nimirov's calf.
Nimirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black throws a right and a left that Nimirov avoids nicely.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimirov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nimirov swinging wildly here.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Mike Black has been cut.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nimirov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black throws a push kick but Nimirov slaps the foot to one side.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nimirov checks it well.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimirov is just out of range.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lazar Nimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nimirov.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Nimirov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nimirov tries to avoid it.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
Nimirov misses the jab.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Nimirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lazar Nimirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nimirov.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Nimirov saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nimirov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws a leg kick
and Nimirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nimirov finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Mike Black's cut is getting worse.
Black slips a jab from Nimirov.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black throws a head kick that Nimirov semi-blocks.
Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black moves away from the strike by Nimirov.
Nimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov misses with a looping right.
Nimirov throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Nimirov throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Nimirov throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Nimirov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Nimirov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nimirov doesn't seem bothered though.
Nimirov throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Nimirov misses its intended target.
Nimirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Nimirov sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Nimirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nimirov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mike Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nimirov loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black tries to clinch up but Nimirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimirov moves away.
Nimirov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nimirov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nimirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nimirov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimirov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nimirov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nimirov drops Black with a huge uppercut! Black drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nimirov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazar Nimirov!
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