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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Prokopenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Raouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Prokopenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Raouf!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raouf gets tackled into the cage by Prokopenko. Prokopenko maintains the clinch.
Prokopenko leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prokopenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raouf gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Prokopenko tries to pull guard but Raouf holds him up against the cage and eventually Prokopenko drops back down to his feet.
Raouf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prokopenko decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prokopenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Raouf wants to control from the top but Prokopenko keeps moving.
Prokopenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopenko wants to clinch but Raouf slips to the side
and Raouf counters with a left and a right that stings Prokopenko.
Raouf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raouf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Prokopenko is rocked!
Raouf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Prokopenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prokopenko stalls.
Prokopenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Raouf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prokopenko avoids it.
Raouf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prokopenko tries to clinch
and Raouf counters with a three punch combo that has Prokopenko backing up. Prokopenko nods at Raouf to acknowledge the strikes.
Prokopenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Raouf counter with a right hand.
Prokopenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raouf counters with a big head kick but Prokopenko shrugs it off.
It looks like Roman Prokopenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prokopenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raouf counters with a nice body kick.
Alan Raouf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raouf looks to clinch
and Prokopenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Raouf.
Prokopenko throws a head punch that misses.
Raouf can't break the clinch.
Raouf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Raouf.
Prokopenko scores with a shot to the side of Raouf's head.
Prokopenko lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prokopenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raouf's brow.
Raouf digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
Prokopenko is breathing heavily.
Raouf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raouf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prokopenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raouf sprawls well. Raouf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prokopenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Prokopenko gets tackled into the cage by Raouf. Raouf maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Prokopenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prokopenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raouf digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raouf manages to break the clinch.
Raouf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raouf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raouf misses with a double jab.
Raouf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raouf tries to clinch there but Prokopenko circles away.
Raouf drives through and clinches with Prokopenko against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Prokopenko.
Prokopenko lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Raouf.
Raouf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prokopenko scores with a shot to the side of Raouf's head.
Prokopenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raouf can't find room to land a body shot as Prokopenko controls the action.
Prokopenko jumps guard and drags Raouf to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Prokopenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Prokopenko has his feet on Raouf's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Prokopenko misses with a takedown attempt - Raouf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prokopenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Raouf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Raouf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Prokopenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Prokopenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raouf counters by clinching up.
A short left from Prokopenko.
Prokopenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prokopenko misses with some punches.
Raouf is trying to break the clinch but Prokopenko has him pressed against the cage.
Prokopenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prokopenko slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raouf as Prokopenko tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raouf scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prokopenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Prokopenko.
Nice body punch from Raouf - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopenko jumps into guard, dragging Raouf to the mat.
Raouf trying to control but Prokopenko is working from the bottom.
Prokopenko has his feet on Raouf's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Raouf sizes up Prokopenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prokopenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Raouf tries a body shot but Prokopenko blocks it.
Nice body punch from Raouf - that landed with a thud.
Prokopenko misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Raouf.
Raouf is trying to break the clinch but Prokopenko is controlling him.
A short right from Raouf on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prokopenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raouf manages to break the clinch.
Raouf swinging wildly here.
Prokopenko tries to clinch
and Raouf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raouf jabs Prokopenko right on the nose. Prokopenko blinks but takes it well.
Roman Prokopenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prokopenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raouf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raouf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prokopenko closes the distance but Raouf moves to the side
and Raouf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prokopenko wants to clinch
and Raouf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raouf feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prokopenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raouf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prokopenko under the eye.
Prokopenko moves to clinch but Raouf breaks away
and Raouf counters with a big head kick but Prokopenko shrugs it off.
Raouf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prokopenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prokopenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raouf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prokopenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Prokopenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raouf misses with a few strikes there.
Prokopenko tries to clinch up but Raouf circles away and keeps his distance.
Prokopenko moves to clinch but Raouf breaks away
and Raouf counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prokopenko is pushing Raouf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prokopenko has Raouf pressed against the cage, preventing Raouf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prokopenko lands with a left to the head.
Prokopenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prokopenko lands with a right to the head.
Raouf lands a right hand.
Raouf misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Raouf.
Prokopenko pulls guard successfully.
Prokopenko kicks Raouf off and gets to his feet.
Prokopenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raouf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prokopenko darts in trying to clinch
and Raouf counters with a series of strikes. Prokopenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alan Raouf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Prokopenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prokopenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raouf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prokopenko moves to clinch but Raouf breaks away
and Raouf counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raouf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raouf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raouf misses with a wild combination.
Prokopenko looks to clinch
and Raouf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prokopenko looks to clinch
and Raouf counters with a one-two to the body.
Prokopenko looks to clinch
and Raouf counters with a nice uppercut.
Raouf might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raouf tries to clinch but Prokopenko moves out of range.
Prokopenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prokopenko tries to clinch
and Raouf counters with a left and a right that stings Prokopenko.
Prokopenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raouf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prokopenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raouf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prokopenko forces Raouf back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raouf pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prokopenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prokopenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prokopenko blocks a body shot from Raouf.
Raouf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prokopenko's efforts to push away.
A short left from Prokopenko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raouf as Prokopenko tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A shot in the inside from Prokopenko.
Raouf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raouf throws a lazy uppercut
and Prokopenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raouf works over Prokopenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Prokopenko clinches up with Raouf and pushes him back against the cage.
Raouf wants to break free but Prokopenko has control.
Raouf can't find room to land a body shot as Prokopenko controls the action.
Raouf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prokopenko stalling the fight.
Raouf lands a body shot.
A short left from Prokopenko.
Prokopenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raouf.
Prokopenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Raouf scores with a hook to the body.
Prokopenko is trying to stall.
Prokopenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Raouf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raouf lands with a short shot to the head.
Raouf gets underhooks to prevent Prokopenko's takedown attempt.
Raouf lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Raouf.
Alan Raouf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raouf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prokopenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raouf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raouf connects with a high kick.
Raouf is looking to clinch but Prokopenko is avoiding it.
That's four 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.
Raouf scores with the left hand. Prokopenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Prokopenko wants to clinch but Raouf slips to the side
and Raouf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prokopenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raouf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prokopenko wants to clinch
and Raouf counters with a good, hard body kick but Prokopenko shrugs it off.
Prokopenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raouf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Prokopenko drives through and clinches with Raouf against the cage.
Prokopenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raouf's efforts to push away.
Prokopenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raouf up against the cage.
Roman Prokopenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alan Raouf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prokopenko throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Prokopenko.
I think Raouf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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