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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Hamedovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
24
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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169 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Golf! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aziz Hamedovic! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hamedovic takes a kick to the side of the head. Golf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hamedovic counters with a shoot takedown. Golf fights it but they end up in guard. Golf scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamedovic misses the target. Golf feints and then cracks Hamedovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamedovic down. Golf defending well as Hamedovic loads up on a big left hand. Hamedovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Golf's head backwards. Golf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Golf. Golf scores with a jab. Hamedovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Hamedovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golf lands a head kick. Hamedovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Golf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamedovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamedovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Golf misses with a hook. Golf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hamedovic. Golf thows a body shot but no joy. Golf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Hamedovic. Golf throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hamedovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Hamedovic misses. Golf throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hamedovic thuds his right hand into Golf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Don Golf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A big left from Golf misses. Sloppy strikes from Golf. Those never looked like landing. Golf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamedovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Hamedovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Golf. Golf cracks the inside of Hamedovic's front leg. Hamedovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Golf tries to sprawl out of it but Hamedovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Golf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hamedovic digs a good hook to Golf's body.
Hamedovic moves away from the strike by Golf. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Golf tries a head kick but it misses.
Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Hamedovic moves out of range easily. Hamedovic misses the shot to the body. Golf thows a body shot but no joy. Golf scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hamedovic misses with a straight left. Golf staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hamedovic misses with a combination
and Golf counters with a one-two to the body. A head kick misses from Golf. Golf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamedovic lands with a nice body punch. Hamedovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Golf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Golf lands with a kick to the temple. Hamedovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Hamedovic misses with an uppercut
and Golf counters with a leg kick. Golf is looking to chop away at Hamedovic's legs. Golf tries to work over Hamedovic's front leg with a kick but Hamedovic checks it. Hamedovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Golf with a nice cross. Hamedovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Hamedovic. Golf tries a head kick but it misses.
Golf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Golf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Golf loads up on a big right hand but Hamedovic slips the punch. Golf lands a jab to the head.
That's four 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. Hamedovic misses with a hook
and Hamedovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hamedovic throws an overhand right that lands on Golf's shoulder, as Golf tries to avoid the shot. Hamedovic 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. Golf lands with a good body shot. Hamedovic misses with an uppercut. Golf saw that one coming. Hamedovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Hamedovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golf lands a jab to Hamedovic's midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Golf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hamedovic's head. Hamedovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Golf is just out of range. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Golf. Hamedovic shrugs it off though. Golf misses with an uppercut. Golf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hamedovic shoots in for a takedown but Golf shows good takedown defense. Hamedovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Golf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamedovic thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hamedovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamedovic is lucky that one didn't land flush. Sloppy strikes from Hamedovic. Those never looked like landing. Hamedovic misses with a hook to the body
and Golf counters with a slapping leg kick. Hamedovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Golf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golf misses with a hook
and Hamedovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hamedovic blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamedovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Golf on the side of the head. Hamedovic shoots in and drives through. Golf sprawls well. Golf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamedovic counters with a straight right hand. Hamedovic slips under a jab. Hamedovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Hamedovic misses with a hook
and Golf counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Golf scores with a jab. Hamedovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Golf throws a hook to the side of Hamedovic's head but Hamedovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hamedovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Don Golf is winning the standup battle so far. Hamedovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Hamedovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Golf counters with a stiff right hand. Hamedovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Golf counters with a stiff right hand. Hamedovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Golf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Golf lands a right hook to the body.
Golf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamedovic is defended easily by Golf. Don Golf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziz Hamedovic. Golf misses with a double jab
and Hamedovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golf thinking. Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Hamedovic moves out of range easily. Golf connects with an inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf clearly takes that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hamedovic blocks a leg kick. Hamedovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Golf misses with a hook. Hamedovic ducked under it nicely. Golf lands a head kick!
Golf moves out of range of the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hamedovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Golf throws the left hand but Hamedovic avoids the punch easily. Hamedovic misses the body punch and Golf counters with a head kick. Hamedovic throws a big shot that misses. Golf lands a head kick. Hamedovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Golf misses with a shot to the body and Hamedovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Golf tries to sprawl but Hamedovic drives through with a takedown into half guard. Hamedovic wants to control but Golf is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamedovic wants to free his trapped foot but Golf is holding on for dear life with his legs. Golf manages to escape and get back to his feet! Golf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamedovic is out of range. Golf fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamedovic in the body. Hamedovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Golf swings widly with a right hand
and Hamedovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hamedovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golf to the mat! Golf manages to get full guard. Hamedovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Golf manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Golf stands up and waves to Hamedovic to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hamedovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hamedovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Golf counters with a leg kick. Hamedovic misses with a hook. Golf ducked under it nicely. Golf lands with a slapping head kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Golf had his way with Aziz Hamedovic in that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hamedovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Golf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamedovic manages to avoid it. Hamedovic misses with a body punch
and Golf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hamedovic swings for the body but Golf moves out of range.
Hamedovic looks to land a left hand but Golf moved out of range nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hamedovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golf. Hamedovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Golf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Golf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamedovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Golf swings for the body but Hamedovic moves out of range.
Hamedovic misses with a hook to the body
and Golf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Golf swings widly with a right hand
and Hamedovic counters with a stiff right hand. Golf misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Golf misses the body punch enabling Hamedovic to counter with a crisp jab. Golf lands with a kick to the temple. Hamedovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Golf misses the jab. Golf slips a straight right by Hamedovic. Golf throws a head kick but Hamedovic moves out of range.
Hamedovic misses with an uppercut
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamedovic is lucky that one didn't land flush. Hamedovic misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Golf misses the target. A head kick misses from Golf. Hamedovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Golf is just out of range. Golf misses the shot to the body. Golf throws a nice head kick!
Golf scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Golf lunges at Hamedovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamedovic's hand. Hamedovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamedovic counters with a nice uppercut. Hamedovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golf manages to avoid it. Hamedovic missing with a left hand there. Golf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Hamedovic moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Don Golf showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Golf! Don Golf retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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