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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Corkran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Dubko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Mikey Corkran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Dubko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubko tries to clinch there but Corkran circles away.
Dubko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corkran as he jumps to the side.
Corkran misses with a two punch combination.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubko but Dubko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dubko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Corkran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dubko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Corkran cracks Dubko with a solid left hand.
Corkran throwing strikes but missing.
Corkran working some strikes from top position.
Dubko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corkran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubko working a defensive guard here.
Corkran scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corkran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corkran postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Corkran distracts Dubko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corkran scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corkran stands up and waves to Dubko to follow him.
Corkran drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Corkran scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Corkran's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corkran goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dubko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Corkran's guard! Nice work there by Dubko!
Corkran wants to sweep but no luck.
Corkran wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dubko manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corkran is trying to get back to full guard.
Corkran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corkran tries to get out of the position.
Corkran is working hard here to advance position.
Corkran looking for submissions off his back.
Corkran is breathing heavily.
Dubko slips a nice elbow through Corkran's hands, connecting with Corkran's forehead.
Corkran missing with punches from the bottom.
Dubko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Corkran to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubko's waist but Dubko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corkran off to one side.
Corkran misses with a takedown attempt - Dubko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Corkran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dubko has a takedown stuffed.
Dubko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Corkran tries to roll over but Dubko keeps him under control.
Corkran looking for submissions off his back.
Dubko trying to control from half guard but Corkran is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran actively working from the bottom here.
Corkran kicks off Dubko and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corkran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pavel Dubko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corkran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dubko is defended easily by Corkran.
Dubko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubko misses with a takedown attempt
and Corkran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Corkran dominated that round.
That's time! Corkran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dubko misses with a takedown attempt
and Corkran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dubko is not content to let Corkran control the position.
Corkran working over Dubko with some ground and pound. Dubko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corkran lands a nice short elbow.
Corkran postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dubko to stand up.
Corkran dives in and scores a takedown into Dubko's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corkran stands up from Dubko's guard - Corkran perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dubko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corkran.
Dubko thuds a left hand into Corkran's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Corkran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Corkran 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 one minute gone in the round.
Corkran lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dubko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Corkran lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubko hang on?
Dubko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Corkran looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Corkran landing shots from mount.
Corkran with shots to the head and body - Dubko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corkran with good strikes from the mount here!
Corkran controlling from mount.
Dubko tries to buck Corkran off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corkran scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Corkran looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corkran is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dubko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Corkran looking to finish Dubko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dubko!
Corkran scoring with strikes but Dubko is staying in there.
Dubko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corkran with shots to the head and body - Dubko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corkran landing strikes from the mount and Dubko is in trouble!
Corkran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dubko is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corkran cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corkran lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Corkran.
Corkran raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Dubko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Corkran has hold of Dubko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dubko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dubko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mikey Corkran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corkran working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dubko's thigh. Dubko counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Corkran chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dubko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corkran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dubko has momentary wrist control but Corkran slips an elbow through the middle.
Corkran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubko controls Corkran momentarily but Corkran frees himself.
Corkran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Corkran landing with the ground and pound.
Corkran scoring with some ground and pound.
Corkran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Corkran dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Corkran shoots in looking for a takedown but Dubko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corkran's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dubko tries to clinch but Corkran is having none of it.
Corkran drives through and clinches with Dubko against the cage.
Corkran can't get the takedown.
Corkran manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corkran is on top in guard.
Corkran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Corkran cracks Dubko with a solid left hand.
Corkran working some strikes from top position.
Dubko wants to stand but Corkran is controlling the position.
Corkran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dubko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Corkran has Dubko in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corkran looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dubko is in close to Corkran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Corkran lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dubko!
Dubko tries to buck Corkran off but he can't manage it.
Dubko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corkran avoids the attempt from Dubko to control.
Corkran is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dubko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dubko taking shots to the head.
Corkran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Corkran lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubko hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Corkran.
Corkran fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corkran with shots to the head and body - Dubko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dubko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corkran breaks from Dubko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corkran is working for a guillotine from mount but Dubko frees his head quite easily.
Corkran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corkran in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corkran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dubko can do to turn this around?
Corkran lands a big elbow.
Corkran raining down hammerfists from mount.
Corkran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corkran putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Corkran is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dubko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dubko!
Corkran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dubko is one step ahead there.
Corkran doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corkran's guard.
Corkran is pulling down on Dubko's head. It's preventing any offense from Dubko, at least for the moment.
Corkran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corkran throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pavel Dubko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corkran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dubko defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corkran is looking to sweep but instead, Dubko has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Corkran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corkran, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Corkran!
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energy
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