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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goliaf Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Kovriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taras Kovriga will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goliaf Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Kovriga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovriga looks to land a right hand but Tor moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tor.
A punch combination from Kovriga misses.
Kovriga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovriga misses with an uppercut.
Kovriga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Goliaf Tor has been cut.
Kovriga looks to throw the jab but Tor is out of range.
Kovriga scores with a jab to the body.
Kovriga drops Tor with a beautiful combination! Tor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kovriga is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tor shoots in but Kovriga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tor misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Kovriga misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kovriga as Tor shoots in.
Kovriga throws a right hand that Tor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tor also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kovriga pinned against the cage. Kovriga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goliaf Tor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovriga misses with a few strikes there.
Kovriga misses with a wild body shot.
Kovriga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tor clinches with his opponent.
Tor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kovriga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga is trying to get back to full guard.
Tor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kovriga is looking for a sweep. Tor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tor stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kovriga is just riding it out for now. Tor eventually gives up the hold.
Kovriga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovriga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga is trying to stand up here but Tor is controlling him well.
Tor working the head and body with strikes.
Tor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kovriga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kovriga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tor.
Kovriga tries to roll over but Tor keeps him under control.
Kovriga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tor.
Kovriga won't allow Tor to pass to mount.
Tor thows a huge punch but Kovriga dodges it nicely.
Tor thows a huge punch but Kovriga dodges it nicely.
Tor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kovriga's head.
Tor drops an elbow to the side of Kovriga's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kovriga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tor slows the pace down in half guard.
Kovriga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kovriga keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tor lands a nice short elbow.
Tor lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovriga tries to roll over but Tor keeps him under control.
Tor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goliaf Tor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goliaf Tor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tor walks into a left hand.
Kovriga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kovriga on his heels. He'll look to pass Kovriga's guard now, I'm sure.
Kovriga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tor.
Kovriga keeping moving, preventing Tor from controlling successfully.
Tor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor is stalling in the full guard.
Tor with a nice head shot there.
Kovriga trying to keep a closed guard but Tor is proving a slippery customer.
Tor looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovriga wants to sweep here but Tor controlling him for the moment.
Goliaf Tor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tor cracks Kovriga with a solid left hand.
Kovriga is looking to stand up but Tor isn't so interested in that idea.
Tor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Taras Kovriga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovriga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovriga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Kovriga as Tor shoots in.
Tor shoots in for a takedown but Kovriga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovriga lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovriga misses with a few strikes there.
Tor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kovriga as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goliaf Tor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovriga lands with a hook. Tor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taras Kovriga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovriga leaves Tor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kovriga avoids it really well and circles away.
Tor takes one on the button.
Kovriga throws a series of punches but Tor moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tor walks into a left hand.
Goliaf Tor's cut is getting worse.
Tor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kovriga is looking to reverse the position.
Tor cracks Kovriga with a big right hand but Kovriga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kovriga dodges the ground and pound from Tor.
Tor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kovriga some visible discomfort.
Kovriga wants to get back to his feet.
Kovriga is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tor throws a strike aimed at the side of Kovriga's head but Kovriga avoids it well.
Kovriga is trying to control Tor's posture but Tor avoids it.
Tor advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tor unloading with bombs!
Kovriga taking shots to the head.
Tor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kovriga looks a forlorn figure.
Tor landing punches.
Kovriga is rocked!
A big strike lands for Tor! That's really hurt Kovriga and he's turned his back - Tor keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tor jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goliaf Tor!
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hype
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RATING
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