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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Korobov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trener Taiskogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksei Korobov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Korobov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trener Taiskogo! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taiskogo swings for the body but Korobov moves out of range.
Taiskogo misses with a body punch
and Korobov counters with a straight right hand. Taiskogo thows a body shot but no joy. Korobov throws a jab but it's blocked by Taiskogo. Korobov slips under a jab from Taiskogo. Taiskogo throws a body punch but Korobov moves out of range. Korobov misses with a hook. Taiskogo ducked under it nicely. Taiskogo misses the shot to the body. Taiskogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korobov manages to avoid it. Korobov slips a jab from Taiskogo. Taiskogo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Korobov counters with a lovely straight right hand! Taiskogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Korobov is just out of range. Taiskogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taiskogo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nice defenses there by Korobov. Taiskogo misses with a shot to the body and Taiskogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Some wild striking there from Korobov.
Taiskogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korobov was well out of range. Poor timing from Taiskogo. A jab from Korobov misses. Korobov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Korobov slips a jab from Taiskogo. Taiskogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korobov.
Taiskogo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taiskogo misses with an uppercut. Korobov saw that one coming. Taiskogo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taiskogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korobov manages to avoid it. Korobov throws a hook but Taiskogo blocks it. A right-left combo lands from Korobov. Taiskogo throws a hook to the side of Korobov's head but Korobov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Korobov throws a poor cross that misses
and Taiskogo counters with a three punch combo that has Korobov backing up. Korobov nods at Taiskogo to acknowledge the strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Taiskogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korobov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Taiskogo. Korobov does a little dance to reset his feet. Trener Taiskogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Taiskogo thows a body shot but no joy. Taiskogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Korobov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Korobov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Taiskogo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Korobov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taiskogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korobov moves away. Taiskogo misses with a wild body shot. Korobov lands a jab to Taiskogo's midsection. Korobov swings widly with a right hand
and Taiskogo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taiskogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Taiskogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korobov.
Korobov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiskogo. Taiskogo misses with an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Taiskogo thows a body shot but no joy. Taiskogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korobov sees it coming and avoids it easily. Taiskogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korobov manages to avoid it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A combination from Taiskogo does no damage. Taiskogo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Taiskogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korobov. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trener Taiskogo dominated that round. That's time! Korobov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Taiskogo. Taiskogo throws a hook to the side of Korobov's head but Korobov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Taiskogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korobov moves away. Taiskogo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Taiskogo misses with a straight right. Taiskogo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Taiskogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korobov. Korobov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Taiskogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taiskogo throws a body punch but Korobov moves out of range. Korobov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taiskogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taiskogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Korobov rather than just go for the knockout. A shot to the liver by Taiskogo. Beautiful body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Taiskogo lunges at Korobov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Korobov's hand. Trener Taiskogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Korobov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taiskogo.
Taiskogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korobov.
Taiskogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Korobov counters with a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Korobov throws a lazy right hand but Taiskogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Taiskogo misses with a few strikes there.
Taiskogo misses with a hook to the body
and Korobov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Korobov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Korobov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taiskogo misses with a lunging right hand
and Korobov counters with a lovely straight right hand! Danga de danga de dang - Korobov scores with a four punch combination! Taiskogo throws a series of punches but Korobov avoids them all with ease. Taiskogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korobov manages to avoid it. Korobov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taiskogo. Taiskogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korobov circles away quickly and effectively. Taiskogo throws a hook but Korobov blocks it. Korobov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Taiskogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Korobov counters with a left and a right that stings Taiskogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Korobov staying out of range there. Korobov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Taiskogo looks to land a combination but Korobov avoids it well. Korobov avoids the body shot from Taiskogo.
Taiskogo misses with a jab to the body
and Korobov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Taiskogo misses with a body shot
and Korobov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A punch lands to the side of Korobov 's head but he takes it in his stride. Taiskogo misses with a left hand and Korobov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Korobov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taiskogo throws a shot from downtown. Korobov moves away and avoids it. Korobov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korobov misses with a hook. Taiskogo ducked under it nicely. Korobov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taiskogo. Taiskogo moves out of range as Korobov strikes. Korobov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiskogo throws a body punch but Korobov moves out of range. Korobov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A jab from Korobov finds it's way through Taiskogo's defenses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Taiskogo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Korobov to counter with a crisp jab. Taiskogo swings for the body but Korobov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trener Taiskogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Korobov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korobov throws a hook to the side of Taiskogo's head but Taiskogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Taiskogo slips under a jab. Taiskogo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Korobov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taiskogo circles away quickly and effectively. Taiskogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiskogo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korobov counters with a stiff right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Taiskogo. Korobov does a little dance to reset his feet. Taiskogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taiskogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korobov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Korobov throws a series of strikes that have Taiskogo backpedaling.
Taiskogo misses with a body punch
and Korobov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Taiskogo slips under a jab. Taiskogo misses with a wild combination.
Korobov throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Taiskogo misses. Korobov feints a jab promting Taiskogo to slip. Korobov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taiskogo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Taiskogo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korobov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taiskogo scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Korobov dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Taiskogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Korobov. Trener Taiskogo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Taiskogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korobov was well out of range. Poor timing from Taiskogo. Korobov lands a nice hook to Taiskogo's body. Taiskogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Korobov lands with a nice combination. Taiskogo backs away looking to recover. Taiskogo misses with a looping right. Korobov misses with a body shot.
Korobov staying out of range there. Korobov lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Korobov misses with a left hand and Taiskogo counters with a nice body shot. Taiskogo misses the shot to the body. Taiskogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Taiskogo moves out of range of the strikes. Taiskogo misses with a left hand and Korobov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Aleksei Korobov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Taiskogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Taiskogo misses with a double jab.
Taiskogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Taiskogo lands the left hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Taiskogo. Korobov does a little dance to reset his feet. Taiskogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korobov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taiskogo misses the shot to the body. Taiskogo throws a series of punches but Korobov moves out of range. Korobov misses with a few strikes there.
Korobov scores with a jab. Taiskogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Korobov looks to score with a jab to the body but Taiskogo is just out of range. Taiskogo misses with a shot to the body and Korobov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taiskogo thinking. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Taiskogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Korobov counters with a three punch combo that has Taiskogo backing up. Taiskogo nods at Korobov to acknowledge the strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A looping hook to the body misses from Taiskogo. Korobov does a little dance to reset his feet. Taiskogo misses with an uppercut. Taiskogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Aleksei Korobov showed his dominance in that final round. Well Taiskogo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trener Taiskogo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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