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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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170 cm
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
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, Anton Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snegov throws a head kick but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Snegov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nikolaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snegov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
Snegov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Nikolaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snegov working hard to break the clinch.
Nikolaev tries to land knees in the clinch but Snegov avoids the damage to the body.
Snegov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snegov feints and then cracks Nikolaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikolaev down.
Snegov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov instigates a clinch.
Snegov tries to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Snegov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snegov breaks the clinch.
Snegov throws a leg kick but Nikolaev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Snegov's corner calls for a 1-2. Snegov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snegov drives through and clinches with Nikolaev against the ropes.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snegov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but Nikolaev blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snegov tries to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Snegov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snegov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaev is defending well for now.
Nikolaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikolaev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Snegov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snegov blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Snegov blocks with his arms.
Snegov avoids the elbow strike from Nikolaev, against the ropes.
Snegov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snegov forces Nikolaev back against the ropes and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov tries to land a knee to the head but Nikolaev blocks with his arms.
Nikolaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Konstantin Snegov has been cut.
Snegov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nikolaev is keeping busy.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snegov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nikolaev up against the ropes.
Snegov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikolaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikolaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snegov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snegov looking to throw knees to the head but Nikolaev is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snegov is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikolaev gets an underhook and turns Snegov into the ropes.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Snegov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snegov trying to land knees to the body.
Snegov slows down the pace here.
Nikolaev prevents Snegov from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Snegov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Snegov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snegov looks to land a left hand but Nikolaev moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nikolaev throws an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snegov avoids it.
Nikolaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Anton Nikolaev has been cut.
Anton Nikolaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikolaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snegov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snegov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snegov throws a lazy head kick
and Snegov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snegov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov throws a lazy head kick
and Nikolaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Snegov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Nikolaev tries to clinch there but Snegov circles away.
Nikolaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Snegov finish him?
Snegov throws a big shot that misses.
Nikolaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Nikolaev tries to clinch there but Snegov circles away.
Snegov scores with a jab. Nikolaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snegov throws a jab when Nikolaev was well out of range.
Snegov connects with a leg kick. Nikolaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snegov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nikolaev blocks the body kick.
Konstantin Snegov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snegov.
Nikolaev tries to clinch but Snegov moves out of range.
Nikolaev checks the leg kick.
Nikolaev connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snegov scores with a nice body kick.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Snegov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikolaev is looking to clinch but Snegov is avoiding it.
Snegov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikolaev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nikolaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snegov throws a leg kick which misses Nikolaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Nikolaev tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov feints and then cracks Nikolaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikolaev down.
Snegov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nikolaev tries a knee to the head but Snegov blocks it.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snegov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Nikolaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snegov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
Snegov connects with a knee to the head.
Snegov breaks from the clinch.
Snegov misses with a body shot.
Snegov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nikolaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov thows a leg kick but Nikolaev checks it
and Nikolaev counters with a thumping low kick.
Snegov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Snegov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nikolaev counters by clinching up.
Nikolaev is trying to trip Snegov. He has hold of a leg but Snegov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nikolaev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Snegov controls Nikolaev momentarily but Nikolaev frees himself.
Snegov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nikolaev has his hands clasped together but Snegov extends an breaks Nikolaev's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Snegov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konstantin Snegov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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