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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Borovy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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188 cm
25
210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Sergei Borovy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Rockefeller!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller shoots in but no luck this time.
Rockefeller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Borovy avoids it really well and circles away.
Rockefeller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Borovy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sergei Borovy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Rockefeller.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Borovy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rockefeller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borovy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Borovy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borovy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rockefeller is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borovy controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borovy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rockefeller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Borovy.
Rockefeller tries to hold on but Borovy pushes him away.
Borovy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Borovy controlling the pace for now.
Rockefeller wants to hold on but Borovy pushes him away.
Borovy wants to finish this one by submission but Rockefeller is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Borovy.
Borovy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rockefeller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockefeller regains half guard.
Borovy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rockefeller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Borovy wants to pass the guard but Rockefeller is defending well.
Borovy is taking a breather. Rockefeller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller missing with punches from the bottom.
Borovy 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Sergei Borovy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Borovy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rockefeller on his heels. He'll look to pass Rockefeller's guard now, I'm sure.
Borovy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rockefeller has his feet on Borovy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rockefeller with a poor takedown
and Borovy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Borovy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borovy is stalling in the full guard.
Borovy stopping the sweep attempt from Rockefeller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller looks gassed!
Borovy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borovy gets to his feet - Rockefeller follows without any prompting.
Borovy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rockefeller is trying to improve his position.
Borovy is staying tight to Rockefeller's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borovy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rockefeller, who protects the arm well.
Borovy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rockefeller to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Borovy dominated 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rockefeller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockefeller misses with a takedown
and Borovy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rockefeller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Borovy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rockefeller working a defensive guard here.
Borovy stops Rockefeller from standing up.
Borovy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergei Borovy just wasn't active enough.
Rockefeller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rockefeller is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovy keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockefeller tries to clinch but Borovy is having none of it.
Borovy shoots in looking for a takedown. Rockefeller tries to sprawl out of it but Borovy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rockefeller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rockefeller misses with a takedown attempt
and Borovy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sergei Borovy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Rockefeller.
Rockefeller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borovy controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rockefeller can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergei Borovy just wasn't active enough.
Rockefeller fails with the takedown
and Borovy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borovy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergei Borovy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rockefeller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borovy counters with a takedown into side control.
Borovy advances nicely into full mount.
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rockefeller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rockefeller is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovy controlling from mount.
Rockefeller wants to hold on but Borovy pushes him away.
Borovy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Borovy controlling his opponent.
Borovy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rockefeller tries to hold on but Borovy postures up.
Borovy with a couple of short strikes.
Rockefeller tries to lock up and control but Borovy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borovy cracks Rockefeller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borovy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rockefeller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rockefeller is in a horrible position here. Borovy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rockefeller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borovy lands a big shot there that rocks Rockefeller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Borovy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borovy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borovy raining down shots from the mount!
Rockefeller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Borovy dominated that second round.
That's time! Borovy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rockefeller scores a takedown into full mount!
Borovy is trying desperately to improve position.
Rockefeller looking to finish with strikes here!
Sergei Borovy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rockefeller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Borovy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rockefeller with good strikes from the mount here!
Borovy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rockefeller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borovy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Borovy is trying desperately to improve position.
Borovy taking shots to the head.
Rockefeller avoids the attempt from Borovy to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockefeller breaks from Borovy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rockefeller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rockefeller with good strikes from the mount here!
Rockefeller with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rockefeller scoring with strikes but Borovy is staying in there.
Rockefeller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rockefeller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borovy is looking to improve his position but Rockefeller isn't that keen on the idea.
Borovy is working hard here to advance position.
Rockefeller looking to finish Borovy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borovy!
Rockefeller landing shots from mount.
Borovy is rocked!
Rockefeller dominating with strikes here.
Oh Borovy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Borovy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockefeller lands a big elbow.
Rockefeller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rockefeller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rockefeller unloading with bombs!
Rockefeller landing strikes from the mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rockefeller! Borovy is hurt baaadly! Rockefeller is firing away with more strikes - Borovy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Rockefeller!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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