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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Skinnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Zarubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenard Skinnard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lenard Skinnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Zarubin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarubin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zarubin fails with the takedown.
Zarubin keeps the fight on the outside.
Skinnard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zarubin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skinnard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zarubin closes the distance and clinches.
Skinnard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skinnard misses with some punches.
Skinnard lands a nice uppercut.
Zarubin jumps guard but Skinnard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lenard Skinnard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Zarubin.
Zarubin tries to pull guard but Skinnard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skinnard trying to control the position but instead, Zarubin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skinnard into the cage.
Skinnard stops a takedown attempt from Zarubin.
Zarubin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skinnard walks away with a smile on his face. Zarubin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zarubin wants to clinch.
Skinnard clinches up with Zarubin and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinnard looking to slow down the pace here.
Zarubin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skinnard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zarubin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zarubin shoots in for a double leg but Skinnard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zarubin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zarubin misses with an uppercut. Skinnard saw that one coming.
Lenard Skinnard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skinnard lands with a nice body punch.
Pavel Zarubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarubin looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Skinnard.
It looks like Pavel Zarubin has been cut.
Skinnard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skinnard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Skinnard prevents Zarubin from breaking the clinch.
Zarubin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skinnard smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skinnard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zarubin on the side of the head.
Skinnard closes the distance and clinches.
Zarubin goes for a takedown attempt but Skinnard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skinnard moves into the clinch.
A short left from Skinnard.
Skinnard stalling the fight.
Skinnard lands with a left to the head.
Skinnard slowing the pace effectively.
Zarubin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Skinnard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skinnard gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard gets through Zarubin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zarubin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skinnard has him pressed against the cage.
Skinnard is trying to stall.
Skinnard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Skinnard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skinnard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zarubin backwards.
Skinnard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Skinnard.
A nice left hand lands by Skinnard.
Skinnard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zarubin backwards.
Skinnard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zarubin is rocked!
Skinnard gets through Zarubin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zarubin is still on wobbly legs! Can Skinnard finish him?
Skinnard scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skinnard.
Skinnard lands with a right to the head.
Skinnard lands a right hand.
Zarubin being controlled against the cage.
Skinnard unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zarubin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Skinnard is unloading with more strikes now! Zarubin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenard Skinnard!
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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
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