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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilk comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy- Run With The Wolfs. Kolpakov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alisa - Aerobica. 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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180 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Andrzej Wilk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wilk misses with a body shot.
Wilk slips a straight right by Kolpakov. The fight moves into the clinch position. Wilk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kolpakov up against the cage. Wilk keeps control of Kolpakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kolpakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kolpakov lands a jab to the nose. Wilk lands with an overhand left. A swing and a miss from Kolpakov. A punch lands to the side of Wilk 's head but he takes it in his stride. Kolpakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wilk throws a right hand that misses
and Kolpakov counters with a nice body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Wilk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolpakov. Kolpakov swings away with a leg kick that misses. Wilk slips a straight right by Kolpakov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wilk scores with a decent looking hook. Wilk moves in looking to clinch but Kolpakov pushes him off. Kolpakov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wilk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wilk on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wilk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kolpakov tries to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling the position. Kolpakov tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage. Wilk is struggling to control the position. A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilk. Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him. Wilk tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolpakov avoids the damage to the body. Kolpakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks. Wilk looks to throw an elbow but misses. Wilk lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kolpakov blocks the elbow strike.
Wilk lands a nice uppercut. Kolpakov manages to break the clinch.
Kolpakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilk. Kolpakov works Wilk's body with a nice hook. Kolpakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolpakov slips a jab and a cross from Wilk.
Wilk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A slow jab from Wilk misses its intended target. Wilk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolpakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kolpakov misses with an uppercut. Wilk saw that one coming. Kolpakov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Kolpakov throws a push kick but Wilk slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilk pushes Kolpakov up against the cage in a clinch. Kolpakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilk manages to break the clinch.
Kolpakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wilk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Kolpakov misses with a head kick.
Wilk misses with a straight left. Kolpakov throws a lazy right hand but Wilk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kolpakov lands a nice hook to Wilk's body. Wilk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Wilk avoids the body shot from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kolpakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kolpakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kolpakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wilk counter with a right hand. Wilk throws a jab but it's blocked by Kolpakov. Kolpakov lands a nice hook to Wilk's body. Wilk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kolpakov lands with a nice body punch. Nikolai Kolpakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kolpakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wilk moves into range and clinches up with Kolpakov. Wilk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kolpakov is defending well for now. Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk has him pressed against the cage. Kolpakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Kolpakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Wilk drops his hands momentarily and Kolpakov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wilk fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Wilk connects with a nice looking jab.
Kolpakov slips under a jab from Wilk. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kolpakov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wilk throws a lazy right hand but Kolpakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wilk scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Kolpakov will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wilk lands with an overhand left. Kolpakov digs a good body shot into Wilk's ribs. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kolpakov, as that shot connected.
Kolpakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kolpakov slips a jab from Wilk. Wilk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Wilk clinches with his opponent.
Kolpakov is trying to break free. Kolpakov tries to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling the position. Wilk misses with an elbow over the top. Wilk prevents Kolpakov from breaking the clinch. Kolpakov tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage. Kolpakov is trying to break free. Wilk is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kolpakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wilk lands with a right to the head. Kolpakov can't break the clinch.
Wilk has Kolpakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kolpakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Wilk pushes Kolpakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wilk prevents Kolpakov from breaking the clinch. Kolpakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Wilk. Wilk has Kolpakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kolpakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Wilk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kolpakov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Wilk misses the jab. Nikolai Kolpakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Wilk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolpakov circles away quickly and effectively. Kolpakov slips a jab from Wilk. Kolpakov scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilk lands a really nice looking cross but Kolpakov seems unphased.
Wilk fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Wilk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kolpakov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilk somewhat. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kolpakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kolpakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilk.
Kolpakov scores with a punch to the head. Kolpakov digs a good hook to Wilk's body.
Kolpakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilk sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kolpakov with a nice cross. Wilk darts in and clinches Kolpakov up against the cage. Wilk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kolpakov's defenses. Wilk has Kolpakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kolpakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Kolpakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolpakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilk has him pressed against the cage. Kolpakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kolpakov backwards. Wilk lands a left hand.
Wilk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kolpakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilk. Wilk pushes Kolpakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wilk is stalling here.
Wilk tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolpakov avoids the damage to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wilk misses with an elbow over the top. Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him. Wilk prevents Kolpakov from breaking the clinch. Kolpakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kolpakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kolpakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kolpakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nikolai Kolpakov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wilk slips a jab from Kolpakov. Wilk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolpakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilk. Wilk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolpakov as he avoids it easily. Wilk darts in and clinches Kolpakov up against the cage. Kolpakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilk lands a nice elbow from the clinch. 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! Wilk slowing the pace effectively. Kolpakov tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage. Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him. Wilk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilk prevents Kolpakov from breaking the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kolpakov working hard to break the clinch. Kolpakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kolpakov has had enough of the clinch but Wilk keeps him there for the moment. Wilk works on Kolpakov's body with a couple of short punches. Kolpakov manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrzej Wilk will probably get the nod. That's time! Wilk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilk, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Wilk.
Kolpakov is rocked! Kolpakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolpakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilk is just out of range. Kolpakov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilk on the side of the head. Kolpakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kolpakov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Kolpakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilk finish him? Kolpakov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilk has time to react. Wilk blocks the body kick.
Wilk plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Kolpakov to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Kolpakov just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrzej Wilk! An out of breath Andrzej Wilk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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