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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis connects with a body shot that sends Dzhumagaliev's belly button to the back.
Izturis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izturis.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a loose jab but Izturis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izturis slips under a jab.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Izturis avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izturis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dzhumagaliev moves away from the strike by Izturis.
Izturis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dzhumagaliev tries to sprawl out of it but Izturis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dzhumagaliev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Izturis.
Izturis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev checks a low kick from Izturis.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Izturis is defended easily by Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis thows a body shot but no joy.
Emilio Izturis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Izturis.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dzhumagaliev avoids the body shot from Izturis.
Dzhumagaliev feints a jab promting Izturis to slip. Dzhumagaliev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Izturis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Izturis throws a wild body kick that Dzhumagaliev sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dzhumagaliev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Izturis throws out a loose jab but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izturis manages to avoid it.
Izturis scores with a decent looking hook.
Dzhumagaliev ducks under a wild hook from Izturis.
Izturis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dzhumagaliev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dzhumagaliev tries to sprawl but Izturis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhumagaliev is looking for a sweep. Izturis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Izturis content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis thows a huge punch but Dzhumagaliev dodges it nicely.
Izturis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dzhumagaliev's head.
Izturis wants to control but Dzhumagaliev is keeping him busy.
Izturis prevents Dzhumagaliev from improving his position.
Izturis is pressing down on Dzhumagaliev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dzhumagaliev is holding on for now.
Izturis working over Dzhumagaliev with some ground and pound. Dzhumagaliev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Izturis trying to pass the guard but Dzhumagaliev defending well.
Izturis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dzhumagaliev is just riding it out for now. Izturis eventually gives up the hold.
Dzhumagaliev tries to kick Izturis off but Izturis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis is thwarting Dzhumagaliev's attempts to control the position.
Izturis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dzhumagaliev punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Izturis connects with a nice short shot to Dzhumagaliev's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzhumagaliev is refusing to be controlled, as Izturis sits in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhumagaliev has hold of Izturis's hands but Izturis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dzhumagaliev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Izturis is defended easily by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook. Izturis ducked under it nicely.
Izturis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a double jab
and Izturis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dzhumagaliev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dzhumagaliev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Izturis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a right hand.
Dzhumagaliev throws a looping overhand right but Izturis ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev moves away.
Dzhumagaliev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emilio Izturis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Izturis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dzhumagaliev lands with an uppercut that bounces Izturis off the cage and back into range.
Izturis slips under a jab.
Izturis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dzhumagaliev rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the body from Izturis misses
and Dzhumagaliev counters with a straight right hand.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut. Izturis saw that one coming.
Izturis throws an overhand right that lands on Dzhumagaliev's shoulder, as Dzhumagaliev tries to avoid the shot.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Izturis blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Izturis is defended easily by Dzhumagaliev.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Izturis.
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw the jab but Izturis is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis just misses with a punch to the body.
Izturis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhumagaliev missing with a left hand there. Izturis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izturis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis misses the body punch
and Dzhumagaliev counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dzhumagaliev to the mat! Dzhumagaliev manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dzhumagaliev is on top in guard.
Izturis is pulling down on Dzhumagaliev's head. It's preventing any offense from Dzhumagaliev, at least for the moment.
Dzhumagaliev stopping the sweep attempt from Izturis.
Izturis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dzhumagaliev trying to control the position from guard on top but Izturis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Nikolai Dzhumagaliev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dzhumagaliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Izturis.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzhumagaliev is just out of range.
Izturis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Izturis is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Dzhumagaliev moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev retains his middleweight title!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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