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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champy has chosen Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 cm
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
23
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Champy misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Champy throws a right hand that Dubrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubrov also avoids with ease. Champy swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubrov. Champy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Champy takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses. Champy works the jab nicely.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut. Dubrov slips under a jab. Champy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dubrov. Dubrov takes one to the chin there. Champy digs a good body shot into Dubrov's ribs. Dubrov tries to clinch but Champy moves out of range. Dubrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Champy misses with a straight right. Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Champy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dubrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Champy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dubrov throws a series of punches but Champy moves out of range. Champy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dubrov doesn't seem bothered though. Champy tries to keep at a distance but Dubrov has taken the fight into the clinch. Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Champy is trying to push Dubrov away but Dubrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Dubrov is defending well against a takedown attempt. Champy working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dubrov slowing the pace effectively. Champy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Champy misses with a hook from the clinch. Champy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Champy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dubrov pulls him back up using the underhooks. Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Champy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dubrov controls his hands.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Champy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dubrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pavel Dubrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uther Champy. Champy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubrov's waist but Dubrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Champy off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A combination from Champy does no damage. Dubrov wants to clinch but Champy slips to the side and Champy counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Dubrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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! Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Champy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dubrov as he avoids it easily. Dubrov avoids the body shot from Champy.
Dubrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champy.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Champy moves out of range easily. Champy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Champy moves out of range as Dubrov strikes. Champy throws a series of strikes that have Dubrov backpedaling.
Champy misses with a straight left. Champy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Dubrov pushes Champy up against the cage in a clinch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Champy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Champy uses good head movement to avoid it. A shot in the inside from Champy. A short uppercut from Dubrov. I was talking to Dubrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Dubrov misses with a knee to the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dubrov. Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Champy blocks with his arms.
Champy misses with a punch on the inside.
Champy can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.
Champy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dubrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Champy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Uther Champy has been cut. Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Champy blocks with his arms.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Champy's face.
Champy is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Champy is still on wobbly legs! Can Dubrov finish him? Dubrov lands a nice knee to the body. Champy seems to have recovered his senses. Champy looks winded! Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Champy. Champy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubrov scores a nice knee to the body.
Champy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Dubrov is pushing Champy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Dubrov drops Champy with a big knee straight up the middle! Champy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! Champy lands a jab to the head.
Dubrov dodges the punch combination from Champy.
Champy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubrov's waist but Dubrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Champy off to one side. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Champy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Champy misses with a lunging right hand
and Dubrov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Champy's guard now. Dubrov preventing the sweep. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Dubrov dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dubrov moves in looking to clinch but Champy pushes him off. Champy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Champy shoots in for a double leg but Dubrov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Dubrov is looking to clinch but Champy is avoiding it.
Champy ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov. Champy lands with a right hand. Champy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Champy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Champy cracks Dubrov with a good jab. Dubrov seems to be stalking Champy here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Champy drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pavel Dubrov! Pavel Dubrov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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