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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddha Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddha Haze will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddha Haze!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Dorokhov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a three punch combo that has Dorokhov backing up. Dorokhov nods at Haze to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorokhov swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorokhov throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a series of strikes. Dorokhov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dorokhov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throws a combination that misses
and Dorokhov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dorokhov.
Haze prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.
Dorokhov lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Dorokhov tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Dorokhov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
Haze prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haze blocks an elbow strike.
Haze tries to pull guard but Dorokhov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dorokhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov misses with a punch to the body.
Dorokhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Dorokhov lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
I was talking to Dorokhov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haze is looking to break free of the clinch but Dorokhov has double underhooks.
Dorokhov lands a shot to the body.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haze looks winded!
Dorokhov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dorokhov lands with a left to the head.
Dorokhov gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorokhov lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Dorokhov trying to control the position but instead, Haze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dorokhov into the cage.
Haze takes an elbow to the temple.
Haze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorokhov has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Dorokhov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorokhov misses with the head strike.
Haze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorokhov has him pressed against the cage.
Haze tries to pull guard but Dorokhov won't allow it.
Dorokhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze is working for takedown but Dorokhov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sergey Dorokhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddha Haze.
Haze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dorokhov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze has had enough of the clinch but Dorokhov keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Dorokhov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dorokhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haze working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Haze.
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Haze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dorokhov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
Dorokhov lands a shoulder strike.
Dorokhov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dorokhov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dorokhov tries to land knees in the clinch but Haze avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haze blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands a left hand.
Haze is trying to drag Dorokhov to the mat but Dorokhov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dorokhov missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorokhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Dorokhov misses with a body punch.
Dorokhov tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Dorokhov back against the cage.
Haze can't get the takedown.
Haze jumps guard but Dorokhov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dorokhov lands an uppercut.
Dorokhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dorokhov after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov misses with a punch to the body.
Haze working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Dorokhov 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.
Dorokhov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dorokhov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorokhov throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Dorokhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sergey Dorokhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorokhov moves to clinch but Haze breaks away
and Haze counters with a one-two to the body.
Dorokhov punishes Haze's body with a nice straight punch.
Dorokhov moves forwards but Haze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dorokhov throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dorokhov tries to clinch but Haze is having none of it.
Dorokhov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dorokhov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorokhov misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Dorokhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorokhov swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buddha Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze missing with a left hand there. Dorokhov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buddha Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze moves out of range as Dorokhov strikes.
Dorokhov clinches.
Haze is looking for a takedown.
Haze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haze tries to pull guard but Dorokhov won't allow it.
Dorokhov tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze jumps guard but Dorokhov stands there with Haze around his waist. Haze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sergey Dorokhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddha Haze.
Dorokhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Dorokhov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking for a takedown.
Dorokhov pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze wants to take the fight to the mat but Dorokhov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dorokhov has Haze pressed against the cage, preventing Haze from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dorokhov lands a body punch.
Haze avoiding damage as Dorokhov throws knees to the body.
A short left from Dorokhov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorokhov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorokhov lands a nice knee to the body.
Haze is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorokhov stalling in the clinch but Haze improves position.
Nice elbow from Dorokhov.
Haze is trying to break the clinch but Dorokhov has him pressed against the cage.
Dorokhov gets underhooks to prevent Haze's takedown attempt.
Haze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haze blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dorokhov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Dorokhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haze jumps guard but Dorokhov stands there with Haze around his waist. Haze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dorokhov can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Dorokhov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorokhov misses with a body punch.
Haze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dorokhov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorokhov misses with an elbow strike.
Dorokhov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haze's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dorokhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze breaks from the clinch.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
Dorokhov moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorokhov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov misses with a wild body shot.
Dorokhov gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze blocks an elbow strike from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorokhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Haze.
Dorokhov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Dorokhov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dorokhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorokhov looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorokhov fails to land with a series of punches.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorokhov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorokhov moves out of range as Haze strikes.
Dorokhov connects with a right hand. Haze shakes it off.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorokhov.
Good leg kick by Dorokhov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dorokhov has managed to clinch.
Haze can't break the clinch.
Haze prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dorokhov is looking to control Haze's arms but Haze gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dorokhov has his back to the cage.
Dorokhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorokhov lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dorokhov.
Haze working hard to break the clinch.
Dorokhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorokhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dorokhov misses with some punches.
Dorokhov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dorokhov missing with knees to the body.
Haze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dorokhov scores with a shot to the side of Haze's head.
Dorokhov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorokhov taking a breather.
Dorokhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dorokhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorokhov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haze's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorokhov lands an uppercut.
Dorokhov working Haze over with knees to the body.
Dorokhov crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Dorokhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorokhov stalling in the clinch.
Dorokhov lands a body punch.
Dorokhov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haze managing to block the knees to the body from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sergey Dorokhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dorokhov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Dorokhov - that landed with a thud.
Haze blocking some punches.
Sergey Dorokhov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dorokhov trying to land knees to the body.
Dorokhov missing with knees to the body.
Haze tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorokhov.
Haze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov prevents Haze from breaking the clinch.
Haze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dorokhov is defending well.
Haze wants to break free but Dorokhov has control.
Haze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sergey Dorokhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddha Haze.
Dorokhov prevents Haze from breaking the clinch.
Dorokhov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorokhov lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorokhov trying to land knees to the body.
Haze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buddha Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorokhov avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Dorokhov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dorokhov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Dorokhov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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