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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake LaMotta! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burdyalov avoids the body shot from LaMotta.
Burdyalov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Jake LaMotta has been cut. LaMotta thows a left - swing and a miss! LaMotta ducks right into an uppercut from Burdyalov. Burdyalov dodges the punch combination from LaMotta.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range. Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaMotta. Burdyalov throws a right hand that LaMotta ducks under and follows up with a left that LaMotta also avoids with ease. Burdyalov throws a combination that misses and LaMotta counters with a straight punch to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaMotta circles away quickly and effectively. A looping hook to the body misses from LaMotta. Burdyalov does a little dance to reset his feet. Burdyalov moves out of range as LaMotta strikes. Burdyalov swinging wildly here.
Burdyalov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaMotta. Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
LaMotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burdyalov sees it coming and avoids it easily. A swing and a miss from LaMotta.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burdyalov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Burdyalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaMotta. Burdyalov cracks LaMotta with a good jab.
That has opened up Jake LaMotta's cut even more. Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range. LaMotta misses with a looping right. Burdyalov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaMotta. Burdyalov drops LaMotta with a nice combination! Burdyalov dives into LaMotta's guard, looking to finish!
LaMotta is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burdyalov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. LaMotta is still on wobbly legs! Can Burdyalov finish him? A slow jab from LaMotta misses its intended target. LaMotta seems to have recovered his senses. Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta avoids them all with ease. Burdyalov throws a shot from downtown. LaMotta moves away and avoids it. LaMotta misses the jab. Burdyalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for LaMotta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burdyalov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The cut above Jake LaMotta's eye is starting to cause him problems now. LaMotta lands a body shot.
Burdyalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaMotta. A punch combination from Burdyalov misses. Burdyalov looks to land a combination but LaMotta avoids it well. Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burdyalov throws a big shot that misses. Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range. LaMotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov misses with a wild combination.
Burdyalov misses with the combination.
Burdyalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Burdyalov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaMotta.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burdyalov slips a straight right by LaMotta. LaMotta moves into the clinch. LaMotta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burdyalov backwards. LaMotta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. LaMotta misses with some punches.
Burdyalov can't break the clinch.
LaMotta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burdyalovs head. A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch. LaMotta has a couple of punches blocked by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov is trying to force a seperation but LaMotta has the dominant position. A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch. LaMotta taking a breather. LaMotta scores with a shoulder strike. Burdyalov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Burdyalov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaMotta lands with a short head shot on the inside. Burdyalov is trying to break the clinch but LaMotta is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. LaMotta lands a body punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burdyalov is trying to break free. A short left from LaMotta. Burdyalov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! LaMotta is working Burdyalov over against the cage. Burdyalov is looking to break free of the clinch but LaMotta has double underhooks. LaMotta scores with an uppercut up the middle. LaMotta pressing his opponent against the cage. Burdyalov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! LaMotta lands with a right to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by LaMotta. Burdyalov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A shot in the inside from LaMotta.
Burdyalov is rocked! LaMotta misses with a short punch on the inside. Burdyalov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. LaMotta lands with a light punch inside. Oh Burdyalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! LaMotta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jake LaMotta's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing. Burdyalov seems to have got his legs back now. Burdyalov misses with a double jab
and LaMotta counters with a nice right hand that sends Burdyalov toppling to the canvas! Burdyalov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can LaMotta finish him?!
Burdyalov is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Burdyalov digs a good body shot into LaMotta's ribs. Burdyalov pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Burdyalov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. LaMotta slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaMotta moves forwards but Burdyalov connects with a nice, crisp jab. Burdyalov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. LaMotta moves into range and connects with a jab. Burdyalov lands a nice hook to LaMotta's body. LaMotta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Burdyalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. LaMotta throws a hook but Burdyalov blocks it. LaMotta throws the left hand but Burdyalov avoids the punch easily. A swing and a miss from LaMotta. Burdyalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and LaMotta counters with a nice body shot. LaMotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaMotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaMotta. Burdyalov throws a right hand that LaMotta ducks under and follows up with a left that LaMotta also avoids with ease. Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Burdyalov with a hook.
Jake LaMotta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaMotta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaMotta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by LaMotta!
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! Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burdyalov cracks LaMotta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Burdyalov staying out of range there. A jab from LaMotta misses. LaMotta dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov's jab looks to have found its range, popping LaMotta under the eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake LaMotta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolay Burdyalov! After the fight, Nikolay Burdyalov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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