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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Popov Stepan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Tkyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov Stepan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Yuri Tkyka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Popov Stepan's chin.
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187 lbs
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189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Popov Stepan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Tkyka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkyka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stepan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stepan dives in for a single leg takedown but Tkyka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tkyka lands with a short shot to the head.
Stepan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stepan is trying to pull guard but Tkyka has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tkyka.
Tkyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stepan moves forwards but Tkyka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tkyka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stepan is rocked!
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!
Tkyka lands with a right that hurts Stepan. Stepan looks to clinch but Tkyka throws a short knee that drops Stepan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Yuri Tkyka!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Tkyka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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