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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Pavel Dubrov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Dubrov as he checks the leg kick.
Dubrov rushes Whales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whales tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dubrov is stalling here.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Whales blocks it.
Nice body punch from Dubrov - that landed with a thud.
Whales has Dubrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dubrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Whales as the two fighters clinch.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whales avoids the damage to the body.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whales avoids it.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whales's face.
It looks like Patrick Whales has been cut.
Whales tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing Whales back against the cage.
Whales gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov is adopting a defensive guard.
Whales seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dubrov's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whales in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whales is trying to control. Dubrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Whales wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Whales gets tackled into the cage by Dubrov. Dubrov maintains the clinch.
Dubrov prevents a body shot from Whales.
A head punch on the inside from Whales fails to land.
Dubrov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whales blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Whales is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dubrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whales is defending well for now.
Whales managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
Dubrov tries to stall but Whales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Whales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whales has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Whales on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Dubrov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whales lands a shoulder strike.
Whales lands a body shot.
Whales has been working on his balance at Mugler Jiu Jitsu, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dubrov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dubrov can't find room to land a body shot as Whales controls the action.
Whales managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Whales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubrov's elbow.
Dubrov misses with some punches.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whales blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov stalling in the clinch but Whales improves position.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Whales is blocking nicely.
Dubrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Whales.
Whales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dubrov.
Dubrov avoids a kick to the body.
Whales defending well as Dubrov loads up on a big left hand.
Dubrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Whales thows a huge punch but Dubrov dodges it nicely.
Whales content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Whales.
Dubrov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Whales thows a huge punch but Dubrov dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whales sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dubrov defending well though.
Dubrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whales.
Whales trying to control from half guard but Dubrov is working away.
Whales seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Whales wants to take a breather but Dubrov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Whales has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dubrov is trying to escape the mount.
Whales breaks from Dubrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Whales scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dubrov?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dubrov tries to hold on but Whales pushes him away.
Dubrov is working to get back to half guard.
Whales landing shots from mount.
Dubrov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Whales tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whales unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales looking to finish with strikes here!
Whales lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dubrov is squirming around, avoiding Whales's attempts to control the action.
Whales controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales looking to finish Dubrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dubrov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dubrov has Whales up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Whales.
Dubrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Whales gets an underhook and turns Dubrov into the cage.
Whales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
Whales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dubrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
Whales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales has Dubrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dubrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whales.
Whales lands a body shot.
Whales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whales blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales is trying to drag Dubrov to the mat but Dubrov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov pushes Whales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whales is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubrov looking to stall.
Whales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dubrov stops a takedown attempt from Whales.
Dubrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whales misses with some punches.
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales goes for a takedown attempt but Dubrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patrick Whales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whales punishes Dubrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Dubrov lands a head kick!
Dubrov has Whales up against the cage in a clinch.
Whales misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dubrov.
Dubrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whales tries to work over Dubrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Whales is blocking nicely.
Whales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whales.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whales avoids the damage to the body.
Whales tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing Whales back against the cage.
Whales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dubrov after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Whales - that landed with a thud.
Whales is leaning against Dubrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Whales can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales struggles to land a body shot inside as Dubrov controls his hands.
Whales tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Whales blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Whales.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Dubrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov tries to throw a body punch but Whales avoids it by throwing Dubrov back against the cage.
Dubrov is pushing Whales 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 prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov tries to stall but Whales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavel Dubrov.
I think Dubrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pavel Dubrov!
After winning the bout, Pavel Dubrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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