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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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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
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khavin dodges the punch combination from Oppelaar.
Khavin punishes Oppelaar's body with a nice straight punch.
Oppelaar throws out a loose jab but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oppelaar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khavin eats them both and turns towards Oppelaar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Oppelaar misses with a straight left.
Khavin moves out of range as Oppelaar throws a body kick.
Oppelaar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khavin avoids the head kick by Oppelaar.
Khavin throws a body kick that misses.
Oppelaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Oppelaar feints and as Khavin raises his hands in defense, Oppelaar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khavin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Khavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oppelaar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khavin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oppelaar manages to get himself to full guard.
Oppelaar looking to control but Khavin passes into half guard.
We've been hearing that Khavin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin content to control rather than advance.
Oppelaar connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Khavin controlling the action here.
Khavin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Khavin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oppelaar is trying to maintain the position but Khavin is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oppelaar tries to roll over but Khavin keeps him under control.
Oppelaar punching from the bottom.
Khavin blocks the strikes from Oppelaar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oppelaar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khavin wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Oppelaar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Oppelaar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khavin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khavin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khavin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oppelaar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khavin has managed to get both his arms back between Oppelaar's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar wants to sweep here but Khavin controlling him for the moment.
Khavin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oppelaar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oppelaar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khavin is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar tries to strike from the bottom.
Oppelaar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oppelaar is on top in guard.
Khavin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oppelaar cracks Khavin with a solid left hand.
Oppelaar is working Khavin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oppelaar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oppelaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khavin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oppelaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khavin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oppelaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oppelaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppelaar stands up over Khavin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oppelaar trying to move into half guard but instead Khavin has managed to sweep!
Oppelaar wants to hit a switch here but Khavin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oppelaar there!
Khavin trying to control but Oppelaar is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oppelaar is squirming around, avoiding Khavin's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Oppelaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oooooh!!! Oppelaar has knocked Khavin down with a huge combo! Oppelaar steps away and waves a wobbly Khavin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Khavin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Khavin out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Oppelaar!
Dennis Oppelaar very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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