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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov's entrance music is "Fade to Black" by Metallica. A fine choice. Vadim Nazarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monty Ali!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Nazarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazarov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarov throws out the jab.
Nazarov misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nazarov staying out of range there.
Nazarov scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ali swivels and escapes.
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands a head shot.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali scores with the left hand. Nazarov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nazarov moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
A combination from Nazarov does no damage.
Monty Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarov punishes Ali's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Ali.
Nazarov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarov lands a jab.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ali!
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Nazarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali throws a low kick but Nazarov avoids it.
Nazarov attempts a counter takedown but Ali avoids it well and moves away.
Ali drops Nazarov with a beautiful combination! Nazarov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ali is looking for the KO!
Nazarov is rocked!
Jab from Ali.
Oh Nazarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazarov misses with a straight left.
Nazarov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali moves away from the strike by Nazarov.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nazarov lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nazarov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Nazarov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nazarov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ali circles away.
Nazarov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nazarov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Nazarov throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a thumping low kick.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali throws a series of punches but Nazarov avoids them all with ease.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarov jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Nazarov saw that one coming.
Nazarov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarov ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook. Nazarov ducked under it nicely.
Nazarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nazarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Nazarov connects with a jab.
Ali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nazarov to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazarov tries to counter with a takedown but Ali is quick to defend against it.
Ali defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
Ali slips a straight right by Nazarov.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nazarov checks it well.
Nazarov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nazarov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nazarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nazarov throws a strike but Ali rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nazarov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ali is looking to stand up but Nazarov won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is fighting to break Nazarov's control of his arms but Nazarov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ali decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ali throws a leg kick but Nazarov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Ali.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Nazarov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ali slips under a jab from Nazarov.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Nazarov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Nazarov.
Nazarov scores with a hook to the body. Ali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarov.
Ali slips under a jab.
Nazarov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nazarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Nazarov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws a counter combo.
Nazarov defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Nazarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Nazarov lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ali lands a two punch combo.
Nazarov scores with a jab. Ali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
A jab from Nazarov misses.
Ali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monty Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarov shoots in for a double leg but Ali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Nazarov throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarov misses with a straight left.
Nazarov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali throws a series of punches but Nazarov avoids them all with ease.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nazarov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ali manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nazarov prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
Nazarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nazarov won't allow Ali to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monty Ali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ali scores with a one two! Nazarov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nazarov takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Nazarov tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nazarov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazarov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Nazarov seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazarov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali lands a head shot.
Nazarov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazarov misses with a combination
and Ali counters with a one-two to the body.
Nazarov digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Nazarov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ali gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Ali!
Monty Ali is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Monty Ali 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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