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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Gorshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooper's choice of entrance music: Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse. The key to victory for Nestor Gorshkov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nestor Gorshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gorshkov sprawls well. Gorshkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Nestor Gorshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gorshkov defends well and Cooper ends up having to push Gorshkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gorshkov misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorshkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gorshkov works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorshkov stuffs the takedown.
Gorshkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nestor Gorshkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cooper.
Gorshkov swinging wildly here.
Gorshkov throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Gorshkov wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gorshkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorshkov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
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!
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorshkov throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gorshkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper pushes Gorshkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Gorshkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gorshkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorshkov tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gorshkov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gorshkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorshkov is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gorshkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorshkov throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooper with the counter takedown but Gorshkov avoids it easily.
Gorshkov staying out of range there.
Cooper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gorshkov swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorshkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gorshkov tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
Cooper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gorshkov throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Gorshkov misses with a low kick as Cooper jumps back.
Gorshkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gorshkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gorshkov swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorshkov misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy left from Cooper finds it's target.
Cooper shoots in and bounces Gorshkov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cooper drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cooper seems to have locked his on tight now - Gorshkov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cooper, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tom Cooper!
Tom Cooper bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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