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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noz Gurreff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm
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169 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noz Gurreff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladislav Volkov! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown attempt by Volkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Gurreff, which made it look bad. Gurreff with a body punch. A glancing blow. Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And Volkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Gurreff pushes his down on his head and steps out. Gurreff moves out of range of the body kick. Gurreff throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily. Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Gurreff. Volkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Volkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gurreff defends it nicely. Gurreff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gurreff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Vladislav Volkov has been cut. A right-left combo lands from Gurreff. Gurreff connects with a looping right hand.
Volkov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gurreff as he jumps to the side. Gurreff is looking to counter punch. Gurreff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Noz Gurreff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Volkov. Gurreff misses with a few strikes there.
Gurreff throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters by clinching up. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A hook to the body from Gurreff.
Gurreff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A right hand to the body from Gurreff.
Gurreff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Gurreff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gurreff slowing the pace effectively. Gurreff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volkov is trying to drag Gurreff to the mat but Gurreff just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gurreff tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Gurreff back against the cage. Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gurreff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gurreff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurreff finish him? Gurreff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gurreff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Volkov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gurreff gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Volkov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noz Gurreff! Noz Gurreff was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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