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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beaver Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beaver Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Hardwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Hardwood throws a poor cross that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a left to the body.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood misses with a body kick.
Hardwood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hardwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardwood looks to throw a body kick
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardwood misses with a hook.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bakiyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Hardwood breaks from the clinch.
Hardwood throws a combination that misses
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bakiyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bakiyev lands a lovely overhand right.
Bakiyev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardwood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bakiyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bakiyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardwood has managed to clinch.
Hardwood misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardwood misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardwood lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardwood tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Hardwood back against the cage.
Hardwood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakiyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
Bakiyev defending well as Hardwood loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardwood under the eye.
Bakiyev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev lands a slapping body shot.
Hardwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Hardwood 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.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Hardwood moves out of range.
Bakiyev dodges the punch combination from Hardwood.
Bakiyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardwood rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardwood connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardwood throws a jab when Bakiyev was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood tries to clinch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev looks to land a left hand but Hardwood moved out of range nicely.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Bakiyev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardwood misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hardwood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardwood.
Hardwood is looking to counter punch.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakiyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood misses with a hook
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bakiyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toktogulovich Bakiyev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bakiyev misses the jab.
Hardwood slips a jab from Bakiyev.
Hardwood throws a right hand that misses
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardwood misses the target.
Hardwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakiyev.
Hardwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bakiyev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Bakiyev as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardwood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Hardwood ducked under it nicely.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Hardwood's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bakiyev blocks the leg kick.
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardwood lands with a slapping head kick.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardwood looks to clinch
and Hardwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakiyev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev loads up on a big right hand but Hardwood slips the punch.
Hardwood 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev misses with a looping left.
Hardwood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Hardwood's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Hardwood throws a shot to the body.
Bakiyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardwood to score with a decent uppercut.
Bakiyev misses the jab.
Bakiyev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardwood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bakiyev on the side of the head.
Bakiyev throws a shot to the body.
Hardwood with a nice cross.
Bakiyev is rocked!
Hardwood drops Bakiyev with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hardwood follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beaver Hardwood!
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