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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burdyalov.
Domingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Domingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burdyalov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Burdyalov throws an overhand right that lands on Domingo's shoulder, as Domingo tries to avoid the shot.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burdyalov throws a leg kick but Domingo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Domingo throws a nice looking combination but Burdyalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Domingo blocks the leg kick.
Domingo lands a two punch combo.
Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Domingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burdyalov misses with a left hand
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Domingo slips under a jab.
Burdyalov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burdyalov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov scores with a hook.
It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burdyalov. That's going to slow Domingo down.
Domingo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Domingo blocks a head kick by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov misses the jab.
Domingo lands with a cross.
Burdyalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Domingo counters by clinching up.
Burdyalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burdyalov. Domingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burdyalov.
Burdyalov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Domingo throws the left hand but Burdyalov avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burdyalov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov throws a low kick, looking for Domingo's leg but Domingo calmly moves out of range.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Domingo.
Domingo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burdyalov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a combination that misses
and Domingo counters by clinching up.
Burdyalov is trying to push Domingo away but Domingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Domingo presses Burdyalov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Domingo tries to throw a body punch but Burdyalov avoids it by throwing Domingo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Domingo.
Domingo stalling the fight.
Domingo tries to work over Burdyalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Domingo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burdyalovs head.
Domingo lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Domingo.
Domingo has Burdyalov pressed against the cage, preventing Burdyalov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burdyalov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burdyalov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorge Domingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burdyalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Domingo slips a straight right by Burdyalov.
Domingo dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Domingo catches Burdyalov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Domingo is just out of range.
Good work by Domingo as he checks the leg kick.
Burdyalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Domingo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Domingo.
Domingo can't find room to land a body shot as Burdyalov controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Domingo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Domingo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burdyalovs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov trying to control the position but instead, Domingo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burdyalov into the cage.
Domingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Domingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burdyalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burdyalov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Burdyalov is predictable there
and Domingo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Domingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Domingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Domingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burdyalov throws a leg kick but Domingo moved away.
Burdyalov missing with a left hand there. Domingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Domingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Domingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a nice head kick!
Domingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdyalov swings widly with a right hand
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Burdyalov misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burdyalov 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 Domingo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Domingo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burdyalov sets himself, and Domingo steps forward looking for the clinch! Burdyalov avoids it this time.
Burdyalov throws a body punch but Domingo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws the left hand but Domingo avoids the punch easily.
Domingo tries to counter with a clinch but Burdyalov shakes him off and moves away.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burdyalov throws a hook but Domingo blocks it.
Domingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burdyalov missing with a left hand there. Domingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burdyalov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Domingo.
The fighters circling - Burdyalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikolay Burdyalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Burdyalov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burdyalov misses with a combination
and Domingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Domingo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Domingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Domingo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burdyalov punishes Domingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Burdyalov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Domingo swinging wildly here.
Burdyalov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burdyalov cracks Domingo with a good jab.
Domingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burdyalov.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Domingo lands a jab to Burdyalov's midsection.
Domingo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Burdyalov counter with a right hand.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Domingo.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Domingo jabs Burdyalov right on the nose. Burdyalov blinks but takes it well.
Burdyalov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Domingo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burdyalov misses with a straight right.
Domingo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burdyalov scores with a leg kick.
Domingo scores with a hook to the body. Burdyalov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Domingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burdyalov misses with a straight left.
Burdyalov throws a lazy head kick
and Domingo counters with a series of strikes. Burdyalov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Domingo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burdyalov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burdyalov throws a leg kick
and Domingo counters with a left and a right that stings Burdyalov.
Domingo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burdyalov scores with a jab to the body.
Domingo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Domingo lands a head shot.
Burdyalov throws a low kick, looking for Domingo's leg but Domingo calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Domingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burdyalov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Domingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burdyalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burdyalov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Domingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burdyalov throws out the jab.
Burdyalov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burdyalov lunges at Domingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Domingo's hand.
Burdyalov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Domingo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burdyalov throws out a loose jab but Domingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Burdyalov avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Domingo coming out on top.
Domingo wants to clinch up but Burdyalov keeps it at a distance.
Domingo connects with a body shot that sends Burdyalov's belly button to the back.
Burdyalov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Domingo! But no joy.
Domingo blocks a jab.
Domingo unleashes a big counter combination but Burdyalov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burdyalov misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Domingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burdyalov with a jab.
Burdyalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Domingo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Domingo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burdyalov fakes the leg kick and cracks Domingo in the body.
A combination from Burdyalov does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a body punch but Burdyalov moves out of range.
Burdyalov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Domingo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Burdyalov counter with a right hand.
Burdyalov steps into range and cracks Domingo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Domingo flops backwards and Burdyalov dives into his guard looking to finish!
Domingo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burdyalov postures up in Domingo's guard and throws a big left but Domingo blocks it.
Domingo is still in real trouble! Can Burdyalov finish him?
Burdyalov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Domingo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burdyalov trying to control but Domingo is working from the bottom.
Burdyalov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Domingo is controlling Burdyalov's posture.
Domingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Burdyalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Domingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burdyalov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burdyalov postures up in Domingo's guard and throws a big left but Domingo blocks it.
Burdyalov wants to control from the top but Domingo keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Burdyalov throws a head kick but Domingo moves out of range.
Burdyalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Domingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdyalov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Domingo lands a jab to the head.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot.
Burdyalov throws an off balance right hand
and Domingo moves into the clinch.
Domingo digs a right hand underneath Burdyalov's ribcage. Burdyalov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Domingo.
Domingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Domingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Domingo.
Domingo effectively controlling the action here.
Domingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burdyalov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burdyalov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Domingo scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Burdyalov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burdyalov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Burdyalov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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