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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
15 - 18 - 1 |
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165 cm
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169 lbs
23 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Katebi there.
Simenkov ducks right into an uppercut from Katebi.
Katebi throws a leg kick but Simenkov checks it.
Katebi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katebi lands a head shot.
Simenkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Katebi circles away.
Katebi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Katebi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Katebi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Katebi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simenkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katebi throws a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simenkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Katebi, which made it look bad.
Katebi swats away the attempt to clinch by Simenkov.
Katebi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simenkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katebi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Katebi throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simenkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi feints and then cracks Simenkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simenkov down.
Katebi avoids the head kick by Simenkov.
Katebi throws a leg kick but Simenkov moved away.
Nice shot lands for Katebi.
Simenkov blocks a jab.
Katebi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katebi throws a sloppy head kick and Simenkov moves out of range easily.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katebi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katebi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simenkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Simenkov moves out of range as Katebi strikes.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simenkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Katebi holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katebi looking for a sweep. Not yet Katebi, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Katebi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Katebi pulls Simenkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Simenkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Katebi wants to sweep but no luck.
Katebi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Katebi stopping the sweep attempt from Simenkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi postures up in Simenkov's guard and throws a big left but Simenkov blocks it.
Katebi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simenkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katebi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katebi wants to control from the top but Simenkov keeps moving.
Katebi throws a big elbow that misses.
Katebi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Katebi trying to control but Simenkov is working from the bottom.
Simenkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katebi is one step ahead there.
Katebi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katebi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Katebi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Katebi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Katebi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Katebi won't allow Simenkov to sweep him here.
Katebi lands a couple of digs.
Katebi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simenkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Katebi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi is working Simenkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Katebi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reza Katebi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Katebi throws out a powerful jab.
Katebi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Simenkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Katebi misses with a wild body shot.
Simenkov dives in and grabs Katebi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katebi pushes down on Simenkov's head and hops out.
Katebi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katebi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katebi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katebi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Katebi misses with a straight left.
Simenkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
Simenkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katebi.
Simenkov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi misses with a leg kick
and Simenkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Katebi is looking to score with low kicks.
Katebi's corner calls for a 1-2. Katebi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simenkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katebi throws out the jab.
Katebi lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov blocks a jab.
Simenkov looking to score a takedown here. Katebi is defending well but Simenkov drives through and ends up in Katebi's guard.
Simenkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Simenkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simenkov won't allow Katebi to sweep him here.
Katebi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Katebi has his foot on Simenkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simenkov works his way back into a safe position though.
Katebi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simenkov is one step ahead there.
Katebi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simenkov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katebi stops Simenkov from standing up.
Katebi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simenkov can do to turn this around?
Simenkov looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Katebi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simenkov doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Simenkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katebi. Simenkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katebi throws a hook but Simenkov blocks it.
Simenkov is looking to clinch but Katebi is avoiding it.
Katebi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Katebi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katebi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katebi tries to score with a low kick but Simenkov moves his leg out of the way.
Simenkov throws out a loose jab but Katebi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simenkov staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov is looking to clinch but Katebi is avoiding it.
Katebi tries to land a body kick
and Simenkov counters with a one-two to the body.
Katebi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Katebi wants it to stay on the feet.
Katebi gets caught napping as Simenkov dives in and scores a takedown. Katebi manages to retain guard.
Simenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Katebi trying to keep a closed guard but Simenkov is proving a slippery customer.
Katebi is pulling down on Simenkov's head to control his posture.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Katebi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Katebi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simenkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katebi controls Simenkov momentarily but Simenkov frees himself.
Simenkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katebi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simenkov tried to score with a low kick but Katebi checks it.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katebi as he jumps to the side.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Katebi throws a jab but it's blocked by Simenkov.
Simenkov drives through and clinches with Katebi against the cage.
Katebi lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simenkov trying to control the position but instead, Katebi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simenkov into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reza Katebi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Katebi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simenkov counters with a good low kick that Katebi was not able to check.
Katebi misses with a low kick.
Katebi just misses with a punch to the body.
Simenkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Katebi lands a nice hook to Simenkov's body. Simenkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simenkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Katebi as Simenkov shoots in.
Simenkov shoots in and gets a takedown into Katebi's guard.
Simenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Katebi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katebi is on top in guard.
Katebi wants to pass the guard but Simenkov is keeping the position.
Katebi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi passes into half guard.
Simenkov trying to hold on to Katebi's head to control him but Katebi postures up.
Katebi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Katebi seems content to control.
Katebi works his way into full mount!
Katebi with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katebi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simenkov is squirming around, avoiding Katebi's attempts to control the action.
Katebi landing shots from mount.
Katebi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Katebi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Katebi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Simenkov is rocked!
Katebi connects with a bit shot that sees Simenkov covering up! More strikes from Katebi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Katebi is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reza Katebi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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