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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (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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182 cm
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240 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
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250 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The fighters circling - Wad throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Juravlev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wad slips under a jab from Juravlev. Juravlev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wad counters with a nice body shot. Wad jabs Juravlev to the body, keeping him at a distance. Wad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Juravlev throws the left hand but Wad avoids the punch easily. Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Wad moved out of range. Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wad ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juravlev tries to avoid it but Wad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juravlev to the ground. Juravlev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Juravlev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wad throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Juravlev misses the target. 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! Juravlev swings and misses with a shot to the body and Wad counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juravlev throws a series of strikes that have Wad backpedaling.
Juravlev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Wad is out of range. Juravlev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juravlev rather than just go for the knockout. Jab, jab by Juravlev - just one landing. Juravlev avoids the body shot from Wad.
Juravlev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Juravlev thuds his right hand into Wad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Juravlev misses. Alexey Juravlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juravlev on the side of the head. Wad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Juravlev takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses. Juravlev throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Juravlev misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juravlev lands a left and a right that send Wad crashing to the mat, dazed. Juravlev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wad is rocked! Juravlev misses with a body shot
and Wad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Juravlev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wad backwards. Juravlev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wad is still on wobbly legs! Can Juravlev finish him? A head punch on the inside from Wad fails to land. Wad misses with a short punch on the inside. Wad seems to have recovered his senses. Juravlev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Juravlev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wad backwards. Wad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside. Wad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juravlev misses with a hook from the clinch. Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Juravlev controls the action.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Wad. Juravlev lands on the inside with an uppercut. Juravlev scores with a hook to the body. Juravlev cracks Wad with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Juravlev stalls. Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Juravlev pushes Wad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A shot in the inside from Wad. Wad takes a shot to the head. Wad misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wad misses with a lunging right hand
and Juravlev counters with a nice body shot. Juravlev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Juravlev throws a shot from downtown. Wad moves away and avoids it. Wad misses with a straight left. Wad slips a straight right by Juravlev. Juravlev lands a big right hand that sends Wad crashing to the mat! Juravlev stays standing though and waves Wad back to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Juravlev misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juravlev. Wad tries to clinch but Juravlev moves out of range. Juravlev throws a right and a left that both miss. A shot to the liver by Juravlev. Beautiful body shot. Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Wad moved out of range. Wad looks like he wants to counter punch here. Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside. Juravlev lands with a straight right. Wad didn't see that one coming. Juravlev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juravlev throws a shot from downtown. Wad moves away and avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wad slips under a jab. Wad missing with a left hand there. Juravlev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Juravlev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Wad slips a jab from Juravlev. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Juravlev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wad in his tracks. Juravlev ducks under a wild hook from Wad. Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wad can do to turn this around? A shot to the body from Juravlev misses and Wad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Juravlev misses with a hook. Wad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Wad avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev looks to land a left hand but Wad moved out of range nicely. Wad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juravlev throws out the jab. Wad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Juravlev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexey Juravlev is winning the standup battle so far. Juravlev misses with a wild combination.
Wad is looking for the big counter here. Wad slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juravlev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wad sees it coming and avoids it easily. Juravlev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wad sees it coming and avoids it easily. Juravlev takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses. Juravlev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Wad cracks a nice hook into Juravlev's ribs. Juravlev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juravlev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wad scrambles back to his feet. Juravlev scores with a jab to the jaw. Juravlev lands a left and a right that send Wad crashing to the mat, dazed. Juravlev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Wad misses with a leg kick. Wad works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Juravlev lands with a nice body punch. Juravlev throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wad counter with a right hand. Oooooh!!! Juravlev has knocked Wad down with a huge combo! Juravlev steps away and waves a wobbly Wad back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Juravlev ducks under a wild hook from Wad. Wad moves out of range as Juravlev strikes. Wad looks like he wants to counter punch here. Wad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wad just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Juravlev. A punch combination from Wad misses. Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wad moves away. Wad wants to counter with a clinch but Juravlev pushes him away. Wad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wad wants to counter with a clinch but Juravlev pushes him away. Juravlev misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Wad is out of range. Juravlev throws a jab but it's blocked by Wad. Juravlev dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Juravlev scores with a punch to the head. Juravlev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wad sprawling to the canvas! Wad rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Juravlev finish him?!
Juravlev misses with an uppercut
and Wad counters with a left and a right that stings Juravlev. This has been an exciting period of action! Juravlev lands a right hook to the body.
Juravlev throws a hook but Wad blocks it. A countering left hand to the body from Wad misses. Wad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juravlev was well out of range. Poor timing from Wad. Juravlev cracks Wad with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wad looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Juravlev finish him?
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Juravlev lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Wad falls backwards - clearly groggy! Juravlev dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Juravlev! Alexey Juravlev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
88% |
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