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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Nemkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 cm
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195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
23
202 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Klimov looks to throw the jab but Nemkov is out of range. Nemkov has Klimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
Nemkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klimov pulls him back up using the underhooks. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nemkov. Klimov lands a body shot. Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage. Klimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nemkov backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov. Nemkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klimov backwards. Klimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nemkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Klimov after a bit of a struggle. Nemkov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klimov to keep the fight standing. I was talking to Klimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Vova Klimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Klimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov. Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage. Klimov lands an uppercut. Nemkov is trying to break the clinch but Klimov has him pressed against the cage. Nemkov misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nemkov wants to stall.
Klimov misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Klimov.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nemkov misses with a body punch.
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage. Nemkov misses with a body punch.
Klimov misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Klimov.
Nemkov can't get the takedown.
Nemkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nemkov tries to clinch but Klimov is having none of it. Klimov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Klimov lands the left hand. Klimov is looking to clinch. Klimov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nemkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Klimov.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nemkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nemkov jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Klimov wanted to stand there but Nemkov had control of the position. Nemkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klimov defends well. Klimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Nemkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Klimov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nemkov's guard. Nemkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Nemkov tries to land a sweep but no joy. Klimov wants to stand but Nemkov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Klimov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Klimov moves in looking to clinch but Nemkov pushes him off. Klimov wants to clinch up but Nemkov keeps it at a distance. Nemkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klimov scores with a nice hook to the head. Nemkov can't find room to land a body shot as Klimov controls the action.
Nemkov taking a breather. Nemkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Vova Klimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Klimov's corner calls for a 1-2. Klimov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Klimov looks to land a right hand but Nemkov moved out of range. Klimov throws an overhand right that lands on Nemkov's shoulder, as Nemkov tries to avoid the shot. Klimov thuds a left hand into Nemkov's body. Klimov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jab from Klimov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Klimov. No joy for Nemkov on that attempt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Klimov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nemkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Nemkov swings for the body but Klimov moves out of range.
Nemkov walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Klimov! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vova Klimov! After the fight, Vova Klimov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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