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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Mooney (ranked 24930 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 7815 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennady Golovkin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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161 lbs
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179 cm
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Can Moonwalk |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyril Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooney throws a big shot that misses.
Mooney slips a jab and a cross from Golovkin.
Mooney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Golovkin catches Mooney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golovkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Golovkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mooney closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mooney lands a takedown into guard.
Mooney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mooney is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mooney drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Mooney off! Mooney jumps back into Golovkin's guard.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mooney.
Golovkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mooney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golovkin trying to strike off his back.
Golovkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Mooney from controlling successfully.
Golovkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Mooney from controlling successfully.
Mooney throwing strikes from guard but Golovkin blocks nicely.
Mooney gets to his feet - Golovkin follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mooney looks to land a combination but Golovkin avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Mooney as Golovkin shoots in.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Mooney moves out of range.
Mooney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mooney clinches with his opponent.
Golovkin gets underhooks to prevent Mooney's takedown attempt.
Golovkin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mooney is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Golovkin to the mat. Golovkin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mooney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mooney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golovkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mooney.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golovkin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Golovkin 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mooney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mooney throws a big right hand that misses.
Mooney drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Mooney off! Mooney jumps back into Golovkin's guard.
Golovkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Golovkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mooney is one step ahead there.
Mooney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mooney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mooney drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Golovkin dives on top into guard.
Golovkin throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mooney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Mooney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Mooney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Golovkin clinches.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golovkin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mooney is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mooney closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney avoids the head kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin has Mooney up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mooney controls the action.
Golovkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mooney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Golovkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Golovkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Golovkin has closed the distance and engaged Mooney in a clinch.
Mooney wants to take the fight to the mat but Golovkin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Golovkin has had enough of the clinch but Mooney keeps him there for the moment.
Mooney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyril Mooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golovkin tries to work over Mooney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mooney's elbow.
Golovkin working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney wants a takedown but no success here.
Mooney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golovkin walks away with a smile on his face. Mooney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A right-left combo lands from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to bum rush Mooney with a series of wild strikes but Mooney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Golovkin drives through and clinches with Mooney against the cage.
Mooney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Golovkin is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown but Mooney shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Cyril Mooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golovkin rushes Mooney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mooney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mooney controls Golovkin momentarily but Golovkin frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Golovkin manages to get himself to full guard.
Mooney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Golovkin wants to get back to his feet but Mooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mooney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mooney throws an elbow that misses. Golovkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mooney's guard. Nice move by Golovkin!
Golovkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin looking to sit in guard and control but Mooney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mooney chips away with some ground and pound.
Mooney stops Golovkin from standing up.
Mooney cracks Golovkin with a solid left hand.
Mooney postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Golovkin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mooney, into his guard.
Golovkin tries to stand but Mooney is controlling from the bottom.
Mooney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Golovkin shoots for a takedown but Mooney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Mooney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Golovkin to the ground. Mooney is now in Golovkin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mooney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mooney 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.
Mooney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mooney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin fails with the takedown
and Mooney counters with a series of strikes. Golovkin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mooney rushes Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mooney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mooney manages to end up in side control.
Golovkin bucks up and tries to throw Mooney off but instead Mooney has got his back!
Mooney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Golovkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mooney.
Golovkin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mooney's arms.
Mooney patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Golovkin staying busy and making it hard for Mooney to control.
Mooney has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Golovkin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mooney throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Golovkin hold on?!
Mooney punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mooney missing with punches from the back.
Golovkin is trying to stand back up.
Golovkin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mooney's arms.
Mooney is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Mooney manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mooney is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Golovkin is defending well though. Mooney let's go of the attempt for now.
Golovkin tries to roll but Mooney sticks to his back.
Mooney is persistently looking for the submission but Golovkin is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Golovkin is defending well but eventually Mooney manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Golovkin has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cyril Mooney!
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hype
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