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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Black (ranked 488 p4p, 59 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 490 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golovkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Black slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Golovkin.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin jabs at Black's body.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golovkin moves away.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Golovkin throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Black lands.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golovkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golovkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Golovkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Golovkin cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black clinches up with Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Golovkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Golovkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black lands a body punch.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black working aggressively here.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Black.
Golovkin is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Golovkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovkin's head.
Black is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Golovkin throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Black throws a series of punches but Golovkin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
A quick step to the side and Black tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Golovkin under the eye.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black lands a head shot.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Golovkin is looking for the big counter here.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin lands a jab to Black's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin dodges the punch combination from Black.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Golovkin circles away.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black with a jab.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Golovkin momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Vlad Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Golovkin throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black throws a right hand that Golovkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Golovkin also avoids with ease.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black throws a right hand that Golovkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Golovkin also avoids with ease.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Black has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Golovkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Golovkin should have avoided that one.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Black misses its target.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Black swings for the body but Golovkin moves out of range.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golovkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Golovkin, as that shot connected.
Black is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Golovkin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Golovkin!
A relieved looking Gennady Golovkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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