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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brent (ranked 313 p4p, 46 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 551 p4p, 91 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Brent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brent looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorbachenko is just out of range.
Brent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a head shot.
It looks like David Brent has been cut.
Brent looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gorbachenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gorbachenko throws an overhand right that lands on Brent's shoulder, as Brent tries to avoid the shot.
Gorbachenko moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorbachenko throws out a loose jab but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gorbachenko scores with a hook to the body. Brent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook
and Brent counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot that snaps Brent's head back.
Brent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorbachenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Brent.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot.
Gorbachenko scores with a hook to the body. Brent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brent defending well as Gorbachenko loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brent scores with a jab.
Brent throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gorbachenko! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gorbachenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Gorbachenko lands.
Gorbachenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Brent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gorbachenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brent scrambles back to his feet.
Gorbachenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gorbachenko scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Brent.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Brent scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorbachenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gorbachenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorbachenko.
Brent is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Brent swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gorbachenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gorbachenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Gorbachenko lands.
Gorbachenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorbachenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brent had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gorbachenko blocks a leg kick.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brent is looking to wear down Gorbachenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Brent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brent takes one to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko looks to land a right hand but Brent moved out of range.
Gorbachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Brent missing with a left hand there. Gorbachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brent checks a low kick from Gorbachenko.
Brent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gorbachenko's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorbachenko thuds his right hand into Brent's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Brent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brent ducks under a wild hook from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot.
Gorbachenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Brent misses with the head strike.
Gorbachenko misses with the head strike.
Brent is trying to pull guard but Gorbachenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brent fails to pull guard.
Brent throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorbachenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Brent controls his hands.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko.
Brent can't find room to land a body shot as Gorbachenko controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko keeps control of Brent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brent misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Brent controls his hands.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Brent controls his hands.
Gorbachenko has a couple of punches blocked by Brent.
Gorbachenko pushes Brent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorbachenkos head.
Brent can't find room to land a body shot as Gorbachenko controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brent tries to pull guard but Gorbachenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Brent drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Brent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorbachenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brent tries a body shot but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Gorbachenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Brent's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gorbachenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brent is out of range.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Brent swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gorbachenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Brent checks a low kick from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brent manages to avoid it.
Brent lands a jab to the head.
Gorbachenko is looking to chop away at Brent's legs.
Gorbachenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gorbachenko! But no joy.
Gorbachenko throws an overhand right that lands on Brent's shoulder, as Brent tries to avoid the shot.
Brent jabs Gorbachenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Brent avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorbachenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Brent avoids it easily.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brent was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachenko.
Brent cracks the inside of Gorbachenko's front leg.
Gorbachenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brent has time to react.
Gorbachenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brent appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brent moves out of range of the strikes.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorbachenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gorbachenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gorbachenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brent avoids the body shot from Gorbachenko.
A big left from Brent misses.
Gorbachenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachenko blocks a head kick by Brent.
Gorbachenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent throws a leg kick which misses Gorbachenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorbachenko tries to avoid it.
Brent scores with a hook to the body. Gorbachenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent throws a head kick that misses.
Gorbachenko misses with a low kick.
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Brent avoids it easily.
Gorbachenko stuns Brent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Brent.
Gorbachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Gorbachenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brent or not.
Gorbachenko gets through Brent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brent.
Brent jumps guard but Gorbachenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brent prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Brent.
Brent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brent misses with some punches.
Brent can't find room to land a body shot as Gorbachenko controls the action.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Brent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brent prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a body punch.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Gorbachenko on the inside.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorbachenko tries a body shot but Brent blocks it.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Brent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Brent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brent thumps Gorbachenko with a low kick.
Gorbachenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorbachenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Gorbachenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorbachenko looks to land a body kick but Brent moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brent misses.
Brent misses with a leg kick.
Gorbachenko lands a body shot.
Brent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorbachenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorbachenko instigates a clinch.
Gorbachenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Brent blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Brent blocking some punches.
Brent jumps into guard, dragging Gorbachenko to the mat.
Gorbachenko is looking to stand up but Brent won't let him.
Gorbachenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gorbachenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brent if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Brent's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brent throws a sloppy head kick and Gorbachenko moves out of range easily.
Gorbachenko misses with a straight right.
Gorbachenko ducks under a wild hook from Brent.
Gorbachenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Brent counters with a series of strikes. Gorbachenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brent ducks under a wild hook from Gorbachenko.
A little feinted left hand from Brent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gorbachenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brent misses with a hook
and Gorbachenko counters with a nice body shot.
Brent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gorbachenko moves into the clinch.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Brent controls his hands.
Brent lands a right hand.
Brent pushes Gorbachenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brent.
Brent has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
Brent has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorbachenko's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko breaks the clinch.
Brent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorbachenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gorbachenko.
Brent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorbachenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Brent on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorbachenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch there but Brent circles away.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Brent slips a straight right by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko cracks the inside of Brent's front leg.
That kick from Gorbachenko tenderised Brent's leg. Brent is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Brent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gorbachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Brent staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gorbachenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David Brent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko throws out a loose jab but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Brent was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gorbachenko.
Brent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorbachenko.
Brent looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Brent throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gorbachenko blocks the low kick.
Gorbachenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook. Brent ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Brent misses.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Gorbachenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brent backwards.
Gorbachenko presses Brent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brent fails to pull guard.
Brent misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Brent.
A short body shot lands from Gorbachenko as the two fighters clinch.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brent.
Gorbachenko scores with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brent backwards.
Gorbachenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gorbachenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gorbachenko lands with a right to the head.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brent misses with a punch on the inside.
Brent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brent misses with the head strike.
Brent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorbachenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gorbachenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gorbachenko lands a left hand.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Brent controls his hands.
Brent misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brent swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brent misses with some punches.
Brent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Brent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gorbachenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gorbachenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brent is rocked!
Brent throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorbachenko.
Oh Brent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Brent.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brent seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Gorbachenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gorbachenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Gorbachenko!
A very excited looking Anatoly Gorbachenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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