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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalip Singh (ranked 2846 p4p, 126 weight class) and William Volkov (ranked 2237 p4p, 99 weight class). Volkov has chosen Parkway Drive - Dark Days as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 cm
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300 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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202 cm
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288 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalip Singh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Volkov! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Singh lands a jab to the nose. Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Dalip Singh has been cut. Nice body punch from Volkov. Singh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Volkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Singh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Volkov slips a jab from Singh. William Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A big left from Volkov misses. Singh feinted with a counter takedown. Singh tries to clinch up. Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like William Volkov has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range. Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Singh is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Singh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Volkov sprawls and moves away. Volkov scores with a body shot.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Singh slips under a jab. An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target. Singh moves away from the strike by Volkov. Singh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands. Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away. Singh misses with an uppercut. Singh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Singh keeps the fight on the outside. Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though. William Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Singh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Volkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Singh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Volkov wants to get back to his feet but Singh drags him back down. Singh controls the position from side control. Volkov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Singh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Volkov is looking for a sweep. Singh in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. It looks like Singh has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Volkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut. Volkov throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it. Singh feinted with a counter takedown. Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away. A big left from Singh misses. Singh keeps the fight on the outside. Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Singh throws a hook but Volkov blocks it. Volkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Singh misses with an uppercut. Volkov misses the jab. Singh fails to land the takedown. Volkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Volkov will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkov misses with a straight left. Singh slips a straight right by Volkov. Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back. Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
William Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Volkov avoids the body shot from Singh.
Volkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Singh with a body shot. Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Volkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot. Volkov scores with a jab to the body. Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dalip Singh's cut is getting worse. Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov misses with a straight left. Singh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Volkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Singh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh slips a straight right by Volkov. Volkov defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand. Nice cross by Singh. Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Volkov punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch. Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand! Volkov weaves into range and cracks Singh right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Singh goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Volkov is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Volkov! William Volkov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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