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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Holloway (ranked 7228 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Karpin (ranked 2986 p4p, 0 weight class). Valeriy Karpin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Karpin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpin misses with a double jab.
Karpin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karpin lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Patrick Holloway has been cut.
Holloway closes the distance and clinches.
Karpin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holloway stalls.
Karpin tries to break the clinch but Holloway is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpin is trying to force a seperation but Holloway has the dominant position.
Holloway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holloway jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karpin walks away with a smile on his face. Holloway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holloway circles away quickly and effectively.
Karpin throws out a loose jab but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holloway is looking to counter the offense by Karpin and move into the clinch.
Karpin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holloway on the side of the head.
Karpin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karpin looks to land a right hand but Holloway moved out of range.
Karpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karpin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holloway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karpin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karpin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpin has had enough of the clinch but Holloway keeps him there for the moment.
Karpin is trying to break the clinch but Holloway is controlling him.
Karpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holloway tries to pull guard but Karpin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Holloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karpin wants to get back to striking at distance but Holloway won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Karpin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karpin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karpin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karpin misses the jab.
Karpin misses with a hook. Holloway ducked under it nicely.
As Karpin tries to get set, Holloway tries to push him back and clinch up but Karpin manages to avoid the attempt.
Karpin looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karpin. Holloway does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Karpin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karpin throws a nice looking combination but Holloway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karpin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holloway circles away quickly and effectively.
Karpin misses with a double jab
and Holloway counters with a two punch combo.
Karpin misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway slips under a jab from Karpin.
Holloway wants to clinch up but Karpin keeps it at a distance.
Holloway clinches.
Karpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karpin working hard to break the clinch.
Holloway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holloway tries to clinch but Karpin moves away
and Karpin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holloway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valeriy Karpin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Holloway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holloway tries to move into range but Karpin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karpin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holloway misses with a double jab
and Karpin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holloway has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holloway is rocked!
Holloway drops his hands for a split second and Karpin immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Holloway face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Karpin follows up with a right hand that knocks Holloway into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Valeriy Karpin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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