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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 1838 p4p, 233 weight class) and Luther Broad (ranked 1957 p4p, 243 weight class). Sogrin comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Broad!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sogrin lands with a cross.
It looks like Luther Broad has been cut.
Broad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sogrin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Broad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sogrin counters with a stiff right hand.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sogrin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broad on the side of the head.
Broad clinches up with Sogrin and pushes him back against the cage.
Sogrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Broad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sogrin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sogrin swings widly with a right hand
and Sogrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Broad wants to clinch
and Sogrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sogrin takes a swing at Broad's ribcage but misses.
Sogrin misses with a hook
enabling Broad to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broad avoids the body shot from Sogrin.
Broad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sogrin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sogrin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Broad scores with a jab. Sogrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Broad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sogrin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sogrin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Broad wants to clinch up but Sogrin keeps it at a distance.
Broad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sogrin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Broad dodges the punch combination from Sogrin.
Sogrin sizes up Broad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin misses with a looping left.
Sogrin throws the left hand but Broad avoids the punch easily.
Broad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sogrin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Luther Broad's cut even more.
Sogrin scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broad tries to move into range but Sogrin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sogrin swings widly with a right hand
and Broad counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin throws a lazy uppercut
and Broad counters with a nice uppercut.
Sogrin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sogrin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Broad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sogrin misses.
Sogrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broad manages to avoid it.
Broad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sogrin misses with a right hand
and Broad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Broad in his tracks.
Sogrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broad tries to counter with a clinch but Sogrin shakes him off and moves away.
Broad has Sogrin up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sogrin.
Sogrin blocking some punches.
Broad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sogrin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sogrin.
Broad scores with a shoulder strike.
Broad misses with a punch to the body.
Broad pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sogrin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Broad is keeping the position for now.
Broad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sogrin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sogrin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Broad looking for a guillotine here but Sogrin defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sogrin controls the pace.
Sogrin stands and throws Broad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Sogrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Broad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sogrin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Broad's head.
Broad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Broad ducks under a wild hook from Sogrin.
A swing and a miss from Sogrin.
Broad needs to keep his hands up - Sogrin had a free shot at his head there.
The cut above Luther Broad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sogrin throws an overhand right that lands on Broad's shoulder, as Broad tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut. Broad saw that one coming.
Broad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sogrin.
Sogrin connects with a nice looking jab.
Broad staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin looks to land a combination. Broad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Broad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sogrin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Broad scrambles back to his feet.
Sogrin throws an overhand right that lands on Broad's shoulder, as Broad tries to avoid the shot.
Broad wants to counter with a clinch but Sogrin pushes him away.
Sogrin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broad moves away.
Broad tries to counter by closing the distance.
Broad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Broad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sogrin cracks a nice hook into Broad's ribs.
Sogrin throws a shot from downtown. Broad moves away and avoids it.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut
and Broad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin looks to throw the jab but Broad is out of range.
Broad wants to counter the offense by Sogrin and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broad moves away from the strike by Sogrin.
Sogrin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Broad ducks under a wild hook from Sogrin.
Broad throws out a counter right but Sogrin avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Sogrin coming out on top.
Luther Broad's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Broad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sogrin.
A left lands for Sogrin.
Broad tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Sogrin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sogrin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luther Broad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konstantin Sogrin!
Konstantin Sogrin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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