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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Rabov (ranked 5066 p4p, 4869 weight class) and Bilal Semyonov (ranked 317 p4p, 300 weight class). Bilal Semyonov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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142
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Rabov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bilal Semyonov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semyonov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rabov defends well and Semyonov ends up having to push Rabov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rabov misses with a right hand
and Semyonov counters with a takedown into side control.
Rabov prevents Semyonov from improving position.
Semyonov moves into full mount!
Semyonov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rabov has worked his arm free - good work by Rabov!
Semyonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rabov keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyonov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Semyonov's best efforts.
Semyonov prevents Rabov from improving his position.
Semyonov controlling the pace.
Rabov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Semyonov trying to mount his opponent but Rabov defends it.
Semyonov is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Semyonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rabov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Semyonov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rabov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Semyonov has managed to get both his arms back between Rabov's legs - danger averted.
Rabov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Semyonov is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semyonov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rabov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov wants to control but Rabov is keeping him busy.
Semyonov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Semyonov stalling away here and it's allowed Rabov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Semyonov postures up.
Semyonov has gone for a leg lock! Rabov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Semyonov's guard.
Rabov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Semyonov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rabov has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Semyonov looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikita Rabov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rabov fails with the takedown.
Nikita Rabov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rabov wants it to stay on the feet.
Rabov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rabov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Semyonov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rabov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Semyonov.
Rabov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Semyonov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rabov somewhat.
Semyonov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyonov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Rabov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nikita Rabov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilal Semyonov.
Semyonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semyonov misses with a takedown
and Rabov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Semyonov!
Rabov controls the position from side control.
Semyonov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rabov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rabov controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabov is trying to get an arm triangle but Semyonov is defending well.
Rabov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Semyonov!
Rabov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov is looking to get to half guard.
Rabov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rabov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Semyonov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Semyonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rabov trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rabov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Semyonov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Rabov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rabov tries to clinch but Semyonov is having none of it.
Rabov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Semyonov circles away.
Rabov shoots in for a takedown but Semyonov shows good takedown defense.
Rabov misses with a jab to the body
and Semyonov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Semyonov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabov pinned against the cage. Rabov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyonov tries to clinch up.
Nikita Rabov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semyonov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabov darts in looking for a takedown but Semyonov gets double underhooks and turns Rabov into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikita Rabov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semyonov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Semyonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Semyonov!
Semyonov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rabov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Semyonov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nikita Rabov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rabov wants to get back to full guard.
Semyonov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rabov looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Semyonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Semyonov is trying to control the action in half guard but Rabov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Semyonov prevents Rabov from improving his position.
Semyonov is looking for a kimura but Rabov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Semyonov to get the leverage.
Semyonov is looking to advance position but Rabov won't allow it.
Semyonov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rabov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov is keen to just control but Rabov is a slippery customer.
Rabov manages to get to full guard.
Semyonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semyonov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Semyonov looking to sit in guard and control but Rabov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rabov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rabov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rabov controls the position.
Semyonov gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rabov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bilal Semyonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikita Rabov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikita Rabov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rabov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikita Rabov!
Nikita Rabov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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