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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Sabotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Sabotka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
145 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
142 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Durrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Sabotka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabotka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durrant swinging wildly here.
Sabotka lands with a slapping head kick.
Durrant keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durrant.
Durrant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabotka.
Durrant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sabotka is trying to defend but Durrant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Durrant is looking to stall here but Sabotka recovers full guard.
Durrant trying to control but Sabotka is working from the bottom.
Sabotka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant looking to sit in guard and control but Sabotka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Durrant controls Sabotka momentarily but Sabotka frees himself.
That's two 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.
Durrant wants to sweep here but Sabotka controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durrant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabotka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabotka closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Sabotka.
Sabotka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sabotka lands a knee to the head.
Sabotka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durrant avoids it.
Nice body punch from Sabotka - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Sabotka.
Durrant is breathing heavily.
Durrant is trying to drag Sabotka to the mat but Sabotka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sabotka lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Sabotka to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sabotka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sabotka.
Durrant is trying to drag Sabotka to the mat but Sabotka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iain Durrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabotka lands a body shot.
Durrant takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Iain Durrant has been cut.
Sabotka effectively controlling the action here.
Durrant takes an elbow to the temple.
Durrant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sabotka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sabotka landing knees to the head.
Sabotka working Durrant over with knees to the body.
Sabotka lands an elbow inside.
Durrant letting Sabotka take a breather here.
Sabotka lands a good knee to the midsection. Durrant won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sabotka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabotka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sabotka obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sabotka.
Sabotka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Durrant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sabotka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Durrant'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.
Sabotka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durrant at a distance.
Sabotka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durrant's head.
Durrant is rocked!
Sabotka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Durrant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabotka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Durrant right on the button. Durrant goes down! Sabotka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sabotka gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Sabotka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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