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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobra has chosen Original Kobra. Fuck Yeah. as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Kean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kean dives in and grabs Kobra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kobra pushes down on Kean's head and hops out.
Kean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobra.
Kobra has managed to clinch.
Kean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobra just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kean jumps guard but Kobra stands there with Kean around his waist. Kean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Kean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kean tries to pull guard but Kobra holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kean drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Kobra.
Kean manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kobra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kean is proving hard to escape from.
Kean keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
George Kobra has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kobra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harry Kean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kean avoids the head kick by Kobra.
Kean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kobra lands a nice shot that snaps Kean's head back.
Kean throws a body punch but Kobra moves out of range.
George Kobra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kean misses the shot to the body.
Kobra doesn't manage to clinch there - Kean circles away.
Kobra thuds a left hand into Kean's body.
Kean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobra scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kobra avoids the body shot from Kean.
Kobra scores with a head kick.
Kobra connects with a body shot that sends Kean's belly button to the back.
Kean walks into a straight right hand from Kobra.
Kobra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kean rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Kean there.
It looks like George Kobra has been cut.
Kean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobra.
Kean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kobra sprawls well. Kobra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kean gets slowly back to his feet.
Kean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kean throws a series of punches but Kobra moves out of range.
Kobra scores with a hook to the body. Kean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kobra looks to clinch
and Kean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kean motions for Kobra to come forward. Kean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kean changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kobra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kobra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kobra.
Kean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kean wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
Kean is really struggling to control Kobra but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kobra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kean wants to control but Kobra is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kobra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kean is looking to escape.
Kobra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Kobra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kean looks for a takedown but Kobra sprawls well.
Kobra has Kean up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Kean avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Kobra lands with a short shot to the head.
Kean blocking some punches.
Kean is trying to drag Kobra to the mat but Kobra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Kean tries to pull guard but Kobra forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kobra fails to land.
Kobra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kean has Kobra pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kobra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kobra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kean is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kobra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kean is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kean looking for a takedown.
Kean is breathing heavily.
Kobra misses with the head strike.
Kobra tries to work over Kean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kobra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kean has clasped his hands together around Kobra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kobra is trying to get back to half guard.
Kobra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kobra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobra wants to improve his position but Kean is controlling well.
Kean working the head and body with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kean is looking to stall here but Kobra recovers full guard.
Kobra throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kobra keeping moving, preventing Kean from controlling successfully.
Kean looking to sit in guard and control but Kobra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kobra on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kean keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kobra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Kobra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobra manages to avoid it.
Kean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kean dives in and grabs Kobra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kobra pushes down on Kean's head and hops out.
Kobra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kean.
Kean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harry Kean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kean avoids the body shot from Kobra.
Kean misses with a body shot.
Kean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra doesn't manage to clinch there - Kean circles away.
Kean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kean landing a few strikes.
Kean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobra keeps working.
Kobra is trying to improve his position.
Kobra gets back to half guard.
Kean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobra keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kobra defends it well.
Kobra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kobra.
Kean trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kean trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kean landing some decent shots from guard.
Kean is in close to Kobra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kobra's guard.
Kean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kean chips away with some ground and pound.
Kean throws a big elbow that misses.
Kean trying to control but Kobra is working from the bottom.
Kean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kean throwing strikes from guard but Kobra blocks nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harry Kean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kean wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Harry Kean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kobra is looking to clinch but Kean is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kobra!
Kobra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobra works Kean's body with a nice hook.
Kobra drives through and clinches with Kean against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kobra tries to throw a body punch but Kean avoids it by throwing Kobra back against the ropes.
Kobra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kean has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kobra uses from the top position.
Kean keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
Kean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kobra is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kean is trying to control the position but Kobra postures up.
Kobra trying to control but Kean is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Kobra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobra.
Kobra stuns Kean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kobra connects with a body shot that sends Kean's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Kobra misses.
Kean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kean wants to pass the guard but Kobra is defending well.
Kobra is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kobra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kean trying to control but Kobra is working from the bottom.
Kean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kean stands up over Kobra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kean working some strikes from top position.
Kobra wants to sweep here but Kean controlling him for the moment.
Kean landing with the ground and pound.
Kean is looking to work some ground and pound but Kobra has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kean stopping the sweep attempt from Kobra.
Kean sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kean showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Harry Kean!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Harry Kean!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Harry Kean!
Harry Kean wins by unanimous decision!
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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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