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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephraim Baraka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golovdy comes into the arena with A New Beginning by Audiomachine blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Gennakin Golovdy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gennakin Golovdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephraim Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovdy misses with a straight right.
Baraka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovdy.
Baraka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
Golovdy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Ephraim Baraka has been cut.
Gennakin Golovdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baraka takes a swing at Golovdy's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golovdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baraka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Baraka there.
Baraka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Golovdy tries to clinch but Baraka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy misses the shot to the body.
Golovdy sizes up Baraka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Golovdy tries to clinch up but Baraka circles away and keeps his distance.
Baraka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baraka is rocked!
Golovdy is looking to clinch.
Baraka is still on wobbly legs! Can Golovdy finish him?
Golovdy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baraka seems to have recovered his senses.
Baraka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baraka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Golovdy tries to clinch but Baraka is having none of it.
Baraka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Ephraim Baraka's cut even more.
Golovdy cracks Baraka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Golovdy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baraka.
Gennakin Golovdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golovdy throws a lazy right hand but Baraka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovdy misses with a body punch.
Baraka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golovdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baraka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovdy tries to clinch up but Baraka circles away and keeps his distance.
Golovdy cracks Baraka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baraka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Golovdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baraka with the counter takedown but Golovdy avoids it easily.
Baraka misses with a wild body shot.
Baraka swings for the body but Golovdy moves out of range.
Golovdy tries to clinch up.
Baraka misses with a takedown
and Golovdy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baraka.
A jab lands there for Baraka.
Golovdy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baraka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovdy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovdy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baraka has time to react.
The cut above Ephraim Baraka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Golovdy doesn't manage to clinch there - Baraka circles away.
Baraka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovdy tries to clinch there but Baraka circles away.
Baraka feints the counter takedown.
Golovdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baraka moves away.
Golovdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baraka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golovdy moves in looking to clinch but Baraka pushes him off.
Baraka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Golovdy tries to clinch up but Baraka circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy connects with a single shot there.
Baraka throws a body punch but Golovdy moves out of range.
Baraka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golovdy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baraka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Golovdy's head.
Golovdy is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovdy trying to hold on to Baraka's head to control him but Baraka postures up.
Golovdy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baraka won't allow Golovdy to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gennakin Golovdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ephraim Baraka's cut.
That's time! Golovdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Golovdy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baraka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baraka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baraka misses with a looping right.
Baraka tests Golovdy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Golovdy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baraka finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovdy's head.
Golovdy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Golovdy misses.
Golovdy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gennakin Golovdy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Golovdy as Baraka shoots in.
Golovdy gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baraka is pushing Golovdy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baraka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovdy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baraka scores with a sloppy right hand. Golovdy should have avoided that one.
Baraka swats away the attempt to clinch by Golovdy.
Golovdy missing with a left hand there. Baraka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golovdy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Golovdy drives through and clinches with Baraka against the cage.
Baraka pushes Golovdy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baraka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovdy tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy loads up on a big right hand but Baraka slips the punch.
Baraka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golovdy but Golovdy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baraka misses with a body shot.
Baraka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Golovdy doesn't manage to clinch there - Baraka circles away.
Baraka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Golovdy, as that shot connected.
Golovdy wants to clinch up but Baraka keeps it at a distance.
Baraka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Golovdy slips a straight right by Baraka.
Golovdy swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Baraka misses
and Golovdy counters with a crisp one two that drops Baraka! Golovdy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Baraka to his feet! Baraka is in big trouble!
Golovdy pounces like a tiger and cracks Baraka with a vicious hook! Baraka is down but not out! Golovdy follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gennakin Golovdy!
Gennakin Golovdy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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