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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla has chosen Dead by Dawn by Deicide as his entrance music. Pavel Dubrov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nero Padilla's chin.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov looks to land a combination but Padilla avoids it well.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Padilla is able to avoid easily.
Dubrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubrov looks to land a left hand but Padilla moved out of range nicely.
Padilla thinks about the counter body kick.
Dubrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla with a jab.
Dubrov moves to clinch but Padilla breaks away
and Padilla counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Padillas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Padilla avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Padilla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Dubrov - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Dubrov looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dubrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dubrov.
Good standup being displayed there by Dubrov as he connects with a hook.
Padilla has Dubrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Padilla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Padilla cracks Dubrov with a nice body shot.
Dubrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla.
A short left from Padilla.
A nice right hand lands inside from Padilla.
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Padilla's face.
Padilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Padilla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.
Dubrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Padilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Padilla.
Dubrov tries to circle away but Padilla has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dubrov avoids it.
Dubrov misses with a body punch.
Padilla misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla blocks a body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubrov has had enough of the clinch but Padilla keeps him there for the moment.
Padilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dubrov.
Padilla with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Padilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dubrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Padilla won't allow it.
Padilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Padilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Dubrov.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body.
Dubrov wants the takedown. Padilla is fighting it off but Dubrov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Padilla's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking for a guillotine here but Dubrov defends easily.
Padilla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Padilla throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dubrov uses it to pass to side control.
Padilla is looking for a sweep.
Dubrov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Padilla to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla moves into range and clinches up with Dubrov.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.
Padilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Padillas head.
Dubrov managing to block the knees to the body from Padilla.
Padilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Dubrov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dubrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dubrov.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubrov lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
Dubrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Padilla backwards.
Dubrov has a couple of punches blocked by Padilla.
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 Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dubrov lands a big head kick that sends Padilla tumbling to the mat! Dubrov takes a step backwards and waves Padilla back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Padilla is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla scores with a jab. Dubrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Dubrov finish him?
Dubrov drops his hands momentarily and Padilla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Padilla seems to have recovered his senses.
Padilla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dubrov on the side of the head.
Dubrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla misses with a looping right.
Dubrov misses with a straight right.
Dubrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Padilla wants to counter the offense by Dubrov and move into the clinch position.
Dubrov connects with a body shot.
Dubrov throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Dubrov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dubrov misses the jab.
Dubrov moves forwards but Padilla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Dubrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla checks a low kick from Dubrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubrov misses the target.
Padilla is looking to slow Dubrov down with leg kicks.
Dubrov throws a chopping leg kick but Padilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Padilla throws a good cross that connects.
Dubrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Padilla momentarily.
Padilla blocks a low kick nicely.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Padilla tries to counter with a clinch but Dubrov shakes him off and moves away.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Dubrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dubrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Padilla only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dubrov lands a nice hook to Padilla's body. Padilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dubrov cracks a nice hook into Padilla's ribs.
Padilla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Padilla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Padilla steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padilla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dubrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dubrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dubrov slips under a jab.
Padilla checks a leg kick nicely.
Dubrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dubrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Padilla tries to move into range but Dubrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Padilla loads up on a big right hand but Dubrov slips the punch.
Dubrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Padilla throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dubrov throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Dubrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Padilla throws the left hand but Dubrov avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Dubrov misses.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick.
Padilla missing with a left hand there. Dubrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dubrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dubrov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Padilla scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dubrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubrov scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Padilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Pavel Dubrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dubrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a body kick.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
Dubrov cracks Padilla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Padilla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dubrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dubrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla sizes up Dubrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Dubrov.
Decent striking displayed by Dubrov there.
Padilla thuds his right hand into Dubrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Padilla connects with a crisp jab.
Dubrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dubrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Padilla walks into a jab.
A jab from Padilla does it's job there.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Dubrov finds it's target.
Dubrov takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Padilla gets a clinch.
Nero Padilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dubrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dubrov breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Padilla lands a really nice looking cross but Dubrov seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Dubrov moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dubrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Padilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubrov.
Padilla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dubrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dubrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dubrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Dubrov jabs Padilla right on the nose. Padilla blinks but takes it well.
Padilla scores with a decent looking hook.
Dubrov misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dubrov.
Dubrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dubrov throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Dubrov down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Dubrov moves out of range easily.
A jab from Dubrov misses.
Padilla cracks Dubrov with a good jab.
Dubrov tries a low kick but Padilla avoids it.
Dubrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dubrov misses the jab.
Dubrov throws a solid leg kick but Padilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dubrov.
Padilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubrov misses with a low kick as Padilla jumps back.
Dubrov misses with a few strikes there.
Padilla lands the left hand.
Dubrov lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Padilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Padilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
A slow jab from Padilla misses its intended target.
Dubrov is looking to land body kicks.
Padilla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dubrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Padilla is out of range and Dubrov settles back down.
Dubrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Padilla checks it well.
Padilla blocks a low kick nicely.
Dubrov misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Padilla misses.
Dubrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dubrov scores with a kick to the body.
Dubrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a shot from downtown. Dubrov moves away and avoids it.
Dubrov slips under a jab.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubrov throwing a counter right hand but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Dubrov misses with a hook. Padilla ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Padilla checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dubrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilla.
Dubrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Padilla.
Padilla looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pavel Dubrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A clash of legs there as Padilla blocks the low kick.
Padilla lands a jab.
Dubrov blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dubrov!
Dubrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrov.
Nero Padilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Pavel Dubrov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dubrov, 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pavel Dubrov!
Pavel Dubrov 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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hype
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