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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Kadyrev (ranked 4873 p4p, 505 weight class) and Saulo Chavez (ranked 25166 p4p, 699 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Kadyrev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saulo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadyrev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Kadyrev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kadyrev misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kadyrev misses with a few strikes there.
Kadyrev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Kadyrev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kadyrev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kadyrev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt - Kadyrev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kadyrev throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez wants to counter with a clinch but Kadyrev pushes him away.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kadyrev.
Kadyrev is breathing heavily.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kadyrev defends it nicely.
Kadyrev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khabib Kadyrev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Chavez.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Kadyrev.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Kadyrev.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Kadyrev is looking for a counter combo.
Kadyrev throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kadyrev sprawls well. Kadyrev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet.
Kadyrev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kadyrev. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Chavez with that takedown attempt.
Kadyrev misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khabib Kadyrev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kadyrev throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez throws a counter combo.
Chavez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kadyrev pinned against the ropes. Kadyrev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kadyrev misses with a wild combination.
Kadyrev misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez wants to counter the offense by Kadyrev and move into the clinch position.
Kadyrev misses with a two punch combination.
Khabib Kadyrev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrev misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has Kadyrev backing up. Kadyrev nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez fails with the takedown.
Kadyrev throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kadyrev.
Kadyrev leaves Chavez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kadyrev throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Kadyrev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chavez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kadyrev pinned against the ropes. Kadyrev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kadyrev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kadyrev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kadyrev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Kadyrev.
A combination from Kadyrev does no damage.
Chavez with the counter takedown but Kadyrev avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kadyrev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt - Kadyrev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kadyrev is looking for a counter combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrev misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo.
Chavez dives in for a single leg takedown but Kadyrev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kadyrev misses with a wild combination.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kadyrev tries to sprawl out of it but Chavez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kadyrev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kadyrev misses with a few strikes there.
Kadyrev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrev lands with an overhand left.
Kadyrev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kadyrev tries to bum rush Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kadyrev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chavez lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadyrev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kadyrev slaps away a takedown attempt from Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kadyrev pushes Chavez off but Chavez dives into side control.
Kadyrev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chavez on the ground.
Chavez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kadyrev looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chavez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kadyrev is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chavez lets go of the hold and Kadyrev can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saulo Chavez!
During a confident post fight interview, Saulo Chavez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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