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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Thorsby (ranked 1132 p4p, 960 weight class) and Muxtar Narimanbekov (ranked 142 p4p, 122 weight class). Narimanbekov has chosen Heiwa Sanka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260
28 - 24 - 1 |
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225
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muxtar Narimanbekov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Narimanbekov throws a body kick that misses.
Thorsby throws a hook but Narimanbekov avoids it easily.
Narimanbekov feints a counter leg kick.
Thorsby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narimanbekov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorsby to score with a decent uppercut.
Narimanbekov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorsby.
Thorsby lands a jab to the nose.
Narimanbekov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Narimanbekov scores with a spinning back kick!
Narimanbekov misses the shot to the body.
Thorsby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Thorsby backs off Narimanbekov throws a huge counter combo but Thorsby manages to avoid it all.
Thorsby moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Thorsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorsby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narimanbekov.
As Narimanbekov looks to move away, Thorsby throws a big counter combo but Narimanbekov just gets out of the way.
Narimanbekov's coach down at WOVA Performance Institute was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narimanbekov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbekov misses with a body kick.
Thorsby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thorsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thorsby throws a lazy uppercut
and Narimanbekov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Thorsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Narimanbekov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Narimanbekov throws a head kick that misses.
Narimanbekov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Narimanbekov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorsby circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorsby misses the target.
Narimanbekov feints a jab promting Thorsby to slip. Narimanbekov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thorsby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thorsby throws a hook but Narimanbekov avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Thorsby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Narimanbekov.
Thorsby misses with a double jab.
Narimanbekov avoids the body shot from Thorsby.
Narimanbekov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorsby throws a body shot but no joy.
Narimanbekov takes one to the chin there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Narimanbekov!
Thorsby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorsby misses with a low kick.
Narimanbekov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thorsby misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narimanbekov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narimanbekov throws a counter combo.
Narimanbekov throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsby moves out of range easily.
Narimanbekov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorsby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Narimanbekov slips a jab from Thorsby.
Narimanbekov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thorsby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narimanbekov counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsby swings widly with a right hand
and Narimanbekov counters with a straight right hand.
Narimanbekov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thorsby if he has to take too many more of those.
Narimanbekov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Narimanbekov.
Thorsby throws a body shot but no joy.
Narimanbekov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thorsby throws a shot to the body.
Narimanbekov tries to work over Thorsby's front leg with a kick but Thorsby checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Thorsby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narimanbekov moves out of range of the strikes.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Thorsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Narimanbekov.
Thorsby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Narimanbekov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Narimanbekov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muxtar Narimanbekov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thorsby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narimanbekov's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Narimanbekov.
Thorsby lands a nice looking body shot.
Narimanbekov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Narimanbekov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorsby.
Narimanbekov connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby avoids the head kick by Narimanbekov.
Thorsby is looking to counter punch.
Thorsby with a nice cross.
Thorsby throws out a loose jab but Narimanbekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Narimanbekov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thorsby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narimanbekov momentarily.
Narimanbekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Narimanbekov.
Thorsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorsby slips under a jab from Narimanbekov.
It looked like Thorsby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Narimanbekov does no damage.
Narimanbekov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muxtar Narimanbekov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Thorsby.
And Narimanbekov responds with a good body kick, but Thorsby manages to step out the way in time.
Thorsby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thorsby misses the jab.
Narimanbekov misses with a combination
and Thorsby counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby looks to land a combination but Narimanbekov avoids it well.
Muxtar Narimanbekov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narimanbekov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Narimanbekov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorsby misses the target.
Thorsby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narimanbekov momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorsby lands a nice shot that snaps Narimanbekov's head back.
Good leg kick by Thorsby.
Thorsby misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narimanbekov. Thorsby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narimanbekov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorsby.
An attempted straight right counter from Thorsby misses the target.
Thorsby lands a slapping body shot.
Narimanbekov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorsby.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narimanbekov moves away.
Narimanbekov throws a shot to the body.
Thorsby misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Thorsby.
Thorsby misses with a low kick.
Thorsby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thorsby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Narimanbekov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorsby cracks Narimanbekov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby throws a jab but it's blocked by Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov moves out of range of the strikes.
Narimanbekov unleashes a big counter combination but Thorsby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thorsby misses with a body shot
and Narimanbekov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thorsby's knee momentarily.
Thorsby throws a leg kick but Narimanbekov checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narimanbekov manages to avoid it.
Narimanbekov misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Narimanbekov. Beautiful body shot.
Narimanbekov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Svend Thorsby has been cut.
Thorsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narimanbekov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorsby throws a shot from downtown. Narimanbekov moves away and avoids it.
Narimanbekov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsby throws a poor cross that misses
and Narimanbekov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Svend Thorsby's cut.
That's time! Thorsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Narimanbekov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorsby misses with a jab to the body
and Narimanbekov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorsby is rocked!
Thorsby takes a swing at Narimanbekov's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Narimanbekov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thorsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorsby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Narimanbekov catches Thorsby right on the button with a cross.
Oh Thorsby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narimanbekov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorsby throws a shot from downtown. Narimanbekov moves away and avoids it.
Thorsby seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Thorsby misses.
Despite the aggression on Narimanbekov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Narimanbekov - that's a beauty! Thorsby is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Narimanbekov can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muxtar Narimanbekov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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