Post by The Sandmen on Jul 25, 2019 22:08:23 GMT -5
Francis Ngannou is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Oleg Taktarov looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Francis Ngannou and Oleg Taktarov touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ngannou wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Russian Bear wants nothing of that and pushes Ngannou.
Poorly executed technique. Oleg Taktarov looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Russian Bear followed by a hard jab
Francis Ngannou stumbles back.
Russian Bear is holding Francis Ngannou's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Francis Ngannou loses balance and goes to the ground.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou attempts to trap Oleg Taktarov in his guard.
Oleg Taktarov keeps control and remains in side mount.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ngannou launches a few weak punches
Russian Bear blocks them effectively.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
0:45 Round 1 and Ngannou is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Ngannou launches a few weak punches
Russian Bear blocks them effectively.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou attempts to trap Oleg Taktarov in his guard.
Francis Ngannou manages to switch to full guard.
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear moves on the ground
Oleg Taktarov moves to side mount
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov looks to mount Francis Ngannou...
Oleg Taktarov slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Francis Ngannou's arm and tries an armbar!
Ngannou holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Ngannou's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Oleg Taktarov.
Francis Ngannou is in side mount over Oleg Taktarov
Ngannou tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Russian Bear tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Francis Ngannou doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov tries to roll to his side and trap Francis Ngannou in his guard...
Oleg Taktarov moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou tries to open up Russian Bear with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Russian Bear is trying to block them with his hands...
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou tries to open up Russian Bear with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Russian Bear blocks a few elbows and now Francis Ngannou will have to look for another option here.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Russian Bear's ribs.
Russian Bear blocks Francis Ngannou's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Russian Bear tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Oleg Taktarov attempts to move to full guard
Oleg Taktarov manages to switch to full guard.
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Russian Bear's ribs.
Russian Bear blocks Francis Ngannou's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou tries to jump to side mount.
Oleg Taktarov jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou launches a few punches to Russian Bear's cheek from the guard.
Oleg Taktarov uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ngannou clumsily fails here and it's time for Oleg Taktarov to fight back!
Oleg Taktarov tries to better his position on the ground...
Russian Bear breaks the closed guard of Francis Ngannou and moves to half guard
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Ngannou is connecting with a few punches
Francis Ngannou tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Middle kick from Ngannou.
The kick just misses.
Tremendous strikes from Ngannou!
Some big punches are landing!
Oleg Taktarov paws at Ngannou.
Ngannou swings ineffectively.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov attempts a sweep single...
Oleg Taktarov catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Russian Bear.
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear is in closed guard... Ngannou tries to roll on the ground!
Oleg Taktarov uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Oleg Taktarov looks to counter!
Oleg Taktarov tries to better his position on the ground...
Russian Bear breaks the closed guard of Francis Ngannou and moves to half guard
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to turn in and scramble out. Oleg Taktarov timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that guillotine...
That guillotine from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Francis Ngannou slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear tries to move on the ground and shows Francis Ngannou a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Russian Bear uses his forearms to block the impact!
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Francis Ngannou cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Ngannou is trying to counter now!
Ngannou tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Russian Bear's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Ngannou spins out, but Oleg Taktarov was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Ngannou is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Russian Bear misses a step and Francis Ngannou sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ngannou launches a kick to Russian Bear's thigh
Russian Bear checks that kick!
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shovel hook by Oleg Taktarov
tags Ngannou.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Solid kick to the leg from Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear checks it.
Oleg Taktarov fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Ngannou's chin
Ngannou's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ngannou has a small cut in his Chin
As the fight continues it seems that Francis Ngannou is taking the best of the fight.
Francis Ngannou tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Oleg Taktarov swings and Ngannou has to retreat
Oleg Taktarov seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Francis Ngannou paws at Russian Bear.
Russian Bear answers with solid punches!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Francis Ngannou moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Ngannou decides to launch some tentative punches
Francis Ngannou takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Tremendous strikes from Ngannou!
Russian Bear blocks with confidence
A right hand from Francis Ngannou
misses its target.
Ngannou misses a step and Oleg Taktarov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ngannou launches a kick
but Oleg Taktarov avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Francis Ngannou fakes a punch and launches himself over Russian Bear!
Oleg Taktarov is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Ngannou and pushes him away!
Oleg Taktarov throws a combo
Francis Ngannou ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Russian Bear swings again, only to get countered once more! Russian Bear is looking bad here!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Francis Ngannou!
Russian Bear is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Russian Bear grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Oleg Taktarov
Hard blow to Ngannou's mid-section, he seems hurt
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Russian Bear is in open guard over Ngannou... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ngannou rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Ngannou is trying to counter now!
Ngannou tries to stand up!
Russian Bear doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Russian Bear moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Francis Ngannou! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Francis Ngannou doesn't defend himself!
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Ngannou is moving on the ground...
Russian Bear tries to counter Ngannou's moves on the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to turn in and scramble out. Oleg Taktarov timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Francis Ngannou slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Ngannou is trying to counter now!
Ngannou launches a few weak punches
Russian Bear blocks them effectively.
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov goes for an americana!
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Ngannou breaks free.
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Ngannou pushes Oleg Taktarov forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Ngannou struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is in closed guard... Russian Bear tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Francis Ngannou!
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Oleg Taktarov controls the situation despite Francis Ngannou efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Oleg Taktarov rolls Francis Ngannou to his stomach and takes his back!
Russian Bear is in rear mount over Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov slides his arm under Francis Ngannou's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Russian Bear is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Ngannou's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Crippling lock!
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Russian Bear is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Francis Ngannou pulls down on Oleg Taktarov's hand and staves off danger
Russian Bear is in rear mount over Ngannou
Russian Bear tries to end this with a RNC!
Ngannou manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov tries to close the guard.
Russian Bear put Francis Ngannou in closed guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
That Triangle Choke looks tight...
That Triangle Choke from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that Triangle Choke...
Punishing hold!
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Ngannou struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is in closed guard... Russian Bear tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Francis Ngannou!
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear catch Francis Ngannou's left arm and tries a kimura
Ngannou's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That kimura from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
That kimura looks tight...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Ngannou's eyes...
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
Punishing hold!
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
Francis Ngannou holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear catch Francis Ngannou's right arm and tries a kimura
Ngannou struggles to free himself
That kimura looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Ngannou's eyes...
That kimura from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Ngannou Hyper-extended his arm
That kimura from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Francis Ngannou holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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As the fight continues it seems that Oleg Taktarov is taking the best of the fight.
Russian Bear is holding Francis Ngannou's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Francis Ngannou loses balance and goes to the ground.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ngannou tries to stand up!
Russian Bear doesn't allow him!
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Russian Bear works on the ground with his fingers over Ngannou's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti allows Ngannou time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
A bunch of leg kicks from Francis Ngannou
are blocked by Russian Bear.
Francis Ngannou gets sloppy and Oleg Taktarov tries to take advantage...
Oleg Taktarov just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ngannou may be in trouble!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Oleg Taktarov is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Ngannou on his head!
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Ngannou tries to close his guard around Russian Bear
He is not able to do it
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Ngannou hyper-extended his leg
That leglock looks tight...
That leglock looks tight...
Ngannou hyper-extended his leg
Ngannou struggles to free himself
That leglock from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that leglock...
That leglock looks tight...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Oleg Taktarov's lock! This is over! Ngannou didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Oleg Taktarov by Submission (leglock) at 1:28 Round 3
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 15/29 (52%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/28 (7%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Time on the ground 448 s
Statistics: Oleg Taktarov
Punches 15/21 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 448 s
Oleg did the wrestling things, that stopped Ngannou from being able to do Ngannou things.
Oleg Taktarov looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Francis Ngannou and Oleg Taktarov touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ngannou wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Russian Bear wants nothing of that and pushes Ngannou.
Poorly executed technique. Oleg Taktarov looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Russian Bear followed by a hard jab
Francis Ngannou stumbles back.
Russian Bear is holding Francis Ngannou's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Francis Ngannou loses balance and goes to the ground.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou attempts to trap Oleg Taktarov in his guard.
Oleg Taktarov keeps control and remains in side mount.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ngannou launches a few weak punches
Russian Bear blocks them effectively.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
0:45 Round 1 and Ngannou is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Ngannou launches a few weak punches
Russian Bear blocks them effectively.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou attempts to trap Oleg Taktarov in his guard.
Francis Ngannou manages to switch to full guard.
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear moves on the ground
Oleg Taktarov moves to side mount
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov looks to mount Francis Ngannou...
Oleg Taktarov slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Francis Ngannou's arm and tries an armbar!
Ngannou holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Ngannou's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Oleg Taktarov.
Francis Ngannou is in side mount over Oleg Taktarov
Ngannou tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Russian Bear tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Francis Ngannou doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov tries to roll to his side and trap Francis Ngannou in his guard...
Oleg Taktarov moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou tries to open up Russian Bear with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Russian Bear is trying to block them with his hands...
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou tries to open up Russian Bear with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Russian Bear blocks a few elbows and now Francis Ngannou will have to look for another option here.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Russian Bear's ribs.
Russian Bear blocks Francis Ngannou's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Russian Bear tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Oleg Taktarov attempts to move to full guard
Oleg Taktarov manages to switch to full guard.
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Russian Bear's ribs.
Russian Bear blocks Francis Ngannou's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou tries to jump to side mount.
Oleg Taktarov jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou launches a few punches to Russian Bear's cheek from the guard.
Oleg Taktarov uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ngannou clumsily fails here and it's time for Oleg Taktarov to fight back!
Oleg Taktarov tries to better his position on the ground...
Russian Bear breaks the closed guard of Francis Ngannou and moves to half guard
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Ngannou is connecting with a few punches
Francis Ngannou tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Middle kick from Ngannou.
The kick just misses.
Tremendous strikes from Ngannou!
Some big punches are landing!
Oleg Taktarov paws at Ngannou.
Ngannou swings ineffectively.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov attempts a sweep single...
Oleg Taktarov catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Russian Bear.
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear is in closed guard... Ngannou tries to roll on the ground!
Oleg Taktarov uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Oleg Taktarov looks to counter!
Oleg Taktarov tries to better his position on the ground...
Russian Bear breaks the closed guard of Francis Ngannou and moves to half guard
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to turn in and scramble out. Oleg Taktarov timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that guillotine...
That guillotine from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Francis Ngannou slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear tries to move on the ground and shows Francis Ngannou a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Russian Bear uses his forearms to block the impact!
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Francis Ngannou cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Ngannou is trying to counter now!
Ngannou tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Russian Bear's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Ngannou spins out, but Oleg Taktarov was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Ngannou is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Russian Bear misses a step and Francis Ngannou sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ngannou launches a kick to Russian Bear's thigh
Russian Bear checks that kick!
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shovel hook by Oleg Taktarov
tags Ngannou.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Solid kick to the leg from Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear checks it.
Oleg Taktarov fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Ngannou's chin
Ngannou's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ngannou has a small cut in his Chin
As the fight continues it seems that Francis Ngannou is taking the best of the fight.
Francis Ngannou tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Oleg Taktarov swings and Ngannou has to retreat
Oleg Taktarov seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Francis Ngannou paws at Russian Bear.
Russian Bear answers with solid punches!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Francis Ngannou moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Ngannou decides to launch some tentative punches
Francis Ngannou takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Tremendous strikes from Ngannou!
Russian Bear blocks with confidence
A right hand from Francis Ngannou
misses its target.
Ngannou misses a step and Oleg Taktarov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ngannou launches a kick
but Oleg Taktarov avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Francis Ngannou fakes a punch and launches himself over Russian Bear!
Oleg Taktarov is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Ngannou and pushes him away!
Oleg Taktarov throws a combo
Francis Ngannou ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Russian Bear swings again, only to get countered once more! Russian Bear is looking bad here!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Francis Ngannou!
Russian Bear is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Russian Bear grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Oleg Taktarov
Hard blow to Ngannou's mid-section, he seems hurt
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Russian Bear is in open guard over Ngannou... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ngannou rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Ngannou is trying to counter now!
Ngannou tries to stand up!
Russian Bear doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Russian Bear moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Francis Ngannou! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Francis Ngannou doesn't defend himself!
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Ngannou is moving on the ground...
Russian Bear tries to counter Ngannou's moves on the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to turn in and scramble out. Oleg Taktarov timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Francis Ngannou slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Ngannou is trying to counter now!
Ngannou launches a few weak punches
Russian Bear blocks them effectively.
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov goes for an americana!
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Ngannou breaks free.
Oleg Taktarov is in half guard over Ngannou
Russian Bear shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Ngannou pushes Oleg Taktarov forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Ngannou struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is in closed guard... Russian Bear tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Francis Ngannou!
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Oleg Taktarov controls the situation despite Francis Ngannou efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Oleg Taktarov rolls Francis Ngannou to his stomach and takes his back!
Russian Bear is in rear mount over Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov slides his arm under Francis Ngannou's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Russian Bear is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Ngannou's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Crippling lock!
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Russian Bear is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Francis Ngannou pulls down on Oleg Taktarov's hand and staves off danger
Russian Bear is in rear mount over Ngannou
Russian Bear tries to end this with a RNC!
Ngannou manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over Russian Bear
Oleg Taktarov tries to close the guard.
Russian Bear put Francis Ngannou in closed guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Russian Bear switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
That Triangle Choke looks tight...
That Triangle Choke from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that Triangle Choke...
Punishing hold!
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Ngannou struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over Russian Bear
Ngannou is in closed guard... Russian Bear tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Francis Ngannou!
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear catch Francis Ngannou's left arm and tries a kimura
Ngannou's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That kimura from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
That kimura looks tight...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Ngannou's eyes...
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
Punishing hold!
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
Ngannou struggles to free himself
Russian Bear is locking that kimura...
Francis Ngannou holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Oleg Taktarov is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear catch Francis Ngannou's right arm and tries a kimura
Ngannou struggles to free himself
That kimura looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Ngannou's eyes...
That kimura from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Ngannou Hyper-extended his arm
That kimura from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Francis Ngannou holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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As the fight continues it seems that Oleg Taktarov is taking the best of the fight.
Russian Bear is holding Francis Ngannou's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Francis Ngannou loses balance and goes to the ground.
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ngannou tries to stand up!
Russian Bear doesn't allow him!
Oleg Taktarov is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Russian Bear has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Russian Bear works on the ground with his fingers over Ngannou's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti allows Ngannou time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
A bunch of leg kicks from Francis Ngannou
are blocked by Russian Bear.
Francis Ngannou gets sloppy and Oleg Taktarov tries to take advantage...
Oleg Taktarov just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ngannou may be in trouble!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Oleg Taktarov is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Ngannou on his head!
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Ngannou tries to close his guard around Russian Bear
He is not able to do it
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Ngannou
Oleg Taktarov tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Ngannou hyper-extended his leg
That leglock looks tight...
That leglock looks tight...
Ngannou hyper-extended his leg
Ngannou struggles to free himself
That leglock from Oleg Taktarov appears to be unbreakable
Russian Bear is locking that leglock...
That leglock looks tight...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Oleg Taktarov's lock! This is over! Ngannou didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Oleg Taktarov by Submission (leglock) at 1:28 Round 3
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 15/29 (52%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/28 (7%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Time on the ground 448 s
Statistics: Oleg Taktarov
Punches 15/21 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 448 s
Oleg did the wrestling things, that stopped Ngannou from being able to do Ngannou things.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!