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00:00to the champion and the record you can make an argument either way this is for
00:08all the marbles there the seemingly indestructible Abdi Salaam Ulu Kuba
00:14Neitzbeck taking on what I believe is going to be one of the toughest tests of
00:17his career and Raul Tutorale big shots from Tutorale
00:22Omok trying to find that big uppercut and the clenching straight off the
00:28bat you can see that Tutorale is a natural 66 kilo fighter we're looking
00:33at here Brave Nation is nothing less than the evolution of mixed martial arts
00:37it began in Brazil came to life in the United States of America huge Russian
00:42influence now we've got two huge influences from Central Asia and also oh
00:47look at that and also from Georgia the scary thing is every time we see Omok
00:54in the brave arena he has developed a new wrinkle to his game he has evolved
01:00right now we're seeing him getting touched a little bit more than I'm used
01:04to this early in the fight well Raul is a forward forward pressure
01:10fighter you see with that slightly more diminutive frame he's trying to roll
01:14underneath the shots of Omok and land his own big shot over the top
01:18Raul is seeing something that Omok's opponents haven't yet he's managing to
01:23touch not not with proper timing yet but he's managing to touch he's managing to
01:27touch his opponent Oh beautiful shot just pops out of the pocket
01:33Omok showing why he is oh a little bit there expect to see Omok level
01:40changing get in those hips before too long that hinge at the hips if the knee
01:44had been coming up could have been fatal nice little pot shot there from Raul
01:50talk about bad intentions look at those hands like you say this is probably the
02:01most we've seen Kuban each bag get absolutely positively not getting hit
02:07quite yet with rhythm that's a big shot right there momentarily you seen a tiny
02:13bit given the legs of Omok might have been an accidental headbutt there so
02:21far Raul given an incredible account of himself he is throwing absolute bombs
02:27out there cheeky little uppercut from Kuban each bag don't know if he can
02:31sustain this for all five rounds but maybe he doesn't believe he has to oh
02:34that's beautiful work from the jump he seems to find his rhythm just a little
02:41bit better now you spoke about the resume of Raul as he was walking to the
02:53cage beating some incredible fighters a double chop at his native Georgia and
02:57essentially completed MMA in Georgia
03:04Lulu may be getting a sense of he's just not used to this style these quick quick
03:09short fully loaded up on shots coming in bunches like Pinky starting to get a
03:14sense of it yeah that was timing as the Hans connected might try and use the
03:23spring of the cage to get the trip defense here for brown fantastic I did
03:29not expect that kind of core strength that kind of balance we need spec
03:34looking to make a little space to land that knee right now he's been reversed
03:40tutorial he gets a takedown I am gonna have a heart attack being able to defend
03:55the tank diners buying to really do the confidence of Raul wonders and he's the
04:00one putting the pressure on to me like Kuban each back is doing a little bit
04:05better than he did me opening minutes around beautiful slip and reply from
04:10tutorial already a little better ending up nice job from Raul size difference so
04:25far not really playing much of a factor Carrick nor nor is the difference in
04:30reach which surprised me quite a bit another beautifully defended takedown
04:36yeah you know that front head landed a couple of short knees down to short time
04:46variation about 20 seconds either fight or do something really definitive to put
04:56a question or to put a an exclamation point on the end of the line perfect
05:00statement neither fighter did bill call it who do you like in that round you
05:04know what just for the volume and the frequency of shots landed I would be
05:08inclined to err on the side of Raul I felt the same way if only by a tiny
05:13little bit oh yeah it's fine it's worth and it's worth absolutely nothing we are
05:16not the official Kate Kate side judges but your commentators saw a 10-9 for
05:21Raul Tuturulli from Georgia we're getting a whoa we're getting a second
05:27look at some of that action from round one I don't think it's the main event of
05:30Brave Combat Federation 87 I don't think we realized just how cleanly that shot
05:35landed and that speaks to just how supremely well-conditioned the walk is
05:42this is Central Asian fighter they are beasts it's a nice slight overhand
05:48right into a leg takedown attempt it was unsuccessful as we know Keurig
05:55Abdus-Salaam Olukobanichbek is one of the most intelligent fighters on the
06:00brave roster he will have taken the learning that he needs to from that
06:03first round and I believe he will make adaptations to his game and he has my
06:06opinion Philly in my opinion he's got the best endurance cardio for days he
06:12gases and never Decker the bandit Larkin getting off any excess water we
06:20are seconds away Decker doing the same thing to the opponent seconds away from
06:26round two and this the main event we've come at Federation 87 in Alkmaar
06:31Netherlands the city of dreams
06:36good staff jobs open off from Kuban each back starting to put the combinations
06:41together my hasn't been touched so far this round a little bit different than
06:47the opening stanza of round one
06:51like Kuban each back may have started to get the measure of his opponent we know
06:58Cuban each back can go the full five rounds we saw that when he took on all
07:02all the way back at brief CF 59 of course was for the interim title
07:11Kuban each back appears to be throwing single shots bill and then fading back a
07:16little bit what does he need to do double up on the shots yeah put them
07:21together double up and maybe circle back straight up your opponent might miss you
07:25especially be short that opponents got fast fast Jordan feet he may come flying
07:29in with a hook and land beautiful uppercut
07:35oh then gets tied with a shot this is an awesome fight to the rally doing
07:45exactly what you should ask the shorter fighter double up on the jobs try to
07:49fight your way onto the inside Oh nice overhand right nice jab landing I'm much
07:59better ride for the chump but then gets caught on the break Oh
08:11another big show over the top predicate off that knee attempt from Cuban each
08:15back attempt a little step in crushing elbow surely not using his head movement
08:23as he backs up he's got beautiful head movement forward seems to shut down as
08:27he backs up hands connected from Cuban each back hands are connected and there
08:32it is a short sharp ride on airways now what's he gonna do with it this is where
08:40we usually see Cuban each back doing some of his best work trying to take the
08:44back here no hooks and as of yet tutor I only try to turn and take none of his
08:50own and tutorial he got it right back to where he wants to move in that head
08:53side to side there are a couple of time shots a couple of times that Cuban each
08:57back has not been far away with that little punch on uppercut Cuban each
09:02expects got orders from his corner do not stand and trade with him the entire
09:06round completely unknown how that would end up get it down on the ground it's
09:09pretty well known how that'll end up
09:15Cuban each back trying to connect those hands step number one the best thing you
09:20can get hands right on the upper hamstring area connected together if
09:24you can't get that hands around the hips is number two multiple great
09:29takedown options from there including lifting them up and twisting them
09:32stepping behind bring him to the back and drop down to various singles can
09:38sweep and reap a leg referee Jackie Larkin calling for a little bit more
09:42action a little bit of a steel mid here against the cage wall no very
09:54significant damage being done haven't seen a furthering of position vertical
10:01position from the champion good head position in here from Raul might see
10:10Omar change levels trying to take down here into a triangle immediately denied
10:20beautiful work from two bodies back relatively short time to make something
10:25happen with it it's got a cradle of sorts on the ankle trying to take the
10:33bike but again nominal job from roll if he could take Wow may have been in
10:39stages but he took Cuban each back behind a little bit of an x-guard
10:43momentary x-guard there you see that so rarely in mixed martial arts got a
10:47single hook in no too high
10:54right now Cuban he's maybe looking for a knee bar Cuban he's pages needs to land
10:59some big shots trying to hit an inverted triangle but doesn't quite have that one
11:07arm flush both arms are locked in feet are connected by only by the toes more a
11:16defensive position right now from Raul on bottom this is a an upside-down guard
11:23I think it's called I just made that up
11:27Cuban each back a little stymie doesn't quite know where to land a hard shot I'm
11:31not sure I did either who did you like in round two do you know what
11:34considerably better round for Cuban each back I would be inclined to say
11:39that we're looking I want a piece right now there you go brave nation on our
11:43unofficial very unofficial count it is 19 to 19 and now we're gonna get a look
11:49by a top tens replay as to why a couple of shots landing one barely on the
11:56champion champion comes back lands a very nice uppercut straight combination
12:02pop pop pop pop follows that up with a wrong-stepping jab that was the takedown
12:08of the night so far here at brave combat Federation 87 that triangle was
12:13completely denied but again big props to the Georgian fighter for not ending up
12:19in a place where he was getting devastated he's staying out of serious
12:24danger and he is always putting his opponent in some degree of danger
12:28himself so we liked the champion in that round but the fighter from Romania
12:37Raul tutor Oli is by no means getting beat up in here he's got an answer for
12:44very nearly everything one thing you can say about Georgian fighters is that they
12:48are just intrinsically game they do not stand on ceremony reputation they come
12:56to fight every single time
13:06got in deep beautiful work yeah are you trying to take the back here got one
13:12hook in place Oh mark bounces right back up trying to
13:17strip that grip of tutor Oli he feels that head move he may pop back with
13:21little elbow that's something we've seen him do before he's got the hands apart
13:26he's gonna turn in there it is looking for a switch now this is grueling for
13:35both parties by control now from tutor Oli he's able just to ride out the
13:42scramble I want it there it is my one is I was just gonna say want to see him get
13:46that elbow in there he did pop those hands apart that's that uppercut one of
13:51his best combinations brave nation starts with that uppercut hook follows
13:57straight follows Jeff follows tried it again and less successful this time
14:05Raul tutor Oli top tutor Oli learning from his mistake the last time you're
14:11watching fighters get better on their feet fight schedule for five five minute
14:16rounds should we need them and again are we talked about a couple of times but
14:20under those lights Carrick so so draining I've got to say oh you were to
14:27take two fighters and put them in 150 degrees my money would be on Cuban each
14:31back such a supremely conditioned athlete
14:36Mika era was tutor Oli still giving a great account of himself so far neither
14:42fighters through a big combination on that separation I think they're both
14:46feeling the third round they know they've got the championship rounds
14:49coming up both of them are holding a little bit in reserve right now that
14:54separation without a shot from either side frankly surprised me bloodied up of
15:01Cuban each back there might be a lot of cotton in and around the eyelid
15:13from the champion tutor Oli a veteran of 34 professional wins 26 of those wins
15:22coming by way of finishing 20 of those finishes coming in the very first round
15:26he is one of the most highly credentialed athletes we have in brief
15:30brave nation I don't know if you noticed it but several seconds ago both
15:33fighters were smiling at each other in a playful way they are having a fun day at
15:39the office nice low inside leg kick frequency the shots a little bit better
15:46from Cuban each back in on the single can switch to a high crotch didn't quite
15:54have it denied now completely denied and you know what comes at me follows
16:00like rain after clouds yeah if I'm in the corner of Cuban each back I'm telling
16:04to abandon the takedown attempts he's doing some great work with the hands
16:08keep working those hands and then he almost smothers his good work by trying
16:11to get that take time has not been getting the better of the takedowns
16:15right here look at role trying an uppercut of his own that's a great
16:19fighter mentality hit me with something I'm gonna hit you back better good
16:27Steph job again from Cuban each back change in his stance is quite a bit here
16:31it's not just to give his opponent different looks or to give himself
16:34different avenues from which the attack Eric could be a little bit of both I
16:38think right now they both expended in the first two rounds their normal fight
16:43games neither of them has gained a huge edge from it so they're gonna try a few
16:47different things nice shot over the top from Cuban each back yeah Cuban each
16:52back was faking a single reaching down for that leg then came in with a an
16:56overhand shot seems to be a little errant but a nice shot from tutor early
17:00yeah a little errant bit of fabric I think down the hand of the champ gave it
17:07a smile hit behind the ear he is wobbled there's a button in human beings and one
17:13of them's right behind the ear that might be the first time I think I've
17:17seen Cuban each peg wobbled in the brewery no absolutely positively the
17:20first time I've seen it it only lasts five to ten seconds not like a body shot
17:25Cuban each pick likely better now but he's looking not quite like himself oh
17:31it's another big shot and he's smiling imagine Jenin somebody thinking you got
17:38them hurt and you look up and they're just smiling back at you big shot landed
17:42to the cheek to to rally perhaps slowly starting to change the momentum and flow
17:50with a spike Eric round three ends call it Phil I've got somebody in my mind I
17:56want to see if we're in accord I don't know about that but I reckon we're going
17:59to be an agreement what I saw there was some fantastic work and they were very
18:03evenly matched going up to end and around three minutes 30 a great ride but
18:08for me with the shots landed the fact that he wobbled oh mark I'm leaning
18:13towards tutorial early in that right I saw it the exact same way and now brave
18:17nation we're gonna get a look in slow motion of just what we were talking
18:22about the two of them exchange shots but one of them had a staggering effect and
18:26one of them didn't look at that both of them have to catch their balance a
18:31little bit both of them have a little smile yep good shot buddy yep good shot
18:34buddy hey well done hold dad look at that smile whole ton of mutual respect
18:41in here interestingly though the corner of kuban each back decided not to put
18:47him on the stool and instead have him on the canvas make they may think the legs
18:53are tired if the heads closer to the legs you're likely to get more blood
18:57there they've got a whole different game that they play in central central Asia
19:01and it is proving to be pretty spectacular as brave nation as you're
19:05seeing right here wire close right now between these two incredible combatants
19:15let's see if tutorial he could continue to have a way at that momentum that
19:21seems to be swinging in his favor nation now in the championship rounds and the
19:25champion has eaten a couple of shots answered with a couple of knees of his
19:31get an uppercut it a little bit somebody's mouthpiece went flying out
19:35the gum see one but you have to give credit that's good for more mark I
19:41enjoyed that because what you have to do in accordance with the rules of MMA the
19:44referee waits for a natural break but what I like is the old mark took a step
19:48back to get your gum piece so I can punch for your mouthpiece so I can punch
19:51in the mouth I've barely seen that he created his own natural break it's a
19:56nice uppercut again from Cuban each back now he's gonna try and break those
19:59teeth nice low three-piece didn't really land as clean as he would have
20:09liked take that attempt to take down denied to
20:13thoroughly effortlessly getting rid of that I'd like to see cool in each back
20:18kick a little bit more he's not having all the success I think he needs with
20:23hands alone oh beautiful shot over the top yeah that one went ding so it's a
20:32rally doing an incredible job here step and elbow attempt you know what oh mark
20:40is an incredibly well conditioned athlete but I genuinely believe that the
20:43heat inside that cage is starting to be a real factor maybe melting him I think
20:47he needs to move just a little bit more than he has been when he sets down on
20:51those heels and weights inevitably a shot to the head comes that's only gonna
20:55make him less mobile gotta see him move in and out just a little bit more side
20:59to side a little bit more if those feet don't move he's got a bob and weave and
21:03slip maybe fade a little bit but that heads gotta move if it doesn't those
21:08hands are gonna land got a quick timeout may have been an accidental I poke
21:15chance we'll get a look at it on the replay tutorial Lee I think indicating
21:22he's okay he wants to keep fighting we'll just see this Aaron's up to be
21:29fair both fighters had their hands spread so hey it's an occupational
21:34hazard when you're wearing MMA gloves yeah part of the sport
21:46both these fires being dragged to the deep waters of the championship bronze
21:51nice little switch kick from the champion as I said earlier I'd like to
21:56see him kick a little bit more there is that one I believe got checked with a
22:01shin champ may want to try the outside of that calf for good measure beautiful
22:10little slip yeah really nice he's back trying to attack the body this is so
22:21finally balanced Carrick so far I can't really separate them in this front I'm
22:27seeing just a slight striking edge for the challenger but it is ever so slight
22:33just as you say that he lands a shot over the top shot got a grin and a nod
22:37nothing but respect in here for each other boxing is so so clean and like you
22:43say completely negating any kind of perceived reach disadvantage
22:53again nice work from the challenger
22:59patrolling still moving that head side to side forward and back up and down at
23:04all times he gets hit like he got tagged there it's almost by accident
23:09because that head is moving quite a bit there's a mock starting to move again
23:14whoa spinning back fist didn't quite land this flush as he wanted had it we'd
23:21just be screaming right now to Taroli maybe looking to answer that potential
23:29highlight move with one of his own he is that tire came in with a nice lap
23:34just clips the jaw of the champ good step shot from cool cool bunnies back
23:44starting to turn it up with a minute to go in the fourth rounds he is
24:00short time now brave nation under 30 seconds to go barely 20 seconds now
24:06trolling the fighter from Georgia stalking stalking leaping in behind
24:12shots many of which land avoiding the challenges largely avoiding the leak and
24:18there you saw it nice clean jab to the face another spinning elbow attempt
24:22another highlight followed up by a knee this round is so close one big shot I
24:27believe could take the round you almost feel like he ever is the last guy to
24:32land in this round takes it Wow nice deep respectful handshake can you even
24:40guess Phil at who the judges liked in that round do you know why if it were it
24:46would be guesswork because that is such a finely poised right for my money I
24:52feel that to thoroughly was the one he did a little bit more and that yes there
24:57was the spinning backfist attempt from Oh mark there was the flying knee but
25:00frequency accuracy damage accumulated on the crude I'm leaning towards the
25:06challenger I think he might have been but I do like the old rule and it comes
25:09from boxing comes from prize-fighting you've got to take the belt from the
25:14champion definitively so for that reason not necessarily based on what I saw in
25:19the round I'm gonna call that one ten nine for obvious alarm
25:23look over each back and that means if I'm right which I may well not be but it
25:28is entirely possible that going into the fifth and final round whoever wins the
25:32fifth the second championship round the fifth round whoever wins that wins the
25:36belt wins the fight a fight that is this finally poised neither of these guys is
25:43gonna want to go to the judges when it's this finally poised I think we're gonna
25:46see renewed impetus from both fires to go and get it done in this fifth and
25:50final rinds here's the problem though brave nation when you set down on a shot
25:55when you sink your feet down get all your weight behind a shot it leaves you
26:00open to a counter both of these fighters are fatigued due to the heat due to being
26:06in the final championship round they're gonna set down and throw a shot at some
26:11point but it can't be every shot be interesting to see if Cuban each back
26:16even tries to get a takedown anymore has not had any luck except for off the cage
26:20I don't think he's going to cure it yeah you know the most proactive we've
26:24seen him in this fight as when he has boxed you know when he's trying to shoot
26:28for those takedowns and there he's expelling a lot of energy right now he's
26:32looking good with the hand so keep doing the things that are working for you
26:38we need to pick doing a nice job of distance management here that's a solid
26:43shot another solid shot from the champ who
26:47would each bet cannot step inside and stay there it's just not gonna go his
26:51way there he goes now he's moving out if you see him move in land a shot and see
26:55how there he goes he's trying to move out again like I say with a fight that's
27:00close I don't think either fighter is gonna want to leave it in the hands of
27:02the judges
27:07who would he be cool each back to my eye is trying to land the harder shots tried
27:13to clinch a knee try to land that spinning hammer fist he's setting down
27:16on those jabs quite a bit he's definitely up this frequency of shots
27:24nice little sneaky lead hook there from Raul was nice champ was moving away from
27:30it took the sting much of the sting off it
27:35Kubanich back getting a little bit too close that's gonna be the result every
27:41time that's a good shot all even better shot from the champ there's a reason
27:51brave nation that these are called championship rounds these bring out a
27:55heart that only a world champion can possess any normal human being under
28:05this pressure would be in the hospital approaching the midway point of the
28:09fifth and final rounds kubanich back looking good so far in this round has
28:15probably landed the most definitive shots kubanich back in my mind
28:19unquestionably ahead on the scorecard at the exact halfway point in this the
28:26fifth and final round
28:29another good step job from the champ trying to break the curse of the brave
28:41combat Federation lightweight some title never been defended said I didn't
28:49believe in curses but I have to wait for the outcome of this one
28:56kubanich back is completely focused to the rally trying to get in on a takedown
29:03here successful low fall thus far has the hands connected takedown in stages
29:14excellent job from the champion took a lot of energy to get in on those hips
29:21attempt to get the takedown a little bit less to defend it they're close they're
29:28real close to each other now
29:31beautiful job from tutor Ali that's why he needs three more off he wants to take
29:43this right so impressive to see this blinding speed in the fifth and final
29:47round so far these gentlemen have been fighting for 24 minutes and crippling
29:54heat less than a minute brave nation will we see a grandstand finish before
30:09the fight even started kubanich back walked in the center pointed down this
30:13is my ground feel free to fight right here
30:19but each pick may have been trying to land an elbow there now they're spinning
30:25back first attempt 30 seconds to go who wants it more
30:33kubanich back showing a champion's heart showing a champion's conditioning in
30:37this round he's pulled his entire game together 10 seconds to go and what has
30:49been an absolute war of attrition carrot for the third time in his brief combat
30:55Federation career after Salam ulu kubanich back goes the full five rounds
31:01brave nation I've got that 48 to 47 for the champion a split decision would not
31:07surprise me 48 47 to the challenger would not surprise me what you're
31:14witnessing right here is one of the most difficult moments in sports Julie tell
31:19us what it's like when you're not sure who won the fight and you're waiting for
31:23that judges decision to come out it's a horrible moment you even check what
31:27corner color you are on your wrist sometimes it is heart beating moment I
31:32mean it's just so close isn't it is he's very happy but it's a performance
31:40he thinks he's got it but it's down to the judges I can say the exact same
31:45thing about kubanich back also holding his national flag up gesturing to the
31:50crowd each fighter believes he won and we're gonna get a look at some of the
31:56highlights they went back and forth and back and forth beyond description what
32:01you're gonna see here brave nation is shots going back and forth and back and
32:05forth so close you'd have to be a mathematician to tell if it was 101 or
32:1299 great work great from both fighters I think the one thing that impressed me
32:23the most from the champion was in the fifth and final round he dug way down
32:27found those reserves and in my opinion absolutely positively won but that
32:32moment right there sums up the fight they punched each other in the head at
32:36the exact same time both of them staggered momentarily then both of them
32:41smile at each other and touch hands so yeah this is awesome
32:45appreciated each other's work lots of grins in here nice spinning hammer fist
32:52attempt if that one lands wrong it misses it can land wrong get a broken
32:57forearm it can land Rome and you can get wrong and you can get knocked out it
33:01is a dangerous technique to throw and he threw it four times that one was a miss
33:08and there they are brothers in arms literally in the center of the brave
33:13combat Federation cage they're being brave nation they're being gathered to
33:19center and we're just about to find out all right ladies and gentlemen after
33:29five rounds of championship action we go to your judges scorecards your judges
33:37score the boat 48 47 49 46 on 49 46 in favor of your winner by unanimous
33:47decision fighting out of the red corner I'm still brave combat Federation
33:56undisputed lightweight champion of the world
34:01Abdi Salam, Ulu, Omak, Kuban, each bag
34:17having retained his belt and broken the brave combat Federation curse for the
34:33very first time CF lightweight world champion the curse has been broken if
34:45you knew about it there was never a defense on this belt tonight it has been
34:50broken let's hear from the champ how that went down for him five tough rounds
35:15I congratulate you on this incredible victory, please tell us how you felt
35:23during the fight what you had in mind what was the decisive moment
35:27Thank you, first of all, my opponent Raul Tatarauli is a very good strong experienced fighter
35:38I respect Raul. When I didn't start my career, he was fighting in MMA. I watched him and today I'm proud to fight him.
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