ZHANIBEK ALIMKHANULY VS ANDREI MIKHAILOVICH FULL FIGHT HD

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00:00a short build-up just 29 days but it's had more than a share of drama the words
00:07the scales the belts and moments ago they played the wrong Kazakh anthem now
00:13the fight it is time for Zhenyabeg Alim Hanala and Andrei Mikhailovich a world
00:21title fight in Sydney the Kazakh king and the renegade from New Zealand's the
00:28Southpaw is Zhenyabeg and Mikhailovich your Orthodox fighter and they just
00:36posture at center ring as Zhenyabeg tosses out that powerful left hands
00:44Ben Damon commentary alongside the undefeated Sam Goodman and fascinating
00:50to look at the opening stages of this one Sam absolutely he's already starting
00:54to land a few backhands to the body real early start to find his range and
01:00it's such an important punch for him Zhenyabeg is that left hand when he
01:06turns it into an uppercut he does a lot of damage and there's plenty of Kazakh
01:11power in it as well but Mikhailovich he's a puncher we have seen that
01:17throughout his career in New Zealand and Australia he's in there with a very
01:25very good one here this evening as he takes another shot to the body I don't
01:32think it's gonna be too long before you see him start to change that backhand
01:35into different shots he's starting to find his range trying to make Andre miss
01:39and then fire back to the body and as is so often the case with the Southpaw
01:46unorthodox the feet tangle up but it was the left hand of Zhenyabeg that was
01:51the important piece there and he's really starting to throw them out he's
02:02the champion Zhenyabeg punching with power and
02:09Mikhailovich is trying to work his way into this one he gets a hand up in
02:14between to protect himself from that shot but it's an ominous start from
02:23Alim Hanala who jabs well and watches. Now Mikhailovich comes forward and throws one
02:36around the back of the head there and gets a warning for his troubles and he
02:42tries to go again and again finds the back of the head of Zhenyabeg and he leads with that right hand and perhaps that's his best chance against Zhenyabeg.
02:57100% I don't mind this from Andre he's got to do whatever it takes to win this
03:00fight it's a fight at the end of the day and you got to do whatever whatever it
03:03takes to win it so look it's the refs job to step in there and tell him what
03:06he's doing as well. He's getting through and trying to rough this up is the
03:10challenger now he stares and postures and he comes forward again there's a
03:16good shot too from Mikhailovich and the Kiwis like the end of that round
03:21Isaac Peets the trainer of Mikhailovich he was up on his feet and celebrating
03:28after that right hand that ended the round.
03:32He's allowing you to get there so stay there.
03:37And when you need a rest I'm up, you got what I'm saying.
03:45One inch of space. This whole night bro you're on his f****** chest. He can't do shit on the inside you're there all night you f****** live there.
03:53The instructions pretty clear there from Isaac Peets don't worry about the ref do whatever you want so clearly the rough
04:14stuff is what they see as the best way forward for the challenger against the
04:21classy Janabek. How rough can he get and how close can he get? Janabek at range of jabbing and now Janabek that gets the
04:37warning about treading on the front foot which he's been doing consistently since
04:43the beginning of this fight. Mikhailovich goes forward, storms forward. Janabek tries to find him with that shot and doubling up is Mikhailovich and smiling again and he'll
05:04have to work hard our referee because this one's going to get messy and it's
05:09going to be messy as long as it lasts.
05:13They tangle and they try to work on the inside. Got to be careful about the holding though.
05:25He's got to make sure he's punching after he's holding. I know he wants to try and
05:30close the distance but he's going to get a lot of warnings and could eventually
05:33start losing points if that's his whole tactic. He throws another one there and it is a warning to both of them from our referee and there's a good shot from Janabek as Mikhailovich came forward but he walks through it and now they wait at this range.
05:59Hands go down from Mikhailovich and Janabek tries to take his moment but can't.
06:10That's his signature shot. That uppercut with his power left hand. Janabek got one through.
06:21Good shot there from Janabek and the legs went for a moment. Mikhailovich, he takes an uppercut, a big one and he's in trouble now. Here goes Janabek. He's got his man hurt. The challenger on unsteady legs and the smile is big and broad and can Janabek do what he needs to do?
06:49He's traveled across the world and now he is firing with power.
06:58Big shots from the champion and this one does not have long left as he postures and waits
07:06and plays with Mikhailovich and this is simply brutal stuff.
07:14Well, we've heard the timekeeper ring a bell but it hasn't been stopped and now it is and he goes down and there is absolute chaos here in Sydney. The referee continues to count.
07:34Mikhailovich looks gone and he's going to, well what is happening? What is happening?
07:45The referee has completely lost control of the situation with the timekeeper. That was the end
07:54of the round. He counted then he told them to box. The stool was already in the corner.
07:59Absolute chaos then. I think it got to the referee a bit before the...
08:05Katsuhiko Nakamura, a very experienced referee, well he dropped the ball there but it ultimately shouldn't matter because Janabek was simply playing with him. He was toying with Mikhailovich who somehow will start round number three.
08:29And have a look at this. It was quite obvious he didn't want to finish the fight here.
08:38Well, who knows what was happening with the timekeeper.
08:43But one thing that we do know is that Janabek
08:50is in complete and utter control of this one.
08:55And it will not go on much longer because Janabek
09:05is battering him. Mikhailovich, he had some success in that opening round by doing this,
09:14storming forward and punching from there but when he sat at range he was a target and a target that was
09:22being gradually and brutally destroyed.
09:27Yeah, I think he's got to close him off. Big left hand again from Janabek.
09:36His legs still aren't under him.
09:38Big shots again from Janabek. Mikhailovich tries to work and he's digging deep and trying
09:52hard as Mikhailovich who was utterly gone at the end of round two.
09:57On the inside, Janabek works. There's a good shot from Mikhailovich. Left hand but he gets a smile
10:09from Janabek who works on the inside and finds another uppercut at close range. Big shots.
10:18Shot from Mikhailovich. The Kiwi, he gives one but he wears a bigger one
10:24and he comes back with the right hand Mikhailovich.
10:30Tough stuff from the Russian born Kiwi.
10:37But he'll need a lot more of this.
10:44And incredibly we're about to see the final minute of round three.
10:54Showing incredible toughness just to get through this round at the moment.
10:58Considering how hurt he was in the last round, he's recovered really well. It was unfathomable
11:03that he would get to this point after what we saw at the end of round two but he is working
11:07hard as he takes another big uppercut from Janabek and just continues to march forward.
11:14Trying desperately to work on the inside Mikhailovich. Janabek is just class.
11:22The shot selection impeccable at times but...
11:31He's been drawn into some rough stuff with Mikhailovich who takes a few and gives two
11:36right hands back and let's see if the officials can finish this round in a timely fashion.
11:46They do.
11:52Okay so we settle back into the usual rhythm of professional boxing as Andrei Mikhailovich
11:58takes to his stool.
12:16We've got to walk and we've got to shut it all day. That's all we can do with this
12:19mother****** now. Okay? You have to, it's your only option okay? It's gonna be here.
12:26And when you feel like it, I want you to be a bit closer and I want you to work from here.
12:30You can't work from here, it needs to be from here.
12:41He's finding out what he's made of, he's Andrei Mikhailovich.
12:44He's taking a deep breath there but he's also learning just how good this man in front of him is.
12:57He was a brilliant amateur with a 308 record, now he's undefeated as a pro
13:06and wants to become undisputed at middleweight and right now he is taking care of business.
13:15Kazakh style.
13:17Uppercut again. Mikhailovich launches a right hand and he is in tight and he takes a shot again.
13:32Janabek grimaces for a moment but then he delivers with two big shots.
13:38He's still so defensively comfortable wherever this fight is Janabek. He always knows where
13:42he is in the ring, always knows how to get the fight back to center ring and start again.
13:47He's just always so composed and so comfortable. So accurate as well, the way he delivers those
13:53shots with a man storming towards him and trying to rough him up.
13:59That's a good shot from Mikhailovich on the inside but Janabek gave one straight back.
14:03And this fight looked over in round two but it continues here in round number four
14:17and Mikhailovich continues to work.
14:21Janabek just tries to wrestle with Mikhailovich here and puts the punches away for a moment.
14:41Head movement on the inside so good as well from Janabek.
14:45Just the little slips and the little rolls
14:49and clearly looking for those uppercuts as well as Mikhailovich leans into him.
15:03Pressing forward through the fire and somehow still in this fight.
15:14Janabek
15:22gives himself some space but again Mikhailovich is on top of him.
15:32Good shot, Mikhailovich again pushes forward still. Messy, messy stuff but it's the only way for the Kiwi.
15:47This is the corner of Andrei Mikhailovich.
16:17More, yeah, you got what I'm saying? Too close ain't close enough and then you can shoot,
16:23then you can do it. Yeah, you got what I'm saying? Great work.
16:30Big breath, big breath through your nose. You want to be a Zorya Geddy, this is your day.
16:34It's your day to show the f***ing world who you are Andrei. You get one chance in life,
16:38this is yours brother. You got this bro, you're locked in. Look at all the haters.
16:43So it's all motivation in the Mikhailovich corner talking about the great Arturo Geddy.
16:52Well he would need a performance befitting the legend from here as he takes a shot to start
17:02round number five. Perfect punching from Janabek to start this round and he seems to be intent
17:11on stepping things up here in round five. A chopping shot gets through.
17:21So much power in that left hand.
17:24Just can't really find a lot of room to land it besides the uppercut at the moment. Andrei's
17:30really doing a good job bringing the fight back into a bit more of a wrestle, making it a bit
17:35messy. But he can't give this guy room. Janabek tries to shove him away and Mikhailovich tries to
17:44stick to him. And it's not going to be pretty but that's the only way out for Mikhailovich.
17:52And Janabek wants some space. He's happy in here but he'd love some room to maneuver.
18:03And now he's on his toes for a moment.
18:18Wide hands from Mikhailovich and he works.
18:22And just hanging on desperately here Mikhailovich trying to stay in tight.
18:33He throws a nice left hand and continues to press forward.
18:38As the crowd, the Kazakh sections, they chant for Janabek.
18:46And there's plenty of Kazakhs in the house as well.
18:49And he responds with another uppercut as Mikhailovich storms forward and pressures into it.
18:59Real good head position as well there for Mikhailovich getting right under his chin.
19:03Makes it really tough when Janabek's back's on a rope and his head's under his chin.
19:09He can't be here. As he chases he needs to be in there but Janabek
19:22on his toes drops the hands and picks him off on the way in.
19:31Deep breath for Mikhailovich.
19:35This is exhausting stuff for him.
19:39This is where he can't be. He needs to close that distance.
19:41He can't give Janabek room to land that backhand.
19:50He creates so much more power when he's got length to that backhand.
19:57Another round down and the Kiwis are out and up and about.
20:06They wanted to take this fight light.
20:08They want to see how the conditioning of Janabek holds up.
20:35While all this is going on in the Kiwi corner across the Janabek corner his brother
20:54Berik Sultanov, he is the head trainer for the first time and he was at length to try and
21:02demonstrate to his brother what he needs to do to stay at range,
21:06to box from there, to use his powerful left hand.
21:19Chasing again is Mikhailovich.
21:33Janabek threw one on the break and Mikhailovich not willing to accept an apology.
21:46And it's certainly not pretty but incredible that Mikhailovich has got this far after what
21:53we saw in round two. He's doing a really good job here keeping the fight close, keeping it tight
21:57and making it ugly. It's what he's got to do to win and he's starting to execute.
22:01It looks like Janabek's also slowing down a bit and he's getting a little bit frustrated
22:05that he can't find room for the backhand. There we go. That's his shot but Mikhailovich
22:13wore that one and came forward with more. Is he waiting for him to break down?
22:27Because it doesn't look like Mikhailovich is going anywhere.
22:29Yeah he's not slowing down at all. If anything I think Janabek's almost...
22:35I think he's getting a bit frustrated but he's also feeling a bit of the pace as well.
22:41Might learn a little bit of a lesson about playing with your feet in the second round.
22:45Yeah well if this were to turn that way he would have a huge regret because Andrei Mikhailovich
22:56is ready to be knocked into another dimension at the end of round two.
23:01And Janabek stood back and cautioned.
23:08He probably liked that moment again but that's not to say that he won't get it.
23:13As Mikhailovich looks up at the screen and sees that there's still plenty of time here in round six.
23:19He storms forward with blood trickling from the nose does the Kiwi as Janabek gets up on his toes.
23:31There's another of those shots a little right hook from Janabek and Mikhailovich comes back.
23:55One two three and four from Janabek. Mikhailovich chases.
24:01Right hands on the inside from Janabek and we will see the second half of this world title fight.
24:12That is Russ Amber who is remonstrating dramatically with Janabek.
24:22And they want to see more.
24:34And they think that this one should be done by now. He should be back with his belt or his belts.
24:41They were definitely trying to get him going in that corner over there.
24:43And now do we start to think about the fact that he did collapse in Vegas. Apparently
24:55he only started full preparations for this fight when he got the call 29 days out.
25:03He's only been in Australia for 60 hours. He had to make weight not once but twice.
25:11Do those factors start to play a part now? These were all the questions we were asking
25:17going into it. Is the weight too much? Is it playing too much? Like you said he's only been
25:22here for a few days. The back end of this fight this is where it could really show.
25:29Can Mikhailovich keep this up? He is digging into his soul right now to storm forward against the
25:38world champion. And he gets through to the body and over the top with the right hands.
25:48Oh big shot. Big shots from Janabek. And again he steps back.
25:54The powerful left hand connected twice but he stepped back again.
25:59Big shots they were from the champion and he punches in combinations.
26:14Mikhailovich storms forward but wears a big shot and he grimaces at the uppercut.
26:20He's just starting to find a bit more room for that backhand uppercut.
26:29Bring him on with the right hook first and then sort of lean him back and bring him right onto
26:32that uppercut. Turns that left hand around into the chin of Mikhailovich but Mikhailovich storms
26:39forward the tough Kiwi. He's rugged and he's willing Mikhailovich. Janabek wants some room
26:55and he gets some. He hit him with a good shot there Janabek but again Mikhailovich just
27:03forces himself forward. Uppercut there from Mikhailovich.
27:17Precision punching again from the Kazakh on the inside as Mikhailovich
27:24finds himself right at range there.
27:31That shot misses from Janabek.
27:36Now he's on the inside and punching over the top Mikhailovich.
27:43Big shots again from Janabek.
27:52But the toughness tells again of Andrei Mikhailovich.
28:03Big left hand too. Mikhailovich gets to the right hand to finish the round
28:09and it's turning into a fight here in Sydney.
28:14Quality stuff from Janabek but rugged effort from Mikhailovich who took some big shots
28:42but just continued to storm forward at another moment there where Janabek scored big
28:47but just stood back and admired Sam. He's just willing himself to absolutely make this a dog
28:53fight and you can't do nothing but respect that. I think it's even just Janabek just off a little
29:00bit he's struggling to get room and get a bit flustered and a bit frustrated at times. You can
29:05tell he just wants to create some room for that backhand and lean clean. I think like his corner
29:11set in that round he's got to get closer stay close and just give him absolutely no room make
29:16it a dog fight still. Well they wanted to get late the Mikhailovich team and they are getting there
29:22now. This is round eight of the IBF middleweight world title fight. Janabek the champion. He had
29:30Mikhailovich done and dusted in round two but he didn't take his moment and now he finds himself
29:38deep in a messy messy brawl here in Sydney. He's just got to keep living here give him absolutely
29:46no space. Oh lightning shots from Janabek
30:00but he won't be dissuaded Mikhailovich he's still there.
30:07He's punching big shot again big shot comes back Janabek gave one Mikhailovich came back.
30:24He just marches forward Mikhailovich.
30:26He's taking big shots like that one but he responds every time with a forward step
30:38and a punch and some effort as the blood comes from his mouth.
30:46Jabbing and power punching too Janabek.
30:56A minute more of effort they need here in round number eight. Janabek
31:12dragged in on their heads while they've been slamming into each other pretty continuously.
31:22Breathing pretty heavy as well he's tired as well so they're both it's a good shot left hand is a
31:27good one from Janabek but again Mikhailovich responded with a punch of his own. Janabek's
31:33being forced to work a lot harder than what he wants to. He should be back in his dressing room
31:40now because he should have finished this off in round two but instead it's all on the line.
31:51It's a good shot but Mikhailovich stays up to it again not much after it as well
31:58hurt his band and got a whole heap after it.
32:04And him rocked again to Janabek but
32:10can't take his moment.
32:13Mikhailovich gets a glove in the way of that one.
32:16And big big energy in the Kiwi corner while the Kazakhs they have a meeting.
32:38What would they be saying do you think in this corner?
32:40Look I think there'd be a bit of frustration especially with how the fight was going early
32:45had a really good first round and then the second round had his man all but out of there so
32:51I think there will be a bit of frustration and he's in an absolute dogfight now.
32:54It's back and forth I think he's still getting the better of the exchanges
32:58and learning to clean the shots but like I said before he's been
33:02being forced to work a whole heap harder than what he what he needed to.
33:09What is seriously tough stuff from Andrei Mikhailovich when you consider how gone he was.
33:14Absolutely willing himself through this fight it's been a massive performance to
33:19bring himself back from from where he was in round two.
33:24Let's see what class Janabek can produce here in round number nine.
33:37Because he'll have to hit him with something enormous you think.
33:41And he does so again because Mikhailovich is showing a serious chin.
33:50And he goes forward again and punches hard.
33:58A warrior effort from Mikhailovich.
34:04And Janabek did not expect this as the right hand of Mikhailovich gets through.
34:11Good shot on the inside from Janabek.
34:16I don't think he expected to complete the third round.
34:21It's extraordinary he did but he needed to.
34:27Breathing deeply and bleeding from the mouth and nose is Mikhailovich but showing
34:34an absolute warrior spirit.
34:41Uppercut again from Janabek.
34:48The heads came together.
34:54They continue on.
34:58He tries to pick him off to Janabek and finds a good shot there.
35:03As Mikhailovich again presses forward and just hangs on here for a moment.
35:08Can Janabek work from this position?
35:13It is Mikhailovich who fires the right hand.
35:16Just trying to find an opening, create an opening in Janabek.
35:20He's still doing so well.
35:27Weaves out of the way of that shot is Mikhailovich.
35:29And then he works hard to the body.
35:46Okay, so look at the tape.
35:51He'll take his time as well because Mikhailovich can do with the breather.
35:59And what about the swelling around his lips as well Mikhailovich?
36:05He's taken some shots and he's gonna say the jaw might be a worry there.
36:12The swelling around his mouth and perhaps there is an issue as well with his jaw.
36:20As he takes another big shot and that might be it.
36:23And that is a stoppage and he needed it.
36:26He took him easy and he was made to work hard but Janabek remains the middleweight king.
36:39Janabek gets his stoppage.
36:45And what a stoppage it was.
36:47But geez, Andrei Mikhailovich has produced something a bit special in Sydney.
36:57Such a great performance from Mikhailovich but
37:00he's just in there with a class operator in Janabek.
37:05The class ultimately prevailed but what a performance and what an effort from Mikhailovich.
37:12It always did feel like he had that big shot to finish it.
37:17We thought he had it in round two but then as Mikhailovich started to show the wear and the tear.
37:28He produced something that forced the referee in to finish this one.
37:35Katsuhiko Nakamura, he had a lot to do.
37:38And eventually he made the decision to stop it there.
37:50And Mikhailovich will protest that stoppage no doubt.
37:56But frankly he'd done more than enough.
37:58Absolutely, just to make it that far was honestly incredible after where he was in round two.
38:04But no one would have seen him making it that far after that.
38:07And there were some harsh words said from pretty much everyone who's conversing now.
38:12But there is so much respect after what just happened.
38:18It was messy, it was rugged but it was quite incredible.
38:27Janabek, the class, the middleweight king forced to dig so very deep against that man.
38:40The renegade, the Russian born Kiwi.
38:48Who just dug deep into his soul and made Janabek go somewhere else.
38:56I don't think he was expecting the fight he got.
38:58Like that was a absolutely brutal fight.
39:04It turned into a war no doubt.
39:06But Janabek is the winner against the warrior.
39:10Let's make it official with our ring announcer Stephen Payne.
39:14Ladies and gentlemen, time to make this one official.
39:17The end comes at two minutes and 45 seconds of round number nine.
39:22Your referee Katsuhiko Nakamura calls a stop to this contest.
39:26In favor of your winner by TKO and still undefeated IBF middleweight champion of the world.
39:40The new king of Kazakhstan.
39:43Kazakhstani Janabat Shasu Janabek Kazakhstan Alimhanula.