Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol FullFight 12 October 2024
Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol FullFight 12 October 2024
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00:00Arabia, let's get ready to rumble!
00:30Looking good, well timed after his shots.
01:30Let's get ready to rumble!
02:00But listen, this is nothing strange from Baturgu.
02:03It's a 12 round fight.
02:05For him, we know all he needs is one shot.
02:31Good job, Dima!
02:34You see?
02:36He's already nervous.
03:00To the right, to the right!
03:31Come on, Dima!
03:33Come on, Dima!
03:35Come on, Dima!
03:37Come on, Dima!
03:39Come on, Dima!
03:41Come on, Dima!
03:43Come on, Dima!
03:45Come on, Dima!
03:47Come on, Dima!
03:49Come on, Dima!
03:51Come on, Dima!
03:53Come on, Dima!
03:55Come on, Dima!
03:57Come on, Dima!
03:59Come on, Dima!
04:01Come on, Dima!
04:03Closing stages of round two.
04:05Left hand on the move there from Bivol.
04:22Fight night brought to you by that prize guy.
04:25In big games...
04:33...in small games...
04:35...in small games...
04:37...in small games...
04:39...in small games...
04:41...in small games...
04:43...in small games...
04:45...in small games...
04:47...in small games...
04:49...in small games...
04:51...in small games...
04:53...in small games...
04:55...in small games...
04:57...in small games...
04:59...in small games...
05:01...in small games...
05:04...in small games...
05:06...in small games...
05:33so far they're hitting a lot of gloves forearms neither one quite in range or willing to completely
05:54commit better be able to stepping in behind the lead left hook again bivouac able just
05:59to slide out the damaging range at least
06:15pretty much got through the right hand maybe not quite so much but that's a couple of left
06:26hands that have found a mark in the last few seconds just getting his feet slightly closer
06:31there people the gloves are up for better be it but they're still registered yeah definitely
06:37not single shots point three and four together okay one or two maybe hits the
06:41three four gets through even if it's partially blocked it still gets through
06:51if people knows it's going to be combinations but also he doesn't want to
06:53turn his doors and he wants to win these rounds by doing as little as possible
06:57right hand in around the back of the guard thrown from low
07:15both exchanging on the inside right hands
07:17from the paraffin
07:26short punches there but you can just see the rotation behind them
07:33so
07:52better be able to try and step on him right at the end of the round
07:56and sink in a right hand bivouac with the right hand over the top and then steps away to his left
08:02these are fascinating exchange
08:18it's comfortable uncomfortable which you have to be in that ring and being in the ring with
08:25better fear you look at his record it has to be the most uncomfortable experience you can have
08:30but the movement so good from people you see doesn't really stand still for very long at all
08:34even when he got backed up on the ropes a couple of times he was very conscious where he was and
08:38was able to spin off and get back into the center of the ring hasn't really allowed better be able
08:43to pin him too long in the corners or on the ropes not yet anyway that's a good combination
08:50from bivouac he landed a single jab then backed up landed another jab followed by the right hand
08:54stepped off to the side you have to be happy with that land that one two and then move don't stay
08:59there for the counter coming back at you keeping better be of moving and turning as much as he can
09:06making him reset which is exactly what he's done there just working around that front foot
09:14yeah this is good from bivouac
09:17great lateral movement letting the shots off one two three and then spins up again
09:21again making better be of having to reset come after him
09:36you'd imagine bivouac team said to make sure that to be abuses every
09:40making those 39 year old legs make sure he feels 39 in there keep him turning keep him twist reset
09:51so
10:06yeah anytime he gets to sink one into the body you will as well he's really economical
10:10doesn't waste anything better be of it's the final minute of round four it's an absorbing
10:17contest between two master practitioners
10:40better be after shaking out those feet almost he kicks them up a little bit
10:44he hasn't been able to put bivouac under the kind of pressure in round four that he was
10:49threatening in rounds two and three and that is the bivouac absolute credit he's had a good round here
10:57yeah just landing in fast two and threes then get gets out of distance
11:02is
11:11maybe escape to the left hand side well four rounds in and stop and he seems to be using it
11:18he seems letting the the combinations go there people you know he's moving and then when he
11:23when he has to he gets kind of cornered he knows right i'm gonna let him go now in one two three
11:29straight very basic keep in there fight someone for both of these guys keeps that high level but
11:34you know certainly when someone's got that knockout power the concentration
11:37factor the brain power that can really drain the battery as the fights go on
11:46throwing a wide right hand there better be at least showed bivouac the exit down the
11:51ropes to bivouac left stepped a little bit wider then threw the right hand in
11:57kind of like a hook and just caught into the body as he was
12:00trying to move off he's good at reading the door a jar better be evident slamming it shut
12:07but bivouac has done a very good job so far of finding the space that he's needed to
12:14and the punch output also that he's needed to to keep better be of honest
12:18that's another good combination from him there good use of the jab goes
12:25down to the body then up to the head
12:35is
12:42he's trying to get those hands together in combination better be here but bivouac
12:47is just interrupting him when he's trying to set up with just some good crisp punches
12:53what he's doing so well he's offsetting you know changing the direction side to side
12:58and also going back a couple of shots as well
13:10maybe has a scent in his nostrils here
13:14bivouac firing back
13:29uh
13:44i feel your jealousy and i know i was a dream you think it's hard to say out loud that someone
13:52disagree i feel your jealousy and i know i was a dream you think it's hard to say out loud that
14:01someone disagree i don't know what to wear i didn't have any idea what does reminds me i'm
14:09shining and the fact that people is so experienced over the 12 rounds is worth
14:22noting because as we know better bf has never done it
14:30that doesn't mean he can't
14:34but it hasn't happened due to the fact that he stopped every single one of his opponents he's
14:39looking to try and let that right hand go the people again just did well there the guard was up
14:45he rode it allowed himself just to bounce back into the ropes took the sting off it
14:50yeah best be able to target the body a bit more this round good idea as well i think try and take
14:55legs away from people a little bit get those hands down
15:02so
15:23i think here you see he doesn't want to engage two locks he's using the feet a lot more
15:28for the middle way to counter the target
15:34i'm going to try and follow it up with the left foot better bf
15:37just gathers those feet tries to close that gap a little bit quicker
15:42good for both you know burying the attack body and head don't get predictable
15:48heading up towards halfway here has been deep into bites 10th round stoppages
15:53the 12th round stoppage against enrico coli but he could well be in a situation here we're at halfway
16:01he is behind
16:07and that will be an unusual experience
16:12right
16:18tries to let the combination go
16:28so
16:40look for the right into the body there better be at last 20 seconds of round six
16:49maybe just beginning to get through on people towards the end of the round there
16:55up against sohara davis
17:09so we're at the halfway stage six rounds in how are we seeing this one is bival got his nose in
17:14front of the midway point um without scoring i might have him a few rounds up um but again
17:22starting to to plant some seeds to that body and we landed a flush shot there again and then
17:28i think that will pay off but for me i've got bibble up by a few rounds
17:36well at home you've got it four two in favor of bival i think that's a solid score i wouldn't
17:44have had it the way it is on that card but four two bibble i can see i can see three three as well
17:51because there's not been much in some of these i'd say that bibbles round wins have maybe been a
17:58a bit bigger possibly thinking particularly about rounds one and four but this is a tight affair
18:05as we knew it would be and there's still such a long way to go and as you said so absorbing the
18:11concentration factor is so intense both men will be feeling the pace even when there's nothing
18:17looks like nothing's happening it's just a pure intensity
18:21bibble opening up here both body and head the combination that's like catching stuff from
18:25bibble when he unloads and put shots together as well in close rounds they're the things you remember
18:32those types of flurries as you say can be really important
18:47good use of the jab there from bibble
19:07good combination there from bibble and it calls better be able to just take her back with stephanie's
19:12bibble
19:23just skirting away to his right hand side i think he felt that he had better be up on the run a
19:27little bit and then he sprang off the road the punches that did the damage there they didn't
19:31look like all that much you couldn't even really pick out what in particular it was but you could
19:35see the effect it had for the rest of the round so heading into round eight now
19:48just dips his knees better be up there and throws the right hand into the body
19:57you know both men's defenses are so good that they both of them have to work so hard just to
20:02find an opening to land a clean shot that's what we've got to try and bury it
20:06open down here the body faints combinations mixing it up
20:15you can't afford to call a lazy shot because you're going to get cancelled
20:25they're right on top of each other both standing
20:29within punching range really almost daring the other one to lead off first
20:52midway through the round just short with the right hand but he got those gloves back double
20:57quick there people when he realized he wasn't going to make it
21:04better be up just stepping off to his right hand side to try and change the point of attack
21:27not much in this round currently
21:35of the two better be have maybe just dictating terms more
21:38oh
21:57quick as a flash just struck back with his own
22:09way
22:19and again right at the end of the round the pair of them just setting their feet
22:23and looking to launch those hands
22:38so
23:09so
23:12so
23:35I'm happy but no one is happier in this arena than Fabio Warden and of course the
23:41of this fight.
23:42Nice work to the body there from Bivol, right hand into the ribcage of Bekhtabiev.
23:49You know there's no room for error but we're getting to the final third of the fight, when
23:58people get tired that's when they make mistakes.
24:00Who can capitalise on any mistakes better, Bivol just again cupping with that right hand.
24:23Good body shot again there from Bivol, right round the back of the elbow with that right hook.
24:35You can hear it land and then looks to lead off with a left hook, straight onto the jab afterwards.
24:44Defenses have been sound from these two, not all that much has got through absolutely clean,
24:49a lot has been half blocked by gloves or forearms.
24:58He's staying patient here Bekhtabiev.
25:07Again that's great work from Bivol, down to the body then finishes up to the head.
25:12That's it up and down body head combinations, first two, three four gets through.
25:27Left hand into the body that time.
25:37This has been a good round for Bivol, 40 seconds remaining.
25:55And again Bivol just setting his feet off the back of a couple of heavy looking shots from Bekhtabiev.
25:59He's landed four, five, six there on the move on his way out to the left hand side.
26:04Really good variation.
26:06Still boxing with so much energy here at the end of the night from Bivol.
26:12Up on his toes, punching in combinations.
26:20That's a decent right hand there from Bekhtabiev but that's a good round for Bivol with three remaining.
26:26Still the look of a determined man in Bekhtabiev, cannot write him off.
26:32Absolutely not, there's still nine minutes remaining here, all it takes is a split second.
26:39Anyone who follows this sport knows that it can change in the blink of an eye.
26:45A fractional error, it doesn't even have to be an error and everything can be turned on its head.
26:56The undisputed crown of light heavyweight on the line here.
27:02You see again there Bivol just one minute on the ropes and then within a second he's back in the center of the ring.
27:11Never allowed Bekhtabiev so far anyway to pin him for too long on the ropes or in the corners.
27:17That was a decent right hand from Bekhtabiev, it popped through the guard and you can see the head snap back there of Bivol.
27:24He has to try and build on that now, early stages of round 10.
27:29Nice body shot from Bivol.
27:32He's found it very difficult Bekhtabiev to trap Bivol on the ropes.
27:53Every now and again like he did there recording with his back a little bit square but he's always been able to just slip away.
28:08Almost coming together there as Bekhtabiev maybe just shut down his own space slightly midway through round 10.
28:39Just a finger to the front foot took Bekhtabiev then and he didn't really let the hands go and maybe had an opportunity to do so.
28:56And again it's an eye catching flurry, he's done that really well in this fight.
29:00He's taken the risk, he's set his feet, given himself that solid base to punch on.
29:08Committed to the combination, Bekhtabiev has just got to be busier.
29:15Looking to try and up the tempo there but again Bivol manages to turn him off the ropes.
29:20He's like a bottle of soap, just can't quite get him.
29:27Good round for Bivol guys, good round for Bivol.
29:38Bekhtabiev trying to let those hands go at the end of the round but as Josh said that's another...
30:08Bekhtabiev trying to let those hands go at the end of the round but as Josh said that's another...
30:11Bekhtabiev trying to let those hands go at the end of the round but as Josh said that's another...
30:15Bekhtabiev trying to let those hands go at the end of the round but as Josh said that's another...
30:36Coming out of his corner, just bouncing on the balls of his feet.
30:39He needs to raise the tempo here, he's got to win these final two rounds.
30:43He absolutely has to, he might need a little bit more than that.
30:46We don't know how the judges are scoring this down at ringside of course.
30:50We don't know how the judges are scoring this down at ringside of course.
31:08Bivol lucky black jab again goes up to the head, down to the body.
31:12He's produced such great variety all night long, he's mixed things up beautifully.
31:17The feet have been great, the defences have been tight.
31:21He's kept his opponent occupied, he's buried up the weight of shots.
31:24He's kept his opponent occupied, he's buried up the weight of shots.
31:25And as we've said Matt, when he's needed to sink his toes in and really put some heat on his shots, he's done it.
31:31Yeah, brilliant performances.
31:33Like I say, he's never become readable.
31:36You know, he's never been able to pin him anywhere in the ring.
31:40Normally Bekhtabiev is very good at manoeuvring his opponents, setting traps, walking them where he wants to.
31:45But he's never been able to do that with Bivol.
31:47Bekhtabiev has been so good at getting himself back into the centre of the ring.
31:52Really good combination again from Bivol about 10-15 seconds ago.
31:55Bekhtabiev just trying to get after him here and this is what he has to do.
32:00Leaning, muscling, roughing up somehow.
32:02And guys, I thought about 20 seconds ago that Bekhtabiev landed an overhead back.
32:07Not too sure how much contact he made but since then he's had Bivol in the back foot.
32:12Midway through the round, he needs to try and build on that Bekhtabiev.
32:16And he is attempting to do just that.
32:20Stalking his man, goes with the right hand to the body, tilts it into the uppercut.
32:24And Bivol is in defensive mode here, he needs something himself to try and keep Bekhtabiev off him.
32:30I mean, he's up to the cost here, Bivol.
32:32I don't know how much of it's getting through clearly.
32:35But he hasn't really fired back for a while now.
32:39Bekhtabiev needs to keep this going.
32:43As we said, he needs a big final couple of rounds here, the way we're seeing it.
32:48Is there a big swelling over the left eye now of Bivol?
32:52Right hand there for Bekhtabiev.
32:54Bekhtabiev.
33:0430 seconds remaining in the round and Bekhtabiev just looking to let those hands go.
33:08Bivol trying to tuck up.
33:10There is some damage around that left eye but he's working Bivol over a little bit now.
33:16He's in trouble here, Bivol.
33:18There's only a few seconds remaining in the round but Bekhtabiev is finally getting to his man.
33:23And this is going to set up an absolute grandstand finish in the 12th and final round.
33:28And Joshua Boazzi said six minutes in that square circle can feel like forever.
33:35And this bell cannot come soon enough for Bivol here at the end of the 11th.
33:40That is a Bekhtabiev round.
33:43And he's got to put his foot to the floor in the 12th.
33:5310 seconds remaining in the round.
34:23Bekhtabiev.
34:39Well that's the danger when you face him.
34:4212th and final round. A touch of gloves between the two and here we go.
34:47Bekhtabiev straight onto the front foot.
34:50Probably damaging looking right hand there.
34:53You know I'm sure he's probably told the needs.
34:55Might need a knockout, certainly knockdowns.
35:00Well you've got it close.
35:01There's that same right hand.
35:02At home.
35:04But if he can close this out Bekhtabiev win these final two rounds it goes down to the judges.
35:09We don't know how they're seeing it through 10 rounds.
35:12We felt Bivol was in control in terms of the scores.
35:17But things can change very very quickly.
35:19Bekhtabiev looking to try and stay on top of him here.
35:27Sets his feet there Bivol.
35:29And tries to give Bekhtabiev something to think about.
35:32He cannot just allow him to walk him down for the remainder of this fight.
35:36And he knows it.
35:43That's a good combination from Bivol.
35:48Bekhtabiev stalking menacingly.
35:58Good right hand into the body there from Bivol.
36:07This is going to be a tough fight.
36:10Stop! Stop! Stop!
36:12It's fascinating to know how the judges had those first few rounds.
36:14They were close.
36:16The viewers added 4-0 to Bivol.
36:19I think we added 2-2.
36:22Some of these rounds are so tight.
36:26Bekhtabiev just trying to bring the heat to Bivol again here.
36:30We're heading into the final minute of the fight.
36:33Bivol just circling to his right, to his left.
36:35Bekhtabiev has got him a little bit pinned here.
36:37Looks to try and let that right hand go.
36:39Bivol is tucking up.
36:40He's being cuffed around a touch here.
36:44Bekhtabiev just swaggering forward.
36:47Yeah, Bivol working him overhead and body.
36:49Bivol trying to fire back with something.
36:53Bekhtabiev in the driving seat here.
36:56Both men tired now.
36:58Bivol just manages to get a hold of his man there and by himself.
37:02A few seconds respite heading into the final 30.
37:07This has been a Bekhtabiev round again here.
37:10It looks like we are going to go to the scores.
37:13Trying to curl that right hand in around the back of the guard.
37:16Bivol is just holding on a little bit.
37:19He is the one who will want the final bell more here out of the two.
37:24It's been an engrossing fight this.
37:26It really has all of the way through.
37:28Such a high level.
37:30He's trying to pin that arm of Bekhtabiev there, Bivol.
37:34Final few seconds.
37:38There goes the bell.
37:41Bivol celebrates Bekhtabiev a little bit more modest as he heads back to his corner.
37:46But that tells you more about the kind of person he is.
37:49Rather than giving you too much of an indication of whether he feels like he's done enough.
37:54They are more muted in that Bekhtabiev corner.
37:59But this could well be very close.
38:07As you say, it could come down to how those early rounds have scored.