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Saturday, Week 3, May 2002
SIGMA: Kurri vs. Mickiewicz being held in Germany. Ivan Svoboda is on the main card.
In the blue corner, with a professional record of 2-0 , fighting out of Croatia... Ivan Svoboda. Fighting out of the red corner, with a professional record of 7-3, from Yekaerinburg, Russia... Vladimir "The Impaler" Baskov.
Svoboda lands a jab but Baskov counters with a left and a right cross. Baskov lands a jab and a straight right. Svoboda is trying to get in close to grapple. Baskov lands a jab and a right to keep him at distance. Svoboda lands a pair of jabs. Baskov lands a left and a hard straight right. Another jab from Baskov and then a punishing right hook. Svoboda is throwing tentatively and not doing any damage. Baskov lands a jab and then another right cross. Another left right combination from Baskov, Svoboda throws a jab to try to break it up. Baskov lands a jab and tries to throw a big right but misses. For the remainder of the round Baskov can only land jabs and Svoboda evades the big rights. Baskov wins that round decisively in my book.
Round two starts out with Baskov connecting with a straight right. Baskov lands a left and a hard right. Svoboda lands a weak jab. Baskov answers with a jab and a hard right. That pattern continues for the next minute, weak jab answered by a stiff jab and hard right. Svoboda comes forward to grapple but eeats a couple strikes on the way in. He manages to get ahold of Baskov. Svoboda pins Baskov against the cage. HE manages to trip Baskov to the ground. Baskov tries to scramble out and gives up his back. Svoboda locks in a body triangle to control him. Svoboda slips his arm under Baskov's chin, he is locking in a rear naked choke. IT is deep and Baskov has to tap, incredible come back by Svoboda as he weathered a beating.
The winner by submission due to rear naked choke at 4:03 of the 2nd round is Ivan Svoboda.
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