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00:00The World Championship fight 12 rounds, obey the rule, watch my message, show you a clean
00:11fight.
00:12Touch gloves.
00:13A short build up, just 29 days, but it's had more than its share of drama.
00:20The words, the scales, the belts, and moments ago they played the wrong Kazakh anthem.
00:26Now the fight.
00:28It is time for Zhanabek Alimhanullah and Andrei Mikhailovich.
00:33A world title fight in Sydney.
00:37The Kazakh king and the renegade from New Zealand, the Southpaw, Zhanabek and Mikhailovich,
00:47your orthodox fighter.
00:49And they just posture at center ring as Zhanabek tosses out that powerful left hand.
00:57Ben Damon at commentary alongside the undefeated Sam Goodman and fascinating to look at the
01:04opening stages of this one Sam.
01:06Absolutely, he's already starting to land a few backhands to the body real early, starting
01:10to find his range.
01:12And it's such an important punch for him, Zhanabek is, that left hand when he turns
01:20it into an uppercut, he does a lot of damage and there's plenty of Kazakh power in it as
01:25well.
01:26But Mikhailovich, he's a puncher, we have seen that throughout his career in New Zealand
01:34and Australia.
01:35But he's in there with a very, very good one here this evening as he takes another shot
01:42to the body.
01:43I don't think it's going to be too long before you see him start to change that backhand
01:48into different shots.
01:49He's starting to find his range, trying to make Andrei miss and then fire back to the
01:54body.
01:56And as is so often the case with the South Korean orthodox, the feet tangle up, but it
02:01was the left hand of Zhanabek that was the important piece there and he's really starting
02:14to throw them out.
02:16He's the champion, Zhanabek, punching with power.
02:22And Mikhailovich, he's trying to work his way into this one as he gets a hand up in
02:28between to protect himself from that shot.
02:32But it's an ominous start from Alim Khanala, who jabs well and watches.
02:44Now Mikhailovich comes forward and throws one around the back of the head there and
02:51gets a warning for his troubles and he tries to go again and again finds the back of the
03:01head of Zhanabek and he leads with that right hand and perhaps that's his best chance against
03:09Zhanabek.
03:10100% I don't mind this from Andrei.
03:12He's got to do whatever it takes to win this fight.
03:14It's a fight at the end of the day and you've got to do whatever it takes to win it.
03:17So look, it's the ref's job to step in there and tell him what he's doing as well.
03:21He's getting through and trying to rough this up is the challenger.
03:25Now he stares and postures and he comes forward again.
03:29There's a good shot too from Mikhailovich.
03:32And the Kiwis like the end of that round.
03:35Isaac Peetz, the trainer of Mikhailovich, he was up on his feet and celebrating after
03:42that right hand that ended the round.
03:44Okay, so we're going to be from here to here all the time.
03:47He's allowing you to get there, so stay there.
03:50Cool?
03:51I need a rest time, Mark.
03:52You got what I'm saying?
03:57One inch!
03:59One inch of space.
04:01This whole night, bro, you're on his f****** chest.
04:03He can't do s*** on the inside.
04:05You're there all night.
04:06You f****** live there.
04:08The instructions pretty clear there from Isaac Beach, don't worry about the ref, do whatever
04:24you want.
04:25So clearly the rough stuff is what they see as the best way forward for the challenger
04:34against the classy Zanabek.
04:36How rough can he get and how close can he get, Zanabek at range and jabbing.
04:48And now it is Zanabek that gets the warning about treading on the front foot, which he's
04:54been doing consistently since the beginning of this fight.
04:59Mikheilovich goes forward, storms forward, Zanabek tries to find him with that shot.
05:07And doubling up is Mikheilovich and smiling again.
05:13And he'll have to work hard, our referee, because this one's going to get messy and
05:22it's going to be messy as long as it lasts.
05:24And they tangle and they try to work on the inside.
05:32Got to be careful about the holding though, he's got to make sure he's punching after
05:40he's holding.
05:41I know he wants to try and close the distance, but he's going to get a lot of warnings and
05:46could eventually start losing points if that's his whole plan.
05:49He throws another one there, and it is a warning to both of them from our referee.
05:59And there's a good shot from Zanabek as Mikheilovich came forward, but he walks through it.
06:09And now they wait at this range.
06:10And the hands go down from Mikheilovich and Zanabek tries to take his moment, but can't.
06:24That's his signature shot, that uppercut with his power left hand, and Zanabek got one through.
06:34Good shot there from Zanabek and the legs went for a moment.
06:42Mikheilovich, he takes an uppercut, a big one, and he's in trouble now.
06:47Here goes Zanabek.
06:50He's got his man hurt, the challenger on unsteady legs and the smile is big and broad.
06:58And can Zanabek do what he needs to do?
07:03He's travelled across the world and now he is firing with power.
07:11Big shots from the champion.
07:14And this one does not have long left as he postures and waits and plays with Mikheilovich.
07:24And this is simply brutal stuff.
07:30Well, we've heard the timekeeper ring a bell, but it hasn't been stopped and now it is.
07:37And he goes down and there is absolute chaos here in Sydney.
07:43The referee continues to count.
07:49Mikheilovich looks gone and he's going to, well, what is happening?
07:55What is happening?
07:58The referee has completely lost control of the situation with the timekeeper.
08:07That was the end of the round.
08:08He counted, then he told them to box.
08:10The stool was already in the corner.
08:13Absolute chaos, Ben.
08:15I think it got to the referee a bit before the...
08:19Katsuhiko Nakamura, a very experienced referee.
08:25Well, he dropped the ball there, but it ultimately shouldn't matter because Janabek was simply playing with him.
08:33He was toying with Mikheilovich, who somehow will start round number three.
08:42And have a look at this.
08:46It's quite obvious he didn't want to finish the fight here.
08:51Well, who knows what was happening with the timekeeper.
08:56The one thing that we do know is that Janabek is in complete and utter control of this one.
09:11And it will not go on much longer because Janabek is battering him.
09:21Mikheilovich, he had some success in that opening round by doing this, stalling forward and punching from there.
09:30But when he sat at range, he was a target and a target that was being gradually and brutally destroyed.
09:40Yeah, I think he's got to close him off a little bit.
09:43Big left hand again from Janabek.
09:49His legs still are under him.
09:58Big shots again from Janabek.
10:01Mikheilovich tries to work.
10:04And he's digging deep and trying hard as Mikheilovich, who was utterly gone at the end of round two.
10:13On the inside, Janabek works.
10:18There's a good shot from Mikheilovich.
10:20Left hand, but he gets a smile from Janabek.
10:26Works on the inside and finds another uppercut at close range.
10:30Big shots.
10:32Shot from Mikheilovich.
10:34The Kiwi, he gives one, but he wears a bigger one.
10:39And he comes back with a right hand, Mikheilovich.
10:44Tough stuff from the Russian-born Kiwi.
10:51But he'll need a lot more of this.
10:58Incredibly, we're about to see the final minute of round three.
11:08Showing incredible toughness just to get through this round at the moment.
11:12Considering how hurt he was in the last round, he's recovered really well.
11:15It was unfathomable that he would get to this point after what we saw at the end of round two.
11:20But he is working hard as he takes another big uppercut from Janabek.
11:24Janabek just continues to march forward.
11:28Trying desperately to work on the inside, Mikheilovich.
11:34Janabek is just class.
11:37The shot selection impeccable at times.
11:46He's been drawn into some rough stuff with Mikheilovich.
11:49Takes a few and gives two right hands back.
11:52Let's see if the officials can finish this round in a timely fashion.
12:02They do.
12:05Okay, so he's settled back into the usual rhythm of professional boxing
12:10as Andrei Mikheilovich takes to his stool.
12:13Big breath, my brother.
12:16Keep it in your skull.
12:18Breathe.
12:21What I need you to do, I need you to shut that distance all the time.
12:24If you sit around, you get knocked out.
12:26If you sit in the middle, you get knocked out.
12:28We've got to shut it.
12:29We've got to walk and we've got to shut it all day.
12:31It's all we can do with this motherfucking hand, okay?
12:34You have to, it's your only option, okay?
12:37It's got to be here.
12:38You got me?
12:39And when you feel like it, I want you to be even closer.
12:42You've got to work from here.
12:43You can't work from here.
12:44It needs to be from here.
12:45Big breath.
12:46Big breath.
12:47You're okay.
12:48Let's go.
12:49Breathe.
12:54He's finding out what he's made of, is Andrei Mikheilovich.
12:57He's taking a deep breath there,
12:59but he's also learning just how good this man in front of him is.
13:05Janabek Alimhanala.
13:11He's a brilliant amateur with a 308 record.
13:16Now he's undefeated as a pro
13:20and wants to become undisputed at middleweight.
13:24And right now he is taking care of business.
13:28Kazakh style.
13:31Uppercut again.
13:33Mikheilovich launches a right hand,
13:36and he's in tight.
13:37He takes a shot again.
13:46Janabek grimaces for a moment,
13:48but then he delivers with two big shots.
13:51He's still so defensively comfortable wherever this fight is.
13:54Janabek, he always knows where he is in the ring.
13:56He always knows how to get the fight back to center ring and start again.
14:00He's just always so composed and so comfortable.
14:03So accurate as well.
14:05And he delivers those shots with a man storming towards him
14:10and trying to rock him up.
14:13That's a good shot from Mikheilovich on the inside,
14:15but Janabek got one straight back.
14:23And this fight looked over in round two,
14:25but it continues here in round number four.
14:31Mikheilovich continues to work.
14:43Janabek just tries to wrestle with Mikheilovich here
14:47and puts the punches away for a moment.
14:54Head movement on the inside is so good as well from Janabek.
14:58Just the little slips and the little rolls.
15:02And clearly looking for those uppercuts
15:05as well as Mikheilovich leans into him.
15:12Tough stuff from Andrei Mikheilovich.
15:16Pressing forward through the fire
15:21and somehow still in this fight.
15:34Janabek gives himself some space
15:39And Mikheilovich is on top of him.
15:51Good shot. Mikheilovich again.
15:53He pushes forward still.
15:57Messy, messy stuff, but it's the only way for the Kiwi.
16:03That's the end of round number four.
16:06We go on in our middleweight championship on the left.
16:12This is the corner of Andrei Mikheilovich.
16:17Listen to me. You got the option.
16:20The option's doing well, but we've got to keep the option.
16:23He's waiting for you to fuck the option up.
16:25If you're too far off, he's going to make you pay.
16:27When you're here, I want you to try more.
16:32You know what I'm saying?
16:33Too close, ain't close enough.
16:35And then you can shoot. Then you can do it.
16:37The other is winning. I don't care.
16:38Yeah, you got what I'm saying?
16:40Great work.
16:43Breathe. Big breath. Big breath through your nose.
16:45You want to be Arturo Geddes, this is your day.
16:47This is your day to show the fucking world who you are, Andrei.
16:50You have one chance in life. This is yours, brother.
16:53You got this, bro. You're locked in.
16:55Look at all the haters.
16:56Let's do it, bro. Let's fucking do it.
16:58So it's all motivation in the Mikhailovich corner.
17:02Talking about the great Arturo Geddes.
17:05Well, he would need a performance befitting the legend from here.
17:13As he takes a shot to start round number five.
17:18Perfect punching from Jadabek to start this round.
17:23And he seems to be intent on stepping things up here in round five.
17:29A chopping shot gets through.
17:34So much power in that left hand.
17:38Just can't really find a lot of room to land it.
17:41Besides the uppercut at the moment.
17:43Andrei's really doing a good job.
17:46Bringing the fight back into a bit more of a wrestle.
17:48Making it a bit messy.
17:50But he can't give this guy room.
17:53Jadabek tries to shove him away.
17:55And Mikhailovich tries to stick to him.
17:58And it's not going to be pretty.
18:01But that's the only way out for Mikhailovich.
18:06And Jadabek wants some space.
18:10He's happy in here, but he'd love some room to maneuver.
18:16And now he's on his toes for a moment.
18:32Right hand from Mikhailovich.
18:34And he works.
18:38And just hanging on desperately here.
18:44Mikhailovich trying to stay in tight.
18:47And he throws a nice left hand and continues to press forward.
18:52As the crowd, the Kazakh sections, they chant for Jadabek.
18:59And there's plenty of Kazakhs in the house as well.
19:02And he responds with another uppercut as Mikhailovich storms forward.
19:07And pressures into him.
19:12Real good head position as well there for Mikhailovich.
19:14Getting right under his chin.
19:16Makes it really tough when Jadabek's back's on a rope.
19:20And his head's under his chin.
19:26He can't be hit.
19:29As he chases, he needs to be in there.
19:32But Jadabek on his toes.
19:36Drops the hands and picks him off on the way in.
19:44Deep breath for Mikhailovich.
19:48This is exhausting stuff for him.
19:52This is where he can't be. He needs to close that distance.
19:55Can't give Jadabek room to land that backhand.
20:03He creates so much more power when he's got length to that backhand.
20:07Body shot from Jadabek.
20:10Another round down.
20:13And the Kiwis are out and up and about.
20:19They wanted to take this fight light.
20:22They want to see how the conditioning of Jadabek holds up.
20:52While all this is going on in the Kiwi corner,
21:04across in the Jadabek corner,
21:06his brother, Berik Sultanov,
21:09he is the head trainer for the first time.
21:12And he was at length to try and demonstrate to his brother
21:17what he needs to do to stay at range,
21:19to box from there, to use his powerful left hands.
21:32Chasing again is Mikhailovich.
21:34A moment here.
21:47And Jadabek threw one on the break.
21:49And Mikhailovich not willing to accept an apology.
21:54And it's certainly not pretty,
21:56but incredible that Mikhailovich has got this far
22:00after what we saw in round two.
22:01He's doing a really good job here,
22:03keeping the fight close, keeping it tight,
22:05and making it ugly.
22:06It's what he's got to do to win,
22:07and he's starting to execute.
22:09It looks like Jadabek's also slowing down a bit,
22:11and he's getting a little bit frustrated
22:13that he can't find room for the backhand.
22:17There we go.
22:19That's his shot.
22:21But Mikhailovich wore that one and came forward with more.
22:34Is he waiting for him to break down?
22:37Because it doesn't look like Mikhailovich is going anywhere.
22:39Yeah, he's not slowing down at all.
22:41If anything, I think Jadabek's almost...
22:45I think he's going to break down.
22:48I think he's getting a bit frustrated,
22:50but he's also feeling a bit of the pace as well.
22:54Might learn a little bit of a lesson
22:56about playing with your feet in the second round.
22:59Yeah, well, if this were to turn that way,
23:03he would have a huge regret
23:07because Andrei Mikhailovich
23:09was ready to be knocked into another dimension
23:13at the end of round two.
23:15Jadabek stood back and cautioned.
23:21He probably liked that moment again,
23:23but that's not to say that he won't get it.
23:26As Mikhailovich looks up at the screen
23:29and sees that there's still plenty of time here in round six.
23:37He storms forward with blood tripling from the nose,
23:40does the Kiwi.
23:42As Jadabek gets up on his toes.
23:50On two, three from Jadabek.
24:00There's another of those shots,
24:01a little right hook from Jadabek,
24:03and Mikhailovich comes back.
24:08One, two, three, and four from Jadabek.
24:10Mikhailovich chases.
24:14Right hands on the inside from Jadabek,
24:18and we will see the second half of this world title fight.
24:25That is Russ Amber,
24:29who is demonstrating dramatically with Jadabek.
24:41And they want to see more.
24:47And they think that this one should be done by now.
24:51He should be back with his belt or his belts.
24:54They were definitely trying to get him
24:55going in that corner over there.
25:01And now do we start to think about the fact
25:04that he did collapse in pace.
25:08Apparently he only started full preparations for this fight
25:13when he got the call 29 days out.
25:16He's only been in Australia for 60 hours.
25:20He had to make weight not once, but twice.
25:24Do those factors start to play a part now?
25:28These were all the questions we were asking going into it.
25:31Is the weight too much?
25:32Is it playing too much of a factor?
25:34Like you said, he's only been here for a few days.
25:37The back end of this fight,
25:38this is where it could really show.
25:42Can Mikhailovich keep this up?
25:44He is digging into his soul right now
25:48to storm forward against the world champion.
25:52And he gets through to the body and over the top with the right hands.
26:01Oh, big shot. Big shots from Jadabek.
26:04And again he steps back.
26:07The powerful left hand connected twice,
26:10but he stepped back again.
26:19Big shots they were from the champion.
26:22And he punches in combinations.
26:27Mikhailovich storms forward but wears a big shot.
26:31And he grimaces at the uppercut.
26:38Just starting to find a bit more room for that backhand uppercut.
26:42Bringing him on with a right hook first,
26:44and then sort of leaning back and bringing him right onto that uppercut.
26:48He turns that left hand around into the chin of Mikhailovich,
26:51but Mikhailovich storms forward, the tough Kiwi.
27:00He's rugged and he's willing, Mikhailovich.
27:07Jadabek wants some room and he gets some.
27:11He hit him with a good shot there, Jadabek.
27:13But again, Mikhailovich just forces himself forward.
27:20Uppercut there from Mikhailovich.
27:30Precision punching again from the Kazakh.
27:34On the inside as Mikhailovich finds himself right at range there.
27:44That shot misses from Jadabek.
27:49Now he's on the inside and punching over the top Mikhailovich.
28:00Big shots again from Jadabek.
28:05But the toughness tells again of Andrei Mikhailovich.
28:16Big left hand too. Mikhailovich gets through with the right hand to finish the round.
28:23And it's turning into a fight here in Sydney.
28:35My main focus.
28:44Quality stuff from Jadabek, but rugged effort from Mikhailovich,
28:53who took some big shots but just continued to storm forward.
28:57And another moment there where Jadabek scored big,
29:00but just stood back and admired Sam.
29:02He's just willing himself to absolutely make this a dogfight.
29:07And you can't do nothing but respect that.
29:09I think it's even just off a little bit.
29:13He's struggling to get room and get a bit flustered and a bit frustrated at times.
29:18You can tell he just wants to create some room for that backhand and lean.
29:22I think, like his corner said in that round, he's got to get closer, stay close,
29:27and just give him absolutely no room.
29:29Make it a dogfight still.
29:31Well, they wanted to get late.
29:33The Mikhailovich team, and they are getting there now.
29:36This is round eight of the IBF middleweight world title fight.
29:40Jadabek, the champion.
29:42He had Mikhailovich done and dusted in round two.
29:47But he didn't take his moment.
29:49And now he finds himself deep in a messy, messy brawl here in Sydney.
29:57He's just got to keep living here.
29:59Give him absolutely no space.
30:04Oh!
30:06Lightning shots from Jadabek.
30:14But he won't be dissuaded, Mikhailovich.
30:17He's still there.
30:20And he's punching.
30:22Big shot again. Big shot comes back.
30:26Jadabek gave one. Mikhailovich came back.
30:37He just marches forward, Mikhailovich.
30:41He's taking big shots like that one.
30:46But he responds every time.
30:49With a forward step.
30:51And a punch.
30:53And some effort as the blood comes from his mouth.
30:59Jabbing and power punching too, Jadabek.
31:13The Kiwi corner.
31:15They call him on.
31:18A minute more of effort they need here in round number eight.
31:22Jadabek again dragged in.
31:29And the heads have been slamming into each other pretty continuously.
31:37Breathing pretty heavy as well. He's tired as well.
31:41That's a good shot. Left hand is a good one from Jadabek.
31:44But again, Mikhailovich responded with a punch of his own.
31:47Jadabek's been forced to work a lot harder than what he wants to.
31:52He should be back in his dressing room now.
31:55Because he should have finished this off in round two.
31:57But instead, it's all on the line.
32:02That's a good shot.
32:04Mikhailovich stays up to it.
32:07Again, not much after as well.
32:09He hurt his hand and not a whole heap after it.
32:17And he's rocked again.
32:19Did Jadabek, but...
32:23Take his moment.
32:26Mikhailovich gets a glove in the way of that one.
32:31Big energy in the Kiwi corner.
32:35While the Kazakhs, they have a meeting.
32:48What would they be saying, do you think, in this corner?
32:51I think there'd be a bit of frustration.
32:53Especially with how the fight was going early.
32:55He had a really good first round.
32:57And then the second round had his man all but out of it.
33:00So I think there will be a bit of frustration.
33:03And he's in an absolute dogfight now.
33:05It's back and forth.
33:07I think he's still getting the better of the exchanges.
33:09And learning to clean the shots.
33:11But like I said before, he's been forced to work a whole heap harder than what he wants to.
33:16A whole heap harder than what he needed to.
33:22What a seriously tough start from Andrei Mikhailovich.
33:25When you consider how gone he was.
33:27Absolutely willing himself through this fight.
33:30It's been a massive performance to bring himself back from where he was in round 2.
33:37Let's see what class Jadabek can produce here in round number 9.
33:47Come on!
33:51Because he'll have to hit him with something enormous, you'd think.
33:55And he does so again because Mikhailovich is showing a serious chin.
34:03And he goes forward again and punches hard.
34:11A warrior effort from Mikhailovich.
34:17And Jadabek did not expect this.
34:20As the right hand of Mikhailovich gets through.
34:24A shot on the inside from Jadabek.
34:29I don't think he expected to complete a third round.
34:34It's extraordinary he did. But he needed to.
34:38Break!
34:41Breathing deeply and bleeding from the mouth and nose is Mikhailovich.
34:46But showing an absolute warrior spirit.
34:55Uppercut again from Jadabek.
35:02The heads came together.
35:07They continue on.
35:12He tries to pick him off to Jadabek and finds a good shot there.
35:16As Mikhailovich again presses forward and just hangs on here for a moment.
35:21Can Jadabek work from this position?
35:26It is Mikhailovich who fires the right hands.
35:29Just trying to find an opening, create an opening is Jadabek.
35:33Still doing so well to close this round.
35:40Weaves out of the way of that shot is Mikhailovich.
35:44And he works hard to the body.
35:46Break!
35:54Stop! Stop!
36:00OK, so a look at the tape.
36:04Isak Pich will take his time as well because Mikhailovich can do with the breather.
36:11OK, stop, stop.
36:14And what about the swelling around his lips as well? Mikhailovich has taken some shots.
36:21I was going to say the jaw might be a worry there.
36:25The swelling around his mouth and perhaps there is an issue as well with his jaw.
36:33As he takes another big shot and that might be it.
36:36And that is a stoppage and he needed it.
36:41He took him easy and he was made to work hard.
36:44But Jadabek remains the middleweight king.
36:52Jadabek gets his stoppage.
36:58And what a stoppage it was.
37:00But jeez, Andrei Mikhailovich has produced something a bit special in Sydney.
37:10Such a great performance from Mikhailovich.
37:13But he is just in there with a class operator in Jadabek.
37:18The class ultimately prevailed.
37:20But what a performance and what an effort from Mikhailovich.
37:25It always did feel like he had that big shot to finish it.
37:30We thought he had it in round two.
37:32But then as Mikhailovich started to show the wear and the tear.
37:41He produced something that forced the referee in to finish this one.
37:47Katsuhiko Nakamura, he had a lot to do.
37:55And eventually he made the decision to stop it there.
38:03And Mikhailovich will protest that stoppage no doubt.
38:09But frankly he had done more than enough.
38:11Absolutely, just to make it that far was honestly incredible.
38:15After where he was in round two, no one would have seen him making it that far after that.
38:20And there were some harsh words said from pretty much everyone who is conversing now.
38:25But there is so much respect after what just happened.
38:30It was messy, it was rugged but it was quite incredible.
38:41Jadabek, the class, the middleweight king forced to dig so very deep against that man.
38:50The renegade, the Russian born Kiwi.
38:58Who just dug deep into his soul and made Jadabek go somewhere else.
39:06I don't think he was expecting the fight he got.
39:09That was an absolutely brutal fight.
39:14It turned into a war, no doubt.
39:17It turned into a war, no doubt.
39:19But Jadabek is the winner against the warrior.
39:23Let's make it official with our ring announcer, Stephen Payne.
39:27Ladies and gentlemen, time to make this one official.
39:30The end comes at 2 minutes and 45 seconds of round number 9.
39:35Your referee, Katsuhiko Nakamura calls a stop to this contest.
39:39In favor of your winner by TKO and still undefeated IBF middleweight champion of the world.
39:53The new king of Kazakhstan.
39:56Kazakhstanian Jadabek Shassul.
40:00Jadabek, Kazakhstan.

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