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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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175 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio looks to throw the jab but Radev is out of range.
Julio throws a jab but it's blocked by Radev.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Radev, right into the meat.
Radev misses with an uppercut.
Radev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Julio feints and then cracks Radev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Radev down.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radev.
Julio sets himself, and Radev steps forward looking for the clinch! Julio avoids it this time.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radev was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Julio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Radev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radev with a hook.
Radev misses with a wild body shot.
Radev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Julio scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Julio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Julio connects with a single shot there.
Radev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julio as he avoids it easily.
Radev lands a head kick!
Julio lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Radev.
Julio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Radev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Julio lands a slapping body shot.
Radev throws the kick towards the body but Julio avoids it.
Julio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Julio wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radev tries a low kick but Julio avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radev walks into a stiff left hand from Julio.
A slow jab from Radev misses its intended target.
Nikolai Radev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Julio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Radev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Radev.
Radev throws a front kick aimed at Julio's knee but Julio avoids it well.
Radev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Julio throws out the jab.
Radev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Julio misses with a kick to the body.
Radev checks a low kick from Julio.
Julio misses the jab.
Radev avoids the body shot from Julio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Radev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Julio scrambles back to his feet.
Julio misses with a kick to the body.
Radev misses with a kick to the body.
Radev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Julio throws an overhand right that lands on Radev's shoulder, as Radev tries to avoid the shot.
Radev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Julio.
Julio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Julio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Radev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Radev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Julio's head backwards.
Radev cracks the inside of Julio's front leg.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Radev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Julio swings for the body but Radev moves out of range.
Radev throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Julio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Radev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Radev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Julio. Julio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Radev shoots in looking for a takedown but Julio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Radev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Don Julio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Radev.
Radev misses with a looping right.
Radev tries a low kick but Julio avoids it.
Julio is looking to counter punch.
Radev slips under a jab from Julio.
Radev cracks Julio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Radev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Julio momentarily.
Radev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Radev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Radev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Radev connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Julio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Radev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Julio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radev manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Radev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Julio throws a jab when Radev was well out of range.
Radev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Julio misses the shot to the body.
Radev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Julio tries to move into range but Radev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Julio misses with a straight right.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Radev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radev misses with a straight right.
Radev cracks Julio with an open hand slap.
Radev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radev.
Radev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Radev throws a low kick but Julio avoids it.
Radev misses with a left hand
and Julio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Julio lands a right hook to the body.
Radev moves out of range as Julio throws a body kick.
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Julio's calf.
Radev misses with a looping right.
Radev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Radev throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev avoids the body shot from Julio.
Jab, jab by Radev - just one landing.
Julio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radev throws a head kick that misses.
Radev jabs Julio right on the nose. Julio blinks but takes it well.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Radev under the eye.
Julio lands a really nice looking cross but Radev seems unphased.
Julio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Radev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Radev.
Radev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Julio. That did some damage!
Radev throws a leg kick but Julio moved away.
Julio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Radev's head.
Julio jabs Radev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a hook but Radev avoids it easily.
Julio checks a leg kick.
Radev thows a leg kick but Julio checks it
and Julio counters with a solid body kick.
Julio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Radev doesn't seem bothered though.
Julio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Radev's head.
A punch lands to the side of Julio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Julio throws a sloppy body shot
and Radev counters with a good low kick that Julio was not able to check.
Radev misses with a looping left.
Julio throws a hook but Radev blocks it.
Julio throws out a loose jab but Radev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Radev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Julio misses the target.
Radev jabs Julio right on the nose. Julio blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev clobbers Julio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Julio is rocked!
Julio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Julio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julio swinging wildly here.
Radev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Julio seems to have got his legs back now.
Radev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Julio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Julio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Julio slips a jab from Radev.
Radev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Julio throws an off balance right hand
and Radev counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Julio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jab from Radev.
Julio looks to throw the jab but Radev is out of range.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Radev as he connects with a hook.
Radev throws a leg kick but Julio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Radev throws a hook but Julio blocks it.
Julio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Julio throws a right and a left that Radev avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Julio is fending him off so far but Radev persists. Nope, Julio circles away and we're back to standing.
Radev throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Julio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Julio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Julio lands with a hook. Radev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev lands a leg kick that knocks Julio off balance momentarily.
Radev scores with a decent looking hook.
Radev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Julio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Radev throws a push kick but Julio slaps the foot to one side.
Julio moves out of range as Radev strikes.
Julio misses with an uppercut.
Radev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Julio throws the left hand but Radev avoids the punch easily.
Radev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radev tries to score with a low kick but Julio moves his leg out of the way.
Julio jabs at Radev's body.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Radev moves out of range easily.
Julio moves out of range as Radev strikes.
Nikolai Radev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a hook but Radev avoids it easily.
Radev tries a quick counter leg kick but Julio is wise to it.
Radev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Julio enables Radev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Julio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Julio pushes Radev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Radev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Julio avoids the body shot from Radev.
Julio throws a looping overhand right but Radev ducks down to avoid it.
Radev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Julio under the eye.
Radev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Julio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Julio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Radev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio connects with a body shot.
Radev slips under a jab from Julio.
It seemed like Radev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Radev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Julio throws a hook to the side of Radev's head but Radev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Radev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Radev misses the target.
Julio throws a jab but it's blocked by Radev.
Julio misses with a left hand
and Radev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Radev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julio moves away.
Radev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Radev looks to land a combination but Julio avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Radev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Julio looks to land a left hand but Radev moved out of range nicely.
Radev wants to counter with a clinch but Julio pushes him away.
Radev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Radev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Julio.
Julio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Radev.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Radev avoids the body shot from Julio.
Radev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Julio is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Radev.
I think Julio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Julio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Don Julio waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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