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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyrkanian comes into the arena with Khan blaring out of the sound system. Low is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Short People. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low scores with a shot to the body.
Hyrkanian clinches up with Low and pushes him back against the cage.
Low is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hyrkanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Low blocking some punches.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Low pressing his opponent against the cage.
Low presses Hyrkanian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Low blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Low.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low lands a left hand.
Low dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hyrkanian lands with a light punch inside.
Low leaning against his opponent.
Hyrkanian blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian has a couple of punches blocked by Low.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Low doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Low doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Low breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Subotai Hyrkanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyrkanian looks to clinch
and Low counters with a stiff right hand.
Low comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Low circles away from the clinch attempt
and Low cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyrkanian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Low taking a breather.
A short right from Hyrkanian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
Low wants to stall.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Low struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyrkanian controls his hands.
Hyrkanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Low.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Hyrkanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Low blocks an uppercut.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Hyrkanian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Low closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Low lands in his opponent's guard.
Hyrkanian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hyrkanian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low connects with a couple of short punches.
Low seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Low lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hyrkanian doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hyrkanian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Low keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hyrkanian's head.
Low preventing the sweep.
Low postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Low lands a couple of digs.
Hyrkanian doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Low trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyrkanian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyrkanian trying to strike off his back.
Hyrkanian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hyrkanian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hyrkanian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Low works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hyrkanian throws a big right hand that misses.
Low is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hyrkanian is controlling him.
Low wriggles free and stands up.
Hyrkanian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Low changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hyrkanian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyrkanian is trying to get back to half guard.
Low is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hyrkanian has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hyrkanian tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Low presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Low fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Low dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyrkanian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Low - the referee stops the clock and Hyrkanian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Low. Hyrkanian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch up
enabling Low to counter with a crisp jab.
Low avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyrkanian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Low.
Low pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Low connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyrkanian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Low counters with a head kick. That will keep Hyrkanian thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hyrkanian tries to clinch but Low is having none of it.
Hyrkanian wants to clinch
and Low counters with a good low kick that Hyrkanian was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Low.
Hyrkanian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Low blocks an uppercut.
Low is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Low blocking some punches.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
A short left from Low.
Low misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Hyrkanian.
Low breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyrkanian darts in trying to clinch
and Low counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian moves to clinch but Low breaks away
enabling Low to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyrkanian wants to clinch up but Low keeps it at a distance.
Hyrkanian looks to clinch
and Low connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyrkanian looks to clinch
and Low counters with a stiff right hand.
Low dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Low circles away from the clinch attempt
and Low counters with a good low kick that Hyrkanian was not able to check.
Low tries to keep at a distance but Hyrkanian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Low misses with a body punch.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
Low has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Hyrkanian misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Low.
Hyrkanian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Low tries to throw a body punch but Hyrkanian avoids it by throwing Low back against the cage.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Low.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Hyrkanian lands with a short shot to the head.
Low doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Low there.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch
and Low counters with a left to the body.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch
and Hyrkanian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Low circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Low lands but Hyrkanian takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyrkanian closes the distance but Low moves to the side
enabling Low to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Low counters with a straight right hand.
Low connects with a right hand. Hyrkanian shakes it off.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch up
letting Low counter with a right hand.
Low throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hyrkanian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Low is in Hyrkanian's guard.
Hyrkanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Low is one step ahead there.
Low landing with the ground and pound.
Low working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hyrkanian's head.
Hyrkanian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian trying to strike off his back.
Hyrkanian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Low postures up and lands a big shot to Hyrkanian's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Low showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hyrkanian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyrkanian wants to clinch
and Low counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyrkanian punching from the bottom.
Hyrkanian punching from the bottom.
Hyrkanian has a hand on Low's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Low takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Low trying to control but Hyrkanian is having none of it.
Low cracks Hyrkanian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low lands a big shot there that rocks Hyrkanian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Low scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hyrkanian?
Low working Hyrkanian over with strikes here.
Low can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hyrkanian is looking to escape.
Hyrkanian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throws an elbow that misses. Low uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hyrkanian's guard. Nice move by Low!
Hyrkanian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian trying to strike off his back.
Hyrkanian thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Low chips away with some ground and pound.
Low scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hyrkanian has momentary wrist control but Low slips an elbow through the middle.
Low distracts Hyrkanian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Low cracks Hyrkanian with a solid left hand.
Low working some strikes from top position.
Hyrkanian is rocked!
Hyrkanian tries to strike from the bottom.
Oh Hyrkanian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Low works over Hyrkanian with some ground and pound from guard.
Low lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Low passes Hyrkanian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Low landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Low scores with a big shot! Hyrkanian's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hyrkanian! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Short Low!
Short Low bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Subotai Hyrkanian had this to say: '...you lucky you know it'.
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