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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by Zvezda po Imeni Solnce. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
34 - 10 - 2 |
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167 cm
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149 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Tsoi avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsoi dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Tsoi looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith avoids the head kick by Tsoi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith slips under a jab.
Viktor Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi takes one to the chin there.
Tsoi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Tsoi getting side control.
Tsoi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tsoi stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tsoi scores with a push kick.
Smith checks a low kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith avoids the head kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsoi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Smith tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsoi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsoi scores with a decent looking hook.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Tsoi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Boyz II Men in the buildup to the fight.
Tsoi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tsoi throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith thows a body kick. Tsoi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tsoi scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsoi blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Tsoi on the inside.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Tsoi is blocking nicely.
Tsoi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsoi gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsoi avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsoi avoids the damage to the body.
Tsoi blocks an uppercut.
Tsoi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsoi lands with a left to the head.
Smith tries to work over Tsoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsoi pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsoi lands an uppercut.
Tsoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsoi managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsoi misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsoi avoids it.
Smith working aggressively here.
Tsoi gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a body punch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Tsoi as the two fighters clinch.
Smith looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Tsoi as the two fighters clinch.
Tsoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsoi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsoi.
Tsoi blocks the elbow strike.
Tsoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsoi stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsoi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Tsoi avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Tsoi can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Tsoi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
Tsoi loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tsoi.
Tsoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Tsoi.
Tsoi cracks Smith with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoi misses the target.
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Tsoi lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Smith.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Viktor Tsoi is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoi misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tsoi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
Tsoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tsoi tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tsoi loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith slips a jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to clinch there but Tsoi circles away.
Tsoi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsoi.
Tsoi tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tsoi misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Tsoi - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Tsoi.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Tsoi.
Tsoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsoi breaks from the clinch.
Tsoi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Tsoi.
Tsoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Tsoi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Smith avoids it.
Tsoi lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith clinches up with Tsoi and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tsoi.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsoi pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsoi is working Smith over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Tsoi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsoi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tsoi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Smith doesn't defend quickly enough and Tsoi has managed to lock this one up! Can Smith escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tsoi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Viktor Tsoi!
Viktor Tsoi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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