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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Sultsina (ranked 3248 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Nick Porter (ranked 419 p4p, 478 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lubomir Sultsina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Porter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultsina throws an off balance right hand
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
Sultsina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sultsina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sultsina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sultsina wants to clinch but Porter slips to the side
and Porter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sultsina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Porter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Nick Porter has been cut.
Sultsina tries to clinch
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sultsina throws a poor cross that misses
and Porter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sultsina thinking.
Sultsina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Porter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sultsina lands a jab.
Sultsina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Porter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Porter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Porter gets tackled into the cage by Sultsina. Sultsina maintains the clinch.
Sultsina is looking to break free of the clinch but Porter has double underhooks.
Sultsina looking to slow down the pace here.
Porter dodges an elbow strike from Sultsina.
Sultsina looking to stall.
Sultsina breaks from the clinch.
Sultsina cracks a nice hook into Porter's ribs.
Sultsina is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Porter unleashes a big counter combination but Sultsina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina misses with an uppercut.
Porter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sultsina with a body shot.
Sultsina with a poor takedown
and Porter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sultsina thinking.
Sultsina moves into the clinch.
Porter is looking to break free of the clinch but Sultsina has double underhooks.
Porter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sultsina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sultsina gets underhooks to prevent Porter's takedown attempt.
Porter pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sultsina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sultsina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sultsina wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
Porter is looking to stand up but Sultsina isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Sultsina from controlling successfully.
Porter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sultsina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Porter wants to control but Sultsina passes easily into half guard.
Sultsina winds up and cracks Porter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sultsina trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Sultsina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Porter's head.
Sultsina wants to take a breather but Porter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sultsina throwing shots but Porter is blocking nicely.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sultsina wants to control but Porter is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sultsina decides to return to a standing position.
Sultsina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porter blocks a low kick nicely.
Sultsina closes the distance and pushes Porter back into the cage.
Sultsina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sultsina swings wildly with an uppercut but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lubomir Sultsina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Porter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sultsina misses with a two punch combination.
Porter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sultsina throws a head kick that misses.
Sultsina throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Porter misses.
Sultsina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sultsina lands a head kick. Porter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultsina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sultsina fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Porter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Sultsina.
A nice side step and Porter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultsina closes the distance and clinches.
Sultsina breaks the clinch.
Lubomir Sultsina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sultsina wants to clinch but Porter slips to the side
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sultsina throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Sultsina throws a push kick but Porter slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Porter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sultsina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lubomir Sultsina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sultsina misses with a shot to the body
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sultsina throws an off balance right hand
enabling Porter to counter with a crisp jab.
Sultsina clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter missing with knees to the body.
Porter can't find room to land a body shot as Sultsina controls the action.
Sultsina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina scores with a head kick.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porter counters with a body kick.
Lubomir Sultsina is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina throws a sloppy head kick
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sultsina throws a sloppy head kick
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sultsina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sultsina misses with a looping right.
Porter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sultsina misses with a left hand
and Porter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sultsina wants to clinch.
Porter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sultsina fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Porter misses.
Porter moves out of range as Sultsina strikes.
Porter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
Porter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sultsina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
A combination from Sultsina does no damage.
Porter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sultsina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sultsina lands a glancing blow to the side of Porter's head.
Sultsina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sultsina swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Sultsina.
Sultsina throws a leg kick
and Porter counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lubomir Sultsina will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Porter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sultsina tries a head kick but it misses.
Sultsina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sultsina is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Porter misses.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Porter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sultsina tries to clinch
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
Sultsina motions for Porter to come forward. Sultsina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Porter shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultsina looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Sultsina tries to clinch up
and Porter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultsina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sultsina thinking.
Sultsina throws a body punch but Porter moves out of range.
Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sultsina tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Porter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sultsina tries to clinch up but Porter circles away and keeps his distance.
Sultsina tries to clinch
and Porter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Sultsina. That snapped Porter's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina scoring well with a low kick there.
Sultsina misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sultsina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Porter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sultsina cracks Porter with an open hand slap.
Sultsina throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Porter.
Sultsina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porter counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sultsina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sultsina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Porter back to the cage. Sultsina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sultsina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Porter can't break the clinch.
Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sultsina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sultsina moves into range and clinches up with Porter.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Sultsina has the dominant position.
Porter has Sultsina pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sultsina.
Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina gets a clinch.
Porter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porter has Sultsina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sultsina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sultsina.
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Sultsina tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Porter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sultsina with a body shot.
Sultsina tries to clinch up
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lubomir Sultsina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sultsina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lubomir Sultsina!
Lubomir Sultsina tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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