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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whack Atim (ranked 3861 p4p, 3089 weight class) and Reece Russell (ranked 468 p4p, 392 weight class). Atim's entrance music is Three Days Grace - I Am The Weapon. A fine choice. Russell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Telescopes. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whack Atim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reece Russell!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atim misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Russell tries to clinch there but Atim circles away.
Atim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Atim.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Atim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russell pushes Atim up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Atim manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Atim.
Russell forces Atim back against the cage and clinches.
Atim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell wants to clinch up but Atim keeps it at a distance.
Russell closes the distance and pushes Atim back into the cage.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Atim in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Whack Atim has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Atim has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim manages to break the clinch.
Atim throws a chopping leg kick but Russell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Russell darts in and clinches Atim up against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atim avoids it.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Atim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atim obliges.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atim's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russell instigates a clinch.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim lands a good knee to the midsection. Russell won't want to take too many of those.
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atim keeps the fight on the outside.
Atim tried to counter with a leg kick but Russell avoided it.
Russell is looking to clinch.
It appears Atim was looking to counter with a kick there.
Russell tries to clinch but Atim moves out of range.
Russell tries to clinch but Atim moves out of range.
Russell darts in and clinches Atim up against the cage.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reece Russell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Whack Atim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atim blocks it with crossed arms.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim landing knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reece Russell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atim keeps the fight on the outside.
Russell is looking to clinch.
Russell closes the distance and pushes Atim back into the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atim breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell pushes Atim up against the cage in a clinch.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Atim looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Russell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim misses with a knee strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atim can't break the clinch.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atim obliges.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the cage.
Atim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whack Atim's cut is getting worse.
Atim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atim is defending well for now.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim crunches a lovely knee into Russell's ribcage.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell lands an elbow just above Atim 's eye.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell crunches a lovely knee into Atim's ribcage.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Whack Atim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Russell rushes Atim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
Whack Atim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Whack Atim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Whack Atim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reece Russell!
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hype
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