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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katorjnov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember the name - Fort Minor. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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178 cm
27
186 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
182 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolay Katorjnov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mison misses with a wild body shot. Katorjnov throws a nice inside leg kick. Mison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Mison lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Katorjnov down.
Mison is looking to take a break and control but Katorjnov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Katorjnov tries to buck Mison off but Mison is having none of it. Mison working the ground and pound. Katorjnov wants to get back to his feet but Mison drags him back down. Mison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Katorjnov has escaped the position, nice work there. Katorjnov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mison connects with a decent elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Katorjnov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Katorjnov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Katorjnov is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The strikes coming from Mison are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Katorjnov is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Mison working the body and head with strikes. Katorjnov is trying to get back to half guard. Katorjnov is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mison wants to control but Katorjnov is keeping him busy. Mison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Mison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Katorjnov some visible discomfort.
Mison is trying to get an arm triangle but Katorjnov is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Katorjnov is trying to get back to half guard. Mison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Katorjnov has escaped the position, nice work there. Katorjnov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mison. Mison working the ground and pound from side control. Katorjnov is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Mison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katorjnov keeps working. Mison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Mison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Katorjnov, who protects the arm well. Mison looks gassed! Katorjnov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Mison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Katorjnov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Katorjnov tries to bench press Mison off him but Mison keeps the position. Mison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Katorjnov wants to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Katorjnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Mison slips under a jab from Katorjnov. Katorjnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Katorjnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Katorjnov.
It looks like Tyke Mison has been cut. Mison blocks a low kick nicely. A big left from Katorjnov misses. Mison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katorjnov on the side of the head. Katorjnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Katorjnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mison moves forwards but Katorjnov connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nickolay Katorjnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Katorjnov throws a leg kick but Mison sees it coming and moves out of range. Mison checks a leg kick. Mison looks to score with a jab to the body but Katorjnov is just out of range. Katorjnov throws out a loose jab but Mison uses good head movement to avoid it. Katorjnov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katorjnov missing with a left hand there. Mison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Good standup being displayed there by Mison as he connects with a hook. Mison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Katorjnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Katorjnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mison.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Mison's corner calls for a 1-2. Mison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Katorjnov slips a straight right by Mison. Mison missing with a left hand there. Katorjnov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mison misses the shot to the body. A jab from Mison does it's job there. Katorjnov tries to bum rush Mison with a series of wild strikes but Mison uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mison with a hook. A jab from Katorjnov does it's job there. Mison thows a body shot but no joy. The fighters circling - Katorjnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katorjnov takes a step back to recover. Katorjnov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mison to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Katorjnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mison throws out the jab. Mison throws a lazy right hand but Katorjnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Mison rushes Katorjnov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Mison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mison misses with a short punch on the inside. Katorjnov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katorjnov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Mison pushes off an throws an elbow but Katorjnov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Mison. Mison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katorjnov or not. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Katorjnov fails to land. Still in the clinch, Mison scores with a nice short uppercut. Katorjnov misses with a short punch on the inside. Katorjnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mison lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mison lands a body punch in the clinch. Mison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katorjnov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Mison. Katorjnov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mison uses good head movement to avoid it. Mison cracks Katorjnov with a nice body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice body punch from Mison. Mison lands with a left to the head. A body shot lands from Mison.
A shot in the inside from Mison. Mison scores with a nice hook to the head. Mison lands a body shot. Mison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nice elbow from Mison. Mison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Mison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katorjnov backwards.
Katorjnov is rocked! Mison scores with a hook to the body. Katorjnov wants to get back to striking at distance but Mison won't allow it.
Mison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Oh Katorjnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Katorjnov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mison throws a big uppercut that drops Katorjnov! More strikes from Mison and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Katorjnov lies dazed against the cage as Mison celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyke Mison!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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