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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Nakutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhelyazko Velilkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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214 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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177 cm
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218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zhelyazko Velilkov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velilkov shoots in for a takedown but Nakutin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakutin throws a lazy right hand but Velilkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velilkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakutin controls Velilkov momentarily but Velilkov frees himself.
Velilkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakutin is retaining full guard.
Velilkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Velilkov trying to control but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Velilkov wants to stand but Nakutin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nakutin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Velilkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nakutin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Velilkov is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakutin is trying to get back to full guard.
Velilkov wants to control but Nakutin is keeping him busy.
Nakutin is defending against the submission attempts here by Velilkov.
Velilkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakutin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Velilkov.
Nakutin is trying to control but can't.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura but Nakutin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Velilkov to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Velilkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakutin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Velilkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nakutin sees it coming and defends easily.
Nakutin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Velilkov on the ground.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakutin defends it well.
Velilkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nakutin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nakutin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakutin tries to get out of the position.
Velilkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nakutin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Velilkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Velilkov wants to take a breather but Nakutin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin wants to stand back up but Velilkov manages to pass into side control.
Velilkov tries for a kimura but Nakutin is defending well.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakutin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Velilkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Velilkov is looking to take a break and control but Nakutin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakutin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov is working for a kimura but Nakutin is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakutin is looking for a sweep. Velilkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura here.
Nakutin wants to get back to his feet.
Nakutin tries to get to full guard but Velilkov has control of the leg.
Velilkov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhelyazko Velilkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velilkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Velilkov is looking to take a break and control but Nakutin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velilkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakutin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nakutin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nakutin is looking for a triangle but Velilkov pushes his legs off easily.
Velilkov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakutin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakutin is controlling Velilkov's posture.
Velilkov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakutin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Velilkov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Velilkov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Velilkov is trying to control. Nakutin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Velilkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakutin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Velilkov.
Nakutin wants to improve his position but Velilkov is controlling well.
Nakutin is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Velilkov trying to control the action but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Velilkov is thwarting Nakutin's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Velilkov seems content to control.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura here.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura but Nakutin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Velilkov to get the leverage.
Velilkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin trying to control but Velilkov postures up.
Velilkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakutin keeps working.
Velilkov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Velilkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Nakutin moves into full guard.
Velilkov wants to control from the top but Nakutin keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Velilkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakutin is retaining full guard.
Nakutin is working an open guard so Velilkov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martti Nakutin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Nakutin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velilkov moves in looking to clinch but Nakutin pushes him off.
Nakutin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Velilkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velilkov misses with a head kick.
Velilkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakutin counters with a left and a right that stings Velilkov.
Velilkov is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Nakutin as Velilkov shoots in.
Velilkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakutin finds it's way round the side to connect with Velilkov's head.
Velilkov misses with a takedown attempt - Nakutin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martti Nakutin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelyazko Velilkov.
Nakutin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zhelyazko Velilkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakutin lands a right hook to the body.
Velilkov moves out of range of the body kick from Nakutin.
Zhelyazko Velilkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakutin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velilkov counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakutin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakutin is looking to break free of the clinch but Velilkov has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakutin.
Nakutin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velilkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakutin counters with a crisp one two that drops Velilkov! Nakutin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Velilkov to his feet! Velilkov is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velilkov misses with a takedown
and Nakutin counters with a nice body kick.
Velilkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakutin tries to land a leg kick but Velilkov saw it coming and moves away.
Velilkov with a poor takedown
and Nakutin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nakutin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakutin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Velilkov.
Nakutin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velilkov needs to keep his hands up - Nakutin had a free shot at his head there.
Velilkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sloppy strikes from Nakutin. Those never looked like landing.
Nakutin lands a body shot.
Nakutin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Velilkov misses with a takedown
and Nakutin counters with a three punch combo that has Velilkov backing up. Velilkov nods at Nakutin to acknowledge the strikes.
Martti Nakutin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelyazko Velilkov.
Nakutin scores with a jab to the head.
Velilkov misses with a takedown
and Nakutin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin lands with a slapping head kick.
Nakutin misses with a few strikes there.
Velilkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nakutin was covering up waiting for the punch and Velilkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakutin keeping full guard, as Velilkov tries to pass.
Velilkov stops Nakutin from standing up.
Velilkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakutin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakutin trying to keep a closed guard but Velilkov is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov trying to control but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Zhelyazko Velilkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhelyazko Velilkov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Velilkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakutin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakutin.
Velilkov is trying to push Nakutin away but Nakutin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Velilkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakutin is looking to break free of the clinch but Velilkov has double underhooks.
Nakutin slowing the pace effectively.
Velilkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velilkov checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Nakutin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nakutin counter with a right hand.
Velilkov wants to clinch
and Nakutin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martti Nakutin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakutin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakutin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martti Nakutin is winning the standup battle so far.
Velilkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Velilkov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nakutin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Velilkov yanks on the arm and Nakutin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Velilkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhelyazko Velilkov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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