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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monte Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nugzarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christo comes to the cage accompanied by Walk this way - Run DMC & Aerosmith. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 cm
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166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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168 cm
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154 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monte Christo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Nugzarov! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nugzarov slaps away a takedown attempt from Christo, before circling back to the center of the mat. Christo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A solid leg kick lands there for Nugzarov.
Christo cracks Nugzarov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Christo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Nugzarov is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Christo throwing strikes here but Nugzarov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Christo controlling from the full mount. Nugzarov tries to hold on but Christo postures up. Nugzarov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Christo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Nugzarov is squirming around, avoiding Christo's attempts to control the action. Christo working Nugzarov over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nugzarov because Christo loaded up on that one. Nugzarov is looking to improve his position but Christo isn't that keen on the idea. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nugzarov can do anything to dispel that myth. Nugzarov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nugzarov can't escape the position.
Christo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Christo breaks from Nugzarov's wrist control and lands an elbow. Christo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Christo tries to control but Nugzarov wriggling away. Christo lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nugzarov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Nugzarov trying to control but Christo is working from the bottom. Christo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nugzarov! Nugzarov can't escape the position.
Christo punishing his opponent with strikes. Christo punching from mount but Nugzarov doing a good job of avoiding damage. Christo misses with a head shot. 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. Christo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nugzarov because Christo loaded up on that one. Christo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Nugzarov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Christo throws some wild stikes that Nugzarov manages to avoid easily.
Nugzarov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christo lands a big elbow. Christo with good strikes from the mount here! Nugzarov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Christo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nugzarov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Christo.
Nugzarov can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nugzarov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Christo punching from mount but Nugzarov doing a good job of avoiding damage. Nugzarov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christo.
Christo misses with a head shot. Nugzarov tries to hold on but Christo pushes him away. Christo misses with a head shot. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Christo with good strikes from the mount here! Nugzarov is trying to escape the mount.
Christo avoids the attempt from Nugzarov to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Christo dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nugzarov misses with a double jab
and Christo counters by clinching up. Christo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christo lands a body punch. Nugzarov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Dmitry Nugzarov has been cut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Christo. Christo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nugzarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christo. Christo is working Nugzarov over against the cage. Christo misses with a short punch on the inside. Christo misses with the head strike.
Nugzarov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Christo. Christo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christo misses with some punches.
Nugzarov breaks the clinch.
Christo misses the body punch and Nugzarov counters with a low kick, right behind Christo 's knee. Christo tries for a takedown but Nugzarov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. A good leg kick by Nugzarov. Nugzarov connects with a leg kick. Christo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nugzarov connects with a body shot that sends Christo's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christo takes a swing at Nugzarov's ribcage but misses. Christo throws a poor cross that misses
and Nugzarov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Christo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nugzarov throws a chopping leg kick but Christo manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nugzarov misses with a left hand letting Christo counter with a right hand. Christo misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Christo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nugzarov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A jab lands there for Nugzarov. Nugzarov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nugzarov. Nugzarov misses with a low kick.
Nugzarov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nugzarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nugzarov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christo checks it well. A bone on bone clash there as Christo blocks the leg kick.
Christo takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nugzarov looks for the body kick but Christo saw that one coming. Christo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nugzarov throws a low kick but Christo avoids it. Christo misses with a double jab
and Nugzarov counters with an outside leg kick.
Nugzarov walks into a straight right hand from Christo. Nugzarov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Nugzarov wants to land a leg kick but Christo is out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Nugzarov. That's going to slow Christo down. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nugzarov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Christo closes the distance and lands a one-two. Nugzarov misses with a double jab
letting Christo counter with a right hand. Nugzarov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Christo misses with a left hand and Nugzarov counters with a nice uppercut. Christo fails with a takedown attempt. Nugzarov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nugzarov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Christo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Nugzarov misses the shot to the body. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nugzarov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Christo throws out a loose jab but Nugzarov uses good head movement to avoid it. Christo misses with a right hand and Nugzarov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Nugzarov avoids the body shot from Christo.
Nugzarov connects with a leg kick. Christo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nugzarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nugzarov. Christo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nugzarov counters with a three punch combo that has Christo backing up. Christo nods at Nugzarov to acknowledge the strikes. Good leg kick by Nugzarov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nugzarov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Nugzarov throws a head kick that half lands.
Christo is rocked! Christo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nugzarov. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nugzarov misses with a body shot.
Nugzarov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Nugzarov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christo. Christo circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A decent looking body kick lands there for Nugzarov. Christo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nugzarov. Christo shrugs it off though. Nugzarov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Nugzarov throws a nice outside leg kick. Christo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nugzarov can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Nugzarov. Nugzarov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Nugzarov swinging wildly here.
Nugzarov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Nugzarov lands a lovely overhand right. Nugzarov misses with a body kick. Nugzarov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Oh Christo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nugzarov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Christo! Nugzarov dives in looking to finish! Christo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Nugzarov! Dmitry Nugzarov is the new lightweight champion!
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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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