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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Blick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Katorjnov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember the name - Fort Minor. Nickolay Katorjnov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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177 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
20 - 14 - 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Blick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov stuffs the takedown attempt from Blick. Blick gets slowly back to his feet.
Katorjnov looks to throw the jab but Blick is out of range.
Katorjnov throws a right and a left that Blick avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Katorjnov scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Johan Blick has been cut.
Katorjnov misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Katorjnov misses its intended target.
Blick shoots in looking for a takedown. Katorjnov tries to sprawl out of it but Blick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katorjnov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blick is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katorjnov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Katorjnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katorjnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katorjnov breaks from the clinch.
Blick tries to move into range but Katorjnov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katorjnov misses with an uppercut. Blick saw that one coming.
Johan Blick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blick dives in and grabs Katorjnov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katorjnov pushes down on Blick's head and hops out.
Nickolay Katorjnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Blick.
Blick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Katorjnov is looking for a sweep. Blick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blick seems to be working for a kimura but Katorjnov defends the submission attempt.
Katorjnov is trying to stand back up but Blick is controlling him
Katorjnov wants to improve his position but Blick is controlling well.
Blick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Katorjnov is just riding it out for now. Blick eventually gives up the hold.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katorjnov is not content to let Blick control the position.
Blick prevents Katorjnov from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov manages to get to full guard.
Blick is pushing down on Katorjnov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katorjnov is fighting to maintain full guard but Blick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blick is looking to advance position but Katorjnov won't allow it.
Blick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katorjnov sees it coming and defends easily.
Blick is working for a submission of some sort.
Blick stalling away here and it's allowed Katorjnov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blick trying to control the position from guard on top but Katorjnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Katorjnov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Katorjnov has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blick is controlling Katorjnov's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nickolay Katorjnov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Blick's cut.
That's time! Katorjnov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Katorjnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blick counters by clinching up.
Blick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katorjnov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katorjnov working aggressively here.
Katorjnov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Katorjnov working aggressively here.
Katorjnov throws a punch but it's blocked by Blick.
Katorjnov wants to break free but Blick has control.
Blick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Katorjnov scores with a shoulder strike.
Blick gets control of Katorjnov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blick will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Katorjnov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Katorjnov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blick blocks a jab.
Katorjnov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Katorjnov stuffs the takedown attempt from Blick. Blick gets slowly back to his feet.
Katorjnov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blick fails with the takedown
and Katorjnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nickolay Katorjnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Blick.
Blick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katorjnov throws out the jab.
Nickolay Katorjnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blick moves in looking to clinch but Katorjnov pushes him off.
Blick looks to land a combination but Katorjnov avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katorjnov.
Blick has his takedown stuffed
and Katorjnov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katorjnov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Katorjnov stuffs the takedown.
Katorjnov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blick ducks under a wild hook from Katorjnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Katorjnov as he avoids it easily.
Blick walks into a left hand.
Katorjnov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johan Blick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blick fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katorjnov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolay Katorjnov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Blick's cut.
That's time! Katorjnov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Katorjnov connects with a looping right hand.
Blick has his takedown stuffed
and Blick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blick misses with a takedown
and Katorjnov counters with a leg kick.
Blick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katorjnov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blick passes into half guard.
Katorjnov kicks off Blick and gets to his feet.
Katorjnov throws an overhand right that lands on Blick's shoulder, as Blick tries to avoid the shot.
Katorjnov misses with a low kick.
Blick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katorjnov's waist but Katorjnov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blick off to one side.
Nickolay Katorjnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Blick.
Blick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Katorjnov's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katorjnov is refusing to be controlled, as Blick sits in half guard.
Katorjnov trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katorjnov sees it coming and defends easily.
Blick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katorjnov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Katorjnov connects with a leg kick. Blick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blick shoots for a double leg takedown but Katorjnov sprawls well. He's pushed Blick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katorjnov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Katorjnov duly obliges.
Katorjnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Blick misses with a takedown
and Blick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov stuffs the takedown attempt from Blick. Blick gets slowly back to his feet.
Blick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katorjnov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blick closes the distance and clinches up with Katorjnov, looking for a takedown. Blick pushes Katorjnov against the cage but Katorjnov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nickolay Katorjnov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Katorjnov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Nickolay Katorjnov!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Nickolay Katorjnov!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Nickolay Katorjnov!
Nickolay Katorjnov wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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