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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Nemkov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nemkov blocks a low kick nicely.
William wants to clinch up but Nemkov keeps it at a distance.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nemkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but William moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nemkov tries to score with a low kick but William moves his leg out of the way.
William takes one on the button.
Igor Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemkov looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
William takes one on the button.
Nemkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nemkov throws a jab but it's blocked by William.
Nemkov scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nemkov avoids a kick to the body.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William moves into range and clinches up with Nemkov.
Nemkov lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nemkov.
Nemkov swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Nemkov tries to tie him up.
William misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nemkov avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Nemkov throws a head punch that misses.
William throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov blocks a body shot from William.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemkov avoids the damage to the body.
William connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Igor Nemkov has been cut.
Nemkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemkov's elbow.
William throws a head punch that misses.
Nemkov misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nemkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nemkov working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nemkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but William has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nemkov tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William blocking some punches.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Nemkov blocks with his arms.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemkov avoids it.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nemkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
William working aggressively here.
Nemkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but William blocks it with crossed arms.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, William just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nemkov's brow.
Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nemkov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
Nemkov avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
William tries a body shot but Nemkov blocks it.
Nemkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nemkov swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nemkov looking to stall.
William blocks an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
William avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nemkov lands a right hand.
William misses with some punches.
Nemkov throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nemkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Nemkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nemkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nemkov misses with a leg kick.
Nemkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nemkov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nemkov!
It looks like Walt William has been cut.
Igor Nemkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Nemkov. Those never looked like landing.
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
William stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nemkov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nemkov is trying to maintain a safe position but William gets an underhook and turns Nemkov into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nemkov struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
William on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemkov swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nemkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nemkov blocking some punches.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemkov avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nemkov misses with a knee strike.
Nemkov avoids a wild elbow strike from William.
William misses with an elbow strike.
William has Nemkov pressed against the cage.
William misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William misses with a knee strike.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nemkov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
William blocks a body shot from Nemkov.
William effectively controlling the action here.
William takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from William.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Nemkov blocks with his arms.
Nemkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemkov works on William's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William blocks an uppercut.
Nemkov letting William take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Nemkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Nemkov.
William ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nemkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nemkov misses with a two punch combination.
Nemkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nemkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov avoids the head kick by William.
Nemkov looks to throw the jab but William is out of range.
A jab from Nemkov misses.
William takes a jab right on the kisser.
William tries to clinch up.
Nemkov lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemkov throws out a loose jab but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
William wants to clinch up but Nemkov keeps it at a distance.
William steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William throws a big shot that misses.
William takes one on the chin but seems OK.
William instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nemkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Nemkov. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Nemkov misses.
William pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nemkov is out of range and William settles back down.
Nemkov throws a low kick, looking for William's leg but William calmly moves out of range.
William rushes Nemkov and presses him up against the cage.
William misses with some punches.
Nemkov working aggressively here.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William stalling.
Nemkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nemkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Igor Nemkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William controlling the action here for a moment.
William tries a body shot but Nemkov blocks it.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemkov tries a body shot but William blocks it.
Nemkov prevents a body shot from William.
William missing with knees to the body.
Nemkov blocking some punches.
Nemkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nemkov misses with some punches.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William prevents a body shot from Nemkov.
A short uppercut from Nemkov.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nemkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walt William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William blocks a body shot from Nemkov.
William slowing the pace effectively.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nemkov blocks a body shot from William.
Nemkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nemkov wants to break free but William has control.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nemkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
William displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nemkov up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov misses with a punch to the body.
William dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nemkov.
Nemkov is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
Nemkov blocking some punches.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Nemkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
William missing with knees to the body.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Nemkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemkov avoids the damage to the body.
William throws an elbow that misses.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nemkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws an elbow that misses.
Nemkov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nemkov throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
William just leaning against Nemkov, taking a breather.
Nemkov lands a body punch.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemkov avoids it.
William just leaning against Nemkov, taking a breather.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemkov avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nemkov fails to land.
William tries to work over Nemkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Nemkov blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nemkov is trying to maintain a safe position but William gets an underhook and turns Nemkov into the cage.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nemkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemkov looking to stall.
William tries a knee to the head but Nemkov blocks it.
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 Walt William.
Well Nemkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Igor Nemkov!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Igor Nemkov!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Igor Nemkov!
Igor Nemkov wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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