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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sopheap Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
140 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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169 cm
28
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sopheap Seng!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng wants to clinch up but Story keeps it at a distance.
Story takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seng gets caught flat footed, as Story shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Story controlling from the top position.
Story working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seng is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Story slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Story is working Seng over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story wants to control from the top but Seng keeps moving.
Story is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seng is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Story throws a strike but Seng rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Seng stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Story swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seng won't allow Story to sweep him here.
Story is controlling Seng's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Story wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Story has closed the distance and engaged Seng in a clinch.
Story lands a takedown into guard.
Story stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story wants to pass the guard but Seng is keeping the position.
Story not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Story wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Story shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seng wants to get back to his feet but Story passes into half guard.
Seng is looking for a sweep. Story is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seng avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Story.
Story passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story misses with the ground and pound.
Seng is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Story off and has taken his back!
Story trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Seng controlling the positon.
Story wants to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Story is working hard here to advance position.
Story surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Seng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Story. Seng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sopheap Seng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Story throws an overhand right that lands on Seng's shoulder, as Seng tries to avoid the shot.
Seng moves into range and clinches up with Story.
A hook to the body from Story.
Story gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Seng keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Story looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story throwing shots but Seng is blocking nicely.
Story lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Story slips a nice elbow through Seng's hands, connecting with Seng's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story looks to land a strike but Seng avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Story has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Story tries to free his leg and advance position but Seng is retaining full guard.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Seng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Story looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Story's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Story working some strikes from top position.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Seng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seng works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Story throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Story scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Story wants to control from the top but Seng keeps moving.
Seng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Story sitting in guard here, content to control.
Story postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Story slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Story throwing shots but Seng is blocking nicely.
Story trying to mount his opponent but Seng defends it.
Story slips a nice elbow through Seng's hands, connecting with Seng's forehead.
Story not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Story thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seng's head.
Story wants to free his trapped foot but Seng is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Story slips a nice elbow through Seng's hands, connecting with Seng's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seng knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Story thows a huge punch but Seng dodges it nicely.
Story missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Story looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Story is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seng!
Story with a couple of short strikes.
Seng takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story controlling the pace for now.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seng is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Story misses with a straight left.
Seng swings widly with a right hand
and Story counters with a single leg into guard. Seng didn't expect that.
Story distracts Seng with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Story trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Story throwing strikes but missing.
Story slips nicely into half guard.
Story is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seng can do to turn this around?
Story working over Seng with some ground and pound. Seng looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story is looking to take a break and control but Seng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Story frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Story pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seng is rocked!
Story drops a big elbow. That's hurt Seng! More shots from Story and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Story!
Nick Story seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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