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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saeng Arthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nogi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Saeng Arthit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nogi Kartov's chin.
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180 cm
29
147 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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165 cm
30
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saeng Arthit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nogi Kartov! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kartov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arthit swivels and escapes. Arthit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Kartov scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Kartov connects with a body shot. The fight moves into the clinch position. Arthit looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kartov manages to break the clinch.
Arthit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartov throws a sloppy head kick and Arthit moves out of range easily. Kartov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arthit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kartov is in Arthit's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Kartov gets to his feet - Arthit follows without any prompting. Arthit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Danga de danga de dang - Kartov scores with a four punch combination! Kartov clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kartov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Arthit tries to keep at a distance but Kartov has taken the fight into the clinch. Kartov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kartov wants to break free but Arthit has control.
Kartov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogi Kartov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kartov instigates a clinch. Kartov is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthit has double underhooks. Kartov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Arthit is trying to maintain a safe position but Kartov gets an underhook and turns Arthit into the cage. Kartov breaks from the clinch.
Kartov shoots and misses and Arthit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arthit. Arthit works on Kartov's body with a couple of short punches. Arthit is trying to maintain a safe position but Kartov gets an underhook and turns Arthit into the cage. Kartov manages to break the clinch.
Kartov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arthit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kartov is in Arthit's guard. Arthit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kartov on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Arthit wants to stand up but Kartov is controlling him. Kartov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Arthit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kartov is aware though and is defending well. Kartov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kartov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arthit, up you get! Kartov looks for a takedown but Arthit sprawls well. Saeng Arthit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nogi Kartov. Kartov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arthit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kartov gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kartov is trying to break the clinch but Arthit has him pressed against the cage. Arthit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kartov pushes Arthit up against the cage in a clinch. Kartov wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthit won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Arthit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kartov blocks the elbow strike.
Arthit tries to land a knee to the head but Kartov blocks with his arms.
Kartov avoids the elbow strike from Arthit, against the cage.
Kartov blocks an elbow strike. Arthit lands an elbow that stopped Kartov in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nogi Kartov has been cut. Kartov manages to break the clinch.
Kartov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kartov dodges an elbow strike from Arthit.
Kartov blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kartov breaks the clinch.
Kartov swats away the attempt to clinch by Arthit. Kartov tries to bum rush Arthit with a series of wild strikes but Arthit uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Arthit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Kartov lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthit tries to keep at a distance but Kartov has taken the fight into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Arthit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Arthit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kartov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arthit did well to prevent Kartov getting side control. Kartov performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Arthit is trying to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nogi Kartov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nogi Kartov's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arthit slaps away a takedown attempt from Kartov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kartov rushes Arthit and presses him up against the cage. Arthit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Arthit misses with an elbow over the top. Arthit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Arthit tries to circle away but Kartov has him pinned against the cage. Arthit trying to control the position but instead, Kartov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arthit into the cage. Kartov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kartov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kartov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Kartov controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kartov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Arthit tries to hold on but Kartov pushes him away. Kartov looking for a guillotine from mount but Arthit is having none of it. Kartov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kartov lands a two punch combo.
Kartov throws a lazy head kick and Arthit counters with a big head kick but Kartov shrugs it off. Kartov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kartov showed some decent athleticism there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kartov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Kartov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Arthit to get to his feet. Kartov digs a good hook to Arthit's body.
Arthit slaps away a takedown attempt from Kartov, before circling back to the center of the mat. Kartov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arthit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kartov is in Arthit's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kartov stands up and waves to Arthit to follow him. Arthit tries to keep at a distance but Kartov has taken the fight into the clinch. Arthit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Kartov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arthit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. 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. Kartov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartov scores with a three punch combo!
Kartov scores with a hook to the body. Arthit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Kartov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nogi Kartov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Nogi Kartov's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kartov shoots in for a double leg but Arthit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Arthit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arthit wants it to stay on the feet. Arthit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kartov but Kartov pushes him off and we're back to square one. Arthit throws a head kick that misses. Arthit misses with a head kick.
Kartov gets the takedown into side control. Kartov decides to take the fight back to the feet. Sloppy strikes from Kartov. Those never looked like landing. Kartov takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arthit throws a sloppy head kick and Kartov moves out of range easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kartov clinches up against the cage. Nogi Kartov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Arthit working aggressively here.
Kartov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nice uppercut there from Kartov. Kartov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arthit at a distance.
Kartov scores with a takedown into Arthit's guard. Kartov stands up from Arthit's guard - Kartov perhaps looking for a knockout. Arthit tries a head kick but it misses.
Kartov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kartov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arthit did well to prevent Kartov getting side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kartov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Arthit to get to his feet. A momentary lapse in concentration from Arthit enables Kartov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arthit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Kartov stands up and waves to Arthit to follow him. Kartov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Arthit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Nogi Kartov has got the better of the ground game so far. Kartov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Saeng Arthit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arthit tries to clinch up. Arthit walks into a stiff left hand from Kartov. Arthit tries to clinch and Kartov counters with a one-two to the body. Nogi Kartov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kartov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arthit to the ground. Kartov is now in Arthit's guard. Kartov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Kartov stands and steps away. Arthit gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kartov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Arthit sprawls well initially but Kartov persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kartov stands up and beckons Arthit to join him on the feet. Kartov lands a two punch combo.
Kartov avoids the head kick by Arthit.
Arthit tries to clinch but Kartov moves out of range. Kartov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arthit did well to prevent Kartov getting side control. Arthit is trying to stand back up but Kartov is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Arthit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight! Nogi Kartov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kartov 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nogi Kartov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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