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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorgi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giap might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beach Party Vietnam. Kartov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coal Chamber - Loco. Vo Nguyen Giap could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sorgi Kartov's chin.
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158 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sorgi Kartov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kartov misses.
Giap moves to clinch but Kartov breaks away
and Kartov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giap's knee momentarily.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kartov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Kartov struggles to land a body shot inside as Giap controls his hands.
Kartov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giap's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Kartov.
Giap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giap wants to get back to striking at distance but Kartov won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Kartov as the two fighters clinch.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but Kartov moves away
and Kartov counters with a two punch combo.
Giap tries to clinch but Kartov is having none of it.
Kartov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap connects with a looping right hand.
Giap rushes Kartov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kartov needs to keep his hands up - Giap had a free shot at his head there.
Kartov misses with a few strikes there.
Giap misses with a hook.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kartov counters with a leg kick.
Kartov misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap closes the distance but Kartov moves to the side
and Kartov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab from Giap.
Kartov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kartov slips a jab from Giap.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kartov counters with a good low kick that Giap was not able to check.
Kartov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kartov counters with a body kick that stops Giap in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap misses with a body punch
and Kartov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giap lands a nice hook to Kartov's body. Kartov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giap tries to clinch but Kartov moves away
and Kartov counters with a left and a right that stings Giap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap looks to clinch
and Kartov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartov moves away.
Kartov tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giap misses with an elbow over the top.
Kartov wants to get back to striking at distance but Giap won't allow it.
Giap working aggressively here.
Kartov just leaning against Giap, taking a breather.
Kartov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kartov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kartov breaks the clinch.
Giap wants to clinch
letting Kartov counter with a right hand.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Kartov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kartov.
Giap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giap tries to clinch up but Kartov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kartov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kartov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kartov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kartov ducks under a wild hook from Giap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kartov counters with a head kick. That will keep Giap thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giap moves to clinch but Kartov breaks away
and Kartov counters with a one-two to the body.
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 Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
That's time! Giap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giap looks to clinch
and Kartov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Giap on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Kartov throws a nice looking combination but Giap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giap darts in and clinches Kartov up against the cage.
Giap stalling against the cage.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
Kartov scores with a shoulder strike.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Giap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kartov's elbow.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
Kartov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov blocks an elbow strike from Giap.
Kartov tries to stall but Giap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kartov 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.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Kartov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Kartov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giap wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kartov has him pressed against the cage.
Giap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kartov is defending well for now.
Kartov digs a right hand underneath Giap's ribcage. Giap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kartov blocks an elbow strike from Giap.
Kartov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kartov blocks an uppercut.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands a knee to the head.
Giap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kartovs head.
Kartov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kartov trying to stall but Giap improves his position.
Kartov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kartov tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
Giap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kartov's brow.
Giap misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kartov.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kartov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kartov trying to stall but Giap improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Giap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giap trying to stall but Kartov improves his position.
A short right from Giap.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kartov's defenses.
Kartov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kartov.
Giap misses with some punches.
Kartov prevents Giap from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Giap tries a body shot but Kartov blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorgi Kartov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kartov blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kartov.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kartov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kartov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap connects with a body shot.
Kartov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Giap has Kartov up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giap.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap wants to clinch up but Kartov keeps it at a distance.
Kartov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kartov misses with a double jab.
Kartov throws a head kick that Giap semi-blocks.
Giap wants to clinch up but Kartov keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Kartov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Giap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kartov.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kartov counters with a body kick that stops Giap in his tracks momentarily.
Giap tries to clinch but Kartov is having none of it.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kartov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kartov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giap.
Some wild striking there from Kartov.
Giap closes the distance but Kartov moves to the side
and Kartov counters with an inside leg kick.
Sorgi Kartov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap looks to throw the jab but Kartov is out of range.
A combination from Kartov does no damage.
Giap tries to clinch
and Kartov counters with an inside leg kick.
Giap dips to his left and cracks Kartov with an uppercut!
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kartov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kartov looks to land a combination but Giap avoids it well.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap lands a jab to the head.
Giap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap lands a jab to Kartov's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Kartov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap moves to clinch but Kartov breaks away
and Kartov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giap's knee momentarily.
Kartov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kartov throws a nice looking combination but Giap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Kartov counters with a three punch combo that has Giap backing up. Giap nods at Kartov to acknowledge the strikes.
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap blocks a body shot from Kartov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Kartov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap trying to land knees to the body.
Kartov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kartov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kartov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vo Nguyen Giap is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kartov misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap works the jab nicely.
Giap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giap loads up on a big right hand but Kartov slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
Vo Nguyen Giap very nearly forgot to thank Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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