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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicoco Smilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sulto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nicoco Smilov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicoco Smilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Sulto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulto tries to clinch
and Smilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Smilov. Those never looked like landing.
Sulto clinches with his opponent.
Smilov is trying to push Sulto away but Sulto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sulto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smilov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smilov feints a jab promting Sulto to slip. Smilov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sulto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smilov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smilov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sultos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sulto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smilov's guard.
Smilov has his feet on Sulto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smilov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sulto is fending him off so far but Smilov persists. Nope, Sulto circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sulto misses with a hook
and Smilov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smilov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sultos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been informed that Sulto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sulto was well out of range. Poor timing from Smilov.
Smilov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sulto but Sulto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sulto avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sulto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sulto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smilov somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicoco Smilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smilov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sulto.
Sulto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smilov defends it nicely.
Smilov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Smilov as Sulto shoots in.
Smilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smilov lands a left and a right that sends Sulto crashing to the canvas! Smilov dives into mount looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smilov punching from mount but Sulto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sulto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smilov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sulto looks winded!
Sulto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smilov.
Smilov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sulto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smilov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smilov throws a strike there. Sulto manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Smilov throws a strike but Sulto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smilov gets to his feet. Sulto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smilov has a takedown stuffed.
Smilov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sulto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sulto tries for a takedown but Smilov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sulto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smilov defends well and Sulto ends up having to push Smilov into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicoco Smilov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Smilov.
Smilov misses with a series of wild punches.
Smilov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Smilov. No joy for Sulto on that attempt.
Smilov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smilov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sulto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smilov looks to land a combination but Sulto avoids it well.
Sulto closes the distance and clinches.
Sulto prevents Smilov from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilov can't break the clinch.
Smilov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilov leaves Sulto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sulto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sulto is breathing heavily.
Smilov throws a series of punches but Sulto moves out of range.
Nicoco Smilov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sulto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sulto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Smilov counter with a right hand.
Smilov throws a right and a left that Sulto avoids nicely.
Sulto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smilov wants to stand and escape but Sulto is having none of it.
Sulto wants to pass the guard but Smilov is keeping the position.
Smilov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sulto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sulto is working Smilov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smilov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sulto throws a big elbow that misses.
Smilov has momentary wrist control but Sulto slips an elbow through the middle.
Sulto stops Smilov from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sulto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smilov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smilov wants to get back to his feet but Sulto passes into half guard.
Mark Sulto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sulto stops Smilov from getting back to his feet.
Smilov is looking to get back to is feet but Sulto passes into side control.
Smilov tries to escape but Sulto is in control.
Sulto grinds an elbow into Smilov's temple.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sulto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smilov some visible discomfort.
Smilov throws Sulto to one side and escapes!
Sulto 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smilov pushes Sulto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smilov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sulto.
Smilov pushes Sulto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sulto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sulto lands some shots froms side control.
Smilov is trying to buck Sulto off.
Sulto tries for a kimura but Smilov is defending well.
Smilov is pushing Sulto's head away, looking to escape. Sulto manages to hold on to the position though.
Smilov 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sulto working the body and head with strikes.
Smilov is trying to get back to his feet.
Sulto lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicoco Smilov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smilov scores with a jab. Sulto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smilov thows a body shot but no joy.
Smilov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sulto should have avoided that one.
Smilov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smilov throws a right and a left that Sulto avoids nicely.
Smilov misses with a wild combination.
Smilov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sulto.
A punch combination from Smilov misses.
No joy there for Sulto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilov throws a nice looking combination but Sulto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smilov stuffs the takedown attempt from Sulto. Sulto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sulto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smilov misses with an uppercut. Sulto saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smilov.
Sulto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sulto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smilov as he jumps to the side.
Smilov throws a series of punches but Sulto avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smilov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smilov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sulto circles away quickly and effectively.
Sulto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicoco Smilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sulto.
Sulto dives in for a single leg takedown but Smilov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sulto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sulto dodges the punch combination from Smilov.
Smilov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sultos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smilov lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smilov looks to land a combination. Sulto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smilov blocks a jab.
Smilov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smilov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sulto as he avoids it easily.
Smilov scores with a nice strike.
Smilov goes for a double leg but Sulto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Sulto continues to drive forward.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smilov.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smilov is trying to break the clinch but Sulto has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smilov lands a nice uppercut.
Smilov is trying to break the clinch but Sulto is controlling him.
Sulto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sulto gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sulto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smilov tries to kick Sulto off but Sulto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smilov kicks off Sulto and gets to his feet.
Smilov scores with a one two! Sulto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mark Sulto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sulto dodges the punch combination from Smilov.
Nicoco Smilov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smilov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sulto has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicoco Smilov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smilov, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicoco Smilov!
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