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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Applause by Lady Gaga. Nemkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: eRa - enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Hunter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nemkov clinches up against the cage. Nemkov lands a shoulder strike. Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Nemkov has the dominant position. Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nemkov lands a nice shot to the body. A short left from Nemkov. Hunter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Nemkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nemkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. A head punch on the inside from Nemkov fails to land. A short uppercut from Nemkov. Nemkov scores with a hook to the body. Nemkov lands a body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nemkov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nemkov controlling the action here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nemkov lands with a punch from half guard. Hunter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nemkov has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hunter works to full guard. Nemkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Nemkov connects with a couple of short punches. Nemkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Nemkov lands a couple of decent looking shots. Nemkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Nemkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Nemkov stays in close to Hunter's body and controls the position. Nemkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard. Nemkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunter's guard. Hunter has momentary wrist control but Nemkov slips an elbow through the middle. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nemkov chips away with some ground and pound. Nemkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Nemkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nemkov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Nemkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Nemkov feints a jab promting Hunter to slip. Nemkov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Nathan Hunter has been cut. Nemkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunter counters with a series of strikes. Nemkov will be more careful next time no doubt. Hunter blocks a jab. Nemkov looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well. Nemkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Hunter working hard to break the clinch. A short uppercut from Nemkov. Nemkov tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Nemkov back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Nemkov fails to land. Nemkov scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunter wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short left from Nemkov. Nemkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nemkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nemkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nemkov lands with a left to the head. Still in the clinch, Nemkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter is rocked! A shot in the inside from Nemkov. Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nemkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nemkov working aggressively here.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now. Nemkov lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nemkov is working Hunter over against the cage. Nemkov lands a left hand.
Nemkov has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Nemkov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nathan Hunter's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nemkov scores with a punch to the head. Nemkov lands with an overhand left. Nemkov cracks Hunter with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hunter tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nemkov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hunter is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Nemkov! Oleg Nemkov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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