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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angelous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Artyom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Angelous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Artyom!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelous fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Artyom checks it well.
Artyom blocks a head kick by Angelous.
Angelous throws a head kick but Artyom moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Artyom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Angelous fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angelous throws a sloppy head kick and Artyom moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Artyom.
Angelous on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Artyom scoring with punches from side control.
Angelous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Artyom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Artyom lands a decent elbow from side control.
Artyom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artyom working the ground and pound.
Artyom is working Angelous over with some ground and pound from side control.
Angelous is trying to control Artyom's posture but Artyom avoids it.
Artyom scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artyom lands some shots froms side control.
Artyom lands a nice forearm strike.
Artyom working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Artyom's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Artyom cracks Angelous with a big right hand but Angelous just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Angelous is rocked!
Angelous might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Artyom scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Angelous is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Angelous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Artyom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Angelous seems to have got his legs back now.
Artyom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Angelous some visible discomfort.
Artyom working the body and head with strikes.
Artyom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artyom working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Angelous's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Artyom in side control lands a decent elbow.
Angelous takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Artyom scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Angelous to see if he's OK.
Artyom working the head and body with strikes.
Artyom lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelous is looking for a sweep.
Angelous is breathing heavily.
Angelous is working hard here to advance position.
Artyom is chipping away with strikes.
Artyom in side control lands a decent elbow.
Artyom looks up at the clock and then as Angelous takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Artyom smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Artyom working the head and body with strikes.
Angelous is trying to get back to half guard.
Angelous takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Artyom is working Angelous over with some ground and pound from side control.
Angelous takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Angelous is looking for a sweep.
Artyom scores with punches from side control.
Artyom lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Artyom's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Angelous is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Artyom lands a few punches from side control.
Artyom lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Angelous down.
Artyom lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Angelous down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artyom lands an elbow.
Artyom grinds an elbow into Angelous's temple.
Artyom cracks Angelous with a big elbow.
Angelous is trying to control Artyom's posture but Artyom avoids it.
Artyom scores with a couple of short elbows.
Angelous is working to avoid the ground and pound but Artyom connects with a decent elbow.
Artyom works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Angelous is working to avoid the ground and pound but Artyom connects with a decent elbow.
Artyom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Angelous some visible discomfort.
Artyom working the body and head with strikes.
Angelous is trying to improve his position.
Artyom working the ground and pound.
Angelous takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artyom grinds an elbow into Angelous's temple.
Artyom landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artyom working the head with strikes.
Artyom works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Artyom lands some shots froms side control.
Artyom working the head with strikes.
Artyom lands a few punches from side control.
Artyom lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Artyom lands a decent elbow from side control.
Angelous is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Artyom is working Angelous over with some ground and pound from side control.
Angelous is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Artyom scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelous is trying to improve his position.
Artyom lands a nice forearm strike.
Artyom lands some shots froms side control.
Artyom landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Artyom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Angelous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artyom manages to avoid it.
Kurt Angelous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelous throws a head kick but Artyom moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Artyom! But no joy.
Artyom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Artyom fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Angelous to the ground. Artyom is now in Angelous's guard.
Angelous has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Artyom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boris Artyom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Angelous looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Artyom landing with the ground and pound.
Artyom postures up and lands a big shot to Angelous's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artyom lands a couple of digs.
Artyom advances to half guard.
Angelous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Artyom pulls his head out easily.
Artyom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artyom lands with a punch from half guard.
Artyom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Artyom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Artyom lands with a punch from half guard.
Artyom prevents Angelous from improving his position.
Artyom working over Angelous with some ground and pound. Angelous looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Artyom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angelous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Artyom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angelous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Artyom lands a nice short elbow.
Artyom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angelous trying to control here.
Artyom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Artyom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Artyom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Artyom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Artyom landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artyom working Angelous over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artyom moves into full mount! Angelous won't be happy about that!
Artyom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Artyom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Angelous keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Artyom landing strikes from the mount.
Artyom with a couple of short strikes.
Artyom looking to finish Angelous with some ground and pound. This is bad for Angelous!
Artyom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Angelous that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Angelous working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Artyom.
Artyom is landing with some decent strikes but Angelous is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Artyom avoids the attempt from Angelous to control.
Angelous is desperately trying to improve his position but Artyom has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artyom landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Artyom cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Artyom landing strikes from the mount and Angelous is in trouble!
Artyom lands a couple of good shots and Angelous has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Artyom. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Artyom is punishing Angelous with strikes - can he finish him?!
Artyom throwing damaging strikes from the back! Angelous could be in trouble here!
Artyom landing with strikes.
Artyom looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artyom lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Angelous is trapped and Artyom is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Artyom connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Angelous to escape the position.
Artyom lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Angelous.
Artyom throwing damaging strikes from the back! Angelous could be in trouble here!
Artyom is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Artyom gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Artyom gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Artyom apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artyom closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Angelous did well to prevent Artyom getting side control.
Artyom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artyom with shots to the head and body - Angelous looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Angelous in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Angelous tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Artyom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Artyom lands a big elbow.
Artyom looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Artyom postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Angelous looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelous is looking to get to half guard.
Artyom punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Artyom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Angelous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelous throws a head kick that misses.
Artyom is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Angelous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artyom darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Artyom working Angelous over with strikes.
Artyom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Artyom drops an elbow to the side of Angelous's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelous tries to kick Artyom off but Artyom keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Artyom working over Angelous with some ground and pound. Angelous looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Artyom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angelous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angelous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Artyom working over Angelous with some ground and pound. Angelous looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artyom is pressing down on Angelous's thigh, looking to free his foot. Angelous is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Artyom lands a nice short elbow.
Angelous is in trouble now - Artyom has advanced to mount!
Artyom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Artyom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Angelous can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Angelous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Artyom lands a heavy elbow.
Artyom connects with a bit shot that sees Angelous covering up! More strikes from Artyom and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Artyom is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Artyom!
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