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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 cm
35
144 lbs
30 - 20 - 1 |
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170 cm
36
150 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Jarnkarl! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Tutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Jarnkarl takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses. Good exchange - Jarnkarl coming out on top. Tutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Jarnkarl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Tutov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Tutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Jarnkarl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutov. That did some damage! Tutov misses with a looping right. Jarnkarl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jarnkarl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tutov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Tutov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarnkarl. Jarnkarl avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick that knocks Tutov off balance momentarily. Nice body kick there by Tutov. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tutov connects with a solid leg kick. Tutov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarnkarl under the eye. Tutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jarnkarl moves away from the strike by Tutov. Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarnkarl. Jarnkarl thows a leg kick but Tutov checks it and Tutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jarnkarl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tutov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jarnkarl. Tutov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Tutov looks to land a left hand but Jarnkarl moved out of range nicely. Jarnkarl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Tutov lands a head shot. Tutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Tutov moves out of range as Jarnkarl throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Jarnkarl. Jarnkarl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tutov's sensitive parts. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tutov checks a low kick from Jarnkarl. Tutov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Jarnkarl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jarnkarl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Tutov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tutov misses the jab. Jarnkarl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tutov. Jarnkarl instigates a clinch. Tutov pressing his opponent against the cage. Tutov misses with a punch to the body.
Jarnkarl trying to control the position but instead, Tutov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jarnkarl into the cage. Jarnkarl controlling the action here for a moment.
Jarnkarl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Tutov lands with a short shot to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl misses with a punch to the body.
Jarnkarl presses Tutov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tutov pushes Jarnkarl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice left hand lands by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl pushes Tutov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Tutov scores with a nice hook to the head. Jarnkarl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl is pushing Tutov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Tutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tutov is defending well. Tutov tries a body shot but Jarnkarl blocks it.
Jarnkarl digs a right hand into Tutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tutov's gas tank. Tutov has Jarnkarl pushed against the cage. Tutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarnkarl.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tutov is working Jarnkarl over against the cage. Tutov has a couple of punches blocked by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl prevents a body shot from Tutov. Jarnkarl tries to throw a body punch but Tutov avoids it by throwing Jarnkarl back against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tutov scores with a nice hook to the head. A shot in the inside from Tutov. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jarnkarl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Tutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarnkarl uses good head movement to avoid it. Jarnkarl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarnkarl lands a right hand. Tutov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A right hand to the body from Jarnkarl.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarnkarl. Jarnkarl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tutov's elbow. 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 Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl sees it coming and moves out of range. Jarnkarl swings widly with a right hand
and Tutov counters with a body kick that stops Jarnkarl in his tracks momentarily. Jarnkarl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tutov throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily. Andrey Tutov is winning the standup battle so far. Jarnkarl avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Jarnkarl looks to land a body kick but Tutov moved away. Tutov half committed to a counter leg kick. Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and checks it nicely. Jarnkarl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tutov is out of range. Tutov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Tutov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarnkarl can pounce on him.
Jarnkarl connects with a looping right hand.
Tutov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jarnkarl counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jarnkarl throws a body kick that misses. Tutov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away. Jarnkarl is looking to score with low kicks. Tutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tutov blocks the body kick.
Tutov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jarnkarl appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Good work by Jarnkarl as he checks the leg kick. Jarnkarl on the wrong end of a nice jab. Jarnkarl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tutov is out of range. Jarnkarl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov misses the shot to the body. Jarnkarl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tutov is able to avoid easily. An inside leg kick from Tutov misses. Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range. Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl tries to work over Tutov's front leg with a kick but Tutov checks it. Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarnkarl connects with an inside leg kick. Jarnkarl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tutov. Tutov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tutov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A clash of legs there as Tutov blocks the low kick. Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away. Jarnkarl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tutov rather than just go for the knockout. Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Jarnkarl blocks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick. Jarnkarl lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Jarnkarl throws out a leg kick but Tutov moves out of range and Jarnkarl only half commits. Tutov scores with a hook. Jarnkarl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook to the body
and Tutov counters with a body kick. Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Tutov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Jarnkarl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jarnkarl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tutov. Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body. A little feinted left hand from Tutov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Tutov cracks Jarnkarl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Tutov throws a head kick but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
Jarnkarl throws out a counter right but Tutov avoids it with no problem. Jarnkarl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tutov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jarnkarl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Tutov misses with a low kick.
Tutov scores with a body shot.
Jarnkarl forces Tutov back against the cage and clinches. A short right hand to the side of the head by Tutov. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jarnkarl misses with a punch on the inside.
Tutov is working Jarnkarl over against the cage. Jarnkarl lands with a short shot to the head. Tutov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tutov misses with a short punch on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarnkarl. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jarnkarl can't find room to land a body shot as Tutov controls the action.
Jarnkarl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarnkarl struggles to land a body shot inside as Tutov controls his hands.
Tutov avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tutov. A head punch on the inside from Tutov fails to land. Jarnkarl blocks an uppercut.
Tutov controlling the action here for a moment.
Jarnkarl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jarnkarl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarnkarl tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarnkarl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
Jarnkarl delivers a nice body kick. Jarnkarl swings for the body but Tutov moves out of range.
A low kick from Jarnkarl misses and Tutov counters with a leg kick. Jarnkarl throws a quick inside leg kick. Jarnkarl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tutov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Tutov checks a low kick from Jarnkarl. Tutov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tutov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Tutov looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming. Tutov scores with the left hand. Jarnkarl knows he should have avoided that one. Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Jarnkarl. And Tutov counters with a quick kick to the body but Jarnkarl blocks it. A looping hook to the body misses from Jarnkarl. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tutov checks a leg kick nicely. Jarnkarl throws the kick towards the body but Tutov avoids it. Tutov throwing a counter right hand but Jarnkarl manages to avoid it. Tutov throws a hook to the side of Jarnkarl's head but Jarnkarl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutov. Jarnkarl feints a counter leg kick. Jarnkarl slips under a jab. Tutov misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Jarnkarl misses and Tutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tutov throws a looping overhand right but Jarnkarl ducks down to avoid it. Jarnkarl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Tutov jabs Jarnkarl to the body, keeping him at a distance. Jarnkarl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Tutov blocks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Tutov looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming. Jarnkarl jabs Tutov right on the nose. Tutov blinks but takes it well. Tutov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jarnkarl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tutov is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Jarnkarl. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet. An attempted straight right counter from Tutov misses the target. Jarnkarl throws a front kick that sends Tutov stumbling back into the cage. Jarnkarl throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jarnkarl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tutov avoids the body shot from Jarnkarl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range. Tutov scores with a hook. Jarnkarl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tutov's hands. Tutov connects with an inside leg kick. Jarnkarl motions for Tutov to come forward. Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range. Tutov scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Donk. Tutov catches Jarnkarl right on the button with a cross. Jarnkarl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tutov throws a series of punches but Jarnkarl avoids them all with ease. Tutov swings away with a leg kick that misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Tutov.
Jarnkarl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jarnkarl blocks the body kick.
Tutov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jarnkarl. Tutov misses with a body kick. Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov looks to throw the jab but Jarnkarl is out of range. Tutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jarnkarl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jarnkarl throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it. Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jarnkarl.
Tutov avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Tutov throwing a counter right hand but Jarnkarl manages to avoid it. Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Tutov. That snapped Jarnkarl's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jarnkarl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jarnkarl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tutov. That kick from Tutov tenderised Jarnkarl's leg. Jarnkarl is trying to keep his angry face on. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tutov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jarnkarl - the referee stops the clock and Tutov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jarnkarl. Tutov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Jarnkarl misses with a low kick. Jarnkarl just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov thinks about countering with a head kick. Tutov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Tutov misses with a body kick. Tutov connects with a leg kick. Jarnkarl looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jarnkarl throws a low kick, looking for Tutov's leg but Tutov calmly moves out of range. Tutov missing with a left hand there. Jarnkarl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jarnkarl walks into a straight right hand from Tutov. Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrey Tutov. Well Tutov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrey Tutov! During a confident post fight interview, Andrey Tutov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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