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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 2953 p4p, 411 weight class) and Nemesor Imotekh (ranked 1698 p4p, 263 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemesor Imotekh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricket tries to work over Imotekh's front leg with a kick but Imotekh checks it.
Jab by Cricket.
It looks like Nemesor Imotekh has been cut.
Imotekh scores with a nice head shot.
Cricket walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Imotekh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cricket.
Cricket connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Cricket.
Imotekh scores with the left hand. Cricket knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Cricket.
A slow jab from Cricket misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imotekh misses with a shot to the body
and Cricket counters with a left and a right that hurts Imotekh! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Cricket jumps into full mount!
Imotekh controls the position.
Cricket controlling the position easily from mount.
Cricket lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Imotekh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cricket looking for a guillotine from mount but Imotekh is having none of it.
Imotekh is squirming around, avoiding Cricket's attempts to control the action.
Imotekh prevents Cricket from taking his back.
Cricket trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Imotekh tries to lock up and control but Cricket gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cricket can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Imotekh is looking to escape.
Imotekh is looking to improve his position but Cricket isn't that keen on the idea.
Cricket is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Imotekh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Imotekh tenderised Cricket's leg. Cricket is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Cricket misses.
Imotekh misses with a wild combination.
Cricket slips under a jab.
Cricket uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imotekh.
Imotekh's coach down at The Takeover was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Imotekh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Imotekh throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Imotekh.
Rick Cricket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Imotekh blocks the leg kick.
Imotekh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cricket.
Cricket throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Imotekh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Imotekh misses the shot to the body.
Cricket misses the jab.
Cricket smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Imotekh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cricket swings widly with a right hand
letting Imotekh counter with a right hand.
Cricket throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Cricket lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Imotekh misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Imotekh - just one landing.
Imotekh moves away from the strike by Cricket.
Imotekh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh checks a leg kick.
Cricket is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cricket throws a hook but Imotekh avoids it easily.
Imotekh ducks under a wild hook from Cricket.
Cricket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imotekh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Imotekh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cricket misses with a body kick.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricket throws out the jab.
Imotekh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cricket.
Imotekh looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricket throws out the jab.
Cricket looks to throw the jab but Imotekh is out of range.
Cricket throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Imotekh tenderised Cricket's leg. Cricket is trying to keep his angry face on.
Imotekh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imotekh feints and then cracks Cricket's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cricket down.
Imotekh misses with a leg kick.
Cricket throws a lazy right hand but Imotekh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imotekh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cricket dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nemesor Imotekh's cut.
That's time! Cricket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Imotekh moves into the clinch.
Imotekh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cricket lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Imotekh.
Cricket breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imotekh. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cricket moves out of range of the strikes.
Cricket was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cricket misses with an uppercut.
Imotekh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Imotekh lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Cricket.
Cricket misses with the combination.
Imotekh is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imotekh throws a right hand that Cricket ducks under and follows up with a left that Cricket also avoids with ease.
Cricket misses with a looping left.
Imotekh throws a series of punches but Cricket avoids them all with ease.
Imotekh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rick Cricket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cricket scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imotekh staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Imotekh.
Imotekh lands a head kick. Cricket smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Cricket misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cricket checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Imotekh.
Cricket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imotekh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Imotekh is just out of range.
Cricket misses with a hook. Imotekh ducked under it nicely.
Cricket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cricket throws a series of punches but Imotekh avoids them all with ease.
Cricket tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cricket blocks the body kick.
Cricket misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Imotekh counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Imotekh.
Cricket swings widly with a right hand
and Imotekh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Imotekh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket breaks from the clinch.
Imotekh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cricket throws a combination that misses
and Imotekh counters with a stiff right hand.
Imotekh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cricket misses with a hook. Imotekh ducked under it nicely.
Cricket connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cricket lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cricket throws a body shot but no joy.
Cricket throws a hook but Imotekh blocks it.
Imotekh forces Cricket back against the cage and clinches.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Imotekh.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imotekh gets through Cricket's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cricket struggles to land a body shot inside as Imotekh controls his hands.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imotekh's elbow.
Good body shot from Imotekh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Imotekh.
Cricket struggles to land a body shot inside as Imotekh controls his hands.
Imotekh lands with a right to the head.
Imotekh cracks Cricket with a nice body shot.
Cricket prevents a body shot from Imotekh.
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Imotekh.
Imotekh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Imotekh is leaning against Cricket and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Imotekh digs a right hand into Cricket's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cricket's gas tank.
Imotekh pushes Cricket back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Imotekh misses with a body punch.
Cricket has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Imotekh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Imotekh effectively controlling the action here.
Imotekh pushes Cricket back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imotekh's elbow.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Imotekh lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Imotekh.
Imotekh lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imotekh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Imotekh gets through Cricket's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imotekh tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Imotekh has Cricket pushed against the cage.
Imotekh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imotekh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh has Cricket pushed against the cage.
Cricket has had enough of the clinch but Imotekh keeps him there for the moment.
Imotekh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
A short right from Imotekh.
Imotekh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imotekh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Imotekh lands with a short shot to the head.
Imotekh stalling in the clinch but Cricket improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemesor Imotekh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nemesor Imotekh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cricket takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Cricket.
Imotekh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cricket attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Imotekh moves out of range of the body kick from Cricket.
Imotekh connects with a solid leg kick.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricket throws out the jab.
Imotekh thumps Cricket with a low kick.
Cricket throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imotekh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Imotekh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricket throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Imotekh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Cricket.
Imotekh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cricket momentarily.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imotekh with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cricket takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imotekh throws out a powerful jab.
Imotekh checks a leg kick.
Imotekh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cricket is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Imotekh moves out of range as Cricket strikes.
Imotekh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cricket misses with a lunging right hand
and Imotekh counters with a stiff right hand.
Cricket takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cricket is rocked!
Cricket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Cricket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cricket throws a hook but Imotekh blocks it.
Imotekh cracks Cricket with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cricket tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Imotekh pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cricket is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemesor Imotekh!
A victorious Nemesor Imotekh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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