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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 3219 p4p, 363 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 16307 p4p, 507 weight class). Katsu Laoka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
39 - 26 - 5 |
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203 lbs
19 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
39 - 26 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oleg Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nemkov throws a counter combo.
Laoka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nemkov. That one must have hurt.
Nemkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laoka.
Nemkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laoka throws a hook but Nemkov avoids it easily.
Laoka misses with a hook.
Nemkov lands a jab.
Nemkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Laoka counters with a left to the body.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nemkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nemkov wants to control but Laoka is keeping him busy.
Laoka wants to get back to his feet but Nemkov drags him back down.
Nemkov cracks Laoka with a big right hand but Laoka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka is pushing Nemkov's head away, looking to escape. Nemkov manages to hold on to the position though.
Nemkov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nemkov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laoka is trying to escape the position but Nemkov is controlling the position.
Laoka is trying to get back to his feet.
Nemkov trying to control the position but Laoka is working away.
Nemkov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Laoka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nemkov's guard! Nice work there by Laoka!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nemkov, up you get!
Nemkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laoka tries to avoid it but Nemkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laoka to the ground. Laoka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laoka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laoka avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
Laoka sizes up Nemkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crunch! Laoka slams his shin into Nemkov's torso.
Laoka misses with a looping right.
Nemkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown but Laoka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laoka throwing a counter right hand but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Nemkov moved out of range nicely.
Nemkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laoka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a chopping leg kick but Nemkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Laoka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
Laoka feints and then cracks Nemkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nemkov down.
Nemkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laoka slips a jab from Nemkov.
Laoka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laoka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laoka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nemkov.
Laoka working aggressively here.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka tries to work over Nemkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemkov tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka just leaning against Nemkov, taking a breather.
Nemkov avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nemkov avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Laoka leaning against his opponent.
Laoka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laoka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nemkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Nemkov misses
and Laoka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laoka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nemkov backs up against the cage.
Nemkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katsu Laoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nemkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Laoka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nemkov slips a jab from Laoka.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laoka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nemkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka stuffs the takedown.
Nemkov slips a straight right by Laoka.
Laoka just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Laoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nemkov's hands.
Nemkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nemkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nemkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laoka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nemkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laoka back to the cage. Nemkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Laoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Nemkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nemkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nemkov misses with a wild body shot.
Laoka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
Nemkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laoka. Laoka obviously looking to wear him down.
Laoka lunges at Nemkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nemkov's hand.
Nemkov scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Nemkov tenderised Laoka's leg. Laoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Laoka as he checks the leg kick.
Laoka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nemkov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Nemkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Nemkov down.
A head kick misses from Laoka.
Nemkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nemkov moves out of range of the leg kick from Laoka.
Nemkov moves out of range of the leg kick from Laoka.
Nemkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka works Nemkov's body with a nice hook.
Nemkov throws a hook but Laoka avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Laoka looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Laoka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nemkov.
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laoka.
Nemkov walks into a stiff left hand from Laoka.
Nemkov staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laoka tries to clinch up.
Laoka throws a jab when Nemkov was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nemkov.
Laoka misses the shot to the body.
Nemkov lunges at Laoka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laoka's hand.
Nemkov tries to move into range but Laoka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nemkov cracks a nice hook into Laoka's ribs.
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov is looking to land body kicks.
Laoka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laoka cracks Nemkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nemkov scores with a one two! Laoka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Laoka slaps away a takedown attempt from Nemkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laoka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laoka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nemkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nemkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nemkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nemkov trying to control but Laoka is working from the bottom.
Nemkov passes Laoka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nemkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Laoka pushes Nemkov off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nemkov throws a wild body kick that Laoka sees coming a mile off.
Laoka misses with an uppercut
and Nemkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nemkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nemkov defending well as Laoka loads up on a big left hand.
Nemkov works Laoka's body with a nice hook.
Nemkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Laoka moves out of range.
Nemkov slips under a jab from Laoka.
Oleg Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nemkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemkov.
Laoka misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nemkov duly obliges.
Nemkov goes for a double leg but Laoka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laoka continues to drive forward.
Laoka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov takes one on the button.
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!
Nemkov 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.
Nemkov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nemkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Nemkov. Those never looked like landing.
Laoka misses with a head kick.
Laoka dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Nemkov lands with a slapping head kick.
Nemkov scores with a body shot.
Nemkov tries to score with a low kick but Laoka moves his leg out of the way.
Nemkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nemkov moves away from the strike by Laoka.
Laoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nemkov.
Laoka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laoka misses the jab.
Nemkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Oleg Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Laoka.
Nemkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laoka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nemkov somewhat.
As Nemkov backs away, Laoka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nemkov walks into a left hand.
Nemkov takes a swing at Laoka's ribcage but misses.
Nemkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laoka dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Laoka throws out a powerful jab.
Nemkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laoka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nemkov on the side of the head.
Nemkov fails with the takedown
letting Laoka counter with a right hand.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
Nemkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laoka was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemkov.
Laoka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Laoka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nemkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Laoka.
Nemkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laoka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laoka scores with a jab.
Laoka misses with a straight left.
Nemkov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laoka did well to prevent Nemkov getting side control.
Laoka is trying to escape back to his feet but Nemkov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nemkov is controlling him well.
Nemkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laoka keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nemkov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nemkov wants to control but Laoka is keeping him busy.
Nemkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nemkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nemkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nemkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laoka prevents Nemkov from moving into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Nemkov.
I think Laoka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
After the fight, Katsu Laoka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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