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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ministry - Thieves. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nuclear's choice of entrance music: Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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215 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot
and Nuclear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nuclear doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Nuclear misses.
Nuclear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Nuclear.
Nuclear takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Nuclear scores with a hook to the body. Tokhtakhounov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nuclear checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Nuclear sees coming a mile off.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Nuclear.
Good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tokhtakhounov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nuclear on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nuclear blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Nuclear sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nuclear.
Nuclear connects with a right hand. Tokhtakhounov shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear throws a shot to the body.
Tokhtakhounov darts in and clinches Nuclear up against the cage.
Nuclear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nuclear's efforts to push away.
Nuclear trying to control the position but instead, Tokhtakhounov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nuclear into the cage.
Nuclear stalling.
Tokhtakhounov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nuclear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tokhtakhounov backwards.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov letting Nuclear take a breather here.
Tokhtakhounov tries to throw a body punch but Nuclear avoids it by throwing Tokhtakhounov back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear blocks an elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuclear.
Nuclear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokhtakhounov has him pressed against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nuclear.
Nuclear wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokhtakhounov won't allow it.
Tokhtakhounov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nuclear blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nuclear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tokhtakhounov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuclear blocks it with crossed arms.
Nuclear is stalling here.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuclear's face.
It looks like David Nuclear has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice knee to the body.
Nuclear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuclear is trying to push Tokhtakhounov away but Tokhtakhounov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow just above Nuclear 's eye.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a knee strike.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over Nuclear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuclear misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
A frustrated look appears on Nuclear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokhtakhounov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nuclear's brow.
Tokhtakhounov tries a knee to the head but Nuclear blocks it.
Tokhtakhounov lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokhtakhounovs head.
Nuclear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuclear controls his hands.
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 Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nuclear misses with a looping left.
A solid body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Nice uppercut lands for Nuclear. That snapped Tokhtakhounov's head back.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick that knocks Nuclear off balance momentarily.
Tokhtakhounov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nuclear misses with a low kick.
Nuclear works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nuclear might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tokhtakhounov throws a low kick but Nuclear avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick
and Tokhtakhounov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is getting worse.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick
and Nuclear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tokhtakhounov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nuclear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook. Nuclear ducked under it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov 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.
Nuclear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokhtakhounov.
A swing and a miss from Nuclear.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear moves out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Nuclear slaps the foot to one side.
Nuclear checks a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nuclear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nuclear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a leg kick.
Nuclear is looking to score with low kicks.
Tokhtakhounov wants to clinch up but Nuclear keeps it at a distance.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Nuclear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to clinch.
Nuclear staying out of range there.
Tokhtakhounov motions for Nuclear to come forward. Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nuclear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear ducks under a wild hook from Tokhtakhounov.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuclear checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear lands a nice hook to Tokhtakhounov's body. Tokhtakhounov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokhtakhounov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokhtakhounov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nuclear is looking to land body kicks.
Nuclear 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.
Nuclear takes one to the chin there.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nuclear takes a step back to recover.
Tokhtakhounov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nuclear is breathing heavily.
Nuclear stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokhtakhounov.
A big right from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Tokhtakhounov slips a straight right by Nuclear.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokhtakhounov.
A big left from Nuclear misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tokhtakhounov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov rushes Nuclear and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nuclear shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nuclear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Nuclear moved away.
Tokhtakhounov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nuclear's calf.
A head kick misses from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nuclear's sensitive parts.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick
and Nuclear counters with a nice uppercut.
Nuclear connects with a body shot that sends Tokhtakhounov's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuclear looks to throw the jab but Tokhtakhounov is out of range.
Tokhtakhounov lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Nuclear throws an off balance right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg kick.
Nuclear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to land body kicks.
Tokhtakhounov lands a head kick. Nuclear smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuclear throws a body punch but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov moves into the clinch.
Nuclear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokhtakhounov's elbow.
Nuclear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear lands a nice uppercut.
Nuclear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear blocks an elbow strike from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Tokhtakhounov.
Nuclear blocks the elbow strike.
Nuclear has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokhtakhounov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokhtakhounov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nuclear's defenses.
That has opened up David Nuclear's cut even more.
Tokhtakhounov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov on the inside.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear misses with some punches.
Nuclear leaning against his opponent.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuclear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuclear's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nuclear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuclear throws a body punch but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Nuclear blocks the low kick.
Tokhtakhounov lunges at Nuclear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nuclear's hand.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a straight right.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nuclear is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nuclear, right into the meat.
Tokhtakhounov pushes Nuclear away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. That's going to slow Nuclear down.
Nuclear throws a front kick aimed at Tokhtakhounov's knee but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Nuclear sees coming a mile off.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab to the head.
Tokhtakhounov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Tokhtakhounov.
David Nuclear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nuclear moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokhtakhounov 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
After winning the bout, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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