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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nazar Yurchon (ranked 3446 p4p, 2868 weight class) and Kareem Gallegos (ranked 328 p4p, 285 weight class). Yurchon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smokin' [Nas]. Nazar Yurchon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kareem Gallegos's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazar Yurchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kareem Gallegos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Gallegos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallegos looks to land a combination but Yurchon avoids it well.
Gallegos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gallegos moves into range and clinches up with Yurchon.
Yurchon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallegos or not.
Yurchon has Gallegos pressed against the cage, preventing Gallegos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yurchon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallegos presses Yurchon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yurchon lands an elbow that stopped Gallegos in his tracks for a moment.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gallegos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yurchon has Gallegos pressed against the cage, preventing Gallegos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yurchon scores with a shoulder strike.
Yurchon keeps control of Gallegos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallegos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yurchon breaks the clinch.
Yurchon tries to clinch but Gallegos is having none of it.
Yurchon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yurchon is looking to clinch.
Yurchon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurchon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallegos has Yurchon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yurchon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gallegos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos gets a clinch.
Yurchon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallegos backwards.
Yurchon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yurchon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Yurchon.
Gallegos takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kareem Gallegos has been cut.
A short right from Yurchon on the inside.
Gallegos is rocked!
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon tries to clinch up.
Gallegos moves into the clinch successfully.
Yurchon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gallegos's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurchon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gallegos is trying to force a seperation but Yurchon has the dominant position.
Gallegos working aggressively here.
Gallegos wants to break free but Yurchon has control.
Gallegos is trying to force a seperation but Yurchon has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Yurchon.
Yurchon has Gallegos pressed against the cage, preventing Gallegos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gallegos is trying to push Yurchon away but Yurchon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gallegos is trying to push Yurchon away but Yurchon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yurchon to keep the fight standing.
Nazar Yurchon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Gallegos.
Yurchon lands an elbow inside.
Gallegos has had enough of the clinch but Yurchon keeps him there for the moment.
Yurchon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yurchon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallegos is looking to break free of the clinch but Yurchon has double underhooks.
Yurchon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gallegos looks winded!
Yurchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallegos misses with a right hand
and Yurchon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yurchon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gallegos throws a big shot that misses.
Yurchon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kareem Gallegos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallegos tries a low kick but Yurchon avoids it.
Gallegos misses with a hook
and Yurchon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallegos is still on wobbly legs! Can Yurchon finish him?
Yurchon tries to clinch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Yurchon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallegos seems to have recovered his senses.
Yurchon shoots in but Gallegos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab by Yurchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos misses with a hook.
Gallegos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yurchon slips under a jab.
Yurchon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gallegos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yurchon counters with a straight right hand.
Gallegos tried to score with a low kick but Yurchon checks it.
Gallegos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yurchon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallegos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gallegos misses with a lunging right hand
and Yurchon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yurchon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gallegos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gallegos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yurchon gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurchon wants to stand up but Gallegos is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yurchon stands up out of the half guard.
Gallegos cracks Yurchon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gallegos is looking to land body kicks.
Gallegos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gallegos lands with a straight right. Yurchon didn't see that one coming.
Gallegos 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.
Yurchon throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallegos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yurchon counters with a leg kick.
Gallegos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yurchon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nazar Yurchon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Gallegos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gallegos lands the left hand.
Gallegos wants to land a leg kick but Yurchon is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yurchon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gallegos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yurchon.
Gallegos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallegos throws a poor cross that misses
and Yurchon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yurchon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallegos throws out the jab.
Gallegos lands with a hook. Yurchon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yurchon checks the leg kick.
Yurchon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallegos scores with a jab. Yurchon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallegos has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallegos wants to get back to striking at distance but Yurchon won't allow it.
Yurchon pushes Gallegos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yurchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon drops Gallegos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gallegos looks back up at him and smiles so Yurchon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gallegos connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos lands a nice shot that snaps Yurchon's head back.
Yurchon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallegos.
Gallegos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurchon's waist but Yurchon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gallegos off to one side.
Nazar Yurchon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallegos forces Yurchon back against the cage and clinches.
Gallegos tries to circle away but Yurchon has him pinned against the cage.
Gallegos throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Yurchon.
Nazar Yurchon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gallegos is breathing heavily.
Yurchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yurchon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallegos.
Gallegos shoots for a double leg takedown but Yurchon sprawls well. He's pushed Gallegos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nazar Yurchon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Gallegos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon has Gallegos up against the cage in a clinch.
Yurchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon clinches with his opponent.
Yurchon scores with a knee to the head.
Yurchon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gallegos is trying to pull guard but Yurchon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yurchon.
Gallegos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yurchon.
Yurchon pushes Gallegos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands an elbow inside that Gallegos shrugs off.
Good body shot from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Yurchon.
Yurchon has Gallegos pressed against the cage, preventing Gallegos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon cracks Gallegos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gallegos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Yurchon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gallegos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nazar Yurchon!
As Nazar Yurchon got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My last fight was a minor setback. I want all these undefeated prospects, I can take em all. I WANT MY BELT BACK!'.
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