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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 5387 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 433 p4p, 238 weight class). 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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Lethal high kicks
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickle.
Nickle walks into a stiff left hand from Akhtankhanov.
Nickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhtankhanov scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Nickle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nickle staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Nickle is out of range.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov throws out a powerful jab.
Akhtankhanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice hook to Nickle's body. Nickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akhtankhanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickle.
Nickle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Akhtankhanov is trying to defend but Nickle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nickle working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is trying to stand back up but Nickle is controlling him
Nickle drops an elbow to the side of Akhtankhanov's head.
Akhtankhanov is trying to stand.
Akhtankhanov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Akhtankhanov dodges it nicely.
Akhtankhanov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Torcida MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nickle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nickle is nestled in close to Akhtankhanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nickle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nickle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickle prevents Akhtankhanov from standing back up.
Nickle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akhtankhanov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle lands with a punch from half guard.
Nickle is looking for a kimura but Akhtankhanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nickle to get the leverage.
Nickle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nickle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Akhtankhanov dodges it nicely.
Akhtankhanov is looking to escape.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Akhtankhanov dodges it nicely.
Nickle prevents Akhtankhanov from standing back up.
Nickle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Akhtankhanov's head.
Akhtankhanov is looking to escape.
Nickle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickle slips a nice elbow through Akhtankhanov's hands, connecting with Akhtankhanov's forehead.
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!
Nickle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akhtankhanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nickle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akhtankhanov wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickle misses the jab.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Akhtankhanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov defending well as Nickle loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhtankhanov scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Akhtankhanov as Nickle shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov lands with a shot to the body.
Nickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab. Nickle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nickle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akhtankhanov!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akhtankhanov to see if he's OK.
Akhtankhanov is trying to buck Nickle off.
Nickle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Akhtankhanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Akhtankhanov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle is chipping away with strikes.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nickle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nickle is chipping away with strikes.
Akhtankhanov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nickle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akhtankhanov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickle lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Akhtankhanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Akhtankhanov should have avoided that one.
Nickle shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a looping right hand.
Nickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle.
Akhtankhanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickle's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov connects with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Nickle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhtankhanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nickle's head.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhtankhanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickle.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akhtankhanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickle. That did some damage!
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickle walks into a straight right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Nickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nickle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akhtankhanov lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Nickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range nicely.
Nickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickle throws a lazy right hand but Akhtankhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akhtankhanov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nickle misses with a straight right.
Nickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akhtankhanov's head backwards.
Nickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov jabs at Nickle's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickle misses with an uppercut. Akhtankhanov saw that one coming.
Nickle looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
Nickle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nickle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akhtankhanov 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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