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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Rickie (ranked 4349 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 153 weight class). The Russian Giant has chosen Soda Popinski Theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikki Rickie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Russian Giant takes the fight into the clinch.
Rickie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Russian Giant stalling.
The Russian Giant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rickie.
The Russian Giant has Rickie pressed against the cage.
The Russian Giant pulls guard.
The Russian Giant lands a decent punch to the body there.
Rickie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Russian Giant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Russian Giant is looking for a triangle but Rickie pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Russian Giant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rickie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Rickie is proving a slippery customer.
The Russian Giant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rickie is aware though and is defending well.
Rickie is in close to The Russian Giant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rickie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Russian Giant's head.
Rickie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Russian Giant is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Russian Giant manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Rickie. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickie swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Russian Giant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Russian Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikki Rickie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Russian Giant has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Russian Giant tries for a takedown but Rickie manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Russian Giant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rickie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - The Russian Giant scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Nikki Rickie has been cut.
A head kick misses from The Russian Giant.
Rickie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Russian Giant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rickie misses with a looping right.
The Russian Giant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rickie.
No joy there for Rickie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from The Russian Giant misses.
Rickie throws a right hand that The Russian Giant ducks under and follows up with a left that The Russian Giant also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant staying out of range there.
Rickie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Russian Giant circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Rickie.
Rickie looks to score with a jab to the body but The Russian Giant is just out of range.
The Russian Giant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rickie misses with a double jab.
Nikki Rickie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Russian Giant avoids the body shot from Rickie.
The Russian Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rickie.
Rickie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Russian Giant.
Rickie throws a sloppy body shot
and The Russian Giant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Russian Giant breaks from the clinch.
The Russian Giant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rickies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rickie stalks The Russian Giant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Russian Giant's face. The Russian Giant staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Konstantin The Russian Giant has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rickie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
The Russian Giant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rickie.
The Russian Giant shoots in but no luck this time.
Rickie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Russian Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Rickie.
Rickie misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickie misses the body punch
letting The Russian Giant counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Russian Giant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Russian Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rickie.
Rickie misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Rickie does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin The Russian Giant will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Rickie misses with a body shot.
Rickie circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Russian Giant shoots in and gets a takedown into Rickie's guard.
Rickie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Russian Giant gets to his feet. Rickie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Russian Giant misses with a head kick.
Rickie is looking to wear down The Russian Giant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rickie misses with a double jab
and The Russian Giant counters with a left and a right that stings Rickie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Russian Giant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikki Rickie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Russian Giant avoids the body shot from Rickie.
The Russian Giant wants to counter with a clinch but Rickie pushes him away.
Nikki Rickie is winning the standup battle so far.
Rickie misses with the combination.
The Russian Giant replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rickie blocks it well.
Rickie throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickie takes a swing at The Russian Giant's ribcage but misses.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rickie as he jumps to the side.
The Russian Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rickie.
The Russian Giant wants to clinch up but Rickie keeps it at a distance.
Rickie tries to bum rush The Russian Giant with a series of wild strikes but The Russian Giant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Russian Giant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rickie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rickie misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickie sets himself, and The Russian Giant steps forward looking for the clinch! Rickie avoids it this time.
Rickie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Russian Giant wants to counter the offense by Rickie and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickie throws a series of punches but The Russian Giant avoids them all with ease.
Rickie misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from The Russian Giant.
Rickie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Russian Giant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickie throws a series of punches but The Russian Giant avoids them all with ease.
The Russian Giant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rickie defends it nicely.
Nikki Rickie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin The Russian Giant.
The Russian Giant looks to score with a jab to the body but Rickie is just out of range.
No joy there for Rickie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Russian Giant unleashes a big counter combination but Rickie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Russian Giant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rickie throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickie throws a sloppy body shot
and The Russian Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Russian Giant.
The Russian Giant is pushing Rickie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rickie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rickie misses with a body punch.
Rickie tries to break free but The Russian Giant pushes him back against the cage.
Rickie is trying to break the clinch but The Russian Giant is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Russian Giant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rickie is trying to force a seperation but The Russian Giant has the dominant position.
Rickie tries to work over The Russian Giant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Russian Giant is looking to control Rickie's arms but Rickie gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Russian Giant has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Russian Giant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Russian Giant breaks from the clinch.
Rickie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rickie swats away the attempt to clinch by The Russian Giant.
Rickie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Russian Giant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rickie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Russian Giant wants to clinch up but Rickie keeps it at a distance.
Rickie throws a big counter combination but The Russian Giant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a double leg but Rickie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Russian Giant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rickie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Russian Giant moves out of range as Rickie strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikki Rickie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rickie drops The Russian Giant with a beautiful combination! The Russian Giant stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rickie is looking for the KO!
The Russian Giant is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rickie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Russian Giant is still on wobbly legs! Can Rickie finish him?
Rickie connects with a stiff jab that staggers The Russian Giant - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikki Rickie!
In defeat, Konstantin The Russian Giant stepped up to the mic, saying 'HUH?!?! GET OVER HERE STUPID REF'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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