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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire comes into the arena with Filipino Flash - Nump blaring out of the sound system. Nikov has chosen Konala Cartelli - Jep Jep Joo ( feat. Solonen ) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire throws a nice looking combination but Nikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donaire tries to bum rush Nikov with a series of wild strikes but Nikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nikov lands with a kick to the temple. Donaire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nonito Donaire has been cut.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Donaire moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donaire misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Donaire.
It looks like Kalash Nikov has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nikov.
Donaire drops Nikov with a beautiful combination! Nikov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Donaire is looking for the KO!
Nikov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Donaire finish him?
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov misses with a two punch combination.
Donaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Donaire circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nikov.
Donaire misses with a wild combination.
Nikov tries to clinch up.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nikov dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donaire.
Donaire drops his hands momentarily and Nikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Donaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Donaire throws a hook but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donaire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nikov - the referee stops the clock and Donaire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nikov. Donaire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nikov gets a clinch.
Nikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donaire wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
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!
Donaire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaire avoids the damage to the body.
Donaire managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
Nikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nikov breaks from the clinch.
Nikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov lands with a nice combination. Donaire backs away looking to recover.
Nikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donaire finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikov's head.
Nikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donaire looks to land a combination but Nikov avoids it well.
Nikov thumps Donaire with a low kick.
Donaire gets tackled into the cage by Nikov. Nikov maintains the clinch.
Donaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donaire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donaire avoids it.
Nikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donaire backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but Donaire blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Nikov.
Nikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nikov.
Nikov digs a right hand into Donaire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donaire's gas tank.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Donaire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donaires head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov tries to throw a body punch but Donaire avoids it by throwing Nikov back against the cage.
Donaire blocks an elbow strike.
Nikov lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalash Nikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donaire.
Donaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nikov. That's going to slow Donaire down.
Nonito Donaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov gets a clinch.
Nikov lands with a light punch inside.
Nikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donaire's face.
Kalash Nikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikov manages to break the clinch.
Donaire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donaire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Donaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
Donaire misses with a double jab
and Nikov counters with a nice body kick.
Nikov lands with a kick to the temple. Donaire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nikov misses with an uppercut
and Donaire counters with a big head kick but Nikov shrugs it off.
Nikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Donaire misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donaire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nikov - the referee stops the clock and Donaire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nikov. Donaire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Donaire.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikov throws a series of punches but Donaire moves out of range.
Donaire misses with a hook to the body
and Nikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nikov digs a good body shot into Donaire's ribs.
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!
Nikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Nikov has closed the distance and engaged Donaire in a clinch.
Nikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donaire is defending well for now.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaire avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nikov.
Nikov working Donaire over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Nikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Donaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikov tries to clinch but Donaire is having none of it.
Nikov checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikov clinches up with Donaire and pushes him back against the cage.
Nikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donaire's efforts to push away.
Nikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikov is stalling here.
Nikov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Donaire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donaire avoiding damage as Nikov throws knees to the body.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov crunches a lovely knee into Donaire's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikov has him pressed against the cage.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Nikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
Donaire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donaire.
Donaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donaire's efforts to push away.
Nikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donaire has had enough of the clinch but Nikov keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalash Nikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Donaire swinging wildly here.
Donaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donaire.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nonito Donaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Donaire misses the target.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donaire throws a series of punches but Nikov avoids them all with ease.
Nikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nikov pushes Donaire up against the cage in a clinch.
Donaire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donaire's elbow.
Donaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donaire prevents a body shot from Nikov.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaire avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nikov to work.
Nikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov trying to land knees to the body.
Donaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Nikov.
Nikov stalling against the cage.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Nikov misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov thuds his right hand into Donaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donaire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
Donaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Donaire.
Nikov closes the distance and clinches.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaire prevents a body shot from Nikov.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikov has Donaire pressed against the cage.
Kalash Nikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donaire managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donaire avoids it.
Donaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nonito Donaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donaire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donaire's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikov working Donaire over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalash Nikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalash Nikov!
An out of breath Kalash Nikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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