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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Nikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Reddings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikka comes to the cage accompanied by Demons. Reddings is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hurt. 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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136 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lil Nikka!
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, Deon Reddings!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddings dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikka gets the takedown into side control.
Nikka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikka working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reddings is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nikka tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reddings tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nikka throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikka punishes Reddings with strikes from the back mount.
Nikka avoiding Reddings 's attempts to control his hands.
Nikka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nikka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nikka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nikka apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Nikka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reddings tries to roll over but Nikka keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reddings manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddings trying to control the position.
Nikka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nikka stands up and beckons Reddings to his feet.
Nikka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reddings misses with a takedown
and Nikka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nikka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddings works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nikka forces his way into half guard.
Nikka is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikka is pressing down on Reddings's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reddings is holding on for now.
Reddings is looking to control Nikka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reddings avoid being mounted?
Nikka tries to pass to full mount but Reddings defends it.
Nikka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reddings keeps working.
Reddings trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nikka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nikka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reddings for as long as he can get away with.
Reddings pushes Nikka off looking to stand but Nikka dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reddings shoots and misses
and Nikka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reddings's guard.
Nikka 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikka gets to his feet - Reddings follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Nikka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nikka tries to land a front kick but Reddings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reddings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nikka has had enough of the clinch but Reddings keeps him there for the moment.
Reddings jumps guard.
Nikka 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.
Reddings not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddings is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reddings is wriggling around but Nikka manages to pass to half guard.
Nikka decides to stand and escape the position.
Reddings is breathing heavily.
Nikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Reddings is looking to clinch.
Good work by Reddings as he checks the leg kick.
Reddings fails with the takedown
and Nikka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reddings is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nikka is controlling him.
Nikka preventing the sweep.
Nikka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nikka scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddings is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reddings throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Reddings being controlled here, momentarily.
Reddings working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nikka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nikka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Nikka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nikka pushes down on Reddings's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nikka stalling.
Nikka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Nikka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reddings shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nikka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reddings won't be happy with that.
Nikka working away.
Reddings is looking to reverse the position.
Nikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nikka controls the position.
Reddings can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reddings tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikka lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nikka has Reddings flattened out and is raining down punches.
Nikka working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Reddings is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nikka has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Reddings taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lil Nikka!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
83% |
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