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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nazim Bardakci (ranked 1796 p4p, 204 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 1318 p4p, 155 weight class). Bardakci comes to the cage accompanied by Edis - Çok Çok. Lazuran Riku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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175 cm
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nazim Bardakci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardakci fails with a takedown attempt.
Bardakci fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riku! But no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riku!
A solid leg kick lands there for Riku.
Riku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bardakci gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riku counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazim Bardakci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bardakci looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardakci drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bardakci is rocked!
Riku looks for the body kick but Bardakci saw that one coming.
Riku dodges the punch combination from Bardakci.
Riku throws a head kick that misses.
Bardakci shoots in looking for a takedown. Riku tries to sprawl out of it but Bardakci keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riku scores with a body shot.
Riku throws a sloppy head kick
and Bardakci counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku is looking to escape.
Bardakci is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riku kicks Bardakci off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardakci shoots in and drives through. Riku sprawls well.
Riku lands an overhand right.
Bardakci with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bardakci shoots in but Riku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bardakci moves out of range as Riku strikes.
Riku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardakci manages to avoid it.
Bardakci attempts a counter takedown but Riku avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Riku misses.
Bardakci shoots in but Riku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riku cracks Bardakci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bardakci dives in for a single leg takedown but Riku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riku throws a fast counter high kick but Bardakci manages to duck under it in time.
Riku looks to land a right hand but Bardakci moved out of range.
Bardakci looks for a takedown but Riku sprawls well.
Bardakci shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riku defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardakci walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riku connects with the punch.
Bardakci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Riku is predictable there
and Bardakci counters with a shoot takedown. Riku fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riku keeping full guard, as Bardakci tries to pass.
Bardakci throws a big elbow that misses.
Bardakci postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bardakci throwing strikes from guard but Riku blocks nicely.
Bardakci throws a strike but Riku rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazuran Riku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Riku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bardakci drops down looking for a counter takedown but Riku sprawls and moves away.
Bardakci shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bardakci was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Riku wants to control but Bardakci postures up.
Bardakci wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riku, who protects the arm well.
Bardakci in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bardakci tries for a kimura but Riku is defending well.
Bardakci trying to control the position but Riku is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bardakci wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Bardakci politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bardakci prefers to stall for the moment though.
Riku regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bardakci's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Riku looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bardakci 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.
Riku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bardakci.
Riku trying to control from the bottom.
Bardakci trying to control from half guard but Riku is working away.
Riku pushes Bardakci off and gets back to his feet.
Lazuran Riku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riku stuns Bardakci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Riku as Bardakci shoots in.
Riku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku missing with a left hand there. Bardakci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Nazim Bardakci has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Riku. Beautiful body shot.
Bardakci fails to land with a series of punches.
Riku looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Riku misses.
Riku throws a wild body kick that Bardakci sees coming a mile off.
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!
Bardakci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riku.
Bardakci shoots in but no luck this time.
Riku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bardakci misses with a takedown attempt
and Riku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazim Bardakci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bardakci shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardakci throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riku to regain full guard.
Riku controlling Bardakci's posture.
Riku keeping moving, preventing Bardakci from controlling successfully.
Riku has Bardakci pulled in close to control his posture.
Bardakci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bardakci lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bardakci tries to free his leg and advance position but Riku is retaining full guard.
Bardakci wants to control from the top but Riku keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riku is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardakci controlling Riku's posture.
Riku sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riku tries to stand but Bardakci is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazuran Riku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nazim Bardakci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bardakci tries for a takedown but Riku circles away easily
and Riku counters with a straight right hand.
Bardakci blocks a low kick nicely.
Riku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riku wants it to stay on the feet.
Riku is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bardakci with a poor takedown
and Riku counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazim Bardakci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bardakci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bardakci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bardakci misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Riku moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Bardakci! Riku continues to tee off on Bardakci, landing with a left and a right! Riku connects with a right hand that leaves Bardakci sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Riku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lazuran Riku!
After the fight, Lazuran Riku was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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