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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 449 p4p, 19 weight class) and Kenrick Nikil Jr (ranked 857 p4p, 41 weight class). Nikil Jr has chosen Dark Horse - Andrew Baena as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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282 lbs
32 - 21 - 1 |
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292 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenrick Nikil Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikil Jr tries to clinch up.
Nikil Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Nikil Jr has managed to clinch.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kenrick Nikil Jr has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Muller.
Nikil Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Nikil Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikil Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikil Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikil Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller breaks the clinch.
Muller punishes Nikil Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Muller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Nikil Jr with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nikil Jr looks to clinch
and Muller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nikil Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muller.
Muller swings for the body but Nikil Jr moves out of range.
Nikil Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muller is fending him off so far but Nikil Jr persists. Nope, Muller circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller scores with a jab. Nikil Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muller forces Nikil Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Muller blocking some punches.
Nikil Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikil Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Muller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Nikil Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nikil Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikil Jr.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller scores with a hook.
Nikil Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Muller scores with a shot to the side of Nikil Jr's head.
Nikil Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Nikil Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikil Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikil Jr controls his hands.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Nikil Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocking some punches.
Nikil Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Nikil Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muller lands an elbow inside that Nikil Jr shrugs off.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikil Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muller obliges.
Nikil Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muller lands an elbow just above Nikil Jr 's eye.
That has opened up Kenrick Nikil Jr's cut even more.
Nikil Jr misses with some punches.
Muller cracks Nikil Jr with a nice body shot.
Muller lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Nikil Jr shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikil Jr.
Muller tries a body shot but Nikil Jr blocks it.
Nikil Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nikil Jr misses with some punches.
Muller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nikil Jr is rocked!
Muller controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the ropes! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nicolas Muller!
Our winner, Nicolas Muller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Kenrick Nikil Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I will return. I will overcome this loss. A true warrior learns from his failures as much as from his successes.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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