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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 1407 p4p, 186 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 418 p4p, 61 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danilov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nickal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Danilov lands but Nickal takes it in his stride.
Danilov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danilov moves forwards but Nickal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nickal connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Nickal.
Nickal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nickal misses with a hook
and Danilov counters with a single leg into guard. Nickal didn't expect that.
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!
Danilov 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.
Nickal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Danilov preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov throws an elbow that misses. Nickal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danilov's guard. Nice move by Nickal!
Nickal wants to control from the top but Danilov keeps moving.
Danilov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danilov working a defensive guard here.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danilov trying to control the position.
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danilov keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickal scoring with some ground and pound.
Danilov pulls Nickal in close to prevent any damage.
Danilov keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
Nickal is looking to work some ground and pound but Danilov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danilov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nickal escapes and throws Danilov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nickal working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Danilov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danilov is trying to control Nickal's posture but Nickal avoids it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nickal working his ground and pound in the gym.
Nickal has hold of Danilov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Danilov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nickal cranks the arm and Danilov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Danilov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bo Nickal!
Our winner, Bo Nickal, 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.
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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
37% |
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