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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 43 p4p, 192 weight class) and Aleks Nik (ranked 5 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik keeps the fight on the outside.
Marek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nik.
Nik looking to score a takedown here. Marek is defending well but Nik drives through and ends up in Marek's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nik tries to free his leg and advance position but Marek is retaining full guard.
Marek is adopting a defensive guard.
Marek keeping moving, preventing Nik from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik throws a big right hand that misses.
Nik is in close to Marek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik with a nice head shot there.
Nik slips nicely into half guard.
Nik wants to take a breather but Marek is having none of it.
Nik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nik trying to control the action but Marek is working from the bottom.
Nik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marek's head.
Nik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marek defending well though.
That's two 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.
Nik controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marek ducks right into an uppercut from Nik.
Marek misses with a combination
and Nik counters with a left to the body.
Marek misses with a lunging right hand
and Nik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marek's guard.
Nik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nik trying to control the position from guard on top but Marek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik 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.
Nik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik looking to sit in guard and control but Marek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nik looking for a sweep. Not yet Nik, not yet.
Nik trying to control the position here.
Marek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nik is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik working a defensive guard here.
Nik controlling Marek's posture.
Nik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marek gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Marek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nik blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nik throws out a loose jab but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek missing with a left hand there. Nik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nik misses the jab.
Nik lands a jab to the head.
Marek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nik just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Nik controls the action.
Nik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Nik controls his hands.
Nik turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nik manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nik in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marek can't do much from the bottom here.
Nik is chipping away with strikes.
Nik is trying to ground and pound but Marek uses the momentary lack of control by Nik to regain half guard.
Nik is trying to control. Marek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marek won't allow Nik to pass to mount.
Nik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marek keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marek haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marek won't allow Nik to pass to mount.
Nik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nik working over Marek with some ground and pound. Marek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nik.
Nik thows a huge punch but Marek dodges it nicely.
Marek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik throws a series of punches but Marek avoids them all with ease.
Nik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nik connects with a decent elbow.
Nik cracks Marek with a big right hand but Marek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nik lands a few punches from side control.
Nik is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Marek's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Nik crashes against the mat.
Nik is looking to take a break and control but Marek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aleks Nik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marek can't do much from the bottom here.
Nik throws a strike aimed at the side of Marek's head but Marek avoids it well.
Nik in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nik content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marek keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marek looks to land a left hand but Nik moved out of range nicely.
Nik lands a nice hook to Marek's body. Marek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marek wants to sweep here but Nik controlling him for the moment.
Nik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik stays in close to Marek's body and controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nik.
Marek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marek connects with the punch.
Nik shoots in and drives through. Marek sprawls well.
Marek with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek wants to slow Nik down by chopping away at his legs.
Nik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gregor Marek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nik has a takedown stuffed.
Marek misses with a leg kick
and Nik counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregor Marek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nik defending well as Marek loads up on a big left hand.
Marek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nik slips a straight right by Marek.
Marek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marek counters with a left and a right that stings Nik.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek takes one to the chin there.
Nik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marek.
Nik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marek is fending him off so far but Nik persists. Nope, Marek circles away and we're back to standing.
Gregor Marek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Nik.
Nik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nik staying out of range there.
Nik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Marek.
Nik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nik lands a slapping body shot.
Nik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marek!
Nik misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek is not content to let Nik control the position.
Marek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marek prevents Nik from improving position.
Nik lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nik scores with a body shot.
Nik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marek to the ground. Nik is now in Marek's guard.
Marek has control of Nik's left arm, preventing Nik from doing any damage.
Marek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nik.
Nik wants to control from the top but Marek keeps moving.
Nik 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik throws a big elbow that misses.
Nik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nik postures up in Marek's guard and throws a big left but Marek blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marek moves to clinch but Nik breaks away
and Nik counters with a straight right hand.
Nik lands with an uppercut that bounces Marek off the cage and back into range.
Marek cracks Nik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marek lands with a cross.
Nik lands a really nice looking cross but Marek seems unphased.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Nik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nik lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marek lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek loads up on a big right hand but Nik slips the punch.
A jab from Nik misses.
Marek looks to land a right hand but Nik moved out of range.
Marek throws a sloppy head kick and Nik moves out of range easily.
Nik cracks Marek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marek at a distance.
Marek walks into a left hand.
Nik scores with a shot to the body.
Marek with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek throws the left hand but Nik avoids the punch easily.
Marek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nik lands a nice shot that snaps Marek's head back.
Marek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marek misses with a hook
and Nik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nik performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik wants to free his trapped foot but Marek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nik trying to control the action but Marek is working from the bottom.
Nik is taking a breather. Marek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nik.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marek scores with the left hand. Nik knows he should have avoided that one.
Nik moves out of range of the strikes.
Nik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marek has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nik cracks a nice hook into Marek's ribs.
Marek is looking to clinch but Nik is avoiding it.
Nik has a takedown stuffed.
Nik looks to land a left hand but Marek moved out of range nicely.
Nik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nik throws a hook to the side of Marek's head but Marek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Marek misses the target.
Marek tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nik stands and throws Marek's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nik throws an elbow but Marek slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nik cracks Marek with a big right hand but Marek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nik working away.
Nik throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nik working away.
Nik trying to control the position but Marek is working away.
Gregor Marek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleks Nik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marek parries the strikes from Nik easily there. Nik is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marek to escape.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nik working the body and head with strikes.
Nik wants to control but Marek is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Marek's face as Nik controls the position.
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marek keeps working.
Nik working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Nik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nik wants to control but Marek is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik gets the takedown into side control.
Nik passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marek!
Nik working the ground and pound effectively.
Nik with a couple of short strikes.
Nik lands a heavy elbow.
Nik raining down shots from the mount!
Marek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik with good strikes from the mount here!
Nik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marek is looking to escape.
Nik dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nik scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marek?
Nik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Nik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 44:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 44:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Nik!
Aleks Nik is the new welterweight champion!
Aleks Nik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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