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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadi Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arkadi Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Novikov wants to get back to full guard.
Novikov regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Novikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobby advances to half guard.
Bobby trying to control from half guard but Novikov is working away.
Bobby working Novikov over with strikes.
Bobby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Novikov's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bobby connects with a nice short shot to Novikov's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby wants to pass to mount but Novikov is defending the position.
Bobby is just content to waste time from the top position. Novikov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bobby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Novikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bobby's guard.
Novikov postures up in Bobby's guard and throws a big left but Bobby blocks it.
Bobby keeping moving, preventing Novikov from controlling successfully.
Novikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Novikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bobby controls Novikov momentarily but Novikov frees himself.
Bobby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Novikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Novikov distracts Bobby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Novikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Novikov postures up and lands a big shot to Bobby's brow.
Novikov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Novikov is working Bobby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Novikov postures up in Bobby's guard and throws a big left but Bobby blocks it.
Novikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bobby keeping moving, preventing Novikov from controlling successfully.
Bobby looking for a guillotine here but Novikov defends easily.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
Novikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Novikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bobby is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Novikov working some strikes from top position.
Novikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Novikov postures up and lands a big shot to Bobby's brow.
Novikov lands a couple of elbows.
Novikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Novikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Novikov chips away with some ground and pound.
Novikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Novikov wants to control from the top but Bobby keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby controls Novikov momentarily but Novikov frees himself.
Novikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobby is retaining full guard.
Novikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Novikov clinches up against the cage.
Bobby can't get the takedown.
Bobby is fighting off a takedown attempt but Novikov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bobby to the mat. Bobby regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Novikov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Novikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Novikov with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadi Novikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Novikov gets a clinch.
Novikov blocks an elbow strike from Bobby.
Bobby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Novikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Novikov jumps guard and drags Bobby to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bobby connects with a couple of short punches.
Novikov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Novikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bobby is in a horrible position here. Novikov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Novikov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Novikov looking to secure an arm triangle but Bobby defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby is bucking up trying to escape but Novikov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Novikov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Novikov raining down shots from the mount!
Novikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bobby can't escape the position.
The referee warns Bobby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Novikov controlling from mount.
Novikov looking to finish Bobby with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bobby!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov has control of Bobby's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bobby regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Novikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bobby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Novikov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Novikov is landing with some decent strikes but Bobby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Novikov lands a big shot there that rocks Bobby but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bobby taking shots to the head.
Bobby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Novikov prevents Bobby from getting the reversal.
Bobby is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bobby tries to hold on but Novikov postures up.
Novikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Novikov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Novikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bobby is looking to escape.
Novikov working the ground and pound effectively.
Novikov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bobby's face.
Novikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Novikov looking to secure an arm triangle but Bobby defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Arkadi Novikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Novikov lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Novikov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Novikov prevents Bobby from getting the reversal.
Novikov with the ground and pound from mount.
Novikov landing punches.
Novikov lands a big shot there that rocks Bobby but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Novikov controlling from the full mount.
Novikov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadi Novikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Novikov forces Bobby back against the cage and clinches.
Novikov wants a takedown.
Novikov manages to pull guard.
Bobby tries to free his leg and advance position but Novikov is retaining full guard.
Novikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Novikov looking to control.
Bobby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bobby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novikov keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bobby drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Novikov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bobby has Novikov in his guard.
Novikov trying to control but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Novikov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Novikov works over Bobby with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Novikov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bobby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Novikov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Novikov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Novikov lands a couple of digs.
Novikov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Novikov landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov content to stall in guard here.
Novikov drops back looking for a leg! Bobby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bobby manages to kick Novikov off! Novikov jumps back into Bobby's guard.
Novikov stands up over Bobby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Novikov postures up.
Novikov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Novikov there.
Novikov trying to control from half guard but Bobby is working away.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Novikov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Novikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Novikov is trying to control. Bobby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Novikov is stalling here. Bobby is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Novikov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bobby has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Novikov sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobby is just content to waste time from the top position. Novikov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kenny Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arkadi Novikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Novikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadi Novikov!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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