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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Millner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nolan Millner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan King! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Millner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King. Millner misses with a low kick. Millner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Millner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Millner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millner is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Millner with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard. Millner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Millner wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. King keeping moving, preventing Millner from controlling successfully.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. King misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millner, right into the meat.
A shot to de liver by King. Beautiful body shot. Millner tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Millner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King swinging wilding here.
Millner throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Millner only half commits.
 That's two 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. King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millner. Millner throws and low kick but King moves out of range easily. King tries to score with a low kick but Millner moves his leg out of the way. King checks a low kick from Millner. Millner throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well. King lands a nice hook to Millner's body. Millner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Millner slips a jab from King. Millner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Millner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard. King wants to get back to full guard. Millner wants to take a breather but King is having none of it. Millner throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Millner trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom. Millner throwing shots but King is blocking nicely. Millner is just content to waste time from the top position. King takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Millner trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Millner throws a leg kick that misses. King tries to clinch up. King avoids a kick to the body.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Millner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King. A low kick from Millner is predictable there
and King counters by clinching up. Millner letting King take a breather here. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A right hook to the body lands for King.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Millner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both guys are working to get underhooks. King avoiding damage as Millner throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Millner tries to tie him up. King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice body punch from King. Millner looking to stall.
Millner is breathing heavily. Millner jumps guard but King stands there with Millner around his waist. Millner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan King dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Millner avoids a punch combination nicely.
King forces Millner back against the cage and clinches. A left hand lands to the body for King.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millner is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Millner trying to land knees to the body.
King lands a body punch. Millner missing with knees to the body.
Millner taking a breather. Millner missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Millner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A right hand to the body from King.
King lands with a left to the head. King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Millner backwards. King lands with a left to the head. King controlling the action here for a moment.
 That's one minute gone in the round. King lands a shot to the body. King lands a nice shot to the body. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A body shot lands from King.
King lands with a right to the head. King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millner up against the cage. A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands with a right to the head. King wants to stall.
A short left from King. King lands a body shot. Millner is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Millner has his back to the cage. King scores with a hook to the body. King lands a nice shot to the body. King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. King lands with a short shot to the head. King effectively controlling the action here. King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Millner backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut. King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. King lands a shoulder strike. A right hand to the body from King.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King just leaning against Millner, taking a breather. King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. King lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Millner or not. King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millner up against the cage. Millner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it. King lands a body shot. Millner can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from King. Millner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King leaning his opponent against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. King pushes Millner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from King. Millner tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Millner drops back down to his feet.
King scores with a hook to the body. King lands a hook to the side of the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Millner taking a breather. A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Millner backwards. Millner tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Millner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King lands a right hand. Millner stalling in the clinch but King improves position. King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Millner backwards. King lands a hook to the side of the head. King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short left from King. King is leaning against Millner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A nice left hand lands by King.
A short right from King. King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside. King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Millner backwards. King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Millner backwards. King lands a shot to the body. King avoiding damage as Millner throws knees to the body.
King lands a nice shot to the body. Millner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. King stalling against the cage.
King digs a right hand underneath Millner's ribcage. Millner let out a lung full of air as it connected. King leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millners head. King lands a shot to the body. King lands an uppercut. King effectively controlling the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millner. King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Millner moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off. King lands with a shot to the body. King thows a left - swing and a miss! King throws a right and a left that Millner avoids nicely. Alan King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millner. Millner lands a nice looking body kick. King misses with a looping left. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Millner looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming. Millner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Millner wants to clinch. Millner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Millner is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Millner scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Millner moves away from the strike by King.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Millner. Millner lands a front kick. King blocks a head kick by Millner.
A good leg kick by Millner. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Millner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Millner moves into range and clinches up with King. Millner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage. A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. King leaning against his opponent.
Alan King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. King looking to stall.
Millner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy. Millner jumps guard but King stands there with Millner around his waist. Millner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
King tries a body shot but Millner blocks it.
Knees to the body from Millner.
Millner has King pressed against the cage.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for King.
Millner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. King wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Millner tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Millner. That's going to take a lot out of him. King misses with a punch to the body.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Millner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Millner with a knee to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millner. King does a little dance to reset his feet. Some wild striking there from King.
Millner keeps the fight on the outside. Millner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. King circles away from the clinch attempt and King counters with a stiff right hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Millner. Millner throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely. King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A punch combination from King misses. Millner connects with a solid leg kick. Millner tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center. King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millner. King jabbing away but nothing is landing. Millner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millner, right into the meat.
Millner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Millner connects with a high kick. Millner lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts. King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Millner. Millner is looking to score with low kicks. A right-left combo lands from King. Nice body kick there by Millner. Millner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Millner is predictable there and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Millner scores with a nice body kick.
Millner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Millner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Millner throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range. King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Millner. Millner obviously looking to wear him down.
Millner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millner shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Millner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Millner throws a nice outside leg kick. Nolan Millner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Millner is looking to chop away at King's legs. Millner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Millner fails to land the takedown. Millner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King. King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millner is looking to land body kicks. Millner throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Nolan Millner showed his dominance in that final round. I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan King!
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energy
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RATING
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