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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Turnschuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kick In The Teeth. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Turnschuh!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnschuh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nikitin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nikitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikitin closes the distance and clinches.
Turnschuh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikitin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turnschuh walks away with a smile on his face. Nikitin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turnschuh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nikitin counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Toni Turnschuh has been cut.
Turnschuh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nikitin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nikitin has hold of one of Turnschuh's legs. Turnschuh is fighting the takedown attempt but Nikitin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nikitin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nikitin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turnschuh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin 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.
Turnschuh wants to improve his position but instead Nikitin has moved into half guard.
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.
Turnschuh trying to control but Nikitin postures up.
Nikitin controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksandr Nikitin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Turnschuh misses with a head kick.
Turnschuh wants to clinch
and Nikitin counters by clinching up.
Nikitin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turnschuh walks away with a smile on his face. Nikitin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Nikitin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turnschuh smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Turnschuh. Those never looked like landing.
Nikitin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turnschuh shoots and misses
and Nikitin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Turnschuh is trying to control but Nikitin manages to pass to mount!
Nikitin controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Nikitin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toni Turnschuh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nikitin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nikitin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turnschuh tries to roll over but Nikitin keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turnschuh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikitin is working away from the top position though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nikitin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Turnschuh wants to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksandr Nikitin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Turnschuh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nikitin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turnschuh's guard.
Turnschuh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nikitin controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnschuh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nikitin has picked Turnschuh up and slammed him! Turnschuh can't keep hold of the triangle and Nikitin manages to pass to side control!
Turnschuh looks to move to half guard but instead Nikitin has passed into mount! Damn!
Nikitin controlling from the full mount.
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.
Nikitin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Nikitin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toni Turnschuh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turnschuh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aleksandr Nikitin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nikitin.
Turnschuh shoots and misses
and Nikitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turnschuh sprawls well. Turnschuh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikitin gets slowly back to his feet.
Turnschuh slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikitin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turnschuh moves to clinch but Nikitin breaks away
and Nikitin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Nikitin.
Turnschuh is trying to push Nikitin away but Nikitin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Nikitin on the inside.
Nikitin manages to break the clinch.
Turnschuh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnschuh tries to clinch but Nikitin moves away
and Nikitin counters with a shoot takedown. Turnschuh fights it but they end up in guard.
Nikitin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nikitin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Nikitin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turnschuh throws a good cross that connects.
Turnschuh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nikitin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnschuh wants to get back to full guard.
Turnschuh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nikitin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnschuh stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turnschuh fails with the takedown
and Nikitin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turnschuh!
Nikitin content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Nikitin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nikitin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Nikitin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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