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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Inyourbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristof Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Inyourbutt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burning Spear - Workshop. Nikitin has chosen Arch Enemy - My Apocalypse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Inyourbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kristof Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin throws a head kick but Inyourbutt moves out of range.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Nikitin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Nikitin misses
and Inyourbutt counters with a straight right hand.
Inyourbutt staying out of range there.
Nikitin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Inyourbutt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nikitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikitin lands a slapping body shot.
Inyourbutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inyourbutt avoids a kick to the body.
Nikitin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inyourbutt.
Al Inyourbutt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inyourbutt misses with a hook to the body
and Nikitin counters with a good, hard body kick but Inyourbutt shrugs it off.
Nikitin staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Inyourbutt as he connects with a hook.
Nikitin dodges the punch combination from Inyourbutt.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin slips a jab from Inyourbutt.
Inyourbutt misses with a body shot.
Nikitin slips a jab from Inyourbutt.
Inyourbutt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nikitin doesn't seem bothered though.
Nikitin works Inyourbutt's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikitin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Inyourbutt sprawls well initially but Nikitin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nikitin is trying to control. Inyourbutt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nikitin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Inyourbutt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nikitin.
Nikitin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inyourbutt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inyourbutt keeps working.
Nikitin trying to advance position but Inyourbutt counters by regaining guard.
Nikitin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inyourbutt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikitin is looking to work some ground and pound but Inyourbutt has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Inyourbutt keeps moving.
Nikitin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nikitin throws a strike but Inyourbutt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Inyourbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikitin keeping moving, preventing Inyourbutt from controlling successfully.
Nikitin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikitin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Inyourbutt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Inyourbutt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikitin keeping moving, preventing Inyourbutt from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Nikitin dominated that round.
That's time! Inyourbutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nikitin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inyourbutt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nikitin shoots in and drives through. Inyourbutt sprawls well.
Nikitin looks to throw the jab but Inyourbutt is out of range.
Inyourbutt digs a good body shot into Nikitin's ribs.
Inyourbutt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nikitin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristof Nikitin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inyourbutt misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Nikitin with that takedown attempt.
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!
Nikitin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Al Inyourbutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristof Nikitin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inyourbutt as he jumps to the side.
Inyourbutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kristof Nikitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inyourbutt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nikitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Inyourbutt moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
Inyourbutt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nikitin throws the kick towards the body but Inyourbutt avoids it.
Inyourbutt scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikitin should have avoided that one.
Al Inyourbutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin lands a right hook to the body.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut
and Inyourbutt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Nikitin walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inyourbutt. Nikitin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inyourbutt throws a jab when Nikitin was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Inyourbutt misses the target.
Nikitin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inyourbutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
A combination from Inyourbutt does no damage.
Inyourbutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin throws a shot from downtown. Inyourbutt moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Nikitin. Beautiful body shot.
Inyourbutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin throws a sloppy body shot
and Inyourbutt counters with a straight right hand.
Nikitin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nikitin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Inyourbutt rather than just go for the knockout.
Nikitin takes a swing at Inyourbutt's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Inyourbutt slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikitin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nikitin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Nikitin both land. Nice combination.
Nikitin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inyourbutt throws out the jab.
Inyourbutt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikitin throws an off balance right hand
and Inyourbutt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Nikitin misses its intended target.
Nikitin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Al Inyourbutt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nikitin throws a wild body kick that Inyourbutt sees coming a mile off.
Inyourbutt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Inyourbutt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nikitin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inyourbutt.
Inyourbutt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inyourbutt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikitin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Nikitin misses
and Inyourbutt counters with a left to the body.
Inyourbutt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nikitin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Inyourbutt moves out of range.
Inyourbutt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikitin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inyourbutt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nikitin throws out a loose jab but Inyourbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin scores with a jab to the head.
Inyourbutt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inyourbutt moves away.
Nikitin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Inyourbutt if he has to take too many more of those.
Nikitin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Inyourbutt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin tries to clinch up.
Inyourbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikitin moves away.
Nikitin moves away from the strike by Inyourbutt.
The crowd cheers as Inyourbutt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nikitin doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikitin throws a hook but Inyourbutt avoids it easily.
Inyourbutt throws an off balance right hand
and Nikitin counters with an outside leg kick.
Inyourbutt slips under a jab from Nikitin.
A telegraphed right hand from Nikitin misses the target.
Nikitin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inyourbutt cracks Nikitin with a good jab.
Nikitin slips under a jab from Inyourbutt.
Jab, jab by Nikitin - just one landing.
Nikitin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Inyourbutt's head.
Nikitin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nikitin, right into the meat.
Inyourbutt checks a leg kick nicely.
Inyourbutt punishes Nikitin's body with a nice straight punch.
Inyourbutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inyourbutt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikitin is working away from the top position though.
Nikitin prevents Inyourbutt from improving his position.
Nikitin stalling away here and it's allowed Inyourbutt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikitin pushes down on Inyourbutt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kristof Nikitin.
Well Nikitin 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Nikitin!
A less than humble Kristof Nikitin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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