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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristof Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Immortal - Beyond the North Waves. Nikitin has chosen Arch Enemy - My Apocalypse as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kristof Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braga.
Nikitin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braga pushes Nikitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikitin blocks an uppercut.
Nikitin blocks an uppercut.
Nikitin pulls guard.
Nikitin keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Nikitin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braga is aware though and is defending well.
Braga forces his way into half guard.
Nikitin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Braga pulls his head out easily.
Braga drops an elbow to the side of Nikitin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin is pressing down on Braga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Braga lands a couple of digs.
Nikitin keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.
Nikitin has Braga pulled in close to control his posture.
Braga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikitin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nikitin content just to control the position here.
Nikitin throws some wild stikes that Braga manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nikitin controlling from mount.
Braga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nikitin controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikitin working Braga over with strikes here.
Braga blocking the ground and pound.
Nikitin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikitin landing shots from mount.
Braga can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Braga is looking to escape.
Nikitin lands a big shot there that rocks Braga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nikitin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nikitin goes for an armbar but Braga turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Braga.
Nikitin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braga's guard.
Braga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braga working a defensive guard here.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikitin content to stall in guard here.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
Braga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nikitin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikitin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Nikitin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Braga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nikitin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braga misses with a left hand
and Nikitin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nikitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nikitin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Braga looks to throw the jab but Nikitin is out of range.
Braga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nikitin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gabriel Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Braga.
Nikitin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nikitin scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Braga.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braga as he jumps to the side.
Nikitin blocks a head kick by Braga.
A slow jab from Nikitin misses its intended target.
Nikitin connects with a leg kick. Braga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikitin connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikitin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Braga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nikitin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Braga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Braga throws a head kick but Nikitin moves out of range.
Braga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Braga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nikitin is able to avoid easily.
Braga digs a good hook to Nikitin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikitin lands a jab to Braga's midsection.
Nikitin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Braga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
Nikitin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin slips under a jab.
Nikitin checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga lands with a nice combination. Nikitin backs away looking to recover.
Nikitin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gabriel Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristof Nikitin.
Braga misses with a looping right.
Braga walks into a stiff left hand from Nikitin.
Nikitin connects with a right hand. Braga shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikitin throws a chopping leg kick but Braga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braga tries to clinch but Nikitin moves away
and Nikitin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braga thinking.
Braga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Nikitin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Braga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Braga pushes Nikitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Braga can't find room to land a body shot as Nikitin controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikitin.
Nikitin tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikitin.
Braga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikitin blocks a body shot from Braga.
Braga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikitin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikitin tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
Nikitin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nikitin looking to control.
Nikitin wants to sweep but no luck.
Nikitin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braga manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga has his foot on Nikitin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nikitin works his way back into a safe position though.
Braga looking for a guillotine here but Nikitin defends easily.
Nikitin looking to pass the guard.
Nikitin slips nicely into half guard.
Nikitin is looking for a kimura here.
Braga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gabriel Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga is pressing down on Nikitin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Braga trying to control the position.
Braga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nikitin is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikitin trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga looking for a guillotine here but Nikitin defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikitin is looking to work some ground and pound but Braga has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nikitin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikitin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nikitin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nikitin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nikitin trying to control but Braga is working from the bottom.
Nikitin 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.
Nikitin throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin passes into half guard.
Nikitin is trying to work for a kimura but Braga is defending well.
Braga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nikitin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nikitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kristof Nikitin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Nikitin from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Nikitin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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