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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin has chosen Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin throws a leg kick but Cade checks it.
Nikitin lands a glancing blow to the side of Cade's head.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
Cade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nikitin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cade.
Nice shot lands for Nikitin.
Nikitin throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Nikitin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a straight right.
Cade lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nikitin pinned against the cage. Nikitin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikitin.
Nikitin throws a series of punches but Cade moves out of range.
Cade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikitin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nikitin misses with a kick to the body.
Nikitin misses with a wild combination.
Nikitin scores with a jab. Cade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikitin throws a low kick but Cade moves out of range easily.
Nikitin lands with a good body shot.
Cade checks a leg kick.
Cade walks into a stiff left hand from Nikitin.
Nikitin blocks a low kick nicely.
Nikitin throws a hook but Cade blocks it.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikitin throws a lazy right hand but Cade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
Cade throws out a leg kick but Nikitin moves out of range and Cade only half commits.
Cade slips a straight right by Nikitin.
Cade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
Cade throws a low kick but Nikitin moves out of range easily.
Nikitin misses with a looping right.
Nikitin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nikitin lands with a nice combination. Cade backs away looking to recover.
Cade slips a jab from Nikitin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with a wild combination.
Nikitin wants to slow Cade down by chopping away at his legs.
Oleg Nikitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nikitin throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Nikitin throws a leg kick which misses Cade's front leg but catches the back leg as Cade tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Nikitin. No joy for Cade on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikitin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikitin misses with an uppercut. Cade saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Nikitin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
A punch combination from Nikitin misses.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nikitin as he avoids it easily.
Nikitin is looking to slow Cade down with leg kicks.
Nikitin throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Nikitin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cade checks a leg kick nicely.
Nikitin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cade counters with a takedown into side control.
Cade has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oleg Nikitin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Nikitin does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nikitin swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
Nice body punch from Nikitin.
Nikitin connects with the punch.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
A bone on bone clash there as Nikitin blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikitin. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikitin works the jab nicely.
Cade shoots in and drives through. Nikitin sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Nikitin as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
Nikitin checks a leg kick nicely.
Oleg Nikitin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikitin throws a hook but Cade blocks it.
A combination from Nikitin does no damage.
Cade throws a leg kick but Nikitin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikitin looks to land a body kick but Cade moved away.
Nikitin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cade moves out of range of the leg kick from Nikitin.
Cade looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikitin being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin has a closed guard, preventing Cade from standing up.
Cade is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cade is looking to work some ground and pound but Nikitin has wrist control.
Cade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cade gets to his feet - Nikitin follows without any prompting.
Nikitin misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Nikitin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nikitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikitin thuds a left hand into Cade's body.
Cade moves out of range of the strikes.
Cade throws a leg kick
and Nikitin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cade thows a leg kick but Nikitin checks it
letting Nikitin counter with a right hand.
Nikitin just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nikitin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikitin leaves Cade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikitin misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oleg Nikitin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nikitin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nikitin is looking to chop away at Cade's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikitin. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cade throws a low kick, looking for Nikitin's leg but Nikitin calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Nikitin.
Nikitin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cade on the side of the head.
Cade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nikitin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Cade misses.
Cade misses with a leg kick
letting Nikitin counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade throws a leg kick but Nikitin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cade connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Nikitin. Beautiful body shot.
Nikitin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nikitin lands a body shot.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nikitin throws a big shot that misses.
Cade throws a solid leg kick but Nikitin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cade.
Nikitin throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Cade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a body shot
and Cade counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin checks a leg kick.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Nikitin lands a jab to Cade's midsection.
Cade avoids the body shot from Nikitin.
An inside leg kick lands from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Nikitin blocks the leg kick.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin checks a leg kick.
Cade moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
The fighters circling - Nikitin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Nikitin checks a leg kick.
Oleg Nikitin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cade checks a low kick from Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a jab.
Cade throws a low kick but Nikitin avoids it.
Nikitin lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with a hook.
Nikitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikitin checks the leg kick.
Nikitin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cade. Cade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin looks to land a left hand but Cade moved out of range nicely.
Nikitin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Cade.
Nikitin scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Nikitin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nikitin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Nikitin!
Oleg Nikitin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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