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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg Feat. Nate Dogg & Xzibit - Bitch Please . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Potku can pounce on him.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Potku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Potku finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Potku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Potku cracks Nikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nikov clinches up against the cage.
Potku taking a breather.
Nikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikov with a knee to the head.
Nikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potku.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potku avoids the elbow strike from Nikov, against the cage.
Potku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikov is trying to push Potku away but Potku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potku struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikov controls his hands.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Potku avoids the damage to the body.
Potku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikov throws a head kick but Potku moves out of range.
Potku throws a body punch but Nikov moves out of range.
Potku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Potku throws a wild body kick that Nikov sees coming a mile off.
Nikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikov throws a low kick but Potku avoids it.
Nikov tries to land a front kick but Potku steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Potku throws a shot from downtown. Nikov moves away and avoids it.
Potku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikov blocks the body kick.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potku throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Potku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Potku thumps Nikov with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Potku.
Nikov throws a looping overhand right but Potku ducks down to avoid it.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Potku moves out of range easily.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Nikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potku is looking to land body kicks.
Nikov wants to clinch.
Nikov lands with a kick to the temple. Potku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku looks for the body kick but Nikov saw that one coming.
Potku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nikov tries to land a leg kick but Potku saw it coming and moves away.
Nikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Nikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nikov avoids the head kick by Potku.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potku.
Potku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Potku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potku avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Nikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nikov is looking to land body kicks.
Nikov checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potku misses with an uppercut. Nikov saw that one coming.
Potku misses with a body shot.
Potku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikov moves into the clinch.
Nikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potku is keeping busy.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but Nikov blocks with his arms.
Nikov managing to block the knees to the body from Potku.
Nikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov misses the shot to the body.
Potku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Potku is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuli Potku dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Potku lands with an overhand left.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
Nikov misses with a body kick.
Nikov throws a wild body kick that Potku sees coming a mile off.
Kalash Nikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Nikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potku misses with a body kick.
Potku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Potku looks for the body kick but Nikov saw that one coming.
Potku tried to score with a low kick but Nikov checks it.
Nikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikov clinches.
Nikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku is looking to clinch.
Nikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Nikov has had enough of the clinch but Potku keeps him there for the moment.
Potku scores with a shoulder strike.
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikov is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nikov as Potku tries to tie him up.
Potku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Potku has double underhooks.
Nikov stalling in the clinch but Potku improves position.
Potku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nikov backwards.
Potku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Nikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nikov, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Potku.
Nikov throws a series of punches but Potku moves out of range.
Potku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Nikov moved out of range.
Potku scores with a head kick. Nikov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Potku.
Potku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikov wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
Potku fakes the leg kick and cracks Nikov in the body.
Nikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Potku lands a head kick. Nikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Potku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nikov takes a step back to recover.
A slapping body kick lands there for Potku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Potku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Potku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potku swings for the body but Nikov moves out of range.
Potku blocks a head kick by Nikov.
Nikov closes the distance and clinches.
Potku working aggressively here.
Nikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Potku tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikov avoids the damage to the body.
Potku is trying to break the clinch but Nikov is controlling him.
Potku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potku.
Potku just leaning against Nikov, taking a breather.
Kalash Nikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Potku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Potku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potku managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Potku checks a leg kick.
Nikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikov.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikov lands a head kick. Potku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov looks to land a combination but Potku avoids it well.
Potku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nikov's calf.
Nikov moves out of range as Potku throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Nikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku throws a jab but it's blocked by Nikov.
Muuli Potku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Potku lands a two punch combo.
Potku throws out a leg kick but Nikov moves out of range and Potku only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Muuli Potku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Potku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Potku tries to clinch but Nikov moves out of range.
Potku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Potku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Potku misses.
Potku lands a lovely overhand right.
Nikov lands a head kick. Potku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Potku lands with a cross.
Nikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from Potku.
Nikov moves in looking to clinch but Potku pushes him off.
Potku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Potku wants to clinch.
Potku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Potku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nikov throws a leg kick which misses Potku's front leg but catches the back leg as Potku tries to avoid it.
Nikov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potku swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikov avoids it.
Potku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikov breaks the clinch.
Potku clinches.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potku.
Potku missing with knees to the body.
Nikov is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikov.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikov lands a really nice looking cross but Potku seems unphased.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Nikov digs a good hook to Potku's body.
Potku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nikov scores with a head kick.
Potku slips a jab and a cross from Nikov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nikov closes the distance but Potku moves to the side
and Potku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nikov really felt that one!
Potku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikov darts in trying to clinch
and Potku counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov misses with a low kick as Potku jumps back.
Nikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Potku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Potku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Potku is avoiding it.
Nikov is looking to chop away at Potku's legs.
Nikov moves in looking to clinch but Potku pushes him off.
Nikov walks into a jab.
A big right from Potku misses.
Potku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses.
Nikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Potku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nikov scrambles back to his feet.
Potku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potku misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku misses with a body kick.
Potku moves in looking to clinch but Nikov pushes him off.
Nikov throws a low kick but Potku moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Potku blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nikov blocks the leg kick.
Nikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potku looks to land a combination but Nikov avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Potku.
Kalash Nikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potku blocks a leg kick.
Nikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Potku closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potku avoids it.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potku avoids it.
Potku prevents Nikov from breaking the clinch.
Potku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikov's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muuli Potku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potku 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuli Potku!
A very excited looking Muuli Potku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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