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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Step into a world - KRS One. Nikov has chosen Snoop Dogg Feat. Nate Dogg & Xzibit - Bitch Please as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikov manages to avoid it.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nikov wants to clinch.
Nikov moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Nikov's ribcage.
Nelson prevents Nikov from breaking the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Nikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nikov throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikov throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nikov's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Nikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nikov is looking to clinch.
Nikov throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nelson. That one must have hurt.
Nikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Nikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson is looking to wear down Nikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Nikov drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nelson throws a lazy body kick
and Nikov counters with a big head kick but Nelson shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov keeps Nelson at a distance using the push kick.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nikov.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikov slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nikov thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Nikov is looking to clinch.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick from Nikov.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Nikov's head but Nikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Nikov's side.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson connects with the punch.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nikov looks winded!
Nikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson slips a jab from Nikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Nelson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Nikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nikov seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Nikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nikov.
Nikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Nikov's head but Nikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikov checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Nikov saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Nikov moved away.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Nikov sees coming a mile off.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikov.
Nikov moves into the clinch.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nikov. Nelson shrugs it off though.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikov darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Come on Nikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nikov breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nikov.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson slips a jab from Nikov.
Kimbo Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov throws a head kick that half lands.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nikov.
Nelson throws a push kick but Nikov slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Nikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. Nikov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nikov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikov moves into the clinch.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Nikov looking to stall.
Nikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
Nikov breaks from the clinch.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalash Nikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nelson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nikov cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Nikov instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nikov breaks from the clinch.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and Nikov counters with a good, hard body kick but Nelson shrugs it off.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Nikov.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Nikov moved away.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikov throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikov checks a low kick from Nelson.
Nikov throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice jab there from Nikov.
Nikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
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 Kimbo Nelson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nelson throws a push kick but Nikov slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but Nikov moved away.
Nikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikov throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Nikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nikov tries to avoid it.
Nikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nikov scores with a one two! Nelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nikov tries to clinch up.
Nikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson is looking to slow Nikov down with leg kicks.
Nelson checks a low kick from Nikov.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nikov checks a leg kick.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nikov moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
Nelson is working Nikov over against the cage.
Nikov breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Nikov.
Nikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikov lands the left hand.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Nikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Nikov.
A leg kick checked by Nikov.
Nikov moves into the clinch.
Nikov manages to break the clinch.
Nikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikov moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Nikov lands a right hand.
Nikov breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Nikov moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikov scores with a head kick. Nelson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Nikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kalash Nikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikov manages to avoid it.
Nikov misses with the body kick
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson sizes up Nikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalash Nikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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