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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Stalikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Skydny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skydny has chosen infected mushrooms artillery as his entrance music. Nikos Stalikas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Stalikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Skydny!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalikas throws a hook to the side of Skydny's head but Skydny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stalikas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stalikas looks to land a left hand but Skydny moved out of range nicely.
Stalikas missing with a left hand there. Skydny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stalikas avoids the head kick by Skydny.
Skydny wants to clinch up but Stalikas keeps it at a distance.
Skydny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stalikas pinned against the ropes. Stalikas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stalikas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stalikas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stalikas is controlling the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalikas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stalikas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stalikas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stalikas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nikos Stalikas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stalikas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skydny's half guard.
Stalikas controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skydny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stalikas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stalikas lands with some strikes.
Skydny looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalikas breaks from Skydny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stalikas is landing with some decent strikes but Skydny is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skydny?
Stalikas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stalikas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
BOOM! Stalikas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stalikas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stalikas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Stalikas is landing with some decent strikes but Skydny is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stalikas controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalikas with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Stalikas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stalikas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skydny quickly recovers to half guard.
Stalikas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skydny wants to get back to full guard but Stalikas has mounted him!
Stalikas controlling the pace for now.
Stalikas lands a big shot there that rocks Skydny but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stalikas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stalikas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skydny is breathing heavily.
Stalikas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skydny?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skydny is in a horrible position here. Stalikas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skydny is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stalikas! Skydny is hurt baaadly! Stalikas is firing away with more strikes - Skydny is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Stalikas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
93% |
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