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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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196 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Melvin Reem has been cut.
Reem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reem slips under a jab from Nikolaev.
Reem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Reem. Those never looked like landing.
Reem slips a jab from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reem dips to his left and cracks Nikolaev with an uppercut!
It looks like Ivan Nikolaev has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikolaev throws a leg kick which misses Reem's front leg but catches the back leg as Reem tries to avoid it.
Nikolaev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reem's hands.
Reem misses with a body shot.
Nikolaev throws out a leg kick but Reem moves out of range and Nikolaev only half commits.
Reem throws a solid leg kick but Nikolaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reem.
Reem throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem misses with a low kick.
Nikolaev misses with a low kick.
Nikolaev misses with a low kick.
Ivan Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev thuds a left hand into Reem's body.
Nikolaev feints and then cracks Reem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reem down.
Reem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reem throws a leg kick
and Nikolaev counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Reem.
Reem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Nikolaev tenderised Reem's leg. Reem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nikolaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Reem tries to sprawl out of it but Nikolaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikolaev misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reem throws a hook but Nikolaev avoids it easily.
Nikolaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nikolaev throws a head kick that misses.
Reem tests Nikolaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nikolaev throws a jab when Reem was well out of range.
A jab from Reem misses.
Nikolaev checks a leg kick.
Reem wants to slow Nikolaev down by chopping away at his legs.
Reem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reem digs a good hook to Nikolaev's body.
Reem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nikolaev throws out the jab.
Reem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Nikolaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nikolaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikolaev misses with a wild body shot.
Nikolaev slips a straight right by Reem.
Nikolaev looks to land a left hand but Reem moved out of range nicely.
Reem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nikolaev misses with an uppercut. Reem saw that one coming.
Reem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reem throws a solid leg kick but Nikolaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reem.
Reem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reem 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.
Reem misses with a wild body shot.
Reem misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Nikolaev.
Melvin Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev walks into a jab.
Nikolaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem throws a shot to the body.
Nikolaev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Nikolaev.
Reem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nikolaev misses with a low kick.
Nikolaev throws a nice looking combination but Reem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reem staying out of range there.
Nikolaev lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reem slips a jab from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikolaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikolaev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reem's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Nikolaev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nikolaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikolaev 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.
Reem avoids the head kick by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev scores with a decent looking hook.
Reem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikolaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Reem.
Nikolaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikolaev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reem walks into a stiff left hand from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Nikolaev.
Reem connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a solid leg kick but Reem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nikolaev.
Nikolaev ducks under a wild hook from Reem.
It looks like Reem has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Reem connects with a solid leg kick.
Reem stuffs the takedown attempt from Nikolaev. Nikolaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reem cracks the inside of Nikolaev's front leg.
Reem blocks the body kick.
Nikolaev tries to land a front kick but Reem steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nikolaev is looking to chop away at Reem's legs.
A head kick misses from Nikolaev.
Reem thows a body shot but no joy.
Reem jabs at Nikolaev's body.
Ivan Nikolaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem throws out a leg kick but Nikolaev moves out of range and Reem only half commits.
Nikolaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reem.
Reem cracks a nice hook into Nikolaev's ribs.
Nikolaev misses with an uppercut
and Reem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem lands a front kick.
Nikolaev is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Reem.
Nikolaev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reem checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reem.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown attempt - Reem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reem takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaev with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Reem blocks the leg kick.
Nikolaev throws a head kick that misses
and Reem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with a combination
and Nikolaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikolaev manages to avoid it.
Reem scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikolaev should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Ivan Nikolaev's cut even more.
Reem throws out a powerful jab.
Nikolaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikolaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikolaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Reem.
Nikolaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reem lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem lands with an uppercut that bounces Nikolaev off the cage and back into range.
Nikolaev is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem cracks Nikolaev with a hook to the temple - Nikolaev is on wobbly legs here! Reem swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nikolaev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Reem wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Melvin Reem!
Melvin Reem bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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