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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . Nikitin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altair Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Creed catches Nikitin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Creed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Creed misses its target.
Nikitin takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Creed misses with a two punch combination.
Nikitin throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikitin jabs at Creed's body.
Altair Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Nikitin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Creed misses the target.
Creed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nikitin misses with a jab to the body
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikitin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed throws a low kick, looking for Nikitin's leg but Nikitin calmly moves out of range.
Nikitin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Nikitin.
Creed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nikitin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Creed scrambles back to his feet.
Nikitin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nikitin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Creed rather than just go for the knockout.
Creed cracks Nikitin with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Nikitin ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Nikitin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikitin. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikitin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Creed avoids it really well and circles away.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikitin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a low kick but Nikitin moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Creed. Those never looked like landing.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Altair Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Creed cracks Nikitin with an open hand slap.
Nikitin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nikitin misses with a looping right.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Nikitin's shoulder, as Nikitin tries to avoid the shot.
Nikitin misses with a jab to the body
and Creed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin throws a one two combo.
It looks like Altair Creed has been cut.
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!
Creed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikitin.
Nikitin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Creed to the ground. Nikitin is now in Creed's guard.
Nikitin advances to half guard.
Nikitin controlling the action here.
Nikitin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nikitin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandr Nikitin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Altair Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nikitin takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
Nikitin tries to move into range but Creed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Creed. That snapped Nikitin's head back.
Creed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nikitin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nikitin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nikitin lands a jab.
Nikitin throws a combination that misses
and Nikitin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nikitin looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin lands with a shot to the body.
Nikitin throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Nikitin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Creed lands a right hook to the body.
Creed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nikitin on the side of the head.
Nikitin looks for a takedown but Creed sprawls well.
Creed takes a swing at Nikitin's ribcage but misses.
Creed lands a nice hook to Nikitin's body. Nikitin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a hook to the body
and Nikitin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikitin throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Creed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Creed moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
Creed throwing a counter right hand but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
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!
Nikitin shoots for a double leg takedown but Creed sprawls well. He's pushed Nikitin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Altair Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Nikitin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nikitin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Creed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nikitin throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikitin. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikitin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Creed wants to get back to his feet but Nikitin passes into half guard.
Creed wants to get back to his feet.
Nikitin throwing shots but Creed is blocking nicely.
Creed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Creed tries to get out of the position.
Nikitin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Creed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nikitin on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nikitin works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nikitin landing strikes from the mount.
Nikitin tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nikitin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nikitin controlling the pace for now.
Nikitin with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexandr Nikitin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Altair Creed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Nikitin shoots in looking for a takedown. Creed tries to sprawl out of it but Nikitin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Creed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nikitin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Creed throws a nice looking combination but Nikitin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Creed defends well and Nikitin ends up having to push Creed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Nikitin looks to move away, Creed throws a big counter combo bu Nikitin just gets out of the way.
Altair Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikitin.
Altair Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a hook
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nikitin throws a series of punches but Creed avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Creed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nikitin.
Creed throws a leg kick but Nikitin checks it.
Nikitin tries for a takedown but Creed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Creed is looking to counter punch.
Creed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nikitin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Creed scrambles back to his feet.
Nikitin shoots in looking for a takedown but Creed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nikitin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nikitin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikitin throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Creed punishes Nikitin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands with a nice combination. Nikitin backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Nikitin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nikitin throws a series of punches but Creed avoids them all with ease.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
And Nikitin tries to counter it with a takedown but Creed pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nikitin avoids a kick to the body.
Nikitin throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Nikitin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nikitin checks a low kick from Creed.
Creed throws out a loose jab but Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nikitin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alexandr Nikitin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikitin feints the counter takedown.
Creed lands a nice shot that snaps Nikitin's head back.
Nikitin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creed.
Nikitin misses the jab.
It looked like Creed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Creed cracks Nikitin with a good jab.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Nikitin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nikitin throws a jab when Creed was well out of range.
Creed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nikitin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut. Creed saw that one coming.
Creed staying out of range there.
Nikitin scores with a sloppy right hand. Creed should have avoided that one.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Nikitin.
Creed went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Altair Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown but Creed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Creed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Nikitin.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Nikitin moves away from the strike by Creed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Altair Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikitin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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