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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nikitin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smack My Bitch Up . Justin Hall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
15 - 16 - 3 |
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181 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Hall.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Nikitin misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall trying to control but Nikitin is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nikitin working a defensive guard here.
Nikitin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nikitin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nikitin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikitin controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nikitin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Nikitin.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikitin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nikitin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nikitin looking for a takedown here - he's got 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 throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nikitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikitin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall is trying to keep Nikitin in close.
Hall has his foot on Nikitin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nikitin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Nikitin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall working for a triangle but Nikitin defends it easily.
Nikitin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nikitin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nikitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nikitin controlling from the top position.
Nikitin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Nikitin connects with a couple of short punches.
Nikitin controlling from the top position.
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nikitin passes into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nikitin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nikitin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nikitin drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Nikitin trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall taking some punishment here, with Nikitin in his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is just content to waste time from the top position. Hall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nikitin controlling from the top position.
Hall is trying to keep Nikitin in close.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nikitin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nikitin wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Nikitin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nikitin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hall regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nikitin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nikitin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We've been hearing that Nikitin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nikitin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nikitin pulls his head out easily.
Nikitin content to control rather than advance.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Hall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hall lands the left hand.
Nikitin avoids the head kick by Hall.
Nikitin throws a shot to the body.
Hall moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikitin takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikitin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexandr Nikitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikitin misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall lands with a straight right. Nikitin didn't see that one coming.
Nikitin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Hall.
I think Hall 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 10:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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