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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin comes to the cage accompanied 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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171 lbs
16 - 19 - 5 |
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184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandr Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin avoids a kick to the body.
Nikitin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikitin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Nikitin shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikitin.
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.
Nikitin shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikitin has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Nikitin is pushing Rogers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Nikitin avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.
Nikitin managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers is stalling here.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikitin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rogers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikitin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikitin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rogers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nikitin blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Nikitin misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogers works on Nikitin's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rogers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikitin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nikitin lands a left hand.
Nikitin pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Nikitin avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.
Nikitin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nikitin lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikitin controls his hands.
A short left from Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rogers is trying to stand back up but Nikitin is controlling him
Rogers has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rogers is staying active underneath Nikitin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nikitin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to free his trapped foot but Rogers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nikitin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nikitin is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikitin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogers looks for the body kick but Nikitin saw that one coming.
Nikitin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogers's head backwards.
Nikitin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nikitin prevents Rogers from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Nikitin is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Nikitin there.
Nikitin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nikitin controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Nikitin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikitin takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Nikitin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nikitin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers slips under a jab from Nikitin.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Nikitin on that attempt.
Rogers scores with a one two! Nikitin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Nikitin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nikitin is able to avoid easily.
Ian Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikitin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikitin gets slowly back to his feet.
As Nikitin backs off Rogers throws a huge counter combo but Nikitin manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Nikitin connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Nikitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers tries to work over Nikitin's front leg with a kick but Nikitin checks it.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nikitin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to stall but Nikitin improves his position.
Rogers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nikitin jumps guard.
Rogers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikitin is proving hard to escape from.
Nikitin controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Nikitin controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin looking to control.
Nikitin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Nikitin avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Nikitin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikitin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers throws a counter combo.
Nikitin darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Nikitin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rogers is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikitin gets an underhook and turns Rogers into the cage.
Rogers is looking to control Nikitin's arms but Nikitin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rogers has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nikitin fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin manages to pull guard.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikitin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikitin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikitin keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ian Rogers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers motions for Nikitin to come forward. Rogers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nikitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikitin is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nikitin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rogers has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin works his way into full mount!
Nikitin controlling the pace for now.
Rogers tries to reverse the position but Nikitin maintains control.
Nikitin looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nikitin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
Nikitin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nikitin prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Nikitin avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Nikitin wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
Nikitin landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nikitin.
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.
Rogers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nikitin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nikitin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nikitin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nikitin thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rogers hang on?
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
Alexandr Nikitin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikitin lands with some strikes.
Nikitin lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Nikitin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikitin 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Nikitin!
An out of breath Alexandr Nikitin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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