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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikifor comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. 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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205 lbs
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222 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikifor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treehorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikifor avoids the body shot from Treehorn.
Nikifor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Treehorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Treehorn.
Treehorn misses with a body punch
and Nikifor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Treehorn misses with a hook.
Treehorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nikifor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nikifor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Treehorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn misses with a wild body shot.
Nikifor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Treehorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Treehorn wants to clinch.
Nikifor throws a combination that misses
and Treehorn counters with a straight right hand.
Jackie Treehorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Treehorn connects with the punch.
Treehorn tries to clinch there but Nikifor circles away.
Nikifor misses with a double jab
and Treehorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor misses with a double jab
enabling Treehorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Nikifor misses with a jab to the body
and Treehorn counters with a series of strikes. Nikifor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nikifor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Treehorn takes a swing at Nikifor's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Treehorn. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor misses with a double jab
and Treehorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nikifor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Treehorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Treehorn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikifor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Treehorn counters with a straight right hand.
Treehorn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikifor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nikifor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Treehorn counters with a right hand to the body.
Nikifor is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn clinches.
Treehorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikifor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Treehorn throws a body punch but Nikifor moves out of range.
Nikifor moves away from the strike by Treehorn.
Treehorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikifor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Treehorn cracks a nice hook into Nikifor's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikifor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treehorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Treehorn dominated that round.
That's time! Nikifor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Treehorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nikifor counters with a left and a right that stings Treehorn.
Treehorn lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Treehorn misses
and Nikifor counters with a left to the body.
Nikifor looks to score with a jab to the body but Treehorn is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Treehorn. Beautiful body shot.
Nikifor misses with a double jab
and Treehorn counters with a right hand to the body.
Maksim Nikifor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Treehorn misses with a right hand
and Nikifor counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nikifor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Treehorn scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikifor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nikifor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Treehorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikifor misses with an uppercut
letting Treehorn counter with a right hand.
Treehorn tries to clinch up but Nikifor circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn throws a front kick that sends Nikifor stumbling back into the cage.
Nikifor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Treehorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikifor throws a shot from downtown. Treehorn moves away and avoids it.
Nikifor misses with a combination
and Treehorn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Treehorn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nikifor eats them both and turns towards Treehorn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Treehorn lands a body shot.
Treehorn thuds a left hand into Nikifor's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treehorn counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Treehorn there.
Treehorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Treehorn connects with a body shot.
Nikifor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Treehorn jabs Nikifor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Treehorn throws a series of punches but Nikifor avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Treehorn does it's job there.
Treehorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikifor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nikifor takes one to the side of the head.
Treehorn digs a good hook to Nikifor's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikifor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Treehorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Treehorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Treehorn cracks a nice hook into Nikifor's ribs.
Treehorn lands a nice hook to Nikifor's body. Nikifor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikifor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Treehorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nikifor counters with a stiff right hand.
Treehorn swings for the body but Nikifor moves out of range.
Nikifor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Treehorn.
Treehorn connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Nikifor misses
and Treehorn counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikifor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Treehorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Treehorn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Treehorn is looking to clinch but Nikifor is avoiding it.
Treehorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Treehorn digs a good body shot into Nikifor's ribs.
Nikifor is looking to wear down Treehorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Treehorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Treehorn moves in looking to clinch but Nikifor pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Treehorn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Treehorn misses the target.
Treehorn misses with a kick to the body.
Jackie Treehorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Treehorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikifor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Treehorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Treehorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Treehorn scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikifor avoids the body shot from Treehorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn with a nice cross.
Treehorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikifor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Treehorn throws a nice looking combination but Nikifor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Treehorn scores with a four punch combination!
Nikifor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treehorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nikifor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Treehorn.
Nikifor blocks the body kick.
Treehorn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Treehorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikifor moves away from the strike by Treehorn.
Nikifor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treehorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Treehorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikifor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikifor misses with a combination
and Treehorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Treehorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Treehorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Treehorn!
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