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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikac Komitata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikac Komitata told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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285 lbs
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikac Komitata!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Komitata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Komitata wants to clinch up but York keeps it at a distance.
York takes a swing at Komitata's ribcage but misses.
York walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Komitata checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Komitata wants to clinch.
Komitata throws a leg kick that misses.
York lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Komitata wants to slow York down by chopping away at his legs.
Komitata scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York jabbing away but nothing is landing.
York stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Komitata.
A low kick from Komitata is predictable there
and York counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
York throws a series of punches but Komitata avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with a hook. Komitata ducked under it nicely.
York has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Komitata.
York is breathing heavily.
Komitata gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Komitata blocks a body shot from York.
York is looking to control Komitata's arms but Komitata gets an underhook and turns him. Now York has his back to the cage.
York tries to work over Komitata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Komitata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Komitata obliges.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
Komitata throws a knee to the head but misses.
Komitata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
Komitata misses with a knee strike.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Komitata.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Komitata looking to throw knees to the head but York is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komitata throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Komitata trying to land knees to the body.
Komitata scores with a knee to the head.
York is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
York breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Komitata lands with a hook. York tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Komitata throws a push kick but York slaps the foot to one side.
Komitata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
York avoids the head kick by Komitata.
Komitata misses with a head kick.
York throws a leg kick
and Komitata counters with a nice low kick that buckles York's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Komitata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komitata throws a wild body kick that York sees coming a mile off.
Komitata is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Komitata throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Komitata feints and then cracks York's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow York down.
Nikac Komitata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komitata motions for York to come forward. Komitata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
York tries to keep at a distance but Komitata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Komitata tries a knee to the head but York blocks it.
York on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Komitata keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
York stalling the fight.
York tries to throw a body punch but Komitata avoids it by throwing York back against the cage.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Komitata.
York taking a breather.
Komitata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Komitata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on York. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komitata thows a leg kick but York checks it
enabling York to counter with a crisp jab.
York tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Komitata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komitata moves away.
Komitata throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as York checks a leg kick.
Komitata moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komitata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Komitata tries to close the distance and clinch but York swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
York is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
York takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikac Komitata dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Komitata!
A head kick from Komitata lands but York takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Komitata.
Komitata wants to clinch up but York keeps it at a distance.
Komitata moves into the clinch successfully.
Komitata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but York has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Komitata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
Komitata trying to land knees to the body.
Komitata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komitata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and York avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York tries to throw a body punch but Komitata avoids it by throwing York back against the cage.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
York breaks the clinch.
York looks to throw the jab but Komitata is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komitata tries to land a front kick but York steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
York blocks a low kick nicely.
Komitata misses with a low kick.
York throws a leg kick but Komitata sees it coming and moves out of range.
Komitata swings away with a leg kick that misses.
York fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Komitata checks it well.
York avoids a kick to the body.
Komitata throws a head kick that misses.
York tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Komitata is able to avoid easily.
Komitata takes the fight into the clinch.
York avoiding damage as Komitata throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komitata landing knees to the head.
York takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Komitata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but York has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
York misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Komitata keeps control of York as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Komitata with a knee to the head.
Komitata tries to land knees in the clinch but York avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
Nikac Komitata seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
York stalling in the clinch but Komitata improves position.
Komitata tries to land knees in the clinch but York avoids the damage to the body.
York blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Komitata throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from York.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from York as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from York.
York tries to throw a body punch but Komitata avoids it by throwing York back against the cage.
York lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from York.
York breaks the clinch.
York thows a body kick. Komitata tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
York getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
York lands with a kick to the ribs.
York tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komitata was well out of range. Poor timing from York.
York throws a lazy right hand but Komitata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from York.
Komitata throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York walks forward, straight into a front kick from Komitata.
York throws a body punch but Komitata moves out of range.
York smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Komitata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Komitata. York shrugs it off though.
York misses with a looping left.
York takes a swing at Komitata's ribcage but misses.
Komitata throws a leg kick which misses York's front leg but catches the back leg as York tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komitata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Komitata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Komitata moves to clinch but York breaks away
and York counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nigel York will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Komitata misses with a low kick.
Komitata goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Komitata takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Komitata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Komitata throws a sloppy head kick and York moves out of range easily.
York takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Komitata is looking to slow York down with leg kicks.
Komitata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling York to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komitata wants to land a leg kick but York is out of range.
Komitata clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from York - that landed with a thud.
York trying to stall but Komitata improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York can't find room to land a body shot as Komitata controls the action.
Komitata throws a knee to the head but misses.
Komitata scores a nice knee to the body.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Komitata is trying to break free.
York is looking to control Komitata's arms but Komitata gets an underhook and turns him. Now York has his back to the cage.
Komitata misses with a knee to the head.
York struggles to land a body shot inside as Komitata controls his hands.
Komitata prevents York from breaking the clinch.
York tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Komitata's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on York - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
York tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
York misses with a body punch.
York misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Komitata lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Komitata obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
York manages to break the clinch.
Komitata has taken the fight to the clinch.
Komitata keeps control of York as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Komitata.
Komitata unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Komitata's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Komitata trying to land knees to the body.
York is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybe York would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Komitata with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
York escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Komitata fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but York is out of range.
York takes a swing at Komitata's ribcage but misses.
York on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
York gets tackled into the cage by Komitata. Komitata maintains the clinch.
York looking to slow down the pace here.
Komitata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
Komitata lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
York working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York tries to throw a body punch but Komitata avoids it by throwing York back against the cage.
Komitata misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from York.
York breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Komitata!
Komitata checks a leg kick.
York will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Komitata scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komitata.
Komitata tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and York is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
York misses with a hook.
York keeps the fight on the outside.
Komitata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikac Komitata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Komitata 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikac Komitata!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikac Komitata thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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