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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes to the cage accompanied by Solonen - Rehellinen Rikollinen feat. Kosola. Lansing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heavy Metal Kings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexander Lansing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansing fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lansing checks a leg kick.
Lansing lands with a shot to the body.
Nikov moves in looking to clinch but Lansing pushes him off.
Nikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikov ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Lansing sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lansing will feel that in the morning.
Some bone on bone action there as Nikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nikov closes the distance and pushes Lansing back into the cage.
Lansing is trying to pull guard but Nikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikov defending well as Lansing loads up on a big left hand.
Lansing misses with an uppercut. Nikov saw that one coming.
Nikov clinches.
Nikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lansing is keeping busy.
Lansing trying to control the position but instead, Nikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lansing into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Lansing's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansing scores with a shot to the side of Nikov's head.
Nikov misses with some punches.
Lansing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansing struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikov controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lansing.
A nice left hand lands by Lansing.
Nikov taking a breather.
Lansing misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lansing - that landed with a thud.
Lansing working aggressively here.
Lansing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Nikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansing fails to pull guard.
Kalash Nikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Lansing.
Lansing is trying to pull guard but Nikov has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikov.
Lansing tries to pull guard but Nikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Lansing drops back down to his feet.
Nikov blocking some punches.
Lansing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikov scores with a shot to the side of Lansing's head.
Nikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Nikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lansing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lansing swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansing misses with a body punch.
Lansing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lansing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nikov as Lansing tries to tie him up.
Lansing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lansing fails to land.
Nikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nikov landing knees to the head.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing slows down the pace here.
Nikov presses Lansing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nikov blocks an uppercut.
Lansing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansing.
Nikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansing prevents a body shot from Nikov.
A nice left hand lands by Lansing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lansing works on Nikov's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lansing misses with a punch to the body.
Nikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lansing dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lansing tries to bum rush Nikov with a series of wild strikes but Nikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lansing looks to land a right hand but Nikov moved out of range.
Nikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lansing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikov.
That kick from Lansing tenderised Nikov's leg. Nikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lansing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lansing checks it well.
Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lansing. Nikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lansing.
A slow jab from Lansing misses its intended target.
Lansing throws a right hand that Nikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nikov also avoids with ease.
Lansing throws the left hand but Nikov avoids the punch easily.
Nikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lansing circles away.
Nikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lansing.
Nikov motions for Lansing to come forward. Nikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nikov checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Nikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lansing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikov ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lansing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikov moves away.
Lansing misses with a low kick.
Nikov tries to clinch up.
Nikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lansing misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Nikov.
Nikov cracks the inside of Lansing's front leg.
Lansing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nikov clinches up against the cage.
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
Nikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing tries a body shot but Nikov blocks it.
A short left from Lansing.
Lansing digs a right hand underneath Nikov's ribcage. Nikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lansing is defending well for now.
Lansing dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alexander Lansing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lansing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nikov smiles and moves away.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Lansing moves out of range easily.
Nikov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikov throws a leg kick but Lansing checks it.
Nikov slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov misses with a few strikes there.
Lansing looks to land a combination but Nikov avoids it well.
Nikov lands a right hook to the body.
Kalash Nikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov throws a shot from downtown. Lansing moves away and avoids it.
Lansing misses with a series of wild punches.
Lansing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lansing tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lansing. Lansing circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lansing throws a jab when Nikov was well out of range.
Kalash Nikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Lansing misses.
Nikov looks to land a combination but Lansing avoids it well.
Lansing looks to land a left hand but Nikov moved out of range nicely.
Nikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lansing finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lansing lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Lansing misses with a punch to the body.
Lansing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lansing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lansing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansing.
Nikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lansing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikov blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lansing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kalash Nikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Lansing.
Nikov pushes Lansing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lansing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nikov smiles and moves away.
Lansing misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Kalash Nikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nikov rushes Lansing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lansing tries to pull guard but Nikov won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Nikov.
Lansing is looking to control Nikov's arms but Nikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lansing has his back to the cage.
Lansing jumps guard and drags Nikov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lansing working for a triangle but Nikov defends it easily.
Nikov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lansing's head.
Nikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lansing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lansing trying to control the position here.
Lansing keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Lansing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nikov stays in close to Lansing's body and controls the position.
Nikov trying to control but Lansing is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Kalash Nikov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice defenses there by Nikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing connects with a nice looking jab.
Nikov slips under a jab.
Lansing misses with an uppercut.
Nikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lansing throws a hook but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lansing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lansing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lansing scores with a punch to the head.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Lansing circles away.
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!
Nikov misses with a head kick.
Lansing shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Lansing moves out of range easily.
Lansing moves out of range of the leg kick from Nikov.
Lansing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lansing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lansing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nikov.
Lansing throws a looping overhand right but Nikov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Nikov.
Nikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lansing to score with a decent uppercut.
Lansing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lansing tries a low kick but Nikov avoids it.
Nikov has closed the distance and engaged Lansing in a clinch.
Lansing throws a head punch that misses.
Lansing throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikov.
Nikov blocks a body shot from Lansing.
Lansing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lansing looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikov is just out of range.
Nikov lands a front kick.
Lansing takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing lands with a nice combination. Nikov backs away looking to recover.
Nikov clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lansing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lansing is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nikov to keep the fight standing.
Lansing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansing tries to pull guard but Nikov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kalash Nikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Lansing.
Lansing lands an uppercut.
Lansing tries to pull guard but Nikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Lansing drops back down to his feet.
Nikov digs a right hand underneath Lansing's ribcage. Lansing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lansing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov manages to break the clinch.
Lansing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikov.
Nikov wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kalash Nikov.
I think Nikov 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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