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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afro Samurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Afro Samurai!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Samurai can't escape the position.
Nash fails to move to back control.
Samurai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Samurai holds on for dear life, controlling Nash's posture momentarily.
Samurai is trying desperately to improve position.
Nash throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Samurai because Nash loaded up on that one.
Nash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samurai is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash fails to move to back control.
Samurai wants to control but Nash is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash wants to control the pace but Samurai is squirming around nicely.
Samurai tries to hold on but Nash pushes him away.
Nash prevents Samurai from getting the reversal.
Nash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samurai wants to hold on but Nash pushes him away.
Nash tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nash unloading with bombs!
Nash controlling from the full mount.
Nash pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samurai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Samurai looks gassed!
Nash working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nash tries to control but Samurai wriggling away.
Nash connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samurai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash working for a guillotine from mount but Samurai is in no mood to give up.
Samurai tries to hold on but Nash postures up.
Samurai is squirming around, avoiding Nash's attempts to control the action.
Nash is really struggling to control Samurai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Samurai gets back to half guard.
Nash wants to pass to mount but Samurai is defending the position.
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.
Samurai wants to control but Nash is keeping busy.
Nash wants to control but Samurai is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Nash just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nash shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Samurai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Samurai keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Samurai is retaining full guard.
Samurai is pulling down on Nash's head. It's preventing any offense from Nash, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Nash dominated that round.
That's time! Nash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samurai stuffs the takedown attempt from Nash. Nash gets slowly back to his feet.
Samurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nash shoots in for a double leg but Samurai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samurai sprawls well initially but Nash persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samurai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samurai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samurai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samurai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nash is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Samurai is trying to maintain the position but Nash is very close to passing his half guard.
Samurai tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Samurai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nash is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nash trying to control the action but Samurai is working from the bottom.
Samurai won't allow Nash to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nash avoids the head kick by Samurai.
Samurai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samurai avoids it really well and circles away.
Samurai scores with a jab.
Nash moves in looking to clinch but Samurai pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samurai sprawls well. Samurai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nash gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Samurai misses.
Nash sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samurai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Samurai showed some decent athleticism there.
Samurai moves nicely into side control.
Nash is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Samurai's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash is looking for a sweep. Samurai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samurai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nash tries to roll over but Samurai keeps him under control.
Nash is trying to control but can't.
Nash tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samurai is thwarting Nash's attempts to control the position.
Nash looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Samurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Samurai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nash has his takedown stuffed
and Samurai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nash manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nash is working for a guillotine from mount but Samurai frees his head quite easily.
Nash avoids the attempt from Samurai to control.
Nash looking to control but Samurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Samurai has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nash is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Samurai has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Samurai tries to reverse the position but Nash maintains control.
Samurai tries to lock up and control but Nash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Samurai controls the position.
Nash swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Samurai is now in Nash's guard. A big mistake from Nash there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Samurai wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nash keeping full guard, as Samurai tries to pass.
Nash working for a triangle but Samurai defends it easily.
Nash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Samurai slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash shoots in and drives through. Samurai sprawls well.
Samurai scores with a takedown into Nash's guard.
Nash working for a triangle but Samurai defends it easily.
Nash is trying to keep Samurai in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to sweep here but Samurai controlling him for the moment.
Nash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samurai manages to get himself to full guard.
Nash slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nash trying to control the position but Samurai is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afro Samurai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samurai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Samurai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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