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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofa NappyNaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloud Strife could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kristofa NappyNaps's chin.
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191 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofa NappyNaps!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife throws a hook to the side of NappyNaps's head but NappyNaps sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but NappyNaps moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Strife. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strife.
Strife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Strife.
Strife's corner calls for a 1-2. Strife obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NappyNaps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
NappyNaps moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
NappyNaps rushes Strife and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Strife takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strife scores with a hook to the body.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
Strife wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Strife avoids the damage to the body.
NappyNaps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Strife shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strife's defenses.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strife lands a left hand.
Strife taking a breather.
Strife misses with a short punch on the inside.
NappyNaps looking to throw knees to the head but Strife is blocking nicely.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strife.
Strife is looking to control NappyNaps's arms but NappyNaps gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strife has his back to the cage.
Strife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strife lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps has Strife pushed against the cage.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
Strife is leaning against NappyNaps and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
Strife throws a punch but it's blocked by NappyNaps.
Strife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strife misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a left hand.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strife takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strife takes an elbow to the temple.
Strife slows down the pace here.
NappyNaps prevents a takedown attempt there.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps landing knees to the head.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
Strife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strife taking a breather.
Strife jumps guard.
Strife not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps trying to control but Strife is working from the bottom.
Strife is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
NappyNaps has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Strife is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
NappyNaps is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strife pulls NappyNaps in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristofa NappyNaps will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but NappyNaps manages to avoid it.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
NappyNaps takes one on the button.
NappyNaps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strife.
Cloud Strife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up.
NappyNaps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strife tries to bum rush NappyNaps with a series of wild strikes but NappyNaps uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from NappyNaps. No joy for Strife on that attempt.
Cloud Strife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Strife misses the target.
Strife scores with a crisp jab that stopped NappyNaps in his tracks.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by NappyNaps.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but NappyNaps sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands with a cross.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch.
Strife closes the distance and clinches up with NappyNaps, looking for a takedown. Strife pushes NappyNaps against the cage but NappyNaps circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Strife misses its intended target.
NappyNaps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps dodges the punch combination from Strife.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NappyNaps slips a straight right by Strife.
Strife misses with a wild combination.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strife looks to land a right hand but NappyNaps moved out of range.
Strife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but NappyNaps circles away quickly and effectively.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strife shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Strife showed some decent athleticism there.
Strife stops NappyNaps from getting back to his feet.
Strife is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NappyNaps sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife prevents NappyNaps from standing back up.
Strife trying to control from half guard but NappyNaps is working away.
Strife is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, NappyNaps has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NappyNaps wants to control but Strife is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NappyNaps is looking to improve his position.
Strife is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
NappyNaps rushes Strife and presses him up against the cage.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
NappyNaps stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Strife avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strife takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strife blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Strife.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strife is defending well for now.
NappyNaps with a knee to the head.
Strife looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife looks for a takedown but NappyNaps sprawls well.
NappyNaps on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by NappyNaps.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife dives in and grabs NappyNaps's left leg, looking for a takedown. NappyNaps pushes down on Strife's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Strife misses.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife tries to bum rush NappyNaps with a series of wild strikes but NappyNaps uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strife throws out a loose jab but NappyNaps uses good head movement to avoid it.
NappyNaps tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strife swivels and escapes.
NappyNaps tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Strife misses with an uppercut.
NappyNaps closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
Strife takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NappyNaps working Strife over with knees to the body.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Strife avoids the damage to the body.
NappyNaps lands a damaging elbow.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
NappyNaps utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strife is trying to break the clinch but NappyNaps is controlling him.
Strife has NappyNaps pushed against the cage.
NappyNaps tries to stall but Strife uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strife throws a head punch that misses.
NappyNaps lands a damaging elbow.
Strife working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strife lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strife's face.
Strife wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
Strife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strife scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NappyNaps blocks an uppercut.
NappyNaps blocks a body shot from Strife.
Strife misses with a short punch on the inside.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
Strife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with NappyNaps's elbow.
Strife takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps looking to slow down the pace here.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strife is defending well for now.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strife is defending well for now.
Strife takes a knee to the side of the body.
NappyNaps prevents Strife from breaking the clinch.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Strife is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but NappyNaps is keeping busy.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NappyNaps misses with a knee strike.
NappyNaps missing with knees to the body.
NappyNaps stops a takedown attempt from Strife.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife pulls guard successfully.
Strife looking for submissions from the bottom but instead NappyNaps passes into half guard.
NappyNaps trying to control the action but Strife is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if NappyNaps is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
NappyNaps is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Strife is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
NappyNaps wants to stand but Strife has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristofa NappyNaps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think NappyNaps 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofa NappyNaps!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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