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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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170 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Cha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cha blocks the body kick.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cha Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cha shoots in and bounces Bryant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bryant pulls Cha in to control the position.
Cha wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cha is one step ahead there.
Cha will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two 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.
Cha drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bryant dives on top into guard.
Cha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bryant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bryant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cha wants to take Bryant's back here but Bryant is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
BOOM! Cha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bryant is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bryant is surviving well by controlling Cha's body position as best he can.
Bryant sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bryant is looking to improve his position.
Cha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bryant is pressing down on Cha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cha drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bryant looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bryant looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bryant!
Cha is breathing heavily.
Bryant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha is trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Cha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Cha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bryant happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Cha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bryant scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cha Cha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Bryant catches Cha right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Cha Cha has been cut.
Bryant scores with a jab. Cha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bryant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cha fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cha is trying to get an arm triangle but Bryant is defending well.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Cha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cha is looking to control Bryant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cha avoid being mounted?
Cha is staying active underneath Bryant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cha is pressing down on Bryant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bryant thows a big elbow that misses.
Cha wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
That's two 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.
Cha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing.
Cha working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bryant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha working a defensive guard here.
Cha wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Cha blocks nicely.
Cha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cha has his hands on Bryant's head, controlling the position.
Cha looking for subs off his back but Bryant has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four 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.
Bryant lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryant wants to control but Cha is keeping him busy.
Cha tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Bryant slips a nice elbow through Cha's hands, connecting with Cha's forehead.
Cha looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is nestled in close to Cha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cha Cha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bryant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant misses with a body shot
and Cha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cha misses with a straight left.
Bryant thows a body shot but no joy.
Cha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryant's head.
Cha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bryant catches Cha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant gets a clinch.
Bryant gets underhooks to prevent Cha's takedown attempt.
Bryant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bryant is working Cha over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bryant.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cha.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Bryant lands a right hand.
Cha misses with a punch on the inside.
Cha jumps into guard, dragging Bryant to the mat.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bryant defends well.
Bryant throws a big right hand that misses.
Cha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Cha is retaining full guard.
Bryant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bryant trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nickolas Bryant.
A big left from Cha misses.
Cha throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cha.
Cha misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Nickolas Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cha was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Cha is out of range.
Cha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Cha moved out of range nicely.
Cha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
Bryant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cha.
Bryant moves out of range as Cha strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Cha lands a head shot.
Cha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Cha shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Cha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cha is defended easily by Bryant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cha Cha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bryant sprawls well. Bryant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cha gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant slips a jab from Cha.
Cha misses with a looping left.
Bryant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Bryant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bryant.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bryant 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 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... Nickolas Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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