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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring It. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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21 - 18 - 0 |
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170 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Downtime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuudai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Downtime is able to avoid easily.
Yuudai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yuudai lands a glancing blow to the side of Downtime's head.
Yuudai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Downtime throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yuudai on the side of the head.
Yuudai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Yuudai.
Yuudai misses with a low kick as Downtime jumps back.
Downtime takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Downtime misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Downtime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuudai.
An inside leg kick from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai feints and as Downtime raises his hands in defense, Yuudai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Downtime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yuudai.
Downtime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yuudai manages to get himself to full guard.
Downtime wants to pass the guard but Yuudai is keeping the position.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yuudai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Downtime.
Yuudai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Downtime defends it easily.
Downtime trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yuudai's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Downtime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai 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.
Downtime's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Downtime postures up and lands a big shot to Yuudai's brow.
Downtime has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yuudai keeping full guard, as Downtime tries to pass.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Downtime from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throwing strikes from guard but Yuudai blocks nicely.
Downtime tries to free his leg and advance position but Yuudai is retaining full guard.
Yuudai wants to sweep here but Downtime controlling him for the moment.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Downtime from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Nycky Downtime wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yuudai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuudai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Downtime looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yuudai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Downtime throws a series of punches but Yuudai moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Downtime scores with a punch to the head.
Downtime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Downtime.
Downtime misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuudai throws a low kick, looking for Downtime's leg but Downtime calmly moves out of range.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Yuudai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuudai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Downtime looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Nycky Downtime will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Downtime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Downtime digs a good body shot into Yuudai's ribs.
Yuudai throws a sloppy body shot
and Downtime counters with a three punch combo that has Yuudai backing up. Yuudai nods at Downtime to acknowledge the strikes.
Yuudai lands a jab to the head.
Yuudai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yuudai digs a good hook to Downtime's body.
Downtime misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Yuudai avoids the head kick by Downtime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Downtime misses with a double jab
and Yuudai counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yuudai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuudai avoids it.
Downtime tries to break free but Yuudai pushes him back against the cage.
Downtime using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yuudai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuudai.
Yuudai works on Downtime's body with a couple of short punches.
Yuudai avoids a wild elbow strike from Downtime.
Yuudai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai successfully pulls guard.
Downtime trying to control but Yuudai is working from the bottom.
Downtime is really struggling to control Yuudai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yuudai controls Downtime momentarily but Downtime frees himself.
Yuudai pulls Downtime in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nycky Downtime wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Downtime defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Downtime moves away from the strike by Yuudai.
Downtime lands with a nice body punch.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Downtime.
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!
Downtime cracks Yuudai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Downtime throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Downtime misses with a two punch combination.
Downtime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuudai.
Yuudai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Downtime swivels and escapes.
Downtime misses the body punch
and Yuudai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Downtime was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Downtime is trying to get an arm triangle but Yuudai is defending well.
Yuudai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yuudai wants to take a breather but Downtime is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yuudai stalling away here and it's allowed Downtime to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuudai with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downtime controls Yuudai momentarily but Yuudai frees himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downtime is trying to hold Yuudai in close to prevent damage but Yuudai has managed to pass into half guard.
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 Nycky Downtime 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!
Downtime checks the leg kick.
Downtime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuudai circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuudai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Downtime checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yuudai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yuudai looks to land a right hand but Downtime moved out of range.
Yuudai wants to clinch up but Downtime keeps it at a distance.
Yuudai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Downtime defends it nicely.
Downtime looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yuudai slips under a jab from Downtime.
Downtime loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Downtime lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yuudai thows a body shot but no joy.
Downtime lands a jab-cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Downtime.
Nycky Downtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuudai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Downtime has his foot on Yuudai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yuudai works his way back into a safe position though.
Downtime looking to control.
Nycky Downtime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Downtime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nycky Downtime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai stands and throws Downtime's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Downtime wants to control but Yuudai postures up.
Downtime regains half guard.
Yuudai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yuudai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yuudai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yuudai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yuudai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yuudai is keen to just control but Downtime is a slippery customer.
Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Downtime defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime moves into full guard.
Yuudai won't allow Downtime to sweep him here.
Downtime is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yuudai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuudai with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Downtime 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nycky Downtime!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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