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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sudo Nym (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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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sudo Nym!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nym has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sundberg is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Nym.
Nym throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sundberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Nym tries to land knees in the clinch but Sundberg avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nym.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nym misses with some punches.
Nym being controlled against the cage.
Sundberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nym lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nym lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nym misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nym just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sundberg's brow.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nym prevents a body shot from Sundberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sundberg.
Sundberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nym up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nym has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sundberg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nym can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Sundberg.
Nym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sundberg backwards.
Nym lands a shoulder strike.
Nym can't find room to land a body shot as Sundberg controls the action.
Nym throws an elbow but it misses.
Sundberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Nym.
Sundberg jumps guard but Nym stands there with Sundberg around his waist. Sundberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sundberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Sundberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nym misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sundberg can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ove Sundberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundberg is stalling here.
Sundberg looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Sundberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sundberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Nym gets an underhook and turns Sundberg into the cage.
Sundberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nym smiles and moves away.
Nym tries to clinch there but Sundberg circles away.
As Nym looks to move away, Sundberg throws a big counter combo but Nym just gets out of the way.
Sundberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nym sprawls well. Nym wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sundberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Nym has closed the distance and engaged Sundberg in a clinch.
Sundberg misses with a punch to the body.
Nym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sundberg.
Nym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sundbergs head.
Sundberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nym fails to land.
Sundberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sundberg manages to end up in side control.
Sundberg prevents Nym from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sundberg prevents Nym from escaping the position.
Sundberg staying calm.
Sundberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nym for as long as he can get away with.
Sundberg tries to move to mount but Nym blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nym is trying to escape the position but Sundberg is controlling the position.
Nym is trying to buck Sundberg off.
Nym is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sundberg working away.
Sundberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nym manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nym wants to get back to full guard.
Sundberg tries to pass to full mount but Nym defends it.
Nym is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sudo Nym dominated that 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.
Sundberg looks for a takedown but Nym sprawls well.
Nym moves in looking to clinch but Sundberg pushes him off.
Nym moves in looking to clinch but Sundberg pushes him off.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch but Sundberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sundberg throwing a counter right hand but Nym manages to avoid it.
Nym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nym fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sundberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nym sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Nym. No joy for Sundberg on that attempt.
Sundberg tries for a takedown but Nym sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nym misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ove Sundberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sundberg controlling the action here.
Nym is staying active underneath Sundberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nym is looking to improve his position.
Nym controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sundberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nym is trying to get back to full guard.
Sundberg wants to pass to mount but Nym is defending the position.
Sundberg content to control rather than advance.
Nym pushes Sundberg off but Sundberg dives into side control.
Nym manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sundberg's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sundberg prevents Nym from improving his position.
Nym trying to control here.
Sundberg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nym pushes Sundberg off looking to stand but Sundberg dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nym manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sundberg 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.
Sundberg stops Nym from standing up.
Sundberg stopping the sweep attempt from Nym.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sundberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nym fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sundberg misses with a takedown attempt - Nym sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nym tries to improve position but can't.
Sundberg tries to move to mount but Nym blocks the move with his legs.
Sundberg working away.
Nym is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sundberg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nym is looking for a sweep.
Nym wants to control but Sundberg postures up.
What's Nym going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym is looking to regain half guard here but Sundberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Sundberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nym has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nym is looking to regain half guard here but Sundberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Sundberg is looking to take a break and control but Nym is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that second round.
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.
Sundberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nym sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nym tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sundberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nym sprawls and moves away.
Sundberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nym's waist but Nym gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sundberg off to one side.
Sundberg shoots in for a double leg but Nym sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ove Sundberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Nym moves in looking to clinch but Sundberg pushes him off.
Sundberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nym as he avoids it easily.
Nym instigates a clinch.
Nym prevents a body shot from Sundberg.
Nym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nym lands a nice uppercut.
Sundberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sundberg misses with some punches.
Nym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sundberg or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nym scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sundberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Nym shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Sundberg fails to land.
Sudo Nym seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nym throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sundberg tries to stall but Nym uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nym lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sundberg.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundberg pulls Nym into guard.
Ove Sundberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sundberg can't keep his opponent in guard - Nym advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nym working over Sundberg with some ground and pound. Sundberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nym working Sundberg over with strikes.
Sundberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nym.
Sundberg wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sundberg trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nym connects with a nice short shot to Sundberg's temple.
Nym looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sundberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sundberg is rocked!
Nym passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sundberg!
Nym raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Sundberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sundberg bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nym and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sudo Nym! Sudo Nym retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Sudo Nym made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodlust Horde Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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