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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 3693 p4p, 443 weight class) and Taiwei Neo (ranked 3631 p4p, 432 weight class). Cave has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
29 - 26 - 0 |
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190 cm
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193 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taiwei Neo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo tries to clinch but Cave moves out of range.
A left lands for Neo.
Cave throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo closes the distance and clinches.
Cave misses with the head strike.
Cave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cave is trying to stall.
Cave is breathing heavily.
Neo breaks from the clinch.
Neo ducks under a wild hook from Cave.
Cave just misses with a punch to the body.
Cave slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cave looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range.
Cave throws a looping overhand right but Neo ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
Neo misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave misses with a wild body shot.
Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely.
Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neo works over Cave's head and body with a nice combination.
Cave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cave closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neo looks to land a combination. Cave sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neo ducks under a wild hook from Cave.
Cave takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neo throws a right hand that Cave ducks under and follows up with a left that Cave also avoids with ease.
Cave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neo.
Neo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cave counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Neo.
Neo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cave thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cave's hands.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cave swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cave misses with a straight right.
Neo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cave takes a swing at Neo's ribcage but misses.
Neo connects with a looping right hand.
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cave is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
Neo thuds a left hand into Cave's body.
Neo scores with a jab. Cave acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Neo moves in looking to clinch but Cave pushes him off.
Neo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cave.
Neo throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Neo.
Neo misses with a wild combination.
Neo throws a sloppy head kick and Cave moves out of range easily.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cave moves away.
Cave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Some wild striking there from Neo.
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cave circles away quickly and effectively.
Cave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neo throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Cave was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Neo throws a right hand that Cave ducks under and follows up with a left that Cave also avoids with ease.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nick Cave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo lands with a nice combination. Cave backs away looking to recover.
Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Neo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neo looks to land a combination. Cave sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Neo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
Cave swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cave misses with a low kick.
Cave drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neo tries to bum rush Cave with a series of wild strikes but Cave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neo connects with a body shot that sends Cave's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cave throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neo moves into the clinch.
Neo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that 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.
Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Neo.
Neo scores with a one two! Cave had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Neo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neo ducks right into an uppercut from Cave.
Neo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cave.
Cave throws a series of punches but Neo moves out of range.
Neo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cave avoids the body shot from Neo.
Cave was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab by Neo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Neo clinches up with Cave and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cave will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Neo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neo forces Cave back against the ropes and clinches.
Neo misses with some punches.
Cave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cave misses with a punch to the body.
Neo scores with a shoulder strike.
Cave breaks the clinch.
Neo works over Cave's head and body with a nice combination.
Neo slips under a jab from Cave.
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!
Neo misses with a double jab.
Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
Sloppy strikes from Cave. Those never looked like landing.
Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cave throws a lazy right hand but Neo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neo lands a nice looking body shot.
Neo lands a right hook to the body.
Neo scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Neo misses.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
Neo jabs Cave to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neo scores with a nice head shot.
Cave looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neo misses the jab.
Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Cave was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Neo.
Taiwei Neo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Neo lands.
Neo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nick Cave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Cave misses.
Neo works over Cave's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Neo both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neo swings widly with a right hand
letting Cave counter with a right hand.
Neo tries to clinch up but Cave circles away and keeps his distance.
Neo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cave.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely.
Cave throws a body punch but Neo moves out of range.
Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cave takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Neo does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Cave misses.
Neo tries to clinch but Cave is having none of it.
Neo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cave on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Neo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease.
Cave drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neo tries to bum rush Cave with a series of wild strikes but Cave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neo lands a jab to the nose.
Neo throws a series of punches but Cave moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo throws a shot from downtown. Cave moves away and avoids it.
Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cave moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Neo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cave missing with a left hand there. Neo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave misses with a straight left.
Neo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A combination from Neo does no damage.
Cave showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neo!
Cave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cave throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neo.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well,Cave is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Cave dodges the punch combination from Neo.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cave dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cave circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Cave. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Neo.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cave's head.
Neo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neo feints the counter takedown.
Cave swats away the attempt to clinch by Neo.
Nick Cave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Neo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cave misses with a wild combination.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cave was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Neo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neo slips under a jab.
Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neo jabs Cave right on the nose. Cave blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Neo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neo misses with a double jab.
Neo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cave looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range.
Neo misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neo misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Neo.
Cave dodges the punch combination from Neo.
Cave throws a leg kick which misses Neo's front leg but catches the back leg as Neo tries to avoid it.
Neo lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiwei Neo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neo 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Taiwei Neo!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Taiwei Neo!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Taiwei Neo!
Taiwei Neo wins by unanimous decision!
Nick Cave spoke after the fight, saying 'im not gonna retire yet, but i started considering retirement'.
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hype
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RATING
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