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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 347 p4p, 47 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 176 p4p, 28 weight class). Nathan Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Nathan Wallace has been cut.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gold blocks the body kick.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gold has time to react.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Gold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold with a jab.
Wallace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Wallace tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gold cracks the inside of Wallace's front leg.
We've been informed that Gold has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Wallace throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wallace.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gold avoids it.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWallace.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gold misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
Gold moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Gold is looking to chop away at Wallace's legs.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Gold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Gold blocks the low kick.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Gold is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wallace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wallace is looking to score with low kicks.
Wallace tries to clinch
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace lands with a hook. Gold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wallace slips a straight right by Gold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold pushes Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Wallace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gold misses with a right hand
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Wallace tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gold slips under a jab from Wallace.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wallace takes a step back to recover.
Gold throws a chopping leg kick but Wallace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gold avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gold tries to counter with a clinch but Wallace shakes him off and moves away.
Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Gold misses
and Wallace counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace's cut.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Liquid Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold throws an elbow that misses.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold misses with some punches.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gold tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold lands a body punch.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Gold.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Gold misses with a hook.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Gold.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body
and Gold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nathan Wallace's cut is getting worse.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Gold throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Gold misses with a hook
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Wallace scores with a push kick.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
Wallace moves forwards but Gold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Wallace scores with a spinning back kick!
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wallace is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Wallace's defenses.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold feints a counter leg kick.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gold throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Wallace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Gold.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Gold misses.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gold is rocked!
Wallace scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wallace on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold checks a low kick from Wallace.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liquid Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gold tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wallace slips under a jab from Gold.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
A solid body kick from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Wallace is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace motions for Gold to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wallace tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Wallace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Gold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liquid Gold.
Well Gold 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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