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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 1926 p4p, 189 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 782 p4p, 86 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man feints and then cracks Nielsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nielsen down.
The Man misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by The Man.
The Man swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
The Man looks to land a combination. Nielsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nielsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Man.
The Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from The Man.
The Man missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Man misses with a straight left.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
The Man fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nielsen just manages to avoid it.
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!
The Man shoots and misses
and Nielsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Man manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but The Man keeps moving.
Nielsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Man looking for a guillotine here but Nielsen defends easily.
Nielsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Man trying to control the position.
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.
Nielsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nielsen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nielsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nielsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nielsen with a nice head shot there.
The Man has his foot on Nielsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nielsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Nielsen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man has Nielsen pulled in close to control his posture.
Nielsen throws a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielsen is in close to The Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nielsen is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielsen trying to control but The Man is working from the bottom.
The Man wants to sweep here but Nielsen controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielsen feints and as The Man raises his hands in defense, Nielsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Man is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nielsen dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen throws an elbow but The Man slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nielsen controls the position from side control.
The Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Bob The Man will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nielsen, pushing him back against the cage.
The Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielsen's elbow.
A short body shot lands from The Man as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nielsen digs a right hand into The Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Man's gas tank.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielsen's elbow.
The referee calls for The Man to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on The Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Man is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen taking a breather here.
Nielsen taking a break here but The Man is having none of it and regains half guard.
The Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nielsen pulls his head out easily.
Nielsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Man is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Man is working hard here to advance position.
Nielsen working The Man over with strikes.
Nielsen prevents The Man from improving his position.
The Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nielsen controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bobo Nielsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nielsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Man is trying to control but Nielsen manages to pass to mount!
The Man tries to lock up and control but Nielsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nielsen working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man wants to control but Nielsen is having none of it.
Nielsen trying to control but The Man is having none of it.
The Man tries to reverse the position but Nielsen maintains control.
Nielsen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nielsen controlling the pace for now.
The Man's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Nielsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nielsen cracks The Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nielsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nielsen gets the takedown into side control.
The Man is looking to regain half guard here but Nielsen keeps moving and retains side control.
Nielsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nielsen working away.
The Man is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
The Man is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nielsen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is looking to get to half guard.
Nielsen looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Man is squirming around, avoiding Nielsen's attempts to control the action.
The Man squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nielsen lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man actively working from the bottom here.
Nielsen controlling the action here.
The Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nielsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nielsen.
Nielsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nielsen stands and throws The Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Man struggling a bit here.
Nielsen is looking to take a break and control but The Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man tries to improve position but can't.
Nielsen working away.
The Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nielsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nielsen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The Man is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
The Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nielsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
The Man trying to remain calm as Nielsen controls from the top position.
Nielsen landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on The Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Man tries to improve position but can't.
Nielsen is putting a hurting on The Man here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Man is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
A lull in the action here as Nielsen stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobo Nielsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nielsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobo Nielsen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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