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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 1794 p4p, 208 weight class) and Max Chaos (ranked 231 p4p, 36 weight class). Chaos has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face as his entrance music. Max Chaos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bo Nickal's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos fails with the takedown
and Nickal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nickal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chaos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Nickal's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chaos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nickal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nickal advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal lands an elbow.
Chaos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chaos can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos prevents Nickal from moving into mount.
Chaos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chaos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nickal tries for a kimura but Chaos is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control the position but Chaos is working away.
Nickal working the ground and pound from side control.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Nickal cracks Chaos with a big elbow.
Chaos is looking for a sweep.
Chaos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Chaos taking some punishment here, with Nickal in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nickal is nestled in close to Chaos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nickal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chaos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Nickal.
Chaos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nickal controlling the pace.
Chaos trying to control but Nickal postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Chaos defends it.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
Nickal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chaos gets full guard.
Chaos trying to keep a closed guard but Nickal is proving a slippery customer.
Nickal trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nickal or perhaps it was just good defense by Chaos, which made it look bad.
Chaos shoots in and gets a takedown into Nickal's guard.
Chaos preventing the sweep.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
Chaos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal trying to control the position.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Nickal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickal looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
Nickal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chaos's guard.
Nickal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickal scoring with some ground and pound.
Chaos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nickal's guard.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nickal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickal is retaining full guard.
Chaos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal 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.
Chaos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickal is on top in guard.
Chaos striking from the bottom here.
Nickal working some strikes from top position.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Chaos is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal scoring with some ground and pound.
Chaos is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nickal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nickal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaos can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal advances to half guard.
Nickal is trying to control. Chaos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nickal is thwarting Chaos's attempts to control the position.
Chaos tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Chaos wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Chaos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Nickal moves into full mount!
Nickal with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickal avoids the attempt from Chaos to control.
Nickal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chaos is looking to escape.
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 Bo Nickal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nickal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chaos is fending him off so far but Nickal persists. Nope, Chaos circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaos scores with a body shot.
Nickal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickal misses with a straight right.
Nickal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chaos!
Nickal wants to control but Chaos is keeping him busy.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nickal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chaos gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nickal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Bo Nickal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nickal lands a couple of elbows.
Nickal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chaos wants to sweep here but Nickal controlling him for the moment.
Nickal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos can't keep his opponent in guard - Nickal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Chaos's hands, connecting with Chaos's forehead.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking for a kimura but Chaos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nickal to get the leverage.
Nickal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Chaos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaos gets back to full guard.
Nickal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chaos stops Nickal from passing to mount.
Nickal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos wants to control but Nickal postures up.
Nickal scoring with punches from side control.
Chaos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal cracks Chaos with a big elbow.
Nickal scores with punches from side control.
Nickal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickal is trying to get an arm triangle but Chaos is defending well.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chaos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chaos to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chaos tries to improve position but can't.
Nickal wants to control but Chaos is keeping him busy.
Chaos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nickal working over Chaos with some ground and pound. Chaos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Nickal trying to control from half guard but Chaos is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos is pressing down on Nickal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chaos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaos takes one on the button.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but Nickal shows good takedown defense.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Nickal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal gets the takedown into side control.
Nickal trying to control the position but Chaos is working away.
Chaos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos is looking for a sweep.
Nickal tries to move to mount but Chaos blocks the move with his legs.
Chaos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nickal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nickal wants to control for a moment but Chaos uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nickal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chaos tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Nickal is trying to control. Chaos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nickal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Chaos's hands, connecting with Chaos's forehead.
Chaos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nickal pulls his head out easily.
Nickal is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chaos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nickal trying to control the pace.
Nickal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is not content to let Nickal control the position.
Chaos is looking to control Nickal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaos avoid being mounted?
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chaos has hold of Nickal's hands but Nickal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chaos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nickal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nickal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Nickal advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nickal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chaos 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.
Nickal passes into half guard.
Nickal is looking to stall here but Chaos recovers full guard.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal had his way with Max Chaos in that round.
That's time! Nickal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chaos.
Nickal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chaos is fending him off so far but Nickal persists. Nope, Chaos circles away and we're back to standing.
Nickal scores with a punch to the head.
Nickal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nickal stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos.
Chaos has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Chaos keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickal slips nicely into half guard.
Nickal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Chaos defending well.
Chaos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chaos wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Max Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chaos looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Nickal passes to side control.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Nickal scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos tries to buck Nickal off but Nickal is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chaos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaos is trying to work for a sweep but Nickal has mounted him!
Nickal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chaos hang on?
Chaos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nickal.
Chaos working to try and regain half guard.
Nickal with a couple of short strikes.
Nickal lands with some strikes.
Chaos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chaos regains half guard.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos keeps trying to improve his position.
Nickal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chaos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nickal.
Chaos has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nickal escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nickal!
Chaos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Nickal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Nickal!
Bo Nickal retains his welterweight title!
Bo Nickal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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