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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Figis (ranked 3702 p4p, 285 weight class) and Tamid Nasib (ranked 2811 p4p, 233 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyril Figis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamid Nasib!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasib doesn't manage to clinch there - Figis circles away.
A quick step to the side and Figis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasib looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nasib wants to clinch up but Figis keeps it at a distance.
Figis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Figis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Cyril Figis has been cut.
Figis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasib bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Figis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasib doesn't manage to clinch there - Figis circles away.
Figis throws a hook to the side of Nasib's head but Nasib sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Nasib.
Figis throws a nice looking combination but Nasib bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Figis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nasib lands with a straight right. Figis didn't see that one coming.
Figis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nasib moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasib clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Figis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Figis can't break the clinch.
Nasib has a couple of punches blocked by Figis.
Figis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nasib throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Figiss head.
Nasib lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nasib is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nasib throws a head punch that misses.
Nasib lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figis backwards.
Figis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nasib misses with the head strike.
Nasib lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Nasib.
Nasib lands with a short shot to the head.
Nasib misses with some punches.
Figis is trying to push Nasib away but Nasib has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figis tries to break the clinch but Nasib is controlling the position.
Nasib lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasib working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Figis wants to get back to striking at distance but Nasib won't allow it.
Nasib has Figis pressed against the cage, preventing Figis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nasib scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib misses with a punch on the inside.
Figis is trying to push Nasib away but Nasib has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Figis wants to break free but Nasib has control.
Nasib lands with a left to the head.
Figis wants to break free but Nasib has control.
Nasib lands a left hand.
Figis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nasib lands a body punch.
Figis blocking some punches.
Nasib lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasib misses with some punches.
Figis can't break the clinch.
Figis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nasib.
Nasib lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cyril Figis's cut is getting worse.
Nasib lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figis tries to break the clinch but Nasib is controlling the position.
Nasib lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Nasib.
Figis is trying to break the clinch but Nasib is controlling him.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nasib.
Figis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Figis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Figis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figis blocking some punches.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib lands a nice uppercut.
Nasib misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasib works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Figis is breathing heavily.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Figis is trying to break free.
Nasib tries to work over Figis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib pushes Figis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nasib lands a left hand.
Figis blocks a body shot from Nasib.
Nasib lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Figis backwards.
Nasib working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamid Nasib dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Figis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nasib throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Figis misses.
Nasib misses with a straight left.
Nasib with a jab.
Nasib closes the distance and clinches.
Nasib has Figis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Figis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nasib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib is working Figis over against the cage.
Nasib can't find room to land a body shot as Figis controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Figis is trying to break the clinch but Nasib has him pressed against the cage.
Nasib misses with a body punch.
Nasib tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Figis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nasib lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib lands with a light punch inside.
Figis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tamid Nasib seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nasib misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasib has a couple of punches blocked by Figis.
Nasib tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Figis tries to break free but Nasib pushes him back against the cage.
Figis tries to circle away but Nasib has him pinned against the cage.
Nasib lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figis backwards.
Nasib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Figis backwards.
Cyril Figis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body punch from Nasib.
Nasib lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Figis backwards.
Nasib prevents Figis from breaking the clinch.
Nasib misses with the head strike.
Nasib lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nasib working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nasib swings wildly with an uppercut but Figis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasib lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasib lands with a left to the head.
Nasib prevents Figis from breaking the clinch.
Nasib lands an uppercut.
Nasib keeps control of Figis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Figis is trying to break free.
Figis is trying to force a seperation but Nasib has the dominant position.
Figis is looking to break free of the clinch but Nasib has double underhooks.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib throws a head punch that misses.
Nasib tries to throw a body punch but Figis avoids it by throwing Nasib back against the cage.
Figis can't break the clinch.
Figis tries to break the clinch but Nasib is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Figis.
Nasib lands a shoulder strike.
Figis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Figis tries to break free but Nasib pushes him back against the cage.
Nasib misses with some punches.
Nasib scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nasib.
Figis takes a shot to the head.
Nasib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nasib scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nasib.
Figis is rocked!
Jeez, Cyril Figis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Figis wants to break free but Nasib has control.
Oh Figis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasib keeps control of Figis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Figis seems to have got his legs back now.
Nasib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Figis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasib misses with a punch to the body.
Figis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nasib is working Figis over against the cage.
Figis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Figis.
Nasib tries to throw a body punch but Figis avoids it by throwing Nasib back against the cage.
Figis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasib lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Figis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasib lands a shoulder strike.
Nasib scores with a hook to the body.
Figis wants to break free but Nasib has control.
Nasib lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nasib.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cyril Figis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tamid Nasib!
A victorious Tamid Nasib thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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