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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Holt Dennis (ranked 2459 p4p, 18205 weight class) and Noam Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holt Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noam Nystrom!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nystrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dennis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Dennis as he connects with a hook.
Dennis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nystrom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dennis throws a head punch that misses.
Nystrom wants a takedown but no success here.
Nystrom tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Dennis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice left hand lands by Nystrom.
Dennis avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Nystrom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dennis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom tries to score a body lock takedown but Dennis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nystrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dennis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dennis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dennis is defending well.
Holt Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Nystrom.
Dennis is pushing Nystrom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dennis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dennis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nystrom is working for takedown but Dennis is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nystrom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dennis looking to stall.
Dennis gets underhooks to prevent Nystrom's takedown attempt.
Dennis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nystrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dennis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nystrom wants a takedown.
Nystrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Nystrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dennis fails to land.
Nystrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nystrom taking a breather.
Dennis blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nystrom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dennis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Noam Nystrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dennis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nystrom closes the distance and clinches.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
Nystrom wants a takedown but no success here.
Nystrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dennis breaks the clinch.
Nystrom darts in trying to clinch
and Dennis counters with a shoot takedown. Nystrom fights it but they end up in guard.
Dennis is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Nystrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nystrom has his hands on Dennis's head, controlling the position.
Nystrom keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noam Nystrom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dennis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Nystrom.
Dennis feinted with a counter takedown.
Dennis lands a glancing blow to the side of Nystrom's head.
Nystrom tries to clinch up.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dennis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nystrom tries to clinch
and Dennis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nystrom tries to clinch
and Dennis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis tries to counter with a takedown but Nystrom is quick to defend against it.
Nystrom moves into the clinch successfully.
Nystrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nystrom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis stalls.
Nystrom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dennis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dennis gets underhooks to prevent Nystrom's takedown attempt.
Nystrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dennis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holt Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Nystrom.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennis avoids it.
Nystrom has Dennis pressed against the cage, preventing Dennis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nystrom has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Dennis taking a breather.
Nystrom misses with a punch to the body.
Dennis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
Nystrom breaks from the clinch.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dennis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dennis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis throws out a powerful jab.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dennis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nystrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nystrom is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.
Nystrom rushes Dennis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nystrom misses with a body punch.
Dennis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nystrom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dennis is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dennis has his back to the cage.
Dennis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nystrom throws a head punch that misses.
Nystrom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dennis is defending well.
Noam Nystrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dennis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nystrom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dennis prevents it.
Nystrom misses with some punches.
Nystrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dennis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Dennis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nystrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Dennis misses with a punch on the inside.
Dennis looking to slow down the pace here.
Dennis has Nystrom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nystrom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dennis gets underhooks to prevent Nystrom's takedown attempt.
Nystrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dennis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Dennis blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nystrom fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dennis stalling.
Nystrom lands a shoulder strike.
Dennis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nystrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dennis has Nystrom pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dennis.
Dennis is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dennis has his back to the cage.
Nystrom scores with a shot to the side of Dennis's head.
Dennis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nystrom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis misses with a punch on the inside.
Dennis avoiding damage.
Dennis is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dennis has his back to the cage.
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 Holt Dennis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nystrom wants to clinch.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nystrom is looking to clinch.
Dennis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nystrom just manages to avoid it.
Nystrom wants to clinch.
Dennis throwing a counter right hand but Nystrom manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dennis throwing a counter right hand but Nystrom manages to avoid it.
Nystrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dennis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holt Dennis is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nystrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dennis. Nystrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Dennis as he connects with a hook.
Dennis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nystrom to the mat! Nystrom manages to get full guard.
Nystrom looking to control.
Dennis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dennis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nystrom holds on and takes a little breather.
Dennis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nystrom working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nystrom wants to clinch
and Dennis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nystrom drives through and clinches with Dennis against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nystrom.
Nystrom landing knees to the body.
Nystrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Nystrom tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nystrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nystrom scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Holt Dennis has been cut.
Nystrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dennis pulls guard effortlessly.
Dennis being controlled here, momentarily.
Dennis looking for a sweep. Not yet Dennis, not yet.
Nystrom stands and throws Dennis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom working away.
Dennis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nystrom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nystrom tries to advance to mount but Dennis denies him.
Nystrom keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis wants to control but Nystrom postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noam Nystrom.
I think Nystrom 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Noam Nystrom!
Noam Nystrom took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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