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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Frank (ranked 5928 p4p, 4398 weight class) and Elijah Nightingale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Frank has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Nightingale!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightingale looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Nightingale.
Nightingale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Nightingale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elijah Nightingale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Frank.
Nightingale misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Nightingale misses.
Frank has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Frank misses.
Nightingale throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightingale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nightingale.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Nightingale.
Frank throws a jab when Nightingale was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank blocks a jab.
Nightingale misses with a looping right.
Frank staying out of range there.
Nightingale throws a series of punches but Frank moves out of range.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frank moves away from the strike by Nightingale.
Frank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Nightingale slips the punch.
Nightingale throws a hook but Frank blocks it.
Nightingale throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nightingale tries to bum rush Frank with a series of wild strikes but Frank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frank slips a straight right by Nightingale.
A jab from Nightingale misses.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Nightingale uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nightingale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Nightingale moves away and avoids it.
Nightingale misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nightingale.
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nightingale! But no joy.
Nightingale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frank moves away from the strike by Nightingale.
Frank looks to land a combination but Nightingale avoids it well.
Nightingale throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Frank misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Nightingale.
Nightingale misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nightingale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale throws a series of punches but Frank moves out of range.
Nightingale throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Frank.
Frank defending well as Nightingale loads up on a big left hand.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Nightingale misses the target.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank throwing a counter right hand but Nightingale manages to avoid it.
Nightingale swinging wildly here.
Nightingale misses with a looping left.
Frank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Nightingale.
Nightingale misses with a straight left.
Frank moves out of range as Nightingale strikes.
Nightingale loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frank throws a hook but Nightingale blocks it.
Nightingale misses with a hook.
Frank tries to bum rush Nightingale with a series of wild strikes but Nightingale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nightingale swings widly with a right hand
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nightingale misses the jab.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nightingale misses with a straight left.
Frank takes a swing at Nightingale's ribcage but misses.
Nightingale throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightingale misses the shot to the body.
Nightingale loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Nightingale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nightingale misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Nightingale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nightingale.
Frank moves out of range as Nightingale strikes.
Nightingale slips under a jab.
Frank misses with a straight left.
Nightingale looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Nightingale misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightingale throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Nightingale throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elijah Nightingale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nightingale loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightingale throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Frank is looking for a counter combo.
Frank dodges the punch combination from Nightingale.
Frank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Nightingale looks to move away, Frank throws a big counter combo but Nightingale just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Nightingale misses the jab.
Nightingale throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Nightingale misses with a straight left.
Frank slips under a jab.
Nightingale loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
A jab from Frank misses.
Nightingale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale throws a hook but Frank blocks it.
Nightingale throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Frank might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Nightingale looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Nightingale misses with a looping right.
Frank slips under a jab from Nightingale.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nightingale.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nightingale. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nightingale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank defending well as Nightingale loads up on a big left hand.
Frank seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Nightingale misses.
Frank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale slips under a jab.
Nightingale misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nightingale misses the target.
Nightingale throws a series of punches but Frank avoids them all with ease.
Nightingale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Frank scores with a jab. Nightingale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nightingale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Frank staying out of range there.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nightingale.
Nightingale misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Nightingale misses.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Nightingale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Nightingale misses.
Nightingale loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Nightingale misses.
Frank misses with a wild combination.
Nightingale misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nightingale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Nightingale might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nightingale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Nightingale misses.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Nightingale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nightingale throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Nightingale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nightingale misses with a straight right.
Frank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nightingale.
Nightingale throws a big shot that misses.
Frank slips a straight right by Nightingale.
Nightingale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank slips under a jab from Nightingale.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nightingale doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank takes a swing at Nightingale's ribcage but misses.
Nightingale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank throwing a counter right hand but Nightingale manages to avoid it.
Frank takes a swing at Nightingale's ribcage but misses.
Nightingale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightingale misses with a wild combination.
Nightingale throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Nightingale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nightingale throws a nice looking combination but Frank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nightingale throws a poor cross that misses
and Frank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nightingale thinking.
Nightingale looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Frank is looking to counter punch.
Nightingale misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nightingale throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Nightingale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Nightingale moved out of range nicely.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nightingale.
Nightingale blocks a jab.
Nightingale misses the jab.
Nightingale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nightingale moves away from the strike by Frank.
Nightingale throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Frank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nightingale throws out the jab.
Nightingale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nightingale does no damage.
Frank is looking to counter punch.
Nightingale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nightingale looks to land a combination but Frank avoids it well.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nightingale.
Nightingale throws a hook to the side of Frank's head but Frank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nightingale throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Nightingale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank slips under a jab from Nightingale.
Frank staying out of range there.
Nightingale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Nightingale.
Nightingale avoids the body shot from Frank.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nightingale! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightingale misses with a lunging right hand
and Nightingale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nightingale misses with a looping left.
Frank moves out of range as Nightingale strikes.
Frank throwing a counter right hand but Nightingale manages to avoid it.
Nightingale throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Nightingale slips a jab from Frank.
Nightingale throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Frank appears to be looking for a big counter.
Darius Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elijah Nightingale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nightingale.
Frank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nightingale misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Nightingale's shoulder, as Nightingale tries to avoid the shot.
Nightingale looks to land a combination but Frank avoids it well.
Nightingale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Nightingale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nightingale 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Nightingale!
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