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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Pryor (ranked 2474 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Pryor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Pryor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Pryor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pryor slips under a jab.
Pryor swings for the body but Nucombe moves out of range.
Nucombe wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.
Pryor has Nucombe up against the cage in a clinch.
Pryor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pryor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pryor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nucombe misses with a knee to the head.
Pryor throws a head punch that misses.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
Pryor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor misses with the head strike.
Nucombe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pryor is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nucombe.
Pryor swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pryor blocks an uppercut.
Pryor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pryor.
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pryor manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pryor cracks Nucombe with a good jab.
Nucombe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nucombe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucombe wants to counter the offense by Pryor and move into the clinch position.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pryor, as that shot connected.
Pryor defending well as Nucombe loads up on a big left hand.
Pryor staying out of range there.
Pryor moves into the clinch.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Nucombe takes a shot to the head.
Nucombe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nucombe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pryor.
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!
Pryor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pryor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pryor throws a shot from downtown. Nucombe moves away and avoids it.
Pryor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nucombe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pryor throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pryor.
Nucombe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pryor misses the target.
Pryor throws a shot to the body.
Nucombe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pryor sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Pryor avoids it this time.
Nucombe defending well as Pryor loads up on a big left hand.
Nucombe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pryor looks to land a right hand but Nucombe moved out of range.
Pryor looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucombe is just out of range.
Nucombe throws an overhand right that lands on Pryor's shoulder, as Pryor tries to avoid the shot.
Nucombe throws a hook but Pryor blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pryor.
Decent striking displayed by Pryor there.
Pryor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Pryor misses.
Pryor sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Pryor avoids it this time.
Nucombe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pryor sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Pryor avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor looks to land a left hand but Nucombe moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pryor.
Pryor sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Pryor avoids it this time.
Pryor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pryor jabs at Nucombe's body.
Pryor lands a body shot.
Pryor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pryor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nucombe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pryor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nucombe.
Pryor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nucombe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nucombe wants to counter with a clinch but Pryor pushes him away.
Nucombe slips a jab from Pryor.
Nucombe throws a lazy right hand but Pryor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pryor looks to land a left hand but Nucombe moved out of range nicely.
Pryor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pryor misses with a hook. Nucombe ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor lands with an uppercut that bounces Nucombe off the cage and back into range.
Richard Pryor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pryor throws a body shot but no joy.
Pryor scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nucombe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Pryor catches Nucombe right on the button with a cross.
Pryor jabs at Nucombe's body.
Nucombe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pryor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nucombe staying out of range there.
Pryor sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Pryor avoids it this time.
Pryor connects with a right hand. Nucombe shakes it off.
Pryor lands with a nice body punch.
Pryor throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Nucombe.
Pryor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pryor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pryor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pryor misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pryor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pryor. Nucombe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pryor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nucombe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pryor.
Pryor misses with a hook. Nucombe ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Nucombe blocks the leg kick.
Nucombe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pryor throws a body punch but Nucombe moves out of range.
Pryor lands with a shot to the body.
Pryor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Nucombe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pryor missing with a left hand there. Nucombe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nucombe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe looks to land a right hand but Pryor moved out of range.
Pryor catches Nucombe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nucombe moves away from the strike by Pryor.
Richard Pryor is winning the standup battle so far.
Pryor works Nucombe's body with a nice hook.
Nucombe moves out of range of the leg kick from Pryor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor doesn't manage to clinch there - Nucombe circles away.
Pryor looks to land a right hand but Nucombe moved out of range.
Nucombe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pryor lands a slapping body shot.
Pryor moves away from the strike by Nucombe.
Nucombe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pryor is looking to score with low kicks.
Nucombe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pryor drives through and clinches with Nucombe against the cage.
Pryor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pryor as the two fighters clinch.
Pryor scores with a shot to the side of Nucombe's head.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pryor.
Pryor misses with the head strike.
Nucombe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nucombe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pryor's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pryor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
Nucombe with a knee to the head.
Nucombe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nucombe throws a punch but it's blocked by Pryor.
Richard Pryor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Pryor.
Pryor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nucombe blocking some punches.
Pryor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pryor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nucombe 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.
Nucombe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nucombe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nucombe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nucombe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nucombe moves forwards but Pryor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pryor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Pryor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Pryor.
Pryor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nucombe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor cracks Nucombe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pryor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nucombe lands a jab to the head.
Nucombe misses with a straight right.
Pryor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Pryor.
Pryor lands a body shot.
Pryor lands a jab to Nucombe's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Nucombe.
Nucombe blocks a jab.
Pryor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pryor staying out of range there.
A big right from Pryor misses.
Pryor takes a swing at Nucombe's ribcage but misses.
Pryor throws the left hand but Nucombe avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nucombe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pryor scores with a jab to the body.
Pryor misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Nucombe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pryor misses with a straight right.
Pryor lands a head shot.
Pryor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pryor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nucombe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pryor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pryor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nucombe takes one on the button.
Nucombe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pryor.
Nucombe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pryor throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Pryor dominated that second round.
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!
Nucombe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pryor lands a nice shot that snaps Nucombe's head back.
A nice leg kick from Pryor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pryor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nucombe staying out of range there.
Pryor swings widly with a right hand
and Nucombe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nucombe.
Pryor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucombe can do to turn this around?
Pryor misses with a punch to the body.
Nucombe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Pryor.
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Pryor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
Nucombe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pryor lands a nice uppercut.
Pryor lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pryor blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with a knee strike.
Nucombe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nucombe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pryor lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pryor.
A short body shot lands from Pryor as the two fighters clinch.
Pryor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pryor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nucombe struggles to land a body shot inside as Pryor controls his hands.
A short right from Pryor on the inside.
Pryor lands with a right to the head.
Pryor manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Pryor as he connects with a hook.
Nucombe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pryor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nucombe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pryor's corner calls for a 1-2. Pryor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pryor connects with a leg kick.
Pryor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nucombe at a distance.
Nucombe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryor misses the jab.
Nucombe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nucombe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nucombe slips under a jab.
Nucombe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pryor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pryor lands a nice shot that snaps Nucombe's head back.
Nucombe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Nucombe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nucombe.
Good exchange - Pryor coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pryor.
Pryor lands a nice looking body kick.
Pryor looks to land a right hand but Nucombe moved out of range.
Pryor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor with a hook.
Pryor lunges at Nucombe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nucombe's hand.
Nucombe is rocked!
Pryor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nucombe has time to react.
Nucombe is still on wobbly legs! Can Pryor finish him?
Pryor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nucombe moves away.
Nucombe missing with a left hand there. Pryor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pryor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nucombe seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucombe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pryor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nucombe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pryor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nucombe moves forwards but Pryor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pryor thuds his shin into the meat of Nucombe's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pryor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nucombe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Neil Nucombe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pryor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nucombe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nucombe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pryor lands a nice looking body shot.
Pryor throws a body shot but no joy.
Nucombe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pryor.
Nucombe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pryor moves away.
Pryor misses the shot to the body.
Pryor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Pryor.
Pryor lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nucombe looks to throw the jab but Pryor is out of range.
Pryor is looking to counter punch.
Nucombe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pryor defending well as Nucombe loads up on a big left hand.
Pryor digs a good hook to Nucombe's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Pryor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pryor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Pryor!
Richard Pryor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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