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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koa Nightmarcher (ranked 1412 p4p, 2549 weight class) and Hells No (ranked 198 p4p, 323 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 cm 26 149 4 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm 26 155 4 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns Basic striking Granite chin |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koa Nightmarcher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Hells No! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nightmarcher scores with a decent looking hook. Nightmarcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
No fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nightmarcher to the ground. No is now in Nightmarcher's guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. No controls from within his opponent's guard. Nightmarcher working a defensive guard but No passes into half guard.
No content to control rather than advance. Nightmarcher tries to get to full guard but No has control of the leg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nightmarcher is working hard here to advance position. Nightmarcher is staying active underneath No, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nightmarcher actively working from the bottom here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nightmarcher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nightmarcher. Nightmarcher keeping moving, preventing No from controlling successfully. Nightmarcher trying to keep a closed guard but No is proving a slippery customer.
No slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Nightmarcher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. No doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. No manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. No engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nightmarcher wants to improve his position but instead No has moved into half guard.
No passes into side control, despite Nightmarcher's attempt to control the position.
Nightmarcher can't do much from the bottom here. Nightmarcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for No on the ground. Nightmarcher is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nightmarcher can't do much from the bottom here. Nightmarcher manages to get back to half guard. No trying to control the action but Nightmarcher is working from the bottom. No is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
No is thwarting Nightmarcher's attempts to control the position. No wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nightmarcher keeps working. No seems to be working for a kimura but Nightmarcher defends the submission attempt. No looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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. No wants to pass the guard but Nightmarcher is defending well. No is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nightmarcher has managed to free his arm - good work. No thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nightmarcher's head. No seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nightmarcher has recovered full guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Nightmarcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Nightmarcher, not yet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hells No dominated that 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. No misses with a takedown and Nightmarcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. No doesn't manage to clinch there - Nightmarcher circles away.
No misses with a straight left. Nice body punch from Nightmarcher. No blocks a jab. No shoots for a takedown but Nightmarcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Nightmarcher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. No walks into a left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nightmarcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. No fails with the takedown and Nightmarcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Koa Nightmarcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hells No. No throws a lazy uppercut
and Nightmarcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. No misses with a right hand letting Nightmarcher counter with a right hand. No rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nightmarcher counter with a right hand. No misses with a hook
and Nightmarcher counters with a crisp right hand that drops No! Nightmarcher lets No back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
No is rocked! It looks like Nightmarcher has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Nightmarcher throws an overhand right that drops No like a sack of potatoes! Nightmarcher dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koa Nightmarcher! After the big win, Koa Nightmarcher made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Island Xtreme Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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34% |
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