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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 627 p4p, 374 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 83 p4p, 53 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nansen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Benny Jamz - Torden. Thorvald Nansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Niaz. Niaz gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nansen. Niaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nansen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nansen throws a sloppy head kick and Niaz moves out of range easily.
Nansen lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen misses with a looping right.
Nansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy body kick from Nansen
and Niaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Nansen controls the position for a moment.
Niaz is looking to take a break and control but Nansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Niaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nansen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Niaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nansen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nansen is looking for a sweep.
Nansen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Niaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Nansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nansen wants to get back to full guard.
Nansen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nansen keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Niaz won't allow Nansen to sweep him here.
Nansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Niaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nansen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nansen's back!
Nansen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Niaz wants to control the pace but Nansen is squirming around nicely.
Nansen is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to work his way around to Nansen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nansen is trying to escape the mount.
Niaz moves to back control.
Nansen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Niaz looking for the choke from the back.
Niaz has the hooks in. Nansen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nansen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nansen tries to roll over but Niaz keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz wants to control but Nansen is keeping him busy.
Nansen tries to roll over but Niaz keeps him under control.
Niaz is keen to just control but Nansen is a slippery customer.
Niaz prevents Nansen from improving his position.
Niaz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Niaz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nansen turns into him and now he's in Niaz's guard.
Niaz trying to keep a closed guard but Nansen is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Niaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nansen misses with a right hand
and Niaz counters with a shoot takedown. Nansen fights it but they end up in guard.
Niaz trying to control but Nansen is working from the bottom.
Nansen trying to keep a closed guard but Niaz is proving a slippery customer.
Niaz stopping the sweep attempt from Nansen.
Dick Niaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nansen trying to keep a closed guard but Niaz is proving a slippery customer.
Niaz wants to pass the guard but Nansen is keeping the position.
Niaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen controlling Niaz's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nansen wants to sweep here but Niaz controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Niaz won't allow Nansen to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nansen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nansen catches Niaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niaz tries to clinch up but Nansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nansen keeps Niaz at a distance using the push kick.
Nansen throws a jab when Niaz was well out of range.
Thorvald Nansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to clinch up
and Nansen counters with a nice body shot.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Nansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nansen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Niaz momentarily.
Niaz ducks under a wild hook from Nansen.
Nansen misses with an uppercut. Niaz saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nansen.
Niaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Niaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz with a poor takedown
and Nansen counters with an outside leg kick.
Thorvald Nansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nansen throws a sloppy head kick and Niaz moves out of range easily.
Niaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nansen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nansen tests Niaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Nansen. No joy for Niaz on that attempt.
Thorvald Nansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz.
Nansen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niaz.
Nansen misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nansen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen tests Niaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Niaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nansen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niaz avoids a kick to the body.
Niaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nansen scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nansen lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Nansen 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.
Nansen throws a wild body kick that Niaz sees coming a mile off.
Niaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nansen scores with a hook.
Nansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nansen sizes up Niaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niaz gets a clinch.
Nansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niaz just leaning against Nansen, taking a breather.
Niaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nansen is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nansen.
Nansen pushes Niaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niaz is trying to stall.
Nansen gets through Niaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz pulls Nansen into guard.
Nansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Nansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niaz is keeping the position for now.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Niaz keeps moving.
Nansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nansen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nansen distracts Niaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Nansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Niaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Niaz wants to sweep here but Nansen controlling him for the moment.
Nansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niaz can do to turn this around?
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nansen defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Nansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Niaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nansen is now in half guard.
Niaz wants to control but Nansen is keeping busy.
Nansen wants to take a breather but Niaz is having none of it.
Niaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Niaz trying to control from the bottom.
Niaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Niaz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Niaz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nansen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Niaz off and has taken his back!
Niaz tries to escape the position.
Niaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nansen's arms.
Niaz is trying to remain composed but Nansen is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
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!
Niaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nansen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Nansen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nansen misses with a body punch.
Nansen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nansen lands a shoulder strike.
Niaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Nansen.
Nansen scores with a shot to the side of Niaz's head.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Nansen holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Nansen working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen lands with a light punch inside.
Niaz just leaning against Nansen, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Nansen fails to land.
Niaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nansen is working Niaz over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Nansen holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Thorvald Nansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz.
Nansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Nansen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nansen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Nansen.
Nansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorvald Nansen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nansen lands an uppercut.
Nansen gets through Niaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niaz jumps guard but Nansen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nansen lands an uppercut.
Nansen wants to get back to striking at distance but Niaz won't allow it.
Nansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz pulls guard successfully.
Niaz looking to control.
Niaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nansen is one step ahead there.
Niaz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Niaz has his foot on Nansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nansen works his way back into a safe position though.
Nansen working some strikes from top position.
Nansen forces his way into half guard.
Niaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Niaz is looking to improve his position.
Niaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Nansen.
Niaz has hold of Nansen's hands but Nansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz wants to get back to full guard.
Niaz is staying active underneath Nansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nansen tries to pass to full mount but Niaz defends it.
Niaz trying to control from the bottom.
Nansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Niaz is looking for a sweep. Nansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Niaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Niaz is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nansen connects with a nice short shot to Niaz's temple.
Nansen prevents Niaz from improving his position.
Niaz is controlling Nansen's trapped leg to prevent Nansen from advancing to side control.
Nansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Nansen wants to pass to mount but Niaz is defending the position.
Niaz tries to roll over but Nansen keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nansen trying to mount his opponent but Niaz defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Nansen had his way with Dick Niaz in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nansen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nansen keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Nansen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nansen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big left from Nansen misses.
Niaz with the counter takedown but Nansen avoids it easily.
Niaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niaz wants to clinch up but Nansen keeps it at a distance.
Niaz has Nansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niaz's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nansen working hard to break the clinch.
Niaz wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Nansen.
Nansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Nansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nansen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nansen but Nansen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nansen looks to throw a body kick
and Niaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Niaz.
Nansen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nansen wants to sweep here but Niaz controlling him for the moment.
Niaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Niaz wants to pass the guard but Nansen is keeping the position.
Nansen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Niaz's head.
Nansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nansen distracts Niaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Niaz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nansen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Niaz.
Niaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nansen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nansen trying to control the position but Niaz is working away.
Nansen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Niaz down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen grinds an elbow into Niaz's temple.
Niaz gets back to half guard.
Nansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nansen wants to pass the guard but Niaz is defending well.
Thorvald Nansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nansen controlling the action here.
Nansen'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorvald Nansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nansen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvald Nansen!
Thorvald Nansen is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Thorvald Nansen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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