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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 450 p4p, 882 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 59 p4p, 120 weight class). Grabber comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Naiki Nekele 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grabber takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Grabber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Grabber avoids it with no problem.
Grabber wants to land a leg kick but Nekele is out of range.
Grabber connects with a body shot.
Nekele connects with a body shot that sends Grabber's belly button to the back.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grabber blocks a head kick by Nekele.
Nice shot by Grabber.
Grabber scores with a decent looking hook.
Grabber clobbers Nekele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grabber throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nekele's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber takes one on the button.
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!
Nekele swings for the body but Grabber moves out of range.
Nekele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber misses with a straight right.
Nekele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grabber with a body shot.
Grabber throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nekele scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grabber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nekele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nekele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nekele misses the body punch
and Grabber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naiki Nekele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nekele throws a shot to the body.
Grabber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele looks to throw the jab but Grabber is out of range.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Grabber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nekele.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nekele lands a high kick!
Grabber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grabber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nekeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nekele at a distance.
Grabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Nekele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grabber rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Nekele misses the target.
Grabber blocks a leg kick.
Grabber tries to land a front kick but Nekele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grabber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grabber tried to counter with a leg kick but Nekele avoided it.
Grabber misses with an uppercut.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Grabber avoids it with no problem.
Grabber tried to score with a low kick but Nekele checks it.
Grabber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nekele.
Nekele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nekele throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Nekele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nekele throws a head kick but Grabber moves out of range.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabber.
Nekele throws a lazy right hand but Grabber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grabber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grabber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nekele throws out the jab.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
Grabber throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Grabber connects with a nice looking jab.
Grabber slips a straight right by Nekele.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabber.
Nekele wants to land a leg kick but Grabber is out of range.
Nekele lands with a kick to the temple. Grabber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nekele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nekele looks winded!
Nekele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grabber is able to avoid easily.
A cross from Grabber lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabber throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Nekele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nekele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Grabber.
A nice side step and Nekele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nekele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Nekele missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nekele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grabber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grabber lands a leg kick that knocks Nekele off balance momentarily.
Grabber's corner calls for a 1-2. Grabber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grabber scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Grabber lands with a straight right. Nekele didn't see that one coming.
Grabber misses with a straight left.
Grabber throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nekele misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Grabber dominated 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.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nekele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Grabber moves out of range easily.
A jab from Nekele misses.
Nekele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Grabber finds it's target.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Nekele.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabber slips a straight right by Nekele.
Nekele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nekele.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nekele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nekele is breathing heavily.
Grabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grabber misses with a straight right.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Nekele is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Nekele misses
and Grabber counters with an inside leg kick.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Grabber avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Grabber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nekele doesn't seem phased though.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
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!
Grabber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grabber scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andy Grabber is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabber lands a big head kick that sends Nekele tumbling to the mat! Grabber takes a step backwards and waves Nekele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nekele is rocked!
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Nekele circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Grabber. Nekele falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Grabber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Grabber!
After the fight, Andy Grabber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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