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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Nima (ranked 4185 p4p, 5140 weight class) and Manquell Draper (ranked 502 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi Nima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manquell Draper!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper shoots and misses
and Nima counters with a right hand to the body.
Nima scores with a one two! Draper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draper throws a lazy uppercut
and Nima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draper tries to clinch up.
Draper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nima counters with a nice uppercut.
Nima blocks a head kick by Draper.
Nima punishes Draper's body with a nice straight punch.
Nima scores with a jab. Draper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Nima does it's job there.
Nima works Draper's body with a nice hook.
Nima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper fails with the takedown
and Nima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Idi Nima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manquell Draper.
Nima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Draper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manquell Draper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nima counters with a right hand to the body.
Draper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Draper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draper decides to return to a standing position.
Draper darts in trying to clinch
and Nima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nima jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nima.
Nima lands a lovely overhand right.
Draper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nima is fending him off so far but Draper persists. Nope, Nima circles away and we're back to standing.
Nima thuds his right hand into Draper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draper with a poor takedown
and Nima counters with a nice uppercut.
Nima connects with a right hand. Draper shakes it off.
Nima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draper has time to react.
Nima cracks Draper with a good jab.
Draper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nima.
Draper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Draper looks to clinch
and Nima counters with a nice uppercut.
Nima throws out a powerful jab.
Idi Nima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draper shoots in but no luck this time.
Nima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nima with a jab.
Nima lands the left hand.
Nima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draper misses with a lunging right hand
and Nima counters with a stiff right hand.
Draper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draper with a poor takedown
and Nima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draper has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Idi Nima 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.
Nima thuds a left hand into Draper's body.
Draper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draper with a poor takedown
and Nima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nima counters with a straight right hand.
Nima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Draper.
Nima lands a really nice looking cross but Draper seems unphased.
Nima punishes Draper's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper misses with a kick to the body
and Nima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nima lands a slapping body shot.
Nima lands a nice looking body shot.
Draper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Idi Nima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manquell Draper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper misses with an uppercut
and Nima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draper fails with the takedown
and Nima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draper shoots in looking for a takedown. Nima tries to sprawl out of it but Draper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draper can do to turn this around?
Nima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nima lands with a good body shot.
Nima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nima lands a jab-cross combination.
Nima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manquell Draper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draper tries to land a body kick
enabling Nima to counter with a crisp jab.
Draper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Idi Nima is winning the standup battle so far.
Nima lands a lovely overhand right.
Draper darts in trying to clinch
and Nima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nima looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nima throws a series of strikes that have Draper backpedaling.
A left lands for Nima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Nima catches Draper right on the button with a cross.
Nima lands a nice shot to the body.
Nima scores with a decent looking hook.
Draper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Draper thows a leg kick but Nima checks it
and Nima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nima lands with a nice combination. Draper backs away looking to recover.
Draper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draper fails with the takedown
and Nima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draper thinking.
Draper tries to bum rush Nima with a series of wild strikes but Nima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draper fails with the takedown
and Nima counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nima scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nima counters with a stiff right hand.
Draper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Draper throws a lazy body kick
and Nima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nima throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Nima lands.
Nima scores with a nice strike.
Nima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Idi Nima dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nima works the jab nicely.
Nima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draper with a poor takedown
and Nima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draper rushes Nima and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nima cracks Draper with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Draper wants to clinch but Nima slips to the side
and Nima counters with a nice uppercut.
Draper takes one to the side of the head.
Draper ducks right into an uppercut from Nima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper misses with a takedown
and Nima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Idi Nima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manquell Draper.
Nima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Draper is predictable there
and Nima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draper with a poor takedown
and Nima counters with a stiff right hand.
Draper tries for a takedown but Nima circles away easily
and Nima counters with a stiff right hand.
Draper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Nima.
Nima scores with a shot to the body.
Nima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nima pinned against the cage. Nima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nima lands a nice shot that snaps Draper's head back.
Nima lands with a straight right. Draper didn't see that one coming.
Draper throws a sloppy head kick
and Nima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Nima.
Nima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper shoots and misses
and Nima counters with a nice uppercut.
Draper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nima lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Draper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nima counters with a straight right hand.
Nima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nima displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Nima. No joy for Draper on that attempt.
Nima is looking for a counter combo.
Nima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Draper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Idi Nima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper tries for a takedown but Nima circles away easily
and Nima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Draper looks to clinch
and Nima counters with a nice uppercut.
Draper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nima clobbers Draper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nima counters with a stiff right hand.
Draper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manquell Draper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Idi Nima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idi Nima!
Idi Nima was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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