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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 441 p4p, 1479 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 66 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws a nice looking combination but Nekele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mad Onion wants to clinch.
Mad Onion avoids the body shot from Nekele.
We've been told by Mad Onion's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nekele misses with a leg kick.
Nekele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nekele has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nekele connects with a right hand. Mad Onion shakes it off.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mad Onion manages to avoid it.
Mad Onion scores with a leg kick.
Mad Onion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mad Onion scores with a hook.
Nekele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mad Onion looks to land a combination but Nekele avoids it well.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nekele digs a good body shot into Mad Onion's ribs.
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!
Mad Onion misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Mad Onion finds it's way through Nekele's defenses.
Nekele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Nekele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mad Onion lands a nice shot that snaps Nekele's head back.
Nekele takes a swing at Mad Onion's ribcage but misses.
Mad Onion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mad Onion connects with a leg kick.
Mad Onion throws a jab when Nekele was well out of range.
Nekele throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mad Onion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mad Onion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mad Onion tries to move into range but Nekele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up.
Mad Onion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mad Onion looks to land a left hand but Nekele moved out of range nicely.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nekele.
Mad Onion connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Mad Onion appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nekele lands a nice shot that snaps Mad Onion's head back.
A swing and a miss from Nekele.
Nekele scores with a body shot.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Mad Onion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mad Onion doesn't manage to clinch there - Nekele circles away.
Mad Onion has closed the distance and engaged Nekele in a clinch.
Mad Onion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Nekele throws out a leg kick but Mad Onion moves out of range and Nekele only half commits.
Mad Onion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad Onion moves out of range of the strikes.
Nekele misses with a looping right.
Mad Onion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele swings for the body but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Mad Onion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nekele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mad Onion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mad Onion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Nekele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nekele lands a nice looking body shot.
Nekele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mad Onion rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Mad Onion.
Nekele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nekele.
A left lands for Nekele.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mad Onion.
Nekele lands with a hook. Mad Onion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nekele lands a leg kick that knocks Mad Onion off balance momentarily.
Nekele throws a hook but Mad Onion blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Mad Onion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Nekele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mad Onion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mad Onion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mad Onion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nekele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
Mad Onion slips under a jab from Nekele.
Mad Onion instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion lands a nice uppercut.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele misses with some punches.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Onion instigates a clinch.
Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Nekele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mad Onion missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nekele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mad Onion lands with a shot to the body.
Nekele throws a right hand that misses
and Mad Onion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nekele connects with a looping right hand.
A left lands for Nekele.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad Onion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Mad Onion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mad Onion throws an elbow but it misses.
Nekele misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naiki Nekele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
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.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but Nekele is having none of it.
Mad Onion clinches with his opponent.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Nekele avoiding damage as Mad Onion throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nekele.
Nekele avoids the elbow strike from Mad Onion, against the cage.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nekele sizes up Mad Onion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mad Onion has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mad Onion tries to work over Nekele's front leg with a kick but Nekele checks it.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch but Nekele is avoiding it.
Nekele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mad Onion misses.
Nekele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Nekele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Mad Onion blocks the leg kick.
Nekele misses with a wild body shot.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nekele takes a swing at Mad Onion's ribcage but misses.
Nekele blocks the body kick.
Naiki Nekele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele looks to land a right hand but Mad Onion moved out of range.
Mad Onion lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nekele.
Mad Onion fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nekele scores with a body shot.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mad Onion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Mad Onion tries to move into range but Nekele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mad Onion avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Mad Onion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nekele.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Mad Onion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nekele throws a body kick that misses.
Mad Onion moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad Onion.
A short left from Nekele.
Mad Onion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mad Onion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad Onion tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Mad Onion lands a damaging elbow.
Mad Onion throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad Onion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad Onion lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Naiki Nekele's cut even more.
Mad Onion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Nekele throws a body punch but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Mad Onion with a jab.
Nekele throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mad Onion moves away.
Mad Onion throwing a counter right hand but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Nekele keeps the fight on the outside.
Mad Onion rushes Nekele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele takes an elbow to the temple.
Mad Onion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mad Onion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nekele blocks the elbow strike.
Mad Onion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nekeles head.
Nekele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mad Onion has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mad Onion.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Mad Onion throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele misses with an uppercut. Mad Onion saw that one coming.
Mad Onion throwing a counter right hand but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Nekele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nekele there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nekele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad Onion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nekele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nekele is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nekele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mad Onion staying out of range there.
Nekele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mad Onion.
Mad Onion tried to counter with a leg kick but Nekele avoided it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nekele throws a head kick but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Nekele misses with a wild body shot.
Mad Onion drives through and clinches with Nekele against the cage.
Mad Onion pushes Nekele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nekele taking a breather.
Mad Onion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
The cut above Naiki Nekele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mad Onion displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nekele up against the cage.
Mad Onion is working Nekele over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Mad Onion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mad Onion moves into range and clinches up with Nekele.
Good body shot from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele takes an elbow to the temple.
Nekele blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion scores with a shoulder strike.
Mad Onion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mad Onion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Onion throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mad Onion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad Onion lands a knee to the body.
Nekele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mad Onion lands an elbow that stopped Nekele in his tracks for a moment.
Mad Onion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nekele's defenses.
Naiki Nekele's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele blocks an elbow strike.
Mad Onion keeps control of Nekele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mad Onion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nekele.
Mad Onion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nekele blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mad Onion fails to land.
Nekele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mad Onions head.
Mad Onion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nekele's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naiki Nekele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Mad Onion!
Luke Mad Onion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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