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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Neal (ranked 4987 p4p, 5404 weight class) and Nuclear Power (ranked 176 p4p, 185 weight class). Nuclear Power will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 cm 25 278 0 - 0 - 0 |
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206 cm 18 270 2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Solid boxing Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vance Neal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuclear Power! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Power clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage. Neal lands with a right to the head. Power wants the takedown. Neal is fighting it off but Power persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Neal's guard against the cage. Power won't allow Neal to sweep him here. Power trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Neal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Power loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Neal is trying to keep Power in close.
Power sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Neal's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Neal looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Power not landing any meaningful shots this time. Power is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round. Power thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neal's head. Power is trying to control the action in half guard but Neal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Neal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Power. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Power is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Neal wants to get back to his feet. Power trying to control the action but Neal is working from the bottom. Neal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Neal is looking to control Power's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neal avoid being mounted? Neal tries to get to full guard but Power has control of the leg. Neal manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Power pushing down on Neal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Neal is controlling Power's position as best he can from this difficult position. Power is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neal defends it well. Power thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neal's head. Power thows a huge punch but Neal dodges it nicely.
Power thows a huge punch but Neal dodges it nicely.
Power prevents Neal from standing back up.
Neal wants to sweep but Power has passed to side control! Power trying to control the action but Neal is working from the bottom. Neal tries to bench press Power off him but Power keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Power throwing shots but missing, from side control. Power wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Neal, who protects the arm well. Power is looking to take a break and control but Neal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Neal is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it. Neal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Power tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Power has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Power looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Power lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neal can't do much from the bottom here. Neal tries to buck Power off but Power is having none of it. Neal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neal tries to get out of the position. Power in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Neal is looking to reverse the position. Neal is working hard here to advance position. Power tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Neal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Power on the ground. Power creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Neal sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Power tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Power misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Power misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Power working the ground and pound but Neal is defending the strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuclear Power dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Power tries to clinch up and Neal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nuclear Power has been cut. Neal scores with a nice strike. Neal's corner calls for a 1-2. Neal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Neal catches Power with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Neal throws a monster overhand right that drops Power! Neal follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vance Neal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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