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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tomas bulganslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Nuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think bulganslov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to la vida loca. tomas bulganslov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tomas bulganslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Nuss!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bulganslov throws a series of punches but Nuss avoids them all with ease.
Neal Nuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bulganslov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bulganslov lands a high kick!
bulganslov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nuss swinging wilding here.
bulganslov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bulganslov fails with the takedown.
bulganslov misses with a head kick.
Nuss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nuss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bulganslov tries to lock up and control but Nuss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bulganslov is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bulganslov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nuss throwing strikes here but bulganslov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bulganslov tries to hold on but Nuss pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nuss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bulganslov tries to reverse the position but Nuss maintains control.
Nuss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bulganslov is looking to escape.
bulganslov is breathing heavily.
bulganslov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nuss.
bulganslov wants to hold on but Nuss pushes him away.
Nuss is going olschool here, as he tries to force bulganslov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so bulganslov shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuss controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bulganslov tries to hold on but Nuss pushes him away.
Nuss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bulganslov is looking to escape.
bulganslov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nuss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can bulganslov hang on?
Nuss looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
BOOM! Nuss connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuss is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. bulganslov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nuss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
bulganslov working to try and regain half guard.
bulganslov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Nuss.
Nuss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bulganslov is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nuss unloading with bombs!
Nuss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nuss prevents bulganslov from getting the reversal.
Nuss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nuss landing strikes from the mount.
Nuss looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
bulganslov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Nuss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nuss throws a series of punches but bulganslov avoids them all with ease.
Nuss tries to clinch up
and bulganslov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuss misses with a jab to the body
and bulganslov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nuss won't be happy with that.
Nuss taking a bit of punishment here - bulganslov scoring with strikes.
bulganslov scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on bulganslov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
bulganslov is trying to get an arm triangle but Nuss is defending well.
Nuss can't do much from the bottom here.
bulganslov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuss is looking for a sweep.
Nuss sneaks back into half guard.
Nuss moves into full guard.
Nuss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nuss looking to control.
bulganslov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Nuss keeping moving, preventing bulganslov from controlling successfully.
Nuss is trying to control the position but bulganslov postures up.
Nuss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from bulganslov.
Nuss is looking to stand up but bulganslov isn't so interested in that idea.
Nuss has a closed guard, preventing bulganslov from standing up.
bulganslov passes into half guard.
Nuss is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bulganslov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nuss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nuss trying to control the action but bulganslov is working from the bottom.
bulganslov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nuss is working away from the top position though.
Nuss is trying to control. bulganslov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
bulganslov has his hands clasped together around Nuss's back. He's all about the action.
Nuss stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bulganslov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nuss is fending him off so far but bulganslov persists. Nope, Nuss circles away and we're back to standing.
Nuss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. bulganslov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
bulganslov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nuss lands with a punch from half guard.
bulganslov regains full guard. Nicely done.
bulganslov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nuss is controlling him.
Nuss postures up in bulganslov's guard and throws a big left but bulganslov blocks it.
Nuss stands up from bulganslov's guard - Nuss perhaps looking for a knockout.
bulganslov has his takedown stuffed
and Nuss counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neal Nuss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nuss fails with the takedown.
Nuss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling bulganslov to score with a decent uppercut.
bulganslov throws a head kick that misses.
Nuss misses with a few strikes there.
bulganslov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nuss but Nuss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bulganslov scores with a one two! Nuss had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nuss looks to land a combination but bulganslov avoids it well.
Nuss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so bulganslov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nuss pushes bulganslov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nuss tries to clinch
and bulganslov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuss manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bulganslov tries to land a front kick but Nuss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
bulganslov shoots for a takedown but Nuss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bulganslov throws the kick towards the body but Nuss avoids it.
Nuss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nuss moves in looking to clinch but bulganslov pushes him off.
Nuss tries to bum rush bulganslov with a series of wild strikes but bulganslov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Nuss. No joy for bulganslov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tomas bulganslov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuss tries to close the distance and clinch up but bulganslov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuss looks to clinch
and bulganslov counters with a single leg into guard. Nuss didn't expect that.
Nuss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bulganslov!
Nuss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bulganslov tries to lock up and control but Nuss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nuss trying to control but bulganslov is having none of it.
bulganslov tries to lock up and control but Nuss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bulganslov is trying to escape the mount.
Nuss looking to finish bulganslov with some ground and pound. This is bad for bulganslov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bulganslov can't escape the position.
Nuss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
bulganslov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
bulganslov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
bulganslov tries to hold on but Nuss postures up.
bulganslov is desperately trying to improve his position but Nuss has a good base and remains in mount.
Nuss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bulganslov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
bulganslov is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bulganslov tries to roll over but Nuss keeps him under control.
bulganslov is looking to control Nuss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can bulganslov avoid being mounted?
Nuss wants to get back to his feet.
Nuss decides to stand up.
tomas bulganslov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal Nuss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with bulganslov, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
tomas bulganslov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nuss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Nuss!
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RATING
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