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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible, by Disturbed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quick swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulver.
Pulver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pulver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pulver blocks the elbow strike.
Pulver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick tries to clinch there but Pulver circles away.
Pulver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quick tries to avoid it but Pulver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quick to the ground. Quick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quick is looking to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but Pulver moves away
and Pulver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pulver drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Quick manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pulver has Quick in his guard.
Quick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver wants to stand and escape but Quick is having none of it.
Quick is pushing down on Pulver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pulver is fighting to maintain full guard but Quick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pulver keeps working.
Quick is thwarting Pulver's attempts to control the position.
Quick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulver won't allow Quick to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quick is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulver is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quick is pressing down on Pulver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pulver is holding on for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pulver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nick Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quick checks a low kick from Pulver.
Pulver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quick as he avoids it easily.
Nick Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Pulver.
Quick pushes Pulver up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulver takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quick misses with an elbow over the top.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Josh Pulver has been cut.
Pulver looks gassed!
Quick is pushing Pulver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands an elbow inside that Pulver shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quick.
Quick lands an elbow inside that Pulver shrugs off.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pulver successfully pulls guard.
Pulver keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
Quick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pulver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quick pushing down on Pulver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to pass to full mount but Pulver defends it.
Pulver is trying to get back to full guard.
Quick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pulver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Pulver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Pulver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulver looks to clinch
and Quick counters with a head kick. That will keep Pulver thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulver with a poor takedown
and Quick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quick.
Quick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quick misses with an elbow over the top.
Pulver avoids the elbow strike from Quick, against the cage.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pulver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick throws an elbow but it misses.
Pulver blocks an elbow strike.
Pulver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quick has him pressed against the cage.
Pulver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Pulver has his takedown stuffed
and Quick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nick Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Pulver.
Quick scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pulver's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pulver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick throws an elbow that misses.
Quick prevents the takedown attempt.
Pulver wants to break free but Quick has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quick.
Quick landing knees to the head.
Pulver is trying to stall.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pulver blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick misses with an elbow over the top.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Quick scores with a knee to the head.
Quick lands a knee to the head.
Quick lands an elbow that stopped Pulver in his tracks for a moment.
Pulver wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Quick.
Pulver takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver avoids the elbow strike from Quick, against the cage.
Quick with a knee to the head.
Quick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pulver avoids a wild elbow strike from Quick.
Quick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quick scores with a knee to the head.
Quick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quick lands an elbow inside.
Pulver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pulver goes for a takedown attempt but Quick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pulver fails with the takedown
and Quick counters with a flying knee that drops Pulver! Quick dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Quick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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