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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Addiel Glez (ranked 3931 p4p, 2981 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Nucombe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Addiel Glez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glez blocks a jab.
Nucombe throws the left hand but Glez avoids the punch easily.
Glez clinches with his opponent.
Glez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Glez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nucombe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glez is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glez works his way into full mount!
Glez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Glez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Glez controlling from mount.
Glez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nucombe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nucombe is now in Glez's guard. A big mistake from Glez there, giving up the dominant position!
Nucombe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Glez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nucombe has managed to get both his arms back between Glez's legs - danger averted.
Glez pulls Nucombe in to control the position.
Nucombe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Glez's guard.
Glez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Glez wants to sweep here but Nucombe controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glez has his hands on Nucombe's head, controlling the position.
Nucombe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Glez has control of Nucombe's left arm, preventing Nucombe from doing any damage.
Glez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nucombe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nucombe looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glez looking to pass the guard.
Glez is pushing down on Nucombe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nucombe is fighting to maintain full guard but Glez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Glez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Glez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nucombe is now in Glez's guard. A big mistake from Glez there, giving up the dominant position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Addiel Glez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Glez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nucombe throws out the jab.
Glez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glez misses with an uppercut.
Nucombe moves away from the strike by Glez.
Nucombe thuds a left hand into Glez's body.
A slow jab from Nucombe misses its intended target.
Glez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nucombe pinned against the cage. Nucombe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Glez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nucombe's legs.
Nucombe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Glez advances to mount.
Glez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nucombe has worked his arm free - good work by Nucombe!
Glez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nucombe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nucombe is looking to reverse the position.
Glez tries to move to mount but Nucombe blocks the move with his legs.
Glez works to advance to full mount. Nucombe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Glez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nucombe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nucombe!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Glez's guard.
Glez controlling Nucombe's posture.
Nucombe wants to get up but he can't break Glez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Glez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nucombe manages to get himself to full guard.
Glez is pushing down on Nucombe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nucombe is fighting to maintain full guard but Glez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glez tries to pass to full mount but Nucombe defends it.
Glez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucombe can do to turn this around?
Glez passes to full mount!
Glez avoids the attempt from Nucombe to control.
Addiel Glez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nucombe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Glez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nucombe ducks under a wild hook from Glez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Addiel Glez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nucombe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nucombe looks to throw the jab but Glez is out of range.
Glez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nucombe to score with a decent uppercut.
Glez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Glez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Glez seems to be looking for submissions.
Glez wants to pass the guard but Nucombe is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glez works his way into side control.
Nucombe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nucombe's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nucombe prevents Glez from moving into mount.
Glez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nucombe prevents Glez from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nucombe struggling a bit here.
Nucombe is looking to reverse the position.
Glez tries for a kimura but Nucombe is defending well.
Nucombe prevents Glez from improving position.
Glez swings around for an armbar but Nucombe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Glez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe being controlled here momentarily.
Glez wants to hit a sweep here but Nucombe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Glez there!
Nucombe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Glez is looking to escape.
Glez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Glez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Neil Nucombe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addiel Glez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nucombe punching from mount but Glez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nucombe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nucombe prevents Glez from getting the reversal.
Glez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nucombe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glez is trying to escape the mount.
Glez wants to hold on but Nucombe pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neil Nucombe.
I think Glez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Addiel Glez!
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hype
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pop
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