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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Nardo (ranked 4083 p4p, 5223 weight class) and Patrick Uche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Nardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Uche!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uche tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Nardo.
Uche looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nardo with the inside leg kick.
Nardo tries to clinch but Uche moves out of range.
Uche is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Uche keeps the fight on the outside.
Nardo stuffs the takedown.
Uche fails to land the takedown.
Uche wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nardo forces Uche back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Nardo.
Uche tries to pull guard but Nardo holds him up against the cage and eventually Uche drops back down to his feet.
Leo Nardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Uche.
Uche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uche is trying to force a seperation but Nardo has the dominant position.
Uche is trying to break the clinch but Nardo has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uche has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nardo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nardo lands an elbow just above Uche 's eye.
Uche takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uche fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nardo tries to throw a body punch but Uche avoids it by throwing Nardo back against the cage.
Nardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Uche managing to block the knees to the body from Nardo.
Uche is trying to break the clinch but Nardo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uche pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nardo is pressed up against the cage. Uche has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nardo down to the mat. Nardo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nardo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uche.
Uche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uche tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nardo swivels and escapes.
Nardo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nardo moves in looking to clinch but Uche pushes him off.
Nardo moves in looking to clinch but Uche pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uche tries to clinch up but Nardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nardo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Uche fails with the takedown.
Uche avoids the head kick by Nardo.
Nardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Uche circles away.
Uche stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nardo.
Nardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Nardo misses with a head kick.
Nardo tries to clinch but Uche moves out of range.
Nardo sets himself, and Uche steps forward looking for the clinch! Nardo avoids it this time.
Nardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nardo looks to clinch
and Uche counters with a two punch combo.
Leo Nardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uche fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Nardo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nardo scores with a head kick. Uche tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Uche tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uche somewhat.
A nice leg kick from Nardo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uche can do to turn this around?
Nardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uche throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uche takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Uche fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uche shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nardo as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uche takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nardo scores with a push kick.
Uche shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leo Nardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Uche.
Uche fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uche fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nardo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Uche fails to land the takedown.
Uche fails to land the takedown.
Uche throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nardo gets tackled into the cage by Uche. Uche maintains the clinch.
Nardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uche is defending well for now.
Nardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Uche.
Uche is trying to drag Nardo to the mat but Nardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nardo throws a head punch that misses.
Nardo has Uche pressed against the cage, preventing Uche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uche blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nardo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uche trying to land knees to the body.
Nardo lands an uppercut.
Uche trying to land knees to the body.
Nardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uche tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uche is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Uche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uche shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nardo counters with a head kick. That will keep Uche thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick from Nardo lands but Uche takes it in his stride.
Nardo scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nardo throws a head kick that misses.
Nardo lands with a kick to the temple. Uche shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uche.
Uche misses with a kick to the body.
Uche tries for a takedown but Nardo circles away easily
and Nardo counters with a low kick, right behind Uche 's knee.
Uche keeps the fight on the outside.
Nardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uche.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Nardo dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Uche fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Uche avoids the head kick by Nardo.
Nardo throws a head kick but Uche moves out of range.
Uche shoots for a double leg takedown but Nardo sprawls well. He's pushed Uche's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Uche, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nardo gets tackled into the cage by Uche. Uche maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uche tries to score a body lock takedown but Nardo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leo Nardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Uche.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uche's brow.
Uche tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nardo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Uche's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uche lands with a light punch inside.
Nardo can't find room to land a body shot as Uche controls the action.
Leo Nardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uche fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nardo tries to work over Uche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nardo tries to throw a body punch but Uche avoids it by throwing Nardo back against the cage.
Uche successfully pulls guard.
Uche throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Uche is looking to cinch up a triangle. Nardo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Uche's body to avoid the submission. Uche has instead reached around Nardo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Uche arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrick Uche!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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