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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nice (ranked 1142 p4p, 1339 weight class) and Cameron McNab (ranked 149 p4p, 180 weight class). Nice's entrance music is “Warped” RHCP. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron McNab!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McNab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nice.
Nice appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Nice misses the target.
Nice clinches up against the cage.
Nice misses with a body punch.
Nice lands a nice uppercut.
McNab looking to stall.
McNab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice working aggressively here.
McNab is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McNab stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNab wants a takedown but no success here.
McNab looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Nice on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nice fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNab looking to slow down the pace here.
McNab is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jack Nice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron McNab.
Nice tries to work over McNab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice tries to work over McNab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice gets underhooks to prevent McNab's takedown attempt.
Nice is pressed up against the cage. McNab has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nice down to the mat. Nice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McNab throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Nice's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McNab misses with a takedown attempt
and Nice counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice leaves McNab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice is looking to counter punch.
McNab throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nice counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNab changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNab. Nice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice rushes McNab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McNab after a bit of a struggle.
Nice lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice prevents a body shot from McNab.
McNab tries for a takedown but Nice manages to get underhooks.
McNab scores with a shot to the side of Nice's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNab is trying to stall.
Nice lands an uppercut.
McNab missing with knees to the body.
Nice lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nice fails to land.
McNab changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cameron McNab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Nice was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McNab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nice manages to avoid it.
McNab throws a jab but it's blocked by Nice.
McNab throws a right hand that misses
and Nice counters with a right hand to the body.
Jack Nice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNab lands a slapping body shot.
Nice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McNab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice misses with a body punch.
McNab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNab blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice lands a left hand that snaps the head of McNab backwards.
McNab is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nice is defending well.
McNab tries to score a body lock takedown but Nice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice avoiding damage as McNab throws knees to the body.
Nice scores with a shot to the side of McNab's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice lands with a left to the head.
Nice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McNab or not.
McNab wants a takedown.
Nice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNab's elbow.
McNab looking to slow down the pace here.
McNab drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nice pulls his leg out and moves away.
McNab looks winded!
McNab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nice doesn't seem bothered though.
McNab misses with a jab to the body
and Nice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNab tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McNab somewhat.
Nice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McNab misses with a shot to the body
and Nice counters with a nice uppercut.
McNab scores with a body shot.
Nice fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNab is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McNab throws a body punch but Nice moves out of range.
McNab closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nice did well to prevent McNab getting side control.
McNab not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice is not content to let McNab control the position.
Nice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice is trying to maintain the position but McNab is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been informed that McNab has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNab trying to control the action but Nice is working from the bottom.
Nice is looking to control McNab's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nice avoid being mounted?
McNab trying to control from Nice's half guard. Nice has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McNab slips nicely into half guard.
Nice wants to improve his position but McNab is controlling well.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nice manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nice keeping moving, preventing McNab from controlling successfully.
Nice is looking for a triangle here but McNab uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McNab trying to control the action but Nice is working from the bottom.
Nice regains half guard, as McNab was trying to land strikes.
Nice trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice tries to roll over but McNab keeps him under control.
Nice trying to control here.
Nice tries to get to full guard but McNab has control of the leg.
Nice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McNab's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McNab's back!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on McNab's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McNab breaks Nice's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nice keeping moving, preventing McNab from controlling successfully.
Cameron McNab has got the better of the ground game so far.
McNab is looking to work some ground and pound but Nice has wrist control.
McNab trying to control the position from guard on top but Nice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNab postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNab trying to control but Nice is working from the bottom.
McNab preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cameron McNab will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McNab misses the shot to the body.
Nice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNab lands with a straight right. Nice didn't see that one coming.
McNab misses with a straight right.
Cameron McNab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McNab throws a sloppy body shot
and Nice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice clinches.
Nice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice cracks McNab with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNab has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nice after a bit of a struggle.
McNab is looking for a takedown.
McNab is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nice is defending well.
Jack Nice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron McNab.
McNab tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNab takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice breaks from the clinch.
McNab swats away the attempt to clinch by Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNab misses with a body shot
and McNab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Cameron McNab has been cut.
McNab shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nice counters with a big right hand! Oh McNab is in trouble here! Nice follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Nice!
Jack Nice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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