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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Nicolas (ranked 4535 p4p, 2755 weight class) and Austin Harvey (ranked 330 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezequiel Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas moves into the clinch.
Nicolas can't break the clinch.
Nicolas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Nicolas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Nicolas holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvey drops back down to his feet.
Nicolas breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nicolas sprawls well. Nicolas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet.
Ezequiel Nicolas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Harvey.
Harvey shoots in looking for a takedown but Nicolas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harvey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is looking to clinch but Nicolas is avoiding it.
Harvey dives in for a single leg takedown but Nicolas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nicolas tries to keep at a distance but Harvey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nicolas.
Nicolas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harvey struggling a bit here.
Nicolas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harvey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nicolas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harvey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas is thwarting Harvey's attempts to control the position.
Nicolas blocks the strikes from Harvey.
Nicolas wants to take a breather but Harvey is having none of it.
Nicolas prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Harvey wants to control but Nicolas is keeping busy.
Harvey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nicolas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is looking for a sweep. Nicolas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nicolas is looking to take a break and control but Harvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nicolas gets tackled into the cage by Harvey. Harvey maintains the clinch.
Harvey wants a takedown but no success here.
Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Nicolas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicolas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey gets a double leg takedown into Nicolas's guard.
Nicolas wants to improve his position but instead Harvey has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control from half guard but Nicolas is working away.
Nicolas wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harvey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nicolas manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicolas has his foot on Harvey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harvey works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ezequiel Nicolas will probably get the nod.
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.
Nicolas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harvey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicolas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Nicolas persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Ezequiel Nicolas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicolas clinches up with Harvey and pushes him back against the cage.
Harvey pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nicolas is one step ahead there.
Nicolas wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey pulls Nicolas in to control the position.
Harvey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicolas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harvey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nicolas defends well.
Harvey looking for subs off his back but Nicolas has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicolas prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Harvey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nicolas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nicolas's back!
Nicolas trying to control the action but Harvey just sinks the hooks in.
Nicolas is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Harvey has the hooks in. Nicolas is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nicolas looking very determined here, making life difficult for Harvey.
I really don't envy Nicolas right now.
I would not like to be Nicolas right now.
Harvey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harvey tries to keep control of the position but Nicolas is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with an elbow to the head.
Harvey struggling to land strikes to the head as Nicolas covers up.
Harvey is trying to stick to Nicolas's back but Nicolas is turning into Harvey. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harvey's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nicolas.
Harvey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nicolas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nicolas slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey is trying to maintain the position but Nicolas is very close to passing his half guard.
Harvey works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harvey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nicolas trying to stall but Harvey improves his position.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harvey breaks from the clinch.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nicolas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas moves into range and clinches up with Harvey.
Harvey gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Harvey trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas is staying active underneath Harvey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harvey passes into side control, despite Nicolas's attempt to control the position.
Harvey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nicolas moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicolas defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Harvey throws a right hand that Nicolas ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicolas also avoids with ease.
Nicolas tries to counter with a takedown but Harvey is quick to defend against it.
Nice takedown defense from Nicolas. No joy for Harvey on that attempt.
No luck for Nicolas with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezequiel Nicolas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey motions for Nicolas to come forward. Harvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey shoots in for a double leg but Nicolas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Nicolas. Nicolas gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicolas moves into range and clinches up with Harvey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey jumps guard.
Nicolas trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Nicolas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harvey dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nicolas wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harvey manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey works his way into full mount!
Harvey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harvey lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ezequiel Nicolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nicolas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Harvey. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harvey 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Austin Harvey!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Austin Harvey!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Austin Harvey!
Austin Harvey wins by unanimous decision!
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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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