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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Ohlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brighton has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Nick Brighton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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188 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Ohlsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Brighton! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brighton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Anders Ohlsson has been cut. Brighton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ohlsson to score with a decent uppercut. Brighton misses with a head kick.
A combination from Ohlsson does no damage. Brighton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ohlsson forces Brighton back against the ropes and clinches. Brighton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ohlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Ohlsson stalling the fight.
Ohlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ohlsson avoiding damage as Brighton throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ohlsson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Brighton wants to stand and escape but Ohlsson is having none of it. Ohlsson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brighton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ohlsson has Brighton in his guard. Ohlsson controls Brighton momentarily but Brighton frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ohlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ohlsson controlling his opponent. Ohlsson tries to control but Brighton wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ohlsson punching from mount but Brighton doing a good job of avoiding damage. Brighton wants to hold on but Ohlsson pushes him away. Ohlsson trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ohlsson cracks Brighton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brighton tries to hold on but Ohlsson postures up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ohlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ohlsson looking to ground and pound but Brighton is blocking nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Ohlsson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Anders Ohlsson's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Ohlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brighton. Ohlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ohlsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Nick Brighton has been cut. Brighton cracks Ohlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ohlsson moves in looking to clinch but Brighton pushes him off. Brighton throws a head kick but Ohlsson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brighton. Brighton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Ohlsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brighton is fending him off so far but Ohlsson persists. Nope, Brighton circles away and we're back to standing. Brighton lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ohlsson dives in and grabs Brighton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brighton pushes down on Ohlsson's head and hops out. Ohlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brighton, pushing him back against the ropes. Brighton prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Ohlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Brighton breaks from the clinch.
Brighton gets caught flat footed, as Ohlsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Brighton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Brighton pulls Ohlsson in close to prevent any damage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ohlsson wants to control from the top but Brighton keeps moving. Brighton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Ohlsson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brighton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ohlsson has Brighton in his guard. Ohlsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ohlsson looking for a guillotine here but Brighton defends easily.
Brighton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ohlsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ohlsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anders Ohlsson will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Ohlsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brighton works Ohlsson's body with a nice hook. Ohlsson shoots for a takedown but Brighton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ohlsson tries to move into range but Brighton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Brighton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ohlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Brighton throws a sloppy head kick and Ohlsson moves out of range easily. Brighton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Anders Ohlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brighton misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Brighton does no damage. Ohlsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Nick Brighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ohlsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brighton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ohlsson thinking. Ohlsson tries to clinch up but Brighton circles away and keeps his distance. Ohlsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brighton connects with a high kick.
Anders Ohlsson's cut is getting worse. Brighton slips under a jab from Ohlsson. Brighton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ohlsson is rocked! Are you kidding me?! Brighton ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Ohlsson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Brighton!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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