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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 1314 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Lyman Hicks (ranked 111 p4p, 105 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hicks's choice of entrance music: The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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23 - 19 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lyman Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyla looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Nyla looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Nyla misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Nyla's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nyla misses with a straight right.
Nyla lands a nice looking body shot.
Nyla misses the jab.
Hicks unleashes a big counter combination but Nyla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nyla looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyla.
A nice side step and Hicks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nyla.
Nyla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nyla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks slips a jab from Nyla.
Nyla misses with a lunging right hand
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nyla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nyla throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks tries to counter with a clinch but Nyla shakes him off and moves away.
Nyla has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks has Nyla pressed against the cage.
Hicks tries to score a body lock takedown but Nyla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nyla digs a right hand into Hicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hicks's gas tank.
Hicks misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Nyla fails to land.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyla is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hicks's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nyla has a couple of punches blocked by Hicks.
Nice body punch from Nyla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyla tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nyla controlling the action here for a moment.
Hicks scores with a hook to the body.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nyla throws a punch but it's blocked by Hicks.
Nyla taking a breather.
Nyla working aggressively here.
Nyla pushes Hicks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nyla swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nyla misses with a body punch.
Nyla just leaning against Hicks, taking a breather.
Nyla swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Nyla avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Hicks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nyla struggles to land a body shot inside as Hicks controls his hands.
Hicks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hicks stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Nyla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A right-left combo lands from Hicks.
Lyman Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Nyla. Beautiful body shot.
Hicks takes one on the button.
Nyla throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hicks.
Nyla misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Nyla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Nyla misses the target.
Nyla throws an off balance right hand
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Hicks both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla misses with an uppercut.
Nyla misses with a left hand
and Hicks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nyla throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks lands a nice shot that snaps Nyla's head back.
Nyla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Hicks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nyla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nyla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hicks's head backwards.
Nyla throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.
Nyla throws a shot from downtown. Hicks moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyla misses the target.
Hicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Nyla.
Hicks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nyla backs up against the cage.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyla.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nyla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyla cracks Hicks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lyman Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks lands a jab to the nose.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyla misses with an uppercut
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.
Nyla misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Nyla's head but Nyla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyla throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyla misses the target.
As Nyla backs off Hicks throws a huge counter combo but Nyla manages to avoid it all.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Nyla.
Nyla throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nyla has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hicks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Nyla is looking to counter punch.
Nyla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyla misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a jab to the head.
Hicks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyla looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks lands a jab to the nose.
Nyla slips under a jab from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Nyla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nyla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nyla throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Nyla.
Nyla lands a jab to Hicks's midsection.
Hicks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nyla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hicks counters with a straight right hand.
Nyla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nyla swings widly with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nyla!
Nyla struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but Nyla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
Nyla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hicks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hicks slips under a jab from Nyla.
Nyla throws a shot from downtown. Hicks moves away and avoids it.
Hicks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nyla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nyla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Nyla swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammy Nyla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nyla controlling the action here for a moment.
Hicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
Nyla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nyla stops a takedown attempt from Hicks.
A left hand lands to the body for Nyla.
Nyla manages to break the clinch.
Hicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hicks duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nyla connects with a looping right hand.
Nyla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hicks is rocked!
Nyla thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyla lands with a straight right. Hicks didn't see that one coming.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Nyla finish him?
Hicks drops his hands momentarily. Nyla doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hicks staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hicks doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Nyla!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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