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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Durling (ranked 255 p4p, 217 weight class) and Light Uhp (ranked 33 p4p, 29 weight class). Durling's entrance music is BABYMETAL - KARATE. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Durling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Light Uhp!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durling throws a lazy uppercut
and Uhp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uhp misses with a looping left.
Durling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durling cracks a nice hook into Uhp's ribs.
Durling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uhp throws a head kick but Durling moves out of range.
Durling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uhp walks into a stiff left hand from Durling.
Durling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uhp was well out of range. Poor timing from Durling.
Durling lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling misses with a jab to the body
and Uhp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durling blocks a jab.
Uhp looks to land a right hand but Durling moved out of range.
Durling is looking to wear down Uhp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uhp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durling.
Durling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durling.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uhp! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uhp. Durling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durling feinted with a counter takedown.
Uhp throws a lazy head kick
and Durling counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uhp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Durling looking to pass the guard.
Uhp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durling is one step ahead there.
Durling looking to pass the guard.
Uhp managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uhp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durling wants to pass the guard but Uhp is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durling postures up and lands a big shot to Uhp's brow.
Durling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uhp keeping full guard, as Durling tries to pass.
Durling works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Durling thows a huge punch but Uhp dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durling perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Durling wants to pass to mount but Uhp is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durling drops an elbow to the side of Uhp's head.
Uhp is looking for a sweep. Durling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uhp holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durling is nestled in close to Uhp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Durling trying to control from half guard but Uhp is working away.
Durling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Durling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Uhp misses.
Durling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uhp's head backwards.
Durling connects with a crisp jab.
Durling lands a right hook to the body.
Durling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uhp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durling has his takedown stuffed
and Uhp counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durling misses with a hook. Uhp ducked under it nicely.
Durling misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhp loads up on a big right hand but Durling slips the punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Durling.
Durling in side control, throwing shots but Uhp defends.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Durling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Uhp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Durling.
Uhp manages to get back to half guard.
Durling passes to full mount!
Durling landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durling with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Uhp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Durling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durling misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Durling misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Durling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uhp can do to turn this around?
Durling throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Durling punching from mount but Uhp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uhp tries to hold on but Durling pushes him away.
Durling landing shots from mount.
Durling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Durling looking to control but Uhp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Durling throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Durling is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Durling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uhp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Durling lands a big shot there that rocks Uhp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durling scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Uhp?
Durling can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uhp is looking to escape.
Durling thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Durling throws a sloppy strike and Uhp uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Uhp has ended up in Durling's guard.
Durling is trying to keep Uhp in close.
Durling is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uhp is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Durling dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Durling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uhp.
Durling ducks under a wild hook from Uhp.
Durling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uhp manages to avoid it.
Durling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Durling looks to score with a jab to the body but Uhp is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uhp 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.
Uhp just misses with a punch to the body.
Durling appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Uhp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Durling darts in looking for a takedown but Uhp gets double underhooks and turns Durling into the cage.
Uhp can't find room to land a body shot as Durling controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durling's elbow.
Uhp throws a punch but it's blocked by Durling.
A short right from Durling.
Uhp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uhp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uhp working aggressively here.
Uhp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uhp blocking some punches.
Uhp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durling misses with a body punch.
Durling can't find room to land a body shot as Uhp controls the action.
Uhp lands with a left to the head.
Durling blocks a body shot from Uhp.
Uhp swings wildly with an uppercut but Durling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uhp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durling.
Durling lands a body punch.
Durling blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp lands a nice shot to the body.
Uhp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uhp misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Durling.
Uhp throws a punch but it's blocked by Durling.
Uhp misses with the head strike.
Durling throws a punch but it's blocked by Uhp.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Durling.
Uhp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Durling.
Uhp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durling digs a right hand underneath Uhp's ribcage. Uhp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Uhp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Durling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durling tries to throw a body punch but Uhp avoids it by throwing Durling back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uhp tries to work over Durling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durling throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Durling's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Uhp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uhp is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durling lands with a light punch inside.
Durling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Uhp fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Uhp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uhp scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Durling manages to mount him!
Durling landing strikes from the mount and Uhp is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uhp avoids a series of strikes thrown by Durling.
Durling misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durling landing strikes from the mount.
Uhp is looking to improve his position but Durling isn't that keen on the idea.
Durling avoids the attempt from Uhp to control.
Durling throwing strikes here but Uhp is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Durling landing strikes from the mount.
Light Uhp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uhp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Durling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Durling!
Nick Durling seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Light Uhp spoke after the fight, saying 'My manager should be fired sending me to fight with such low energy!'.
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energy
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RATING
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