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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jo blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Obino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). blade comes to the cage accompanied by i am rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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200 lbs
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188 cm
18
215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, jo blade! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico Obino! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! blade wants to clinch. Obino throws a right hand that blade ducks under and follows up with a left that blade also avoids with ease. blade throws a head kick but Obino moves out of range.
Obino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obino closes the distance and clinches up with blade, looking for a takedown. Obino pushes blade against the cage but blade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. blade tries to keep at a distance but Obino has taken the fight into the clinch. Obino wants the takedown. blade is fighting it off but Obino persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in blade's guard against the cage. Obino trying to control the position from guard on top but blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. blade wants to stand but Obino is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Obino controls the pace of the fight for a moment. I looks like Obino might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Obino is working blade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. blade wants to stand and escape but Obino is having none of it. blade is breathing heavily. Obino tries to free his leg and advance position but blade is retaining full guard. blade keeping moving, preventing Obino from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. blade wants to stand and escape but Obino is having none of it. blade wants to control but Obino passes easily into half guard.
blade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obino.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. blade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Obino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Obino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. blade is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Obino dives into side control.
Obino lands a nice forearm strike. Obino taking a breather here. blade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Obino controlling the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. blade struggling a bit here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Obino dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
blade works Obino's body with a nice hook. Obino avoids the head kick by blade.
blade closes the distance and clinches. blade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Obino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Obino closes the distance and clinches. blade working some nice short punches in the clinch. blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obino avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Obino drags the fight down to the ground.
Obino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for blade! blade is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Obino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Obino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish blade?
Obino controlling the position easily from mount. blade takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. blade keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Obino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Obino trying to control but he's not successful this time. blade trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Obino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nico Obino just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Obino is looking to clinch but blade is avoiding it.
blade moves in looking to clinch but Obino pushes him off. Obino shoots in but blade avoids the takedown attempt easily. Obino dives in and grabs blade's left leg, looking for a takedown. blade pushes down on Obino's head and hops out. blade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obino. jo blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Obino. Obino gets a clinch. Obino tries for a takedown but blade manages to get underhooks.
blade avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with blade for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Obino avoiding damage as blade throws knees to the body.
Obino fails to pull guard.
Obino is trying to maintain a safe position but blade gets an underhook and turns Obino into the cage. Obino stops a takedown attempt from blade.
Obino lands a shoulder strike. Obino managing to block the knees to the body from blade.
Obino manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Obino has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but blade has passed into side control.
Obino is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on blade's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Obino 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. This is the final round!
Obino closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming blade to the mat! blade manages to get full guard. Obino's corner is telling him to maintain position. Obino stops blade from standing up. blade looking for a guillotine here but Obino defends easily.
Obino controlling from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. blade wants to stand up but Obino is controlling him. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. blade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obino passes into half guard. Obino trying to control the pace. Obino's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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. blade is looking to escape. Obino decides to stand and escape the position. Obino looks for a takedown but blade sprawls well. Obino throws a right and a left that both miss. blade wants to clinch up but Obino keeps it at a distance. Obino fails with a takedown attempt. Obino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. blade trying to strike off his back.
blade is looking to stand up but Obino isn't so interested in that idea. Obino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Obino tries to free his leg and advance position but blade is retaining full guard. blade wants to get back to his feet but Obino is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Obino wants to control from the top but blade keeps moving. blade can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obino controls the pace. blade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Obino is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. blade is trying to keep Obino in close.
Obino trying to control but blade is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Obino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Obino is stalling here. blade is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Obino seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and blade has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. jo blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nico Obino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Obino is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight! Nico Obino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Obino winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Obino!
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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
32% |
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