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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avarice Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Nystrom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avarice Greed! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greed throws a sloppy head kick and Nystrom moves out of range easily. Greed walks into a jab. Nystrom avoids the head kick by Greed.
Greed takes one to the side of the head.
Avarice Greed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nystrom takes a step back to recover. Greed tries to clinch but Nystrom is having none of it. Nystrom moves away from the strike by Greed. Nystrom walks into a jab. Nystrom is looking to slow Greed down with leg kicks. Greed tries to close the distance and clinch but Nystrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nystrom throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Greed was covering up waiting for the punch and Nystrom finishes the takedown easily into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Greed is looking to stand up but Nystrom isn't so interested in that idea. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Nystrom trying to control but Greed is working from the bottom. Nystrom stops Greed from standing up. Greed keeping moving, preventing Nystrom from controlling successfully. Nystrom stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round. Greed lands a left and a right that send Nystrom crashing to the mat, dazed. Greed thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nystrom is rocked! Greed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Nystrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nystrom tries to keep at a distance but Greed has taken the fight into the clinch. Nystrom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Greed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nystrom seems to have got his legs back now. Greed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nystrom paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nystrom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greed's waist but Greed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nystrom off to one side. Nystrom fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Greed moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Greed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greed looks gassed! Greed prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Nystrom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Greed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nystrom blocks it with crossed arms. Greed misses with a hook from the clinch. Greed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nystrom wants a takedown but no success here.
Greed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Nystrom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nystrom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Nystrom pulls Greed in close to prevent any damage. Greed tries to stand but Nystrom is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greed stands up from Nystrom's guard - Greed perhaps looking for a knockout. Nystrom shoots in for a takedown but Greed shows good takedown defense. Greed tries to close the distance and clinch but Nystrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Greed swinging wilding here.
Nystrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Avarice Greed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Greed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Greed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nystrom circles away quickly and effectively. Nystrom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Greed is being controlled here. Greed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nystrom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Greed prevents Nystrom from moving into mount. Greed sneaks out the side door and pushes Nystrom away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nystrom keeps the fight on the outside. Greed rushes Nystrom and presses him up against the cage. Nystrom tightens his grip and picks Greed up, before dumping him to the ground. Greed manages to land in guard. Nystrom drops back looking for a leg! Greed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greed manages to kick Nystrom off! Nystrom jumps back into Greed's guard. Nystrom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nystrom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Greed pushes Nystrom off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nystrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Greed tries to sprawl out of it but Nystrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Greed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Greed throws a head kick that misses. Nystrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nystrom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Nystrom working the ground and pound effectively.
Nystrom landing punches. Nystrom lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. This has been an exciting period of action! Greed bucks up and throws Nystrom to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape! Greed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nystrom scores with a nice strike. Nystrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greed.
Nystrom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nystrom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Nystrom trying to control from half guard but Greed is working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Avarice Greed will probably get the nod. That's time! Nystrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nystrom shoots in for a takedown but Greed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Greed throws a right and a left that Nystrom avoids nicely. Greed looks to throw the jab but Nystrom is out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Greed looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Greed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nystrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nystrom defending well as Greed loads up on a big left hand. Greed fails in his attempt to clinch. Nystrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Nystrom looking to control but Greed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Nystrom is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Greed is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erik Nystrom!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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