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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Naja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanner Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts has chosen Bananaman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Azad Naja! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nanner Nuts! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nuts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nuts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Naja sprawls well initially but Nuts persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Nuts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Naja is trying to stand up here but Nuts is controlling him well. Nuts trying to control from half guard but Naja is working away. Nuts trying to control from Naja's half guard. Naja has other ideas though and has regained full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nuts wants to control from the top but Naja keeps moving. Nuts drops back looking for a leg! Naja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Naja manages to kick Nuts off! Nuts jumps back into Naja's guard. Nuts with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Naja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Naja is looking to score with low kicks. Naja is looking to chop away at Nuts's legs. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nuts moves in looking to clinch but Naja pushes him off. Nuts clinches with his opponent.
Naja tries to break free but Nuts pushes him back against the cage. Naja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nuts with a knee to the head.
Nuts has picked Naja up - he's going for a ride! Nuts dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Nuts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Nuts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Nuts looks gassed! Naja is trying to stand up here but Nuts is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nuts lands strikes from half guard. Nuts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Nuts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Nuts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Nuts looks to land a strike but Naja avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Nuts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naja's guard. Naja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nuts. Nuts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Naja has one foot on Nuts's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Naja is looking to chop away at Nuts's legs. Naja throws a half hearted mid kick. Nuts clinches up against the cage. Naja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nuts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Naja gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nuts.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts is trying to drag Naja to the mat but Naja just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Naja working hard to break the clinch. Nuts scores with a knee to the head.
Nuts prevents Naja from breaking the clinch. Nuts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naja tries to break the clinch but Nuts is controlling the position. Naja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Nuts tightens his grip and picks Naja up, before dumping him to the ground. Naja manages to land in guard. Naja wants to stand and escape but Nuts is having none of it. Nuts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nuts postures up in Naja's guard and throws a big left but Naja blocks it. Nuts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Nuts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Nuts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naja's guard. Nuts thows a huge punch but Naja dodges it nicely.
Naja wants to get back to his feet.
Naja keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Naja throws a half hearted mid kick. Nuts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nuts lands in his opponent's guard. Nuts won't allow Naja to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nanner Nuts dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nuts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Naja's guard. Nuts trying to control but Naja is working from the bottom. Naja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nuts. Nuts throws a strike but Naja rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Nuts pushes a forearm under Naja's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Naja is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nanner Nuts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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