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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hurrican Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - Science. Nick Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurrican Gravity! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Stevenson! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stevenson checks a leg kick. Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gravity shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stevenson's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gravity preventing the sweep. Gravity working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Stevenson wants to stand up but Gravity is controlling him. Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gravity's guard. Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stevenson preventing the sweep. Gravity controls Stevenson momentarily but Stevenson frees himself. Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Gravity. Gravity controls Stevenson momentarily but Stevenson frees himself. Gravity wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Stevenson moves forwards but Gravity connects with a nice, crisp jab. Stevenson cracks Gravity with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gravity shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Stevenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gravity finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevenson's head. Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson moves out of range of the body kick from Gravity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet. Stevenson misses the shot to the body. Gravity fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A combination from Gravity does no damage. Hurrican Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Stevenson staying out of range there. Gravity pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gravity misses the body punch and Stevenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gravity changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gravity is breathing heavily. Stevenson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravity misses with a hook to the body
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stevenson misses the shot to the body. Gravity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stevenson misses the body punch and Gravity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Gravity throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range. Gravity with a body punch. A glancing blow. Gravity shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Stevenson looking to control.
Gravity trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stevenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Gravity throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gravity is looking to wear down Stevenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Stevenson throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Gravity misses and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand. Gravity looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hurrican Gravity dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A nice combination there by Stevenson.
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravity. Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gravity tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson throws a sloppy body shot
and Gravity makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Gravity throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it. Stevenson moves out of range as Gravity strikes. Gravity throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it. Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gravity throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range. Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Gravity slips a straight right by Stevenson. Stevenson ducks right into an uppercut from Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stevenson tests Gravity's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gravity throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range. Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Gravity.
Gravity misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gravity closes the distance and clinches up with Stevenson, looking for a takedown. Gravity pushes Stevenson against the cage but Stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Gravity throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravity. Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Gravity's head but Gravity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gravity looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range. Gravity moves out of range of the strikes. Hurrican Gravity is winning the standup battle so far. A punch combination from Stevenson misses. Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Gravity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Stevenson clobbers Gravity with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A punch combination from Stevenson misses. Gravity throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range. Gravity takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Gravity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevenson!
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Stevenson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stevenson duly obliges. Stevenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy. Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Gravity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravity throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet. Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson. Gravity throws a combination that misses and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stevenson misses with a wild body shot. Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravity circles away quickly and effectively. Gravity with a body punch. A glancing blow. Stevenson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Gravity misses with a jab to the body
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stevenson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Stevenson lands a jab. Gravity lands a jab to the head.
Gravity swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gravity thinking. Stevenson scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gravity on the wrong end of a nice hook. Gravity throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nice shot lands for Stevenson. Gravity throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevenson counters with a nice body shot. Stevenson throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range. Stevenson throws a right and a left that Gravity avoids nicely. Gravity throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease. Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it. Gravity misses with a straight right. Gravity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravity pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stevenson throws a right hand that Gravity ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravity also avoids with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gravity digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy. Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gravity swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body. Gravity throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily. A slow jab from Gravity misses its intended target. Gravity throws a big shot that misses. Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Gravity. Nice uppercut there from Stevenson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stevenson blocks a jab. Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss. Stevenson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gravity backs up against the cage.
Gravity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravity swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot. Gravity walks into a straight right hand from Stevenson. Gravity takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Stevenson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravity on the side of the head. Gravity takes a shot right to the bread basket. Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Stevenson. Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gravity comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target. Hurrican Gravity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gravity looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Gravity throws a right and a left that Stevenson avoids nicely. Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gravity looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gravity misses with a body shot.
Stevenson throws a jab when Gravity was well out of range. Gravity throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range. The crowd cheers as Stevenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gravity doesn't seem phased though. Gravity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Stevenson misses with a shot to the body and Gravity counters with a lovely straight right hand! A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target. Gravity dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it. Gravity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevenson in his tracks. Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gravity. Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stevenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gravity finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevenson's head. Gravity walks into a straight right hand from Stevenson. Gravity scores with a jab to the body. Gravity misses with a straight right. A combination from Gravity does no damage. Gravity takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Stevenson avoids a kick to the body.
Gravity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily. A left and a right from Stevenson both land. Nice combination. Gravity takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses. Gravity looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely. Gravity shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Stevenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravity. Gravity shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevenson as he avoids it easily. Stevenson 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.
Gravity throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease. Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses. Gravity clobbers Stevenson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravity.
Gravity throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson. Stevenson misses with a hook to the body
and Gravity counters with a straight right hand. Stevenson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gravity backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Nick Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Stevenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Stevenson!
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energy
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hype
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