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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amare Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Deep told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amare Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Deep!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nash scores with a couple of short elbows.
An elbow from Nash crashes against the mat.
Nash working the head with strikes.
Deep manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nash's best efforts.
Nash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deep on the ground.
Nash postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Deep to stand up.
Deep scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nash scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Deep taking some punishment here, with Nash in his half guard.
Nash drops an elbow to the side of Deep's head.
Nash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deep defending well though.
Nash drops an elbow to the side of Deep's head.
Nash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nash lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash stands up and beckons Deep to join him on the feet.
Deep fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nash checks it well.
Nash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Deep looks gassed!
Nash landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deep in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deep manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Deep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deep is looking to improve his position.
Nash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deep has hold of Nash's hands but Nash slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Deep is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nash scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash 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.
Nash lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nash with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nash.
Nash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nash stands up and beckons Deep to join him on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Nash scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like John Deep has been cut.
Nash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deep is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nash landing some decent shots from guard.
Nash might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash works over Deep with some ground and pound from guard.
Nash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deep is looking to stand up but Nash isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deep preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nash connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nash is working Deep over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nash connects with a couple of short punches.
Nash decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deep, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amare Nash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Deep's cut.
That's time! Nash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Deep is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nash connects with a nice short shot to Deep's temple.
Deep is looking to control Nash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deep avoid being mounted?
Nash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nash tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deep knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deep wants to improve his position but Nash is controlling well.
Deep is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nash is nestled in close to Deep, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nash drops an elbow to the side of Deep's head.
Nash drops an elbow to the side of Deep's head.
Nash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nash is keen to just control but Deep is a slippery customer.
Nash lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash is controlling the pace.
Nash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nash lands strikes from half guard.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nash lands a nice short elbow.
Deep on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nash scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nash connects with a nice short shot to Deep's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nash connects with a nice short shot to Deep's temple.
Nash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nash 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.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nash is nestled in close to Deep, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Amare Nash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nash breaks from Deep's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nash fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deep can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Deep taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nash pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deep is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amare Nash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Deep's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nash lands a right hook to the body.
Nash lands with a hook. Deep tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nash throws a one two combo.
Nash changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deep looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nash lands a nice short elbow.
Nash thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Deep to regain full guard.
Nash is working Deep over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nash passes Deep's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nash working the head and body with strikes.
Deep pushes Nash off looking to stand but Nash dives back in and keeps control.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Deep with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nash thows a huge punch but Deep dodges it nicely.
Nash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nash is nestled in close to Deep, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nash lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nash working the head and body with strikes.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nash decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses with a hook.
Deep throws a series of punches but Nash avoids them all with ease.
Deep misses with a series of wild punches.
Amare Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deep to the mat! Deep manages to get full guard.
Nash landing some decent shots from guard.
Nash throwing strikes but missing.
Nash is looking to work some ground and pound but Deep has wrist control.
Nash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Deep's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash stands up from Deep's guard - Nash perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nash moves out of range as Deep strikes.
Nash scores a takedown into full mount!
Deep is bucking up trying to escape but Nash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nash dominating with strikes here.
Deep is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
John Deep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash with a couple of short strikes.
Amare Nash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nash landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amare Nash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amare Nash!
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