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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect's entrance music is Mos Def - Mathematics. A fine choice. Nigal has chosen 5FDP-Meet The Monster as his entrance music. Jack Nigal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
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158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ford Prefect! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nigal! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nigal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Prefect throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nigal on the side of the head. Nice uppercut lands for Prefect. That snapped Nigal's head back.
Prefect with a jab. Prefect misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prefect stuns Nigal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nigal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prefect counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ford Prefect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Prefect scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nigal walks into a left hand. Prefect scores with the left hand. Nigal knows he should have avoided that one. Prefect moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nigal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prefect lands a right hook to the body.
Nigal darts in trying to clinch and Nigal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prefect lands a jab to Nigal's midsection. Prefect lands with a hook. Nigal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Prefect buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nigal tries to clinch up and Prefect counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nigal thinking. A nice combination there by Prefect.
Nigal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prefect pinned against the cage. Prefect gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Nigal tries to clinch and Prefect connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nigal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prefect. Prefect lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Prefect - just one landing. A head kick by Nigal misses and Prefect counters with a left to the body. Ford Prefect is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Prefect uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nigal has time to react. Prefect fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nigal swings for the body but Prefect moves out of range.
Prefect digs a good hook to Nigal's body.
Prefect lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Nigal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prefect looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Prefect circles away from the clinch attempt and Prefect counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nigal tries to clinch but Prefect moves away and Prefect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Prefect scores with a jab to the body. Prefect lands a jab to Nigal's midsection. Nigal closes the distance but Prefect moves to the side and Prefect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Prefect changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nigal with a poor takedown letting Prefect counter with a right hand. Prefect is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Nigal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Nigal moves forwards but Prefect connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nigal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Nigal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prefect finds it's way round the side to connect with Nigal's head. Nigal walks into a straight right hand from Prefect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prefect lands a body shot.
Nigal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nigal pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Prefect throws a quick inside leg kick. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prefect, as that shot connected.
Nigal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nigal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Prefect throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nigal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Prefect! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nigal avoids the attempt from Prefect to control. Prefect is looking to improve his position but Nigal isn't that keen on the idea. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Prefect gets back to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nigal is nestled in close to Prefect, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Prefect dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nigal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Prefect scores with a jab. Nigal acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jack Nigal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Prefect lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prefect connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Nigal darts in trying to clinch and Prefect counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nigal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nigal wants to clinch but Prefect slips to the side enabling Prefect to counter with a crisp jab. Decent striking displayed by Prefect there. Prefect throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Prefect scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nigal doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prefect jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nigal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prefect. The fighters circle momentarily. Prefect darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Prefect bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nigal's head backwards. Prefect lands a jab-cross combination. Prefect swinging wildly here.
A cross from Prefect lands. Nigal takes a body punch but keeps moving. Prefect scores with a jab. Nigal acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nigal tries to clinch up and Prefect counters with a series of strikes. Nigal will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prefect misses with a two punch combination.
Nigal ducks right into an uppercut from Prefect. Nigal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Prefect there. Nigal moves forwards but Prefect connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nigal looks to clinch letting Prefect counter with a right hand. Prefect moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nigal wants to clinch and Prefect counters with a one-two to the body. Nigal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prefect jabs Nigal right on the nose. Nigal blinks but takes it well. Prefect lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prefect tests Nigal's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nigal misses with a combination
and Prefect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nigal tries to clinch up and Prefect counters with a lovely straight right hand! Prefect stalks Nigal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nigal's face. Nigal staggers backwards, shaken. Nigal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ford Prefect is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Prefect wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Prefect connects with a body shot. Prefect fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nigal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Nigal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Prefect scoring well with a low kick there.
Prefect throws a series of strikes that have Nigal backpedaling.
Nigal wants to clinch but Prefect slips to the side and Prefect counters with a straight right hand. Nigal wants to clinch but Prefect slips to the side and Prefect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nigal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nigal needs to keep his hands up - Prefect had a free shot at his head there. Nigal closes the distance looking to clinch and Prefect counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Prefect dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prefect lands with a nice body punch. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prefect. Prefect lands an overhand right. Nigal with a poor takedown and Prefect counters with a nice body shot. Prefect's corner calls for a 1-2. Prefect obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Nigal closes the distance but Prefect moves to the side and Prefect counters with a straight right hand. Prefect connects with a crisp jab. Prefect connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nigal. Nigal circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Nigal tries to clinch up and Prefect counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. A lazy left from Prefect finds it's target. Prefect looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prefect lands with a right hand. Prefect scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nigal in his tracks. A left and a right from Prefect both land. Nice combination. Nigal looks to clinch and Prefect counters with a nice uppercut. Nigal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prefect scores with a jab to the head.
Prefect lands with a hook. Nigal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Nigal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Prefect scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prefect lands a really nice looking cross but Nigal seems unphased.
Nigal clinches but Prefect breaks the clinch letting Prefect counter with a right hand. Prefect cracks Nigal with a good jab. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Prefect throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Nigal tries to clinch up letting Prefect counter with a right hand. Nigal walks into a jab. Prefect throws a nice looking combination but Nigal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Prefect cracks a nice hook into Nigal's ribs. Prefect lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nigal closes the distance looking to clinch and Prefect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A decent looking cross lands there for Prefect. Nigal on the wrong end of a nice hook. Prefect connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Prefect scores with a jab. Nigal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nigal tries to clinch and Prefect counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nigal thinking. Nigal tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Prefect counters with a three punch combo that has Nigal backing up. Nigal nods at Prefect to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nigal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prefect sprawls well. Prefect wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nigal gets slowly back to his feet. Nigal closes the distance looking to clinch and Prefect counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Prefect wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ford Prefect is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Nigal tries to clinch but Prefect moves away and Prefect counters with a right hand to the body. Prefect fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prefect. Prefect scores with a hook. Jack Nigal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nigal clinches but Prefect breaks the clinch and Prefect counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Ford Prefect showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prefect, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ford Prefect!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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