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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Neu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Wido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wido has chosen UFC as his entrance music. Nick Neu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Neu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristian Wido!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neu throws a right and a left that Wido avoids nicely.
Neu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nick Neu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wido slips a jab and a cross from Neu.
Wido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wido tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wido wants to get back to full guard.
Wido is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Neu jumps into side control!
Wido manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wido has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neu is working away from the top position though.
Wido landing a few short strikes.
Neu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wido doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neu.
Wido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wido tries to roll over but Neu keeps him under control.
Wido is looking to control Neu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wido avoid being mounted?
Neu moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Wido.
Wido regains half guard.
Neu is pressing down on Wido's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wido is holding on for now.
Wido moves into full guard.
Wido is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wido is on top in guard.
Wido won't allow Neu to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wido is pushing down on Neu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Neu is fighting to maintain full guard but Wido has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wido scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wido lands with a punch from half guard.
Wido throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neu is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wido winds up and cracks Neu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wido landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neu wants to get back to full guard.
Neu wants to get back to his feet.
Wido stands up out of the half guard.
Neu shoots for a takedown but Wido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wido has managed to clinch.
Neu can't break the clinch.
Wido pulls Neu into guard.
Neu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Neu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wido counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neu wants to sweep here but Wido controlling him for the moment.
Neu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neu wants to sweep here but Wido controlling him for the moment.
Wido postures up.
Wido controls from within his opponent's guard.
I looks like Wido might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Neu striking off his back, scoring a few points.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wido counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wido pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neu is keeping the position for now.
Neu looking for a guillotine here but Wido defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neu looking for a sweep. Not yet Neu, not yet.
Neu wants to stand up but Wido is controlling him.
Neu trying to keep a closed guard but Wido is proving a slippery customer.
Wido works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wido is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wido looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wido is keen to just control but Neu is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Wido dominated that 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.
Wido gets the takedown into side control.
Neu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wido is looking to take a break and control but Neu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wido scoring with punches and elbows.
Neu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Neu can't do much from the bottom here.
Neu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Neu is trying to improve his position.
Wido has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wido cracks Neu with a big right hand but Neu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wido decides to stand back up.
Wido stuffs the takedown attempt from Neu. Neu gets slowly back to his feet.
Wido clinches with his opponent.
Neu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wido drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neu wants to stall.
Neu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wido landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wido has picked Neu up - he's going for a ride! Wido dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wido is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wido.
Wido frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wido landing shots from mount.
Wido landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neu gets back to half guard.
Wido stands up from half guard.
Wido tries to clinch but Neu moves out of range.
Wido decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wido not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neu actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Wido is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neu trying to control here.
Neu manages to get to full guard.
Wido landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wido is working Neu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wido wants to pass the guard but Neu is keeping the position.
Neu wants to sweep here but Wido controlling him for the moment.
Neu keeping moving, preventing Wido from controlling successfully.
Wido prevents Neu from getting back to his feet.
Wido pushing down on Neu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wido passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neu is working to get back to half guard.
Neu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neu is pressing down on Wido's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wido stands and throws Neu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Neu is looking for a sweep.
Wido trying to control the action but Neu is working from the bottom.
Wido landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wido working the ground and pound.
Wido scores with punches from side control.
Wido working the head with strikes.
Wido wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neu keeps working.
Check out the look on Wido's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wido lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wido is chipping away with strikes.
Neu prevents Wido from improving position.
Neu struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Wido showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Neu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big head kick from Wido and Neu is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Neu is rocked!
Neu keeping moving, preventing Wido from controlling successfully.
Oh Neu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neu seems to have got his legs back now.
Neu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neu keeping moving, preventing Wido from controlling successfully.
Wido gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Neu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wido holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wido holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wido with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wido prevents Neu from breaking the clinch.
Wido takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wido throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neu blocks it with crossed arms.
Neu trying to stall but Wido improves his position.
Wido keeps control of Neu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wido stalling the fight.
Neu can't break the clinch.
Neu tries to break the clinch but Wido is controlling the position.
Neu looking to slow down the pace here.
Neu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Neu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wido drops down looking for an ankle pick but Neu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wido clinches.
Neu working aggressively here.
Wido prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wido throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wido prevents it.
Neu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neu prevents the takedown attempt.
Neu fails to pull guard.
Wido with a knee to the head.
Wido landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wido is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wido lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wido manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wido manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neu manages to get himself to full guard.
Wido is stalling in the full guard.
Wido connects with a couple of short punches.
Wido stands up over Neu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wido is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wido scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wido trying to control the position from guard on top but Neu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wido is in close to Neu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neu is trying to control the position but Wido postures up.
Wido looking to sit in guard and control but Neu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wido striking off his back but it's not causing Neu any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wido can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neu controls the pace.
Neu stands and steps away. Wido gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wido takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neu is looking to clinch.
Wido has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neu scores with a one two! Wido had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Neu is looking to clinch but Wido is avoiding it.
Neu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wido counters with a head kick. That will keep Neu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wido takes the fight into the clinch.
Nick Neu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Wido.
Wido connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neu gets underhooks to prevent Wido's takedown attempt.
Neu gets underhooks to prevent Wido's takedown attempt.
Wido landing knees to the head.
Wido turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wido manages to end up in side control.
Neu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wido works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neu can't do much from the bottom here.
Wido is looking to take a break and control but Neu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wido connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neu some visible discomfort.
Neu tries to bench press Wido off him but Wido keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wido scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Neu is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Wido can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristian Wido!
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energy
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hype
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