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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigal has chosen 5FDP-Meet The Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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179 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nigal!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nigal tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Nigal.
Nigal is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nigal fails with a takedown attempt.
Nigal tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nigal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nigal tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nigal is defended easily by Green.
Green pushes Nigal away with a front kick.
Nigal tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Nigal tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nigal looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigal tries to clinch up.
Green looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Green stays in close to Nigal's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Green advances position into side control!
Nigal tries to improve position but can't.
Green looks up at the clock and then as Nigal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Green smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nigal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Green is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green controlling from mount.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Green is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nigal can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the pace for now.
Nigal working to try and regain half guard.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nigal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
Nigal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Nigal is in trouble!
Green cracks Nigal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Green trying to control but Nigal is having none of it.
Nigal is looking to get to half guard.
Nigal wants to control but Green is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling his opponent.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
Nigal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green tries to control but Nigal wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nigal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Green. Nigal shrugs it off though.
Green shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Green was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nigal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Jack Nigal has been cut.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nigal?
Nigal working to try and regain half guard.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green working Nigal over with strikes here.
Green with shots to the head and body - Nigal looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nigal tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nigal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nigal gets back to half guard.
Green not doing much here.
Nigal tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
Nigal is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nigal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Green passes the guard and advances to mount!
Green controlling from mount.
Green landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigal is trying to escape the mount.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nigal can do to turn this around?
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nigal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Green content just to control the position here.
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
Green content just to control the position here.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Nigal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nigal is looking to clinch.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Green lands but Nigal takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Jack Nigal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nigal tries to clinch up.
Nigal wants to clinch.
Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Nigal is in trouble!
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nigal?
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green wants to control the pace but Nigal is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lester Green just wasn't active enough.
Nigal with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a shoot takedown. Nigal fights it but they end up in guard.
Nigal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nigal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Green is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nigal.
Nigal is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigal is letting Green control him for a moment.
Green lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Green stalls from top position.
Green lands a few punches from side control.
Nigal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Green's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nigal wants to sweep but Green has passed to side control!
Nigal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigal is being controlled here.
Green lands some shots froms side control.
Nigal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lester Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green happy to just control the position for now.
Green seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nigal for as long as he can get away with.
Green scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nigal to see if he's OK.
Green happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nigal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Nigal's face as Green controls the position.
Nigal is trying to work for a sweep but Green has mounted him!
Nigal wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Green content just to control the position here.
Jack Nigal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nigal can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Green!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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