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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razer Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed has chosen Ca fait mal remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Bryant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
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160 lbs
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170 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Bryant! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razer Mohammed! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mohammed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Bryant counter with a right hand. Mohammed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryant. Mohammed misses with a takedown attempt and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant. Mohammed keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully. Bryant postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mohammed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bryant, into his guard. Bryant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mohammed's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mohammed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bryant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Bryant gets to his feet - Mohammed follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohammed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Bryant tries to get to full guard but Mohammed has control of the leg. Bryant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Bryant manages to escape and get back to his feet! Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mohammed wants to clinch but Bryant slips to the side and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant. Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mohammed's head. Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Mohammed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mohammed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bryant off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Mohammed misses with a takedown and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Nick Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razer Mohammed. Mohammed looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bryant is trying to work for a kimura but Mohammed is defending well.
Bryant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bryant trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mohammed defends it well. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Mohammed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Bryant is working for a kimura but Mohammed is defending it quite comfortably.
Bryant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Bryant stands up out of the half guard. Mohammed wants to clinch but Bryant slips to the side and Bryant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mohammed's guard. Bryant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Mohammed doesn't succeed with the takedown and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into guard. Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Bryant stands up from Mohammed's guard - Bryant perhaps looking for a knockout. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mohammed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Bryant dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bryant bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Bryant is trying to get an arm triangle but Mohammed is defending well. Bryant working away. Mohammed tries to improve position but can't. Nick Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bryant has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Bryant moves into the clinch successfully.
Mohammed is breathing heavily. Mohammed looking for a takedown. Bryant scores with a shoulder strike. Bryant has Mohammed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mohammed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Mohammed stalling in the clinch but Bryant improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bryant lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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. Bryant connects with a nice short shot to Mohammed's temple. Bryant frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Mohammed taking shots to the head. Bryant is standing up, even though he is in mount. Bryant shoots in and bounces Mohammed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Bryant lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bryant drops back looking for a leg! Mohammed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mohammed manages to kick Bryant off! Bryant jumps back into Mohammed's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bryant lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bryant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Bryant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Bryant is in close to Mohammed's body, working some short punches and elbows. Bryant wants to control from the top but Mohammed keeps moving. Bryant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mohammed looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mohammed looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mohammed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bryant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mohammed's best efforts. Mohammed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bryant defending well though. Bryant wants to control but Mohammed is keeping busy.
Mohammed tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bryant.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Mohammed is looking for a kimura but Bryant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mohammed to get the leverage. Bryant wants to control but Mohammed is keeping busy and won't allow it. Bryant holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Bryant is trying to stand back up but Mohammed is controlling him
Bryant manages to get to full guard.
Mohammed being controlled here momentarily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mohammedis looking to pass into half guard but Bryant pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bryant is in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Bryant 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!
Bryant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mohammed! Bryant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bryant is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mohammed has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bryant looking to finish Mohammed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mohammed! Bryant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mohammed is looking to escape. Mohammed really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bryant looking to finish Mohammed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mohammed! Mohammed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohammed is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action. A nice elbow there by Bryant. Bryant cracks Mohammed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bryant is landing with some decent strikes but Mohammed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Bryant is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mohammed is surviving well by controlling Bryant's body position as best he can. Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Bryant has control of Mohammed's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mohammed regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bryant goes for an armbar but Mohammed turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mohammed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mohammed being controlled here momentarily. Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mohammed manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bryant trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom. Bryant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Bryant drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mohammed dives on top into guard. Bryant is wriggling around but Mohammed manages to pass to half guard.
Mohammed wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Bryant with the active half guard here but Mohammed passes nicely into side control. Mohammed wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy. Bryant tries to bench press Mohammed off him but Mohammed keeps the position. Bryant tries to control but Mohammed manages to take his back. Will Mohammed go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bryant rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Razer Mohammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nick Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! Nick Bryant showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bryant 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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