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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Clipse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chad Nazareth's chin.
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142 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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180 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazareth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazareth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nazareth swats away the attempt to clinch by Clipse.
Nazareth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nazareth throws the left hand but Clipse avoids the punch easily.
Clipse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clipse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clipse lands a shoulder strike.
Clipse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clipse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Clipse.
It looks like Chad Nazareth has been cut.
Clipse landing knees to the head.
Clipse just leaning against Nazareth, taking a breather.
Nazareth has picked Clipse up - he's going for a ride! Nazareth dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clipse tries to get to full guard but Nazareth has control of the leg.
Nazareth is looking to take a break and control but Clipse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazareth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazareth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clipse trying to hold on to Nazareth's head to control him but Nazareth postures up.
Nazareth lands with a punch from half guard.
Nazareth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nazareth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth thows a huge punch but Clipse dodges it nicely.
Clipse is trying to maintain the position but Nazareth is very close to passing his half guard.
Nazareth is keen to just control but Clipse is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Nazareth.
Nazareth prevents Clipse from standing back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clipse tries to get to full guard but Nazareth has control of the leg.
Nazareth is thwarting Clipse's attempts to control the position.
Nazareth wants to free his trapped foot but Clipse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nazareth trying to control the action but Clipse is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clipse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clipse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazareth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clipse but Clipse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab from Nazareth.
Good exchange - Clipse coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nazareth or perhaps it was just good defense by Clipse which made him look bad.
Paul Clipse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Nazareth.
Nazareth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nazareth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clipse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clipse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clipse feints a jab promting Nazareth to slip. Clipse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nazareth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paul Clipse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clipse throws a head kick but Nazareth moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clipse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clipse scores with a three punch combo!
Nazareth feints and as Clipse raises his hands in defense, Nazareth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nazareth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clipse is keeping the position for now.
Clipse is trying to control the position but Nazareth postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazareth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nazareth throws and elbow that misses. Clipse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nazareth's guard. Nice move by Clipse!
Nazareth wants to stand and escape but Clipse is having none of it.
Clipse wants to stand and escape but instead Nazareth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nazareth stopping the sweep attempt from Clipse.
Clipse working a defensive guard but Nazareth passes into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clipse keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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. Nazareth connects with a nice short shot to Clipse's temple.
Nazareth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazareth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazareth slips a nice elbow through Clipse's hands, connecting with Clipse's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth lands with a punch from half guard.
Clipse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazareth.
Nazareth drops an elbow to the side of Clipse's head.
Clipse trying to get back to full guard but Nazareth takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nazareth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clipse is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nazareth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nazareth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazareth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clipse?
Clipse is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazareth prevents Clipse from getting the reversal.
Oh Clipse is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazareth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nazareth postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Clipse bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nazareth and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Nazareth!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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