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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilberto Nestuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - No Love. Nestuta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friday - Rebecca Black. This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilberto Nestuta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Hanson lands.
Hanson throws a leg kick
and Nestuta counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson is looking to land body kicks.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanson.
Nestuta wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Nestuta misses with an uppercut.
Hanson looks to throw a body kick
and Nestuta counters with a body kick.
Nestuta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nestuta.
Hanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nestuta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nestuta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nestuta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nestuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hanson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nestuta tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Nestuta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nestuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nestuta closes the distance and pushes Hanson back into the cage.
Nestuta with a knee to the head.
Nestuta misses with a knee strike.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Nestuta on the inside.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nestuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nestuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Nestuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanson is pushing Nestuta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nestuta throws an elbow that misses.
Nestuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
Hanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nestuta.
Hanson avoids the elbow strike from Nestuta, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nestuta.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nestuta misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta misses with a knee strike.
Nestuta misses with a knee to the head.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nestuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanson.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson trying to control the position but instead, Nestuta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanson into the cage.
Nestuta throws an elbow that misses.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike from Nestuta.
Nestuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nestuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanson leaning against his opponent.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson dodges an elbow strike from Nestuta.
Nestuta working aggressively here.
Nestuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edilberto Nestuta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanson throws a combination. Nestuta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Nestuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Hanson.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nestuta manages to avoid it.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson prevents Nestuta from getting the reversal.
Nestuta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanson trying to control but Nestuta is having none of it.
Nestuta is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nestuta is trying to reverse the position but instead Hanson has taken his back - oops!
Hanson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta tries to escape the position.
Hanson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hanson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Nestuta has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looking to hold on to the position here but Nestuta rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Hanson trying to control but Nestuta is working from the bottom.
Nestuta is looking to stand up but Hanson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hanson wants to control from the top but Nestuta keeps moving.
Hanson trying to move into half guard but instead Nestuta has managed to sweep!
Nestuta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hanson throws a hook but Nestuta avoids it easily.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nestuta.
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Hanson.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Nestuta moved away.
Nestuta tries to clinch up but Hanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nestuta tries to clinch
and Hanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Nestuta moves away and avoids it.
Hanson connects with a looping right hand.
Nestuta ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Nestuta wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nestuta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson looks to throw a body kick
and Nestuta counters by clinching up.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Nestuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nestuta looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanson just leaning against Nestuta, taking a breather.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Nestuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nestuta.
Edilberto Nestuta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
Hanson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hanson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nestuta is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
Nestuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nestuta is keeping busy.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanson trying to control the position but instead, Nestuta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanson into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nestuta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike from Nestuta.
Nestuta looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Nestuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Nestuta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nestuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanson blocks the elbow strike.
Hanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nestuta throws an elbow that misses.
Hanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nestuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
Hanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Hanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nestuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanson stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hanson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edilberto Nestuta.
I think Nestuta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edilberto Nestuta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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