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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zahir Nolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mo Money mo Problems. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Zahir Nolam enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zahir Nolam!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nolam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dance somewhat.
Nolam tries to close the distance and clinch but Dance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dance shoots in for a takedown but Nolam shows good takedown defense.
Nolam is looking to clinch.
Dance swats away the attempt to clinch by Nolam.
Nolam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dance shoots in for a double leg but Nolam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zahir Nolam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nolam lands a nice shot to the body.
Nolam clinches up against the cage.
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like James Dance has been cut.
Nolam looking to throw knees to the head but Dance is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolam trying to land knees to the body.
Nolam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dance is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nolam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nolam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nolam gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dance regains guard.
Dance working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nolam.
Nolam lands a couple of digs.
Nolam throws a big right hand that misses.
Nolam thows a big elbow that misses.
Nolam is fighting to break Dance's control of his arms but Dance is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dance working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nolam.
Nolam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nolam drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dance looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dance looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dance!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dance working the ground and pound.
Nolam is looking for a sweep.
Nolam is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dance off and has taken his back!
Nolam looks gassed!
Nolam is throwing shots to the body but Dance manages to wriggle free. Nolam pounces on him again and ends up in Dance's guard.
Nolam postures up in Dance's guard and throws a big left but Dance blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nolam looking for submissions off his back.
Dance takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nolam looking for submissions off his back.
Dance controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance working over Nolam with some ground and pound. Nolam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dance controlling the action here.
Nolam is defending against the submission attempts here by Dance.
Dance trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolam actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zahir Nolam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Dance's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dance shoots in for a takedown but Nolam shows good takedown defense.
Nolam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dance has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nolam is trying to keep an underhook but Dance manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolam wants to get back to full guard but Dance has passed into side control.
Nolam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here as Dance stalls from top position.
Nolam is looking for a sweep.
Nolam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nolam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolam manages to get back to half guard.
Dance is taking a breather. Nolam says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nolam is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Dance seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dance lands a nice short elbow.
Nolam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dance controlling the action here.
Dance has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dance working Nolam over with strikes.
Dance lands with a punch from half guard.
Dance takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dance seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dance working Nolam over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dance looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nolam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dance works his way into full mount!
Dance with shots to the head and body - Nolam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dance lands a nice shot to the head.
Dance controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolam working to try and regain half guard.
Dance in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nolam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dance controlling from mount.
Nolam is looking to improve his position but Dance isn't that keen on the idea.
Dance lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dance controlling his opponent.
Dance seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nolam for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance with shots to the head and body - Nolam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nolam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dance controlling the position easily from mount.
Dance fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nolam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dance controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance working Nolam over with strikes here.
James Dance overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nolam working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Dance's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nolam tries to clinch up but Dance circles away and keeps his distance.
Nolam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nolam tries to clinch there but Dance circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Nolam as Dance shoots in.
Dance fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nolam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dance shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nolam gets back to full guard.
Nolam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nolam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dance controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dance defends well.
Dance thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nolam's head.
Dance wants to control from the top but Nolam keeps moving.
Nolam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dance defends well.
Nolam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nolam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dance is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolam looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dance has picked Nolam up and slammed him! Nolam can't keep hold of the triangle and Dance manages to pass to side control!
Dance working the body and head with strikes.
Dance connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nolam some visible discomfort.
Dance is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nolam taking a bit of punishment here - Dance scoring with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nolam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nolam takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dance looks up at the clock and then as Nolam takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dance smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dance taking a breather here.
Nolam takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nolam's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dance working the ground and pound from side control.
Nolam is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dance's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dance lands with a punch from half guard.
Nolam looking for submissions off his back.
Dance working Nolam over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dance in particular looking to stall.
Nolam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dance 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.
Dance drops an elbow to the side of Nolam's head.
Dance lands with a punch from half guard.
Dance takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dance sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolam tries to roll over but Dance keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dance working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dance showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dance has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dance!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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