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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevin comes to the cage accompanied by Twin Atlantic - Free. The key to victory for Bill Nevin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Matice misses the target.
Matice closes the distance and clinches up with Nevin, looking for a takedown. Matice pushes Nevin against the cage but Nevin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matice misses with a hook.
Matice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nevin manages to avoid it.
Matice takes one on the button.
Matice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Matice is just out of range.
Matice lands a nice hook to Nevin's body. Nevin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matice misses the shot to the body.
Nevin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matice throws a jab when Nevin was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Nevin blocks the low kick.
Matice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nevin throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Raymond Matice has been cut.
Matice looks for a takedown but Nevin sprawls well.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Matice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin lands a nice looking body shot.
Matice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matice showed some decent athleticism there.
Nevin is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Matice 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.
Matice tries to pass to full mount but Nevin defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nevin defending well as Matice loads up on a big left hand.
Bill Nevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nevin tests Matice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nevin stuffs the takedown.
Matice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nevin circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nevin avoids it really well and circles away.
Matice looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Nevin.
Nevin scores with a push kick.
Matice misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Nevin.
Matice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nevin circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Nevin there.
Nevin lands a body shot.
Matice tries a head kick but it misses.
Matice throws a lazy right hand but Nevin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nevin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matice is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matice throws an overhand right that lands on Nevin's shoulder, as Nevin tries to avoid the shot.
Matice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matice is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevin finish him?
Nevin lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Matice - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Nevin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Nevin!
Bill Nevin retains his featherweight title!
An intense looking Bill Nevin took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Love you mum!'.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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