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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Niob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood on the ground. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nick Niob was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Niob!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Niob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niob wants to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Niob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sullivan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sullivan.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Niob.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
A jab from Niob misses.
Sullivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Niob slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Nick Niob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Niob. Those never looked like landing.
Niob lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Niob wants to clinch.
Niob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niob.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan moves out of range as Niob strikes.
Sullivan lands a jab to Niob's midsection.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Niob.
Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan is looking to wear down Niob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Niob.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Niob.
Sullivan wants to slow Niob down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Nick Niob has been cut.
Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Niob sees coming a mile off.
Niob takes one to the chin there.
Niob misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niob clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Niob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Niob throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Niob misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Niob keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niob working aggressively here.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Niob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niob.
Niob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
Niob misses with a knee to the head.
Niob misses with a punch to the body.
Niob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niob struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
Niob pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Niob.
Niob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
Sullivan tries to circle away but Niob has him pinned against the cage.
Niob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niob throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Niob.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Niob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivans head.
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob throws a head punch that misses.
Niob lands a shoulder strike.
Niob misses with some punches.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Niob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niob lands a right hand.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niob has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Niob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Niob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Niob misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Sullivan finds it's way through Niob's defenses.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Niob moves away and avoids it.
Niob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niob swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Niob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niob misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Niob there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niob.
Niob darts in trying to clinch
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan defending well as Niob loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Niob is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niob.
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niob just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Sullivan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niob avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Niob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nick Niob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niob throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niob throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.
Niob ducks right into an uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niob's head backwards.
Niob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niob misses with a right hand
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Niob throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niob clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan tries to break free but Niob pushes him back against the cage.
Niob misses with the head strike.
Sullivan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Niob tries to land a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nick Niob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niob swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niob tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Sullivan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Niob doesn't seem phased though.
Niob looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Niob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niob has time to react.
Niob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Niob avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Niob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a really nice looking cross but Niob seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sullivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Niob moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Sullivan connects with a jab.
Niob looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niob has time to react.
Niob throws a jab when Sullivan was well out of range.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niob.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niob looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niob lands a two punch combo.
Niob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Niob's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Niob looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Niob defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Niob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niob throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Niob misses.
A left lands for Niob.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
A big left from Niob misses.
Sammy Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Niob.
Niob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niob.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niob throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niob just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob rushes Sullivan and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niob.
A short left from Niob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niob.
Niob misses with the head strike.
Niob misses with some punches.
Sullivan lands a right hand.
Niob lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Niob lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Niob fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Niob fails to land.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niob.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan scores with a body shot.
Niob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niob takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niob misses with a series of wild punches.
Niob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Niob scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Niob tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Niob. Those never looked like landing.
Niob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan takes a swing at Niob's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Niob misses its intended target.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niob misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niob loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Niob moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Niob ducks under and follows up with a left that Niob also avoids with ease.
Niob pushes Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan dodges an elbow strike from Niob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niob working aggressively here.
Niob swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niob pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niob looking to throw knees to the head but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niob digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
Sullivan avoids the elbow strike from Niob, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Niob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niob 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Niob!
Post fight, an emotional Nick Niob said 'Yeeeesss!! :D'.
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hype
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