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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is Skrillex / Equinox. A fine choice. Nieto has chosen Bullet the Blue Sky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed thuds a left hand into Nieto's body.
Speed cracks Nieto with a good jab.
Nieto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Speed there.
Nieto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speed.
Nieto tries to score with a low kick but Speed moves his leg out of the way.
Nieto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nieto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed connects with a jab.
Nieto throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Nieto ducks down to avoid it.
Nieto scores with a jab to the head.
Nieto shoots in for a double leg but Speed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Speed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nieto throws out a powerful jab.
Nieto's corner calls for a 1-2. Nieto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed misses with a hook.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Nieto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Nieto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nieto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Speed.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Nieto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Nieto tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Speed connects with a single shot there.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed connects with a right hand. Nieto shakes it off.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieto.
Speed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nieto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed lands with an overhand left.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nieto.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nieto.
Speed misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nieto.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jon Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Speed avoids the body shot from Nieto.
Speed throws a series of punches but Nieto avoids them all with ease.
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieto avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Nieto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Speed catches Nieto right on the button with a cross.
Speed lands a lovely overhand right.
Speed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nieto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieto was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Nieto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Nieto is just out of range.
Nieto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nieto connects with a body shot.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Nieto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speed circles away quickly and effectively.
Nieto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed gets caught flat footed, as Nieto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nieto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nieto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nieto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieto working some strikes from top position.
Nieto passes Speed's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Speed trying to hold on to Nieto's head to control him but Nieto postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandre Nieto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nieto stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nieto lands with a shot to the body.
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Nieto's head but Nieto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Nieto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nieto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speed.
Speed lands a nice hook to Nieto's body. Nieto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nieto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nieto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Speed wants to control but Nieto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Speed is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nieto wants to take a breather but Speed is having none of it.
Nieto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nieto is controlling the pace.
Nieto passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto working the ground and pound but Speed is defending the strikes.
Speed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Speed wants to control but Nieto postures up.
Nieto in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nieto swings around for an armbar but Speed sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nieto's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed postures up.
Nieto trying to control the position here.
Nieto wants to sweep here but Speed controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto looking to control.
Speed decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nieto, up you get!
Speed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nieto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed throws the left hand but Nieto avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Nieto misses.
Nieto scores with a leg kick.
Nieto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto digs a good body shot into Speed's ribs.
Speed lands a jab.
Speed misses with the combination.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Nieto walks into a left hand.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Nieto scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speed avoids the body shot from Nieto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nieto throws a head kick that misses.
Speed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nieto. Nieto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Nieto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Speed did well to prevent Nieto getting side control.
Speed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nieto.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but Speed defending well.
Nieto lands strikes from half guard.
Nieto throwing shots but Speed is blocking nicely.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nieto thows a huge punch but Speed dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed is trying to get back to full guard.
Nieto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nieto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Speed taking some punishment here, with Nieto in his half guard.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Speed trying to control here.
Nieto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nieto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nieto thows a huge punch but Speed dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto thows a huge punch but Speed dodges it nicely.
Nieto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Speed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieto.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nieto with the ground and pound but Speed uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieto throwing strikes from guard but Speed blocks nicely.
Nieto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nieto is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto stands up over Speed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nieto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nieto slips nicely into half guard.
Nieto wants to pass to mount but Speed is defending the position.
Nieto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speed keeps working.
Speed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nieto on the ground.
Nieto works his way into side control.
Alexandre Nieto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is looking for a sweep.
Nieto taking a breather here.
Speed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nieto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nieto taking a breather here.
Nieto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jon Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandre Nieto has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speed keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Nieto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nieto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto!
Alexandre Nieto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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