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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmont comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt - Johnny Cash. Nygard has chosen Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leif Nygard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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200 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Nygard.
Belmont turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belmont lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nygard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nygard avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Belmont scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by Nygard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nygard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leif Nygard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmont scores with a leg kick.
Belmont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nygard lands with a right hand.
Nygard blocks the body kick.
Good work by Nygard as he checks the leg kick.
Belmont's corner calls for a 1-2. Belmont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygard works Belmont's body with a nice hook.
Nygard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belmont throws a body punch but Nygard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Leif Nygard has been cut.
Nygard tries to clinch up.
Nygard is looking to land body kicks.
Belmont uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nygard has time to react.
Nygard looks to land a left hand but Belmont moved out of range nicely.
Nygard looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmont is just out of range.
Nygard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Belmont eats them both and turns towards Nygard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nygard scores with a jab to the body.
Nygard lands with an uppercut that bounces Belmont off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmont misses with an uppercut. Nygard saw that one coming.
Belmont throws a shot from downtown. Nygard moves away and avoids it.
Nygard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belmont lands a leg kick that knocks Nygard off balance momentarily.
Nygard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nygard scores with a nice strike.
Nygard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard moves out of range as Belmont throws a body kick.
Belmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nygard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.
Nygard ducks right into an uppercut from Belmont.
A leg kick checked by Belmont.
Belmont throws a shot from downtown. Nygard moves away and avoids it.
Belmont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nygard throws a shot to the body.
Nygard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belmont lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nygard tries to throw a body punch but Belmont avoids it by throwing Nygard back against the cage.
Nygard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belmont avoids it.
Nygard blocks a body shot from Belmont.
Nygard tries to work over Belmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nygard tries a knee to the head but Belmont blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont pushes Nygard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belmont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belmont takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Belmont looking to throw knees to the head but Nygard is blocking nicely.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belmont blocks it with crossed arms.
Nygard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belmont throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nygard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belmont blocks an elbow strike.
Belmont looking to throw knees to the head but Nygard is blocking nicely.
Belmont is pushing Nygard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belmont breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Nygard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nygard will feel that in the morning.
Belmont takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygard ducks under a wild hook from Belmont.
Belmont throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belmont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belmont throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nygard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nygard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmont manages to avoid it.
Nygard scores with a jab to the body.
Nygard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belmonts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Belmont tenderised Nygard's leg. Nygard is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Belmont finds it's way through Nygard's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmont darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belmont connects with a body shot that sends Nygard's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Belmont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leif Nygard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nygard walks into a stiff left hand from Belmont.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belmont.
Nygard stuns Belmont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belmont walks into a stiff left hand from Nygard.
Nygard slips under a jab.
Augustus Belmont is winning the standup battle so far.
Nygard moves away from the strike by Belmont.
Nygard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmont moves away.
Belmont missing with a left hand there. Nygard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nygard misses the shot to the body.
Belmont connects with a solid leg kick.
Belmont throws a sloppy head kick and Nygard moves out of range easily.
Nygard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nygard moves out of range of the leg kick from Belmont.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Belmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belmont misses with a low kick.
Nygard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nygard misses with a wild body shot.
Belmont scores with a nice right hand.
Belmont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygard moves away.
Nygard digs a good hook to Belmont's body.
Belmont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nygard.
Belmont throws a sloppy head kick and Nygard moves out of range easily.
Belmont will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belmont.
Belmont lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nygard's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Nygard. Those never looked like landing.
Belmont keeps the fight on the outside.
Belmont throws a body punch but Nygard moves out of range.
Nygard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belmont is out of range and Nygard settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belmont buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont moves out of range of the body kick from Nygard.
Nygard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nygard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nygard.
Nygard avoids the body shot from Belmont.
A left lands for Nygard.
Belmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nygard was well out of range. Poor timing from Belmont.
Nygard blocks a jab.
Nygard throws the left hand but Belmont avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belmont.
Belmont throws a shot to the body.
Nygard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belmont misses with a hook. Nygard ducked under it nicely.
Nygard misses with a wild body shot.
Belmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nygard is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nygard lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belmont.
Nygard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nygard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Leif Nygard's cut even more.
Belmont connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Belmont blocks the low kick.
Belmont throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belmont shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nygard scores with a shot to the body.
Nygard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick there by Nygard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmont fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nygard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belmont plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Belmont cracks Nygard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nygard is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard throws a big shot that misses.
Nygard is still on wobbly legs! Can Belmont finish him?
Belmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
and Belmont counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nygard! He's just covering up as Belmont starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Belmont!
Augustus Belmont is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Augustus Belmont thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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