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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reem Davey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baar Nimbou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baar Nimbou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reem Davey's chin.
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190 cm
27
228 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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210 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reem Davey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baar Nimbou! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nimbou misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimbou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davey as he avoids it easily. Nimbou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davey's waist but Davey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nimbou off to one side. Davey throws a sloppy head kick and Nimbou moves out of range easily. Nimbou misses with a series of wild punches.
Davey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Nice takedown defense from Davey. No joy for Nimbou on that attempt. Reem Davey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baar Nimbou. Nimbou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davey moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nimbou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davey's waist but Davey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nimbou off to one side. Nimbou dodges the punch combination from Davey.
Davey darts in and clinches Nimbou up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A hook to the body from Davey.
Nimbou looks gassed! Davey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Davey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimbou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davey.
It looks like Baar Nimbou has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A chopping leg kick lands by Davey. Davey throws a right and a left that Nimbou avoids nicely. Davey throws a head kick that misses. Davey lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davey. Nimbou does a little dance to reset his feet. Davey throws a right and a left that both miss. Davey rushes Nimbou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Davey scores a nice knee to the body.
Davey lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davey lands with a short shot to the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Davey manages to break the clinch.
Davey drops Nimbou with a left right combo! Davey follows him down to the ground into side control.
Nimbou is rocked! Nimbou managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Davey.
Nimbou is still in real trouble! Can Davey finish him? Davey throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Nimbou seems to have recovered his senses. Davey trying to control the position but Nimbou is working away. Davey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nimbou is avoiding damage well.
Nimbou gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Davey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Davey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Davey with the ground and pound but Nimbou uses the opportunity to regain guard. Nimbou can't keep his opponent in guard - Davey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nimbou moves into full guard.
Nimbou keeping full guard, as Davey tries to pass. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Davey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Nimbou keeping full guard, as Davey tries to pass. Davey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Nimbou keeping moving, preventing Davey from controlling successfully. Nimbou trying to keep a closed guard but Davey is proving a slippery customer.
Davey throws a big right hand that misses. Nimbou throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nimbou keeping moving, preventing Davey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Nimbou looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Davey wants to control from the top but Nimbou keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Reem Davey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Davey fails to land with a series of punches.
Nimbou misses with a double jab.
Davey closes the distance and pushes Nimbou back into the cage. Davey cracks Nimbou with a nice body shot. Davey breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Davey. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nimbou misses with a hook to the body
and Davey counters with a low kick, right behind Nimbou 's knee. Nimbou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reem Davey dominated that round. The cut man is working on Baar Nimbou's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nimbou tries for a takedown but Davey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Davey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Davey is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nimbou shoots in for a takedown but Davey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Davey tries to clinch there but Nimbou circles away.
Nimbou is trying desperately to land a takedown but Davey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nimbou. Nice takedown defense from Davey. No joy for Nimbou on that attempt. Reem Davey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baar Nimbou. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davey!
Nimbou is breathing heavily. Davey clinches with his opponent.
Davey manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Davey.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davey throws a chopping leg kick but Nimbou manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nimbou closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davey to the mat! Davey manages to get full guard. Davey wants to sweep here but Nimbou controlling him for the moment. Davey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Davey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Davey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nimbou defends well. Davey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Davey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nimbou is working Davey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Davey throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nimbou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Davey controls Nimbou momentarily but Nimbou frees himself. Nimbou wants to control from the top but Davey keeps moving. Davey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Davey looking to control.
Reem Davey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nimbou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Davey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nimbou on the ground. Nimbou throws a big right hand that misses. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davey here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Davey working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Nimbou preventing the sweep. Nimbou postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reem Davey just wasn't active enough. Nimbou throws a right and a left that Davey avoids nicely. Davey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimbou can do to turn this around? Davey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Davey throws a right and a left that both miss. Nimbou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davey. Nimbou misses with the combination.
Nimbou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Davey misses with a few strikes there.
Nimbou misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimbou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nimbou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee warns Davey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davey tries to hold on but Nimbou postures up. Nimbou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davey's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Davey tries to hold on but Nimbou postures up. Davey is looking to get to half guard. Davey wants to control but Nimbou is having none of it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nimbou landing strikes from the mount. Nimbou lands with some strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baar Nimbou will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Baar Nimbou'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. This is the final round!
Nimbou misses with a wild combination.
Davey lands a leg kick that knocks Nimbou off balance momentarily. Nimbou misses with a few strikes there.
Davey feints a jab promting Nimbou to slip. Davey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nimbou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Nimbou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davey stalks Nimbou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nimbou's face. Nimbou staggers backwards, shaken. Baar Nimbou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nimbou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davey circles away quickly and effectively. Nimbou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Davey moves into range and clinches up with Nimbou. Nimbou wants to take the fight to the mat but Davey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Reem Davey is winning the standup battle so far. Oooh a lovely combination from Davey sends Nimbou down but not out. Davey dives into side control looking to finish.
That has opened up Baar Nimbou's cut even more. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Davey decides to stand back up. Davey steps back and let's Nimbou get back to his feet. Davey lands a big right hook! Nimbou looks hurt but is still standing! Davey lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Nimbou falls down and Davey dives in with a huge hammer fist! Nimbou's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Davey runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reem Davey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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