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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilsson's entrance music is Zukyun Love by Mini Moni. A fine choice. Dennis Nilsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Black!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Nilsson pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Nilsson both land. Nice combination.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Black with a poor takedown
and Nilsson counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
A combination from Nilsson does no damage.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nilsson counters with a solid body kick.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
Nilsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black swings around for an armbar but Nilsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Black's guard.
Nilsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black looks gassed!
Nilsson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Nilsson passes into half guard.
Nilsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nilsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nilsson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nilsson pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nilsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson wants to stand up but Black has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilsson is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Nilsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nilsson uses his free foot to push down on Black's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Black.
Nilsson fails to take his opponent's back.
Nilsson trying to control but Black is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nilsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Black looks a forlorn figure.
Nilsson lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black tries to reverse the position but Nilsson maintains control.
Nilsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Nilsson working for a submission but Black is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Black will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nilsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nilsson counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nilsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nilsson manages to get to full guard.
Nilsson working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Nilsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Black misses with a takedown
and Nilsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilsson misses with a combination
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nilsson trying to control here.
Black works his way into full mount!
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nilsson is looking to escape.
Black avoids the attempt from Nilsson to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working for a guillotine from mount but Nilsson is in no mood to give up.
Black raining down shots from the mount!
Black controlling his opponent.
Black jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nilsson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nilsson and Black has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nilsson is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nilsson wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.
Nilsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nilsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nilsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nilsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nilsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Black throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nilsson escapes and throws Black's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Black is trying to escape the position but Nilsson is controlling the position.
Black tries to bench press Nilsson off him but Nilsson keeps the position.
Black prevents Nilsson from improving position.
Nilsson trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black wants to control but Nilsson postures up.
Nigel Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilsson is working Black over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nilsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nilsson's best efforts.
Black is trying to stand up here but Nilsson is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsson tries to stand and escape but Black is controlling the position.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Nilsson sits in half guard.
Black moves into full guard.
Black uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nilsson is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black stands and throws Nilsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Black advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nilsson lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black shoots and misses
and Nilsson counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black avoids the body shot from Nilsson.
Dennis Nilsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Nilsson both land. Nice combination.
Black shoots and misses
and Nilsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Nilsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsson moves away.
Nilsson throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Nilsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dennis Nilsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Black is looking for a triangle but Nilsson pushes his legs off easily.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Black holds on and takes a little breather.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nilsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nilsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black is looking for a triangle but Nilsson pushes his legs off easily.
Nilsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping moving, preventing Nilsson from controlling successfully.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nilsson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is looking for a triangle here but Nilsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nilsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Black!
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nilsson wants to take Black's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Black tries to reverse the position but Nilsson maintains control.
Nilsson lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nilsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Black regains half guard.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dennis Nilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nilsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nilsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nilsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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