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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalip Rana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rana comes to the cage accompanied by Punjabi Rap. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalip Rana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Nygard!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nygard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rana at a distance.
Rana tries to clinch up but Nygard circles away and keeps his distance.
Rana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nygard moves into the clinch.
Nygard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nygard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nygard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rana clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rana covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nygard punches Rana on the ear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygard tightening his grip on Rana, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rana is trapped and Nygard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nygard throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Rana controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rana avoids the strikes from Nygard.
Rana is covering up but some of the strikes from Nygard are getting through and doing damage.
Nygard throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rana holding both Nygard 's hands and preventing any damage.
Nygard lands a shot to the head.
Rana covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rana is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard struggling to land strikes to the head as Rana covers up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rana controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rana covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rana wants to get back to his feet.
Nygard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rana controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Nygard throwing strikes and Rana squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Nygard lands a big shot there that rocks Rana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nygard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nygard looks winded!
Nygard throws some wild stikes that Rana manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nygard misses with some ground and pound and Rana recovers position to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Nygard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rana tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nygard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rana tries a body shot but Nygard blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Rana fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rana as Nygard tries to tie him up.
Rana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nygard backwards.
Nygard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rana has him pressed against the cage.
Nygard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rana tries to work over Nygard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nygard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rana can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
Rana stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rana.
Rana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nygard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nygard backwards.
It looks like Mike Nygard has been cut.
Rana trying to control the position but instead, Nygard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rana into the cage.
Nygard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rana.
Nygard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rana has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rana misses with a punch on the inside.
Rana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nygard's efforts to push away.
Rana misses with a body punch.
Rana can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Nygard struggles to land a body shot inside as Rana controls his hands.
Nygard blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard blocking some punches.
Rana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rana leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Rana.
Rana misses with a punch to the body.
Nygard is trying to drag Rana to the mat but Rana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rana has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
Rana lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rana taking a breather.
Rana can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
Rana swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rana misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nygard.
Rana misses with a punch on the inside.
Nygard is trying to force a seperation but Rana has the dominant position.
Rana has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
Rana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Rana.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rana.
Rana misses with a punch to the body.
Rana misses with a body punch.
Rana lands an uppercut.
Rana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rana.
Rana can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rana lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rana.
Rana cracks Nygard with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalip Rana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rana misses with a punch on the inside.
Rana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rana looking to slow down the pace here.
Rana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard is trying to break the clinch but Rana has him pressed against the cage.
Rana working aggressively here.
Rana throws a punch but it's blocked by Nygard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nygard prevents a body shot from Rana.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalip Rana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Nygard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nygard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rana tries to clinch but Nygard is having none of it.
Nygard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rana tries to close the distance and clinch but Nygard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nygard looking to score a takedown here. Rana is defending well but Nygard drives through and ends up in Rana's guard.
Rana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mike Nygard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nygard is looking to work some ground and pound but Rana has wrist control.
Nygard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nygard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nygard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nygard throwing strikes from guard but Rana blocks nicely.
Rana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rana tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard throwing strikes but missing.
Nygard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nygard postures up in Rana's guard and throws a big left but Rana blocks it.
Nygard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nygard is controlling him.
Nygard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nygard is controlling him.
Nygard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nygard throws a big right hand that misses.
Rana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nygard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nygard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rana's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nygard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nygard is controlling him.
Nygard throwing strikes but missing.
Nygard is looking to work some ground and pound but Rana has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nygard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nygard postures up in Rana's guard and throws a big left but Rana blocks it.
Nygard wants to pass the guard but Rana is keeping the position.
Rana is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Nygard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nygard 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Nygard!
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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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