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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hale!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix is looking to clinch but Hale is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nix was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nix. Hale shrugs it off though.
Nix doesn't manage to clinch there - Hale circles away.
Nix moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.
Nix wants to clinch.
Nix shoots in but Hale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nix tries to bum rush Hale with a series of wild strikes but Hale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nix tries to clinch up but Hale circles away and keeps his distance.
Hale gets tackled into the cage by Nix. Nix maintains the clinch.
Hale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nix.
Hale looks winded!
Nix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix crunches a lovely knee into Hale's ribcage.
Nix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nix lands a right hand.
Nix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nix connects with a knee to the head.
Hale avoiding damage as Nix throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nix.
Nix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nix lands a good knee to the midsection. Hale won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nix landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nix is stalling here.
Nix lands an elbow that stopped Hale in his tracks for a moment.
Nix is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Nix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nix looking for a takedown.
Hale avoiding damage as Nix throws knees to the body.
Hale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Nix missing with knees to the body.
Hale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Nix.
Nix lands a nice knee to the body.
Hale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nix.
Nix working Hale over with knees to the body.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Nix.
Nix lands a knee to the body.
Nix looking to stall.
Nix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hale is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hale avoids it.
Hale avoiding damage as Nix throws knees to the body.
Hale leaning against his opponent.
Nix lands a nice knee to the body.
Nix is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hale pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nix stops a takedown attempt from Hale.
Nix lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nix slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nix using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Nix dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nix scores with a spinning back kick!
Nix shoots in but Hale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nix forces Hale back against the cage and clinches.
Nix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hale is defending well.
Nix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nix has Hale pressed against the cage.
Nix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Nix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale pushes Nix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Nix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nix lands an elbow inside.
Nix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hale.
Nix missing with knees to the body.
Hale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nix missing with knees to the body.
Nix is pressed up against the cage. Hale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nix down to the mat. Nix avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nix pushes Hale up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon Nix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nix.
Nix slowing the pace effectively.
Nix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Nix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nix crunches a lovely knee into Hale's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nix lands an elbow just above Hale 's eye.
Nix managing to block the knees to the body from Hale.
Nix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands an elbow that stopped Hale in his tracks for a moment.
Nix lands a shot to the body.
Nix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hale's efforts to push away.
Nix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nix tries for a takedown but Hale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nix tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Jab, jab by Hale - just one landing.
Nix tries to clinch up.
Nix tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jon Nix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale slaps away a takedown attempt from Nix, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nix wants to clinch up but Hale keeps it at a distance.
Jon Nix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nix tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Nix tries to close the distance and clinch but Hale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nix looks to clinch
enabling Hale to counter with a crisp jab.
Nix is looking to clinch.
Nix tries to clinch but Hale is having none of it.
Nix tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nix tries to clinch but Hale is having none of it.
Nix tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Nix tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Nix dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hale keeps the fight on the outside.
Nix moves into the clinch.
Nix drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hale.
Nix digs a right hand into Hale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hale's gas tank.
Nix trying to land knees to the body.
Nix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hale is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nix lands a nice knee to the body.
Nix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Nix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nix scores a nice knee to the body.
Hale is looking to break free of the clinch but Nix has double underhooks.
Nix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nix scores a nice knee to the body.
Hale is trying to push Nix away but Nix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hale avoiding damage as Nix throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nix.
Nix creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Nix using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hale trying to land knees to the body.
Nix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nix crunches a lovely knee into Hale's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix slowing the pace effectively.
Hale tries a body shot but Nix blocks it.
Hale avoiding damage as Nix throws knees to the body.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Nix.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Nix.
Hale tries to break free but Nix pushes him back against the cage.
Nix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hale is defending well for now.
Hale blocks an elbow strike from Nix.
Hale is trying to break the clinch but Nix is controlling him.
Nix taking a breather.
Hale tries to circle away but Nix has him pinned against the cage.
Nix missing with knees to the body.
Jon Nix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a damaging elbow.
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nix missing with knees to the body.
Hale is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nix tries to stall but Hale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stephen Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Hale has Nix pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nix manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nix crunches a lovely knee into Hale's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale misses with a kick to the body.
Nix dives in and grabs Hale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hale pushes down on Nix's head and hops out.
Nix tries to clinch up but Hale circles away and keeps his distance.
Nix tries to clinch up but Hale circles away and keeps his distance.
Hale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hale keeps the fight on the outside.
Nix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hale's waist but Hale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nix off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Nix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nix has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Nix!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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