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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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151 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Nolan misses with a double jab.
Nolan looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Nolan tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nolan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacob Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson darts in and clinches Nolan up against the cage.
Stevenson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nolan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Nolan misses with a body shot.
Nolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nolan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Nolan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nathan Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Stevenson.
Nolan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nolan stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevenson. Stevenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Nolan. Those never looked like landing.
Nolan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nolan.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Nolan is having none of it.
Nolan is looking to wear down Stevenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nolan blocks a leg kick.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Nolan.
A bone on bone clash there as Nolan blocks the leg kick.
Nolan avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson shoots in for a double leg but Nolan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nolan scores with a body shot.
Nathan Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nolan as he jumps to the side.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nolan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Nolan misses with a two punch combination.
Nolan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nolan throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Nolan moves away
and Nolan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nolan is struggling to control the position.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson tries to clinch
enabling Nolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nolan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Nolan. No joy for Stevenson on that attempt.
A leg kick checked by Nolan.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nolan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nolan lands with a good body shot.
Nolan stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevenson. Stevenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Nolan.
Nolan blocks the body kick.
Nolan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Nolan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Nolan throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nolan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nolan looks to land a combination. Stevenson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nathan Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nolan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nolan wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops his hands momentarily and Nolan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
Nathan Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Stevenson.
Nolan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevenson back to the cage. Nolan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Nolan.
Nolan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nolan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws the kick towards the body but Nolan avoids it.
Nathan Nolan is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevenson is defended easily by Nolan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nolan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Nolan misses.
Nolan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nolan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Nolan.
Nolan misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson tried to score with a low kick but Nolan checks it.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Nolan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nolan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Nolan. No joy for Stevenson on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Nolan.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Nolan moved away.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nolan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Nolan.
Nolan misses with a body shot.
Stevenson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Nolan pushes him off.
Stevenson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Nolan.
Stevenson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Nolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson instigates a clinch.
Stevenson is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stevenson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nolan's brow.
Nolan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nolan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nolan feints a jab promting Stevenson to slip. Nolan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stevenson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan scores with a nice head shot.
Nolan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nolan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nolans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nolan throws a right and a left that Stevenson avoids nicely.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Nolan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nolan throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Nolan both land. Nice combination.
Nolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nolan slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevenson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nathan Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Stevenson.
Nolan just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nolan pinned against the cage. Nolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevenson misses the body punch
and Nolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nolan misses with a hook to the body
and Stevenson counters with a series of strikes. Nolan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a push kick but Nolan slaps the foot to one side.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Nolan misses.
Nolan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Stevenson walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Nolan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Nolan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nolan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevenson walks into a stiff left hand from Nolan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Nolan.
Well Nolan 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Nathan Nolan!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Nathan Nolan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nathan Nolan!
Nathan Nolan wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Nathan Nolan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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