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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nadir's choice of entrance music: M.A.S.H Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
24
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
217 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas MacArthur! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abed Nadir! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nadir misses with a hook
and MacArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nadir scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from MacArthur misses. MacArthur tries to land a body kick and Nadir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice straight punches there by MacArthur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacArthur. A lazy left from MacArthur finds it's target. MacArthur checks a leg kick nicely. Nadir blocks the body kick.
MacArthur gets caught flat footed, as Nadir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nadir throws a big elbow that misses. Nadir landing with the ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! MacArthur is controlling Nadir's posture. Nadir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacArthur wants to sweep here but Nadir controlling him for the moment. MacArthur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir. MacArthur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. MacArthur wants to sweep here but Nadir controlling him for the moment. Nadir works a leg free and moves into half guard. Nadir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Nadir throwing shots but MacArthur is blocking nicely. Nadir is looking to advance position but MacArthur won't allow it. Nadir not landing any meaningful shots this time. Nadir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Nadir lands strikes from half guard. Nadir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacArthur's head. Nadir working over MacArthur with some ground and pound. MacArthur looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nadir drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. MacArthur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nadir is working away from the top position though. The fighters are battling for position here. MacArthur manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nadir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Nadir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacArthur is keeping the position for now. MacArthur trying to control the position here. Nadir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. MacArthur trying to control the position.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing. Nadir won't allow MacArthur to get back to his feet. Nadir won't allow MacArthur to sweep him here. MacArthur has his hands on Nadir's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Douglas MacArthur wasn't doing enough on the ground. MacArthur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Douglas MacArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nadir jabbing away but nothing is landing. MacArthur throws a hook but Nadir blocks it. MacArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nadir throws out the jab. Nadir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur.
Horrible takedown by Nadir or perhaps it was just good defense by MacArthur which made him look bad. MacArthur throws out a loose jab but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it. Nadir looks to land a left hand but MacArthur moved out of range nicely. A chopping leg kick lands by Nadir. Nadir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacArthur sprawls well. MacArthur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nadir gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MacArthur missing with a left hand there. Nadir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nadir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nadir moves out of range of the body kick from MacArthur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nadir.
MacArthur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nadir. Nadir circles away out of range and recomposes himself. MacArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadir manages to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nadir dips to his left and cracks MacArthur with an uppercut! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nadir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacArthurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Nadir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. MacArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacArthur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. MacArthur looks to land a left hand but Nadir moved out of range nicely. No joy there for MacArthur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nadir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur throws out the jab. MacArthur gets tackled into the cage by Nadir. Nadir maintains the clinch. Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacArthur avoids it. Nadir has MacArthur pressed against the cage, preventing MacArthur from circling away and getting back to striking at range. MacArthur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nadir looking to slow down the pace here. MacArthur can't break the clinch.
MacArthur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nadir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. MacArthur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. MacArthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. MacArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacArthur pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nadir back to the cage. MacArthur follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Nadir misses the jab. No luck with that takedown attempt from Nadir. Nadir swings for the body but MacArthur moves out of range.
Nadir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacArthur. MacArthur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacArthur scores with a nice right hand.
MacArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nadir just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur throws a wild body kick that Nadir sees coming a mile off. MacArthur tries to land a front kick but Nadir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. MacArthur misses with a double jab
and Nadir counters with a nice uppercut. MacArthur throws a push kick but Nadir slaps the foot to one side. MacArthur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nadir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nadir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacArthur.
MacArthur throws a shot from downtown. Nadir moves away and avoids it. MacArthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nadir sees it coming and avoids it easily. Douglas MacArthur is winning the standup battle so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. MacArthur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nadir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacArthur is rocked! MacArthur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nadir. Oh MacArthur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! MacArthur moves out of range of the strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Nadir misses the target. Nadir wobbles MacArthur with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Nadir dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts MacArthur to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abed Nadir! A relieved looking Abed Nadir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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