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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Epping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
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192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kingsley Nasir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Epping!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Epping wants to sweep but Nasir has passed to side control!
Nasir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nasir throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nasir is looking to take a break and control but Epping is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasir working away.
Nasir scoring with punches from side control.
Nasir just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epping is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nasir wants to free his trapped foot but Epping is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Epping is trying to stand up here but Nasir is controlling him well.
Epping trying to hold on to Nasir's head to control him but Nasir postures up.
Epping is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nasir is staying active.
Nasir is trying to control. Epping wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epping wants to improve his position but Nasir is controlling well.
Nasir is looking to pass Epping's guard but actually Epping recovers to full guard.
Nasir trying to control the position from guard on top but Epping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nasir tries to free his leg and advance position but Epping is retaining full guard.
Nasir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nasir slips a straight right by Epping.
Epping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epping misses with a hook.
Nasir 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.
Epping trying to control the position.
Nasir throws a big elbow that misses.
Nasir advances to half guard.
Nasir is keen to just control but Epping is a slippery customer.
Epping is trying to stand up here but Nasir is controlling him well.
Epping is trying to maintain the position but Nasir is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Epping does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nasir is thwarting Epping's attempts to control the position.
Nasir wants to advance to full mount but Epping doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nasir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasir is looking to take a break and control but Epping is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Nasir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nasir fakes the leg kick and cracks Epping in the body.
Epping blocks a head kick by Nasir.
Nasir shoots for a takedown but Epping saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nasir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Epping moves out of range as Nasir throws a body kick.
Epping checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nasir shoots in looking for a takedown. Epping tries to sprawl out of it but Nasir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Epping manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Epping misses with a leg kick.
Nasir thows a leg kick but Epping checks it
letting Epping counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epping swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasir.
Good work by Epping as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Nasir.
Epping tries to score with a low kick but Nasir moves his leg out of the way.
Nasir clinches up against the cage.
Epping misses with a punch on the inside.
Epping letting Nasir take a breather here.
Epping fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epping throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasir.
Epping is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nasir to keep the fight standing.
Epping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nasir has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasir.
Epping is trying to break the clinch but Nasir is controlling him.
Epping swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasir leaning against his opponent.
Epping is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Epping misses with some punches.
Nasir stalling against the cage.
Nasir can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingsley Nasir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epping missing with knees to the body.
Epping tries to pull guard but Nasir holds him up against the cage and eventually Epping drops back down to his feet.
Nasir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epping has Nasir pushed against the cage.
Nasir blocking some punches.
Epping misses with an elbow over the top.
Epping struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasir controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Epping fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nasir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Epping wants to get back to striking at distance but Nasir won't allow it.
Nasir leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epping letting Nasir take a breather here.
Nasir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nasir gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Epping regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Epping working a defensive guard here.
Nasir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Nasir dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nasir misses with a body kick.
Epping moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nasir feints and then cracks Epping's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Epping down.
Nasir throws a leg kick but Epping moved away.
Epping blocks a leg kick.
Epping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nasir's head.
Epping has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nasir.
Epping scores with a nice strike.
Nasir lands a nice looking body kick.
Epping will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kingsley Nasir is winning the standup battle so far.
Nasir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nasir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingsley Nasir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir ducks under a wild hook from Epping.
Jake Epping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Nasir is predictable there
enabling Epping to counter with a crisp jab.
Nasir misses with a head kick.
Nasir misses with a low kick.
Nasir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epping blocks a low kick nicely.
Nasir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Epping misses with a right hand
and Nasir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nasir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epping controlling Nasir's posture.
Epping keeping moving, preventing Nasir from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epping is trying to keep Nasir in close.
Epping is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nasir postures up in Epping's guard and throws a big left but Epping blocks it.
Nasir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir forces his way into half guard.
Nasir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Epping defending well though.
Nasir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nasir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Epping's head.
Nasir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nasir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Epping keeps working.
Nasir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jake Epping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epping wants to control but Nasir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nasir is trying to control. Epping wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Epping is trying to maintain the position but Nasir is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nasir connects with a nice short shot to Epping's temple.
Still in half guard, Nasir seems content to control.
Nasir prevents Epping from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Epping is not content to let Nasir control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Nasir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Nasir!
Kingsley Nasir bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love 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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FIGHT
RATING
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