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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Suffi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickoson has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Suffi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Nickoson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Suffi throws a series of punches but Nickoson moves out of range. Nickoson clinches up with Suffi and pushes him back against the cage. Suffi works on Nickoson's body with a couple of short punches. Suffi avoids a wild elbow strike from Nickoson. Suffi avoiding damage as Nickoson throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suffi. Nickoson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Nickoson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nickoson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suffi's elbow. Suffi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards. Suffi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards. Nickoson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickoson blocking some punches.
Nickoson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickoson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Suffi walks away with a smile on his face. Nickoson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nickoson clinches with his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickoson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Nickoson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nickoson takes a shot to the head. Suffi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suffi gets underhooks to prevent Nickoson's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Suffi.
Nickoson missing with knees to the body.
Suffi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nickoson jumps guard but Suffi stands there with Nickoson around his waist. Nickoson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sam Suffi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Nickoson. Nickoson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickoson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickoson is trying to stall.
Nickoson takes a shot to the head. Suffi scores with an uppercut up the middle. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickoson. Nickoson pulls guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Nickoson lands some strikes from the bottom. Nickoson has control of Suffi's left arm, preventing Suffi from doing any damage. Suffi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nickoson is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nickoson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suffi's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nickoson passes into half guard. Nickoson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Nickoson passes to full mount! Suffi tries to hold on but Nickoson postures up. Suffi is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Nickoson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Suffi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Nickoson! A very excited looking Bryan Nickoson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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C
A |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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