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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winnfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winnfield walks forward, straight into a front kick from Speed.
Speed lands a jab to Winnfield's midsection.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Winnfield avoids it.
Winnfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been informed that Winnfield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winnfield lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed scores with a push kick.
Winnfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Winnfield throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Winnfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winnfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winnfield misses with a looping right.
Speed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winnfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Speed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Winnfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Speed trying to control but Winnfield is working from the bottom.
Speed stops Winnfield from standing up.
Speed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winnfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winnfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winnfield keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Winnfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield pushes Speed off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Speed closes the distance and clinches.
Winnfield can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed lands a left hand.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Winnfield.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Winnfield's ribcage. Winnfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winnfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Winnfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Winnfield tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Speed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Speed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Speed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winnfield keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nathan Speed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Winnfield misses with a hook.
Winnfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Winnfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed throws a solid leg kick but Winnfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Speed's head.
Winnfield throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Speed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winnfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
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.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Winnfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winnfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Winnfield.
Speed takes one on the button.
Speed dodges the punch combination from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Winnfield drops his hands momentarily and Speed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speed slips under a jab from Winnfield.
Speed tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed blocks a head kick by Winnfield.
Winnfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winnfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
Winnfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Winnfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winnfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Winnfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winnfield throws a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Winnfield misses with a low kick.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed is looking to wear down Winnfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Speed lands with a good body shot.
Speed is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Speed definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Winnfield counters with a series of strikes. Speed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winnfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Winnfield slips a straight right by Speed.
Speed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winnfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winnfield misses with a left hand
and Speed counters with a head kick. That will keep Winnfield thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Speed wants to clinch up but Winnfield keeps it at a distance.
Speed connects with a jab.
Speed looks for the body kick but Winnfield saw that one coming.
Speed slips a straight right by Winnfield.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed keeps Winnfield at a distance using the push kick.
Winnfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winnfield thuds a left hand into Speed's body.
Speed moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Winnfield throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed slips under a jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Speed. That one must have hurt.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Winnfield's head.
That has opened up Jules Winnfield's cut even more.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winnfield throws out the jab.
Jules Winnfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed tries a low kick but Winnfield avoids it.
Winnfield ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Nice uppercut lands for Winnfield. That snapped Speed's head back.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
Winnfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winnfield lands with a straight right. Speed didn't see that one coming.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Winnfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
No joy there for Winnfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Speed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range.
Speed tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Winnfield sees coming a mile off.
Speed avoids the head kick by Winnfield.
Nathan Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winnfield's waist but Winnfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Speed off to one side.
Speed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Speed tries to clinch up
enabling Winnfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses.
Winnfield slips under a jab from Speed.
Winnfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Speed scores with a head kick. Winnfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed slips a straight right by Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Speed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winnfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
Speed throws a low kick but Winnfield avoids it.
Winnfield misses with a looping left.
Speed tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speed cracks Winnfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
A jab from Winnfield misses.
Speed thuds his shin into the meat of Winnfield's side.
Speed defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
Speed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winnfield.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winnfield.
Winnfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winnfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Winnfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Speed.
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winnfield moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winnfield did well to prevent Speed getting side control.
Winnfield has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Speed is on him like a limpet, forcing Winnfield back against the cage.
Winnfield can't break the clinch.
Winnfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Speed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Speed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Winnfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Speed is working Winnfield over against the cage.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winnfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Speed.
Winnfield is looking to control Speed's arms but Speed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winnfield has his back to the cage.
Winnfield takes a shot to the head.
Winnfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Jules Winnfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nathan Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed digs a right hand into Winnfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winnfield's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield wants to stall.
Winnfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Winnfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed is trying to drag Winnfield to the mat but Winnfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Speed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Speed 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Speed!
A victorious Nathan Speed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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