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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Cantor.
Cantor lands a jab to the head.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Cantor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nation on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nation thuds a left hand into Cantor's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nation as he connects with a hook.
Nation takes one to the chin there.
Cantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
A telegraphed right hand from Nation misses the target.
A punch combination from Cantor misses.
Nation lands with a cross.
Nation throws a series of punches but Cantor avoids them all with ease.
Cantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nation throws a series of punches but Cantor moves out of range.
Cantor defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nation lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantor at a distance.
Nation connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cantor's hands.
Nation avoids the body shot from Cantor.
Nation takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nation lands a head shot.
Nation moves away from the strike by Cantor.
Nation works the jab nicely.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cantor misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Nation does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation misses the body punch
and Cantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a big shot that misses.
Nation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantor.
Nation scores with a body shot.
Nation uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nation thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cantor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nation duly obliges.
A big left from Cantor misses.
Nation throws a looping overhand right but Cantor ducks down to avoid it.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantor. Nation does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nation misses.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation throws a looping overhand right but Cantor ducks down to avoid it.
Nation misses with a right hand
and Cantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Nation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Cantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Cantor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Cantor misses.
Nation tests Cantor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nation misses with an uppercut. Cantor saw that one coming.
Nation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Nation.
Nation throws a jab but it's blocked by Cantor.
Nation's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cantor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nation scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Nation.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nation.
Cantor misses with a straight right.
Nation dodges the punch combination from Cantor.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Cantor is out of range.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation misses with a looping right.
Cantor throws a looping overhand right but Nation ducks down to avoid it.
Cantor throws a series of punches but Nation moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Nation dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cantor throws out a loose jab but Nation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cantor moves away from the strike by Nation.
Good shot there by Nation.
Nikolai Nation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nation drops Cantor with a beautiful combination! Cantor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nation is looking for the KO!
Cantor is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantor loses concentration momentarily and Nation pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cantor crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Nation finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Nation!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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