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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
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182 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kingsley Nasir!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nasir.
Nasir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiggin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nasir keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiggin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wiggin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nasir has passed into half guard!
Nasir winds up and cracks Wiggin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nasir is nestled in close to Wiggin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wiggin actively working from the bottom here.
Wiggin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nasir scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wiggin defending well though.
Nasir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiggin keeps working.
Nasir slips a nice elbow through Wiggin's hands, connecting with Wiggin's forehead.
Nasir thows a huge punch but Wiggin dodges it nicely.
Wiggin is looking to control Nasir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wiggin avoid being mounted?
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiggin keeps working.
Wiggin is looking to control Nasir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wiggin avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wiggin moves into full guard.
Nasir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wiggin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nasir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wiggin is looking for a triangle but Nasir pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasir postures up and lands a big shot to Wiggin's brow.
Nasir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wiggin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasir trying to control the position but Wiggin is working away.
Nasir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiggin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Nasir landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nasir trying to control from half guard but Wiggin is working away.
Wiggin tries to get to full guard but Nasir has control of the leg.
Nasir working the head and body with strikes.
Nasir trying to pass the guard but Wiggin defending well.
Nasir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wiggin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiggin keeps working.
Wiggin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nasir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nasir working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nasir lands with a punch from half guard.
Nasir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wiggin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nasir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wiggin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wiggin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nasir pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Nasir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiggin keeps working.
Wiggin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nasir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nasir's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin doesn't have the hooks in and Nasir manages to turn into his guard.
Nasir landing some decent shots from guard.
Nasir connects with a couple of short punches.
Nasir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiggin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nasir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wiggin is rocked!
Wiggin keeping moving, preventing Nasir from controlling successfully.
Nasir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasir distracts Wiggin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Wiggin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wiggin seems to have got his legs back now.
Nasir trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Nasir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nasir moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it misses.
Nasir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Nasir is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nasir.
Nasir is looking to control Wiggin's arms but Wiggin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nasir has his back to the cage.
Nasir leaning against his opponent.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Nasir.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wiggin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiggin has Nasir pressed against the cage, preventing Nasir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Nasir is looking to control Wiggin's arms but Wiggin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nasir has his back to the cage.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Nasir shrugs off.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Nasir - that landed with a thud.
Wiggin trying to stall but Nasir improves his position.
Wiggin can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wiggin looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasir blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin is looking to control Nasir's arms but Nasir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiggin has his back to the cage.
Nasir stalls.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasir avoids the damage to the body.
Nasir blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiggin looking to slow down the pace here.
Nasir controlling the action here for a moment.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir has Wiggin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiggin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nasir taking a breather.
Nasir managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Nasir is blocking nicely.
Wiggin trying to stall but Nasir improves his position.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nasir tries to stall but Wiggin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nasir slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Nasir.
Nasir digs a good hook to Wiggin's body.
Wiggin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Nasir misses.
Nasir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiggin checks a low kick from Nasir.
Nasir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasir scores with a shot to the body.
Nasir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wiggin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nasir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasir in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wiggin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nasir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wiggin to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Wiggin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Nasir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Wiggin darts in and clinches Nasir up against the cage.
Nasir is trying to stall.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Nasir in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin is trying to maintain a safe position but Nasir gets an underhook and turns Wiggin into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nasir looking for a takedown.
Andrew Wiggin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nasir taking a breather.
Wiggin is looking to control Nasir's arms but Nasir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiggin has his back to the cage.
Nasir looking to stall.
Nasir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nasir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wiggin after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Nasir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nasir looking to stall.
Nasir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nasir looking to stall.
Nasir has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Nasir.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Nasir.
Nasir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrew Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggin closes the distance but Nasir moves to the side
and Nasir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nasir.
Wiggin wants to sweep here but Nasir controlling him for the moment.
Kingsley Nasir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wiggin looking for a guillotine here but Nasir defends easily.
Nasir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wiggin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wiggin working for a triangle but Nasir defends it easily.
Nasir stands up over Wiggin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiggin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wiggin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nasir advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Wiggin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kingsley Nasir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Wiggin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wiggin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nasir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wiggin is not content to let Nasir control the position.
Wiggin struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasir closes the distance and clinches.
Nasir looking to slow down the pace here.
Andrew Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasir avoiding damage as Wiggin throws knees to the body.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Nasir avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Nasir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasir managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nasir dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Nasir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nasir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Nasir!
During a confident post fight interview, Kingsley Nasir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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