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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Nickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattias Nilsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 cm
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191 lbs
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180 cm
20
190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattias Nilsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Nickles! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nilsson with a hook. Nickles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside. Nilsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nickles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilsson cracks a nice hook into Nickles's ribs. Nickles wants to clinch up but Nilsson keeps it at a distance. Nickles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nilsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nilsson misses with a wild combination.
Nickles throws an off balance right hand
and Nilsson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Nilsson misses with a double jab.
Nickles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Nilsson throws a right and a left that both miss. Nilsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Nilsson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nickles has Nilsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nickles tries to throw a body punch but Nilsson avoids it by throwing Nickles back against the cage. Nickles throws a head punch that misses. Nickles digs a right hand underneath Nilsson's ribcage. Nilsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Nickles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilsson blocks it with crossed arms. Nilsson is trying to force a seperation but Nickles has the dominant position. Nickles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nickles. Nilsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nickles missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nilsson blocks an uppercut.
Nilsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. A head punch on the inside from Nickles fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickles. Nickles misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilsson blocks an elbow strike. Nickles misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickles scores with a shot to the side of Nilsson's head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Nickles.
It looks like Mattias Nilsson has been cut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickles. Nickles lands with a right to the head. Nickles has Nilsson pressed against the cage, preventing Nilsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A shot in the inside from Nickles. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nickles swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nickles lands an uppercut. Nilsson is trying to force a seperation but Nickles has the dominant position. Nickles prevents Nilsson from breaking the clinch. Nickles misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilsson tries to circle away but Nickles has him pinned against the cage. Nilsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nickles tries a knee to the head but Nilsson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Nickles.
Nickles lands with a light punch inside. Nilsson prevents a body shot from Nickles. Nickles misses with a hook from the clinch. Nilsson managing to block the knees to the body from Nickles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nickles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nickles can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsson controls the action.
Nilsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Nilsson wants to break free but Nickles has control.
Nickles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickles trying to land knees to the body.
Nilsson blocking some punches.
Nickles trying to land knees to the body.
Nickles can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsson controls the action.
Nickles pushes off an throws an elbow but Nilsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nickles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nilsson prevents a body shot from Nickles. Nickles trying to land knees to the body.
Nilsson tries to break the clinch but Nickles is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Nickles will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mattias Nilsson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nickles tries to clinch but Nilsson is having none of it. Nickles throws a hook but Nilsson blocks it. Nickles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nickles wants to clinch. Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickles is just out of range. Nickles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nickles tries to clinch up. Nilsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nilsson connects with a single shot there. Nickles wants to clinch. Nilsson scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nickles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickles moves away. Nickles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mattias Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nickles fails in his attempt to clinch. Nilsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mattias Nilsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nickles doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilsson circles away.
Nilsson misses with a looping right. Nilsson takes a swing at Nickles's ribcage but misses. Nilsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mattias Nilsson is winning the standup battle so far. Nickles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nilsson lands with a straight right. Nickles didn't see that one coming.
Nickles is rocked! Nilsson drops Nickles with a huge uppercut! Nickles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nilsson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mattias Nilsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
79% |
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