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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daba comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. York is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: British Grenadiers Song. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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285 lbs
32 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bawit Daba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daba misses with a straight left.
York avoids the head kick by Daba.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
York jabs at Daba's body.
York fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daba.
York cracks the inside of Daba's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daba needs to keep his hands up - York had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Bawit Daba has been cut.
Daba is breathing heavily.
York scores with a nice strike.
Some bone on bone action there as York checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daba throws a nice head kick!
We've been told by Daba's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
York tries to close the distance and clinch but Daba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Daba.
York feints and then cracks Daba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daba down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by York.
Daba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from York.
York sends Daba crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! York is motioning to the referee to let Daba up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Daba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
York clinches up against the cage.
York stalling the fight.
Daba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
York tries a body shot but Daba blocks it.
York tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daba blocks an uppercut.
Daba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
York misses with some punches.
Daba prevents a body shot from York.
York tries a body shot but Daba blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daba is trying to break the clinch but York has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from York.
York throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
York doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daba.
York lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from York on the inside.
York misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from York on the inside.
Daba blocks a body shot from York.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
York scores with a shot to the body.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from York.
York has taken the fight to the clinch.
York lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
York lands with a short head shot on the inside.
York throws a head punch that misses.
York misses with a short punch on the inside.
York controlling the action here for a moment.
Daba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daba is trying to push York away but York has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daba lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from York.
York doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by York.
Daba tries to break free but York pushes him back against the cage.
York lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for York.
A big left from Daba misses.
York moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel York dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bawit Daba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
York scores with a body shot.
Daba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
York lands a nice shot to the body.
Nigel York seems to be getting the better of the standup.
York wants to slow Daba down by chopping away at his legs.
York tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
York cracks Daba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Daba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can York finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daba cracks York with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by York. York obviously looking to wear him down.
York has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
York connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from York.
York wants to clinch up but Daba keeps it at a distance.
York misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba walks into a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
York misses with a wild body shot.
Daba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
York misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daba.
York lands with a good body shot.
Daba throws a predictable looking body shot
letting York counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York tries a head kick but it misses.
Daba misses with a straight right.
Daba throws a head kick but York moves out of range.
Daba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York lands with a good body shot.
Daba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yorks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
York scores with a hook to the body. Daba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
York lands a body shot.
York throws a quick inside leg kick.
York lands a left and a right that send Daba crashing to the mat, dazed. York thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Daba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
York moves out of range of the leg kick from Daba.
Daba seems to have got his legs back now.
York lands a nice looking body shot.
York is looking to clinch.
York rushes Daba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from York fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daba blocking some punches.
Daba blocks a body shot from York.
Daba is trying to break the clinch but York is controlling him.
York misses with the head strike.
York misses with the head strike.
York tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daba's elbow.
Daba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
York lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
York scores with an uppercut up the middle.
York swings away with an uppercut that misses.
York swings wildly with an uppercut but Daba uses good head movement to avoid it.
York effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigel York seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daba blocks an uppercut.
York misses with some punches.
Daba misses with a short punch on the inside.
York throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
York swings wildly with an uppercut but Daba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel York showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bawit Daba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
York throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
York uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daba.
Daba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. York sees it coming and avoids it easily.
York misses with a looping left.
Daba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York moves into range and connects with a jab.
York misses with a double jab.
Daba throws a head kick that misses.
Daba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from York.
York throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York lands a big uppercut and Daba crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Daba looks OK. York waves Daba back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Daba sprawling to the canvas! Daba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can York finish him?!
Daba throws a head kick that York semi-blocks.
York throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
York throws a head kick that misses.
Daba takes a swing at York's ribcage but misses.
Daba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
York fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
York with a jab.
Daba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
York throws the left hand but Daba avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
York connects with a body shot that sends Daba's belly button to the back.
York lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
York scores with a jab to the body.
Daba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from York.
York misses with a two punch combination.
York lands a slapping body shot.
York scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
York scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daba doesn't seem bothered though.
York scores with a shot to the body.
Bawit Daba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from York.
Daba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
York looks for the body kick but Daba saw that one coming.
York misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daba.
York lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
York has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daba.
A jab from Daba finds it's way through York's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
York fails to land with a series of punches.
York misses with a lunging right hand
and Daba counters with a good low kick that York was not able to check.
York misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York throws the kick towards the body but Daba avoids it.
York is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daba rather than just go for the knockout.
York takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
York thuds his shin into the meat of Daba's side.
York comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daba moves out of range of the body kick from York.
York avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
York scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Daba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel York comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well York has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel York!
Nigel York thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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