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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kert Nigobson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
222 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kert Nigobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nigobson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nigobson.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nigobson.
Nigobson throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nigobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nigobson avoids the head kick by Harris.
Nigobson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nigobson takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Nigobson misses with a straight left.
Nigobson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nigobson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nigobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Nigobson saw it coming and moves away.
Nigobson misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Nigobson.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris cracks Nigobson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nigobson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nigobson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nigobson swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Nigobson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Nigobson is out of range.
Nigobson throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nigobson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nigobson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nigobson.
Nigobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Nigobson.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nigobson.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nigobson tries to move to mount but Harris blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to buck Nigobson off but Nigobson is having none of it.
Nigobson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harris some visible discomfort.
Nigobson in side control, throwing shots but Harris defends.
Nigobson working the ground and pound but Harris is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is looking to reverse the position.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nigobson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nigobson is chipping away with strikes.
Harris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nigobson working the head with strikes.
Nigobson working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nigobson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Nigobson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nigobson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nigobson controlling the position for now.
Nigobson moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Nigobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris cracks Nigobson with a solid left hand.
Nigobson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nigobson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris wants to control from the top but Nigobson keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nigobson wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Nigobson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harris is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kert Nigobson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris throws a hook but Nigobson blocks it.
Nigobson misses with a head kick.
Nigobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nigobson takes one on the button.
Nigobson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Nigobson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nigobson works his way into full mount!
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nigobson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
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!
Nigobson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nigobson connects with a bit shot that sees Harris covering up! More strikes from Nigobson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nigobson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kert Nigobson!
Kert Nigobson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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