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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bullet the Blue Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeAngelo Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs lands a really nice looking cross but Nieto seems unphased.
It looks like Alexandre Nieto has been cut.
Suggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nieto blocks a leg kick.
Nieto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suggs defends it nicely.
Nieto lands with an uppercut that bounces Suggs off the cage and back into range.
Suggs tries to work over Nieto's front leg with a kick but Nieto checks it.
Suggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Nieto misses with a straight left.
Nieto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suggs's head backwards.
Nieto misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Suggs.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Nieto moves out of range of the strikes.
Suggs is looking to slow Nieto down with leg kicks.
Suggs thuds his right hand into Nieto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left and a right from Suggs both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suggs is looking to chop away at Nieto's legs.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Nieto slips a straight right by Suggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nieto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nieto.
Nieto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nieto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suggs blocks a head kick by Nieto.
Nieto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nieto motions for Suggs to come forward. Nieto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs swings widly with a right hand
and Nieto counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nieto works to advance to full mount. Suggs defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nieto lands a heavy elbow.
Suggs is trying desperately to improve position.
Suggs is working hard here to advance position.
Nieto controlling from mount.
Suggs is desperately trying to improve his position but Nieto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieto controlling his opponent.
Suggs can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto with shots to the head and body - Suggs looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DeAngelo Suggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nieto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suggs swings widly with a right hand
and Nieto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suggs cracks Nieto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nieto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suggs misses with an uppercut
and Nieto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nieto.
Nieto throwing shots but Suggs is blocking nicely.
Nieto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto wants to control but Suggs is keeping him busy.
Suggs wants to control but Nieto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suggs keeps working.
Suggs wants to control but Nieto is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeAngelo Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suggs checks the leg kick.
Nieto blocks a head kick by Suggs.
A swing and a miss from Suggs.
Nieto misses with a kick to the body
and Suggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Suggs throws a hook but Nieto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs ducks right into an uppercut from Nieto.
Suggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nieto tries to clinch there but Suggs circles away.
Nieto lands a really nice looking cross but Suggs seems unphased.
Suggs looks to throw the jab but Nieto is out of range.
Suggs throws a right hand that misses
and Nieto counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Suggs misses the target.
Nieto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suggs.
Suggs moves forwards but Nieto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Nieto is just out of range.
Suggs misses with a combination
and Nieto counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suggs is not content to let Nieto control the position.
Nieto controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Suggs wants to control but Nieto is keeping busy.
Nieto moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieto landing a few strikes.
Suggs can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nieto wants to take a breather but Suggs manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nieto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nieto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Suggs misses its intended target.
Nieto misses with a wild body shot.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Suggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nieto with a jab.
Suggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nieto looks for the body kick but Suggs saw that one coming.
Nieto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suggs tries to avoid it but Nieto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suggs to the ground. Suggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DeAngelo Suggs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs throws a right and a left that Nieto avoids nicely.
Nieto blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Nieto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nieto scores with a jab. Suggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nieto lands a body shot.
Nieto scores with a jab.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs moves away from the strike by Nieto.
Suggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suggs connects with a body shot that sends Nieto's belly button to the back.
Suggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Nieto blocks the low kick.
Suggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suggs manages to avoid it.
Nieto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nieto tests Suggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a leg kick but Nieto checks it.
Suggs misses with a hook. Nieto ducked under it nicely.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Nieto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Suggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nieto misses with a head kick.
Suggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nieto throws the kick towards the body but Suggs avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto throws a sloppy head kick
and Suggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nieto feints and as Suggs raises his hands in defense, Nieto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nieto wants to control from the top but Suggs keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Suggs wants to hit a switch here but Nieto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Suggs there!
Suggs tries to reverse the position but Nieto maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Nieto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nieto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto!
Our winner, Alexandre Nieto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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