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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucleus comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. Master has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Superior Nucleus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Master!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Master.
Master with a hook.
Nucleus pushes Master up against the cage in a clinch.
Master blocks a body shot from Nucleus.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Master is trying to maintain a safe position but Nucleus gets an underhook and turns Master into the cage.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nucleus prevents a body shot from Master.
Master digs a right hand into Nucleus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nucleus's gas tank.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
A short right from Master.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master avoiding damage as Nucleus throws knees to the body.
Master stalling in the clinch but Nucleus improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucleus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus prevents a body shot from Master.
Nucleus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Master throws a head punch that misses.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master prevents a body shot from Nucleus.
Nucleus trying to stall but Master improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Master scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nucleus being controlled against the cage.
Master lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nucleus backwards.
Nucleus has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
A right handed body shot lands from Master.
We've been hearing reports that Nucleus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nucleus stalling in the clinch.
Nucleus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Master is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Master taking a breather.
Nucleus misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Master - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Master.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Nucleus.
Nucleus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Master slows down the pace here.
Nucleus being controlled against the cage.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nucleus.
Nucleus lands a knee to the head.
Nucleus misses with some punches.
Master looking to stall.
Nucleus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nucleus trying to stall but Master improves his position.
Master has Nucleus pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Master.
Nice defenses there by Nucleus.
Nucleus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Master lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master lands with a good body shot.
Nucleus throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
Master looks to clinch
and Nucleus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nucleus stalling.
Master is not content to let Nucleus control the position.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Master will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nucleus misses with a straight left.
Nucleus thows a leg kick but Master checks it
enabling Master to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Master. Nucleus shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Master throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master is looking to clinch.
Nucleus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Master sprawls and moves away.
Master swats away the attempt to clinch by Nucleus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nucleus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nucleus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master trying to hold on to Nucleus's head to control him but Nucleus postures up.
Nucleus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nucleus is trying to control the action in half guard but Master is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nucleus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Master!
Master regains half guard.
Nucleus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nucleus is thwarting Master's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nucleus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nucleus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Master won't allow Nucleus to pass to mount.
Nucleus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nucleus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nucleus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Master keeps working.
Superior Nucleus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Superior Nucleus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Nucleus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Master misses with a body kick.
Master jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Master tries to land a leg kick but Nucleus saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nucleus misses its target.
Master misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Master misses.
Master lands with a hook. Nucleus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nucleus will feel that in the morning.
Nucleus drives through and clinches with Master against the cage.
Nucleus tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
Nucleus misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master misses with some punches.
Master blocks a body shot from Nucleus.
Master lands with a left to the head.
Nucleus misses with a knee to the head.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Nucleus.
Master cracks Nucleus with a nice body shot.
Nucleus goes for a takedown attempt but Master pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Master smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Master scores with a spinning back kick!
Nucleus looks to land a combination but Master avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master scores with a jab.
A big right from Master misses.
Nucleus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nucleus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Master.
Nucleus attempts a counter takedown but Master avoids it well and moves away.
Nucleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nucleus lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master throws out a loose jab but Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nucleus misses with a wild body shot.
Nucleus fails to land with a series of punches.
Master throws out a counter right but Nucleus avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.
Master follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nucleus misses with a body kick.
Master attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master avoids a punch combination nicely.
Master moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Master.
Nucleus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Master cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nucleus is looking to wear down Master with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Master throws a leg kick which misses Nucleus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nucleus tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master throws a head kick but Nucleus moves out of range.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus fails to land the takedown.
Master let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nucleus misses with a body shot.
Master pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nucleus feinted with a counter takedown.
Nucleus tries to land a front kick but Master steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Master throws out a counter right but Nucleus avoids it with no problem.
Master is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nucleus.
Nucleus misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Master really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nucleus instigates a clinch.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master digs a right hand underneath Nucleus's ribcage. Nucleus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nucleus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Nucleus avoids it by throwing Master back against the cage.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Nucleus looking to throw knees to the head but Master is blocking nicely.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nucleus jumps guard but Master stands there with Nucleus around his waist. Nucleus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nucleus tries to throw a body punch but Master avoids it by throwing Nucleus back against the cage.
Master is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master misses with a punch on the inside.
Nucleus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Master working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Master misses with a punch on the inside.
Nucleus effectively controlling the action here.
Superior Nucleus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Master lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nucleus.
Nucleus is stalling here.
Nucleus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Master backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nucleus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Master is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nucleus tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
Nucleus jumps guard.
Master advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Master trying to control the position but Nucleus is working away.
Nucleus is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nucleus struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nucleus keeps working.
Nucleus struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Master gets to mount! Nucleus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nucleus tries to lock up and control but Master gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Master takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Master tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Nucleus tries to reverse the position but Master maintains control.
Nucleus is squirming around, avoiding Master's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Master mounts Nucleus! Really nice guard pass there!
Nucleus wants to hold on but Master pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but The Master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nucleus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nucleus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nucleus moves out of range of the body kick.
Master lands a lovely overhand right.
Nucleus moves out of range as Master throws a body kick.
Master throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master throws out a leg kick but Nucleus moves out of range and Master only half commits.
Master misses with a hook.
Nucleus looks to land a body kick but Master moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Master wants to land a leg kick but Nucleus is out of range.
Nucleus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Master keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Master does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nucleus checks the leg kick.
Master misses with a low kick.
Nucleus attempts a counter takedown but Master avoids it well and moves away.
Master tries to land a leg kick but Nucleus saw it coming and moves away.
Nucleus fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Superior Nucleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master avoids the head kick by Nucleus.
Master scoring well with a low kick there.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nucleus is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Donk. Master catches Nucleus right on the button with a cross.
Master misses with a leg kick.
The Master is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Master throws a right hand that misses
and Nucleus counters with a single leg into guard. Master didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nucleus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Master is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nucleus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nucleus trying to move into half guard but instead Master has managed to sweep!
Nucleus looking for a guillotine here but Master defends easily.
Nucleus looking for subs off his back but Master has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Master pulls his head out easily.
Nucleus looking for submissions off his back.
Nucleus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Master 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Master! The Master retains his lightweight title!
The Master seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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