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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Nwamadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm
25
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emmanuel Nwamadi! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobin Frost! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Nwamadi. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet. Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nwamadi moves away. Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nwamadi. Nwamadi blocks a jab. Frost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nwamadi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Frost lunges at Nwamadi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nwamadi's hand. Frost misses with a wild combination.
Nwamadi tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Nwamadi misses with an uppercut. Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy. Nwamadi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Nwamadi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Frost throws a lazy right hand but Nwamadi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nwamadi circles away quickly and effectively. Nwamadi has closed the distance and engaged Frost in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Frost is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Frost takes a swing at Nwamadi's ribcage but misses. Nwamadi throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range. Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nwamadi.
Frost misses with the combination.
As Frost tries to get set, Nwamadi tries to push him back and clinch up but Frost manages to avoid the attempt. Nwamadi tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost is looking for the big counter here. Frost misses with an uppercut. It looked like Nwamadi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frost. Frost throws a body shot but no joy. Nwamadi thuds a left hand into Frost's body. Nwamadi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it. Frost throws a body shot but no joy. Frost lands with an overhand left. Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Frost throws a nice looking combination but Nwamadi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nwamadi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Nwamadi staying out of range there. Nice uppercut there from Nwamadi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Frost misses with a straight left. Nwamadi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frost throws a jab when Nwamadi was well out of range. Nwamadi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost. Frost loads up on a big right hand but Nwamadi slips the punch. Frost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Frost throws a jab when Nwamadi was well out of range. Nwamadi cracks Frost with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frost looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nwamadi finish him?
Frost is rocked! Nwamadi throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease. Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Nwamadi finish him? Frost lands with an overhand left. Nwamadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Frost seems to have recovered his senses. Frost misses with a wild body shot. Nwamadi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Frost. Nwamadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nwamadi works over Frost's head and body with a nice combination. Nwamadi fails in his attempt to clinch. Frost takes a swing at Nwamadi's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frost throws a jab when Nwamadi was well out of range. Frost misses with a hook. Nwamadi ducked under it nicely. Frost moves out of range of the strikes. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy. Frost misses with a looping left. Nwamadi throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily. Nwamadi throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range. Nwamadi is looking to wear down Frost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Frost tests Nwamadi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Some wild striking there from Frost.
Nwamadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively. It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Frost lands a really nice looking cross but Nwamadi seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing. Frost misses with a body shot
and Nwamadi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Frost is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nwamadi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Nwamadi moves out of range of the strikes. Nwamadi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. A jab lands there for Frost. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Frost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Frost misses. Nwamadi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nwamadi is looking to counter the offense by Frost and move into the clinch. Frost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nwamadi moves out of range as Frost strikes. Left hook, right uppercut from Frost.
It looks like Emmanuel Nwamadi has been cut. Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Nwamadi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frost moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Frost works the jab nicely. Nwamadi slips a jab from Frost. Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nwamadi moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nwamadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Nwamadi. Nwamadi fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target. Nwamadi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost dominated that round. The cut man is working on Emmanuel Nwamadi's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nwamadi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head. A big right from Frost misses. Tobin Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup. Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Nwamadi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A cross from Frost lands. Nwamadi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nwamadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range. As Nwamadi backs off Frost throws a huge counter combo but Nwamadi manages to avoid it all. Nwamadi misses with a wild body shot. Nwamadi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Frost sprawling to the canvas! Frost rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nwamadi finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nwamadi is looking to clinch. Frost ducks under a wild hook from Nwamadi. Frost lands a body shot.
Nwamadi throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Frost's coach down at Nonstop Intensity was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Frost's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Frost takes a swing at Nwamadi's ribcage but misses. Nwamadi throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it. Frost throws a body punch but Nwamadi moves out of range. Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nwamadi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nwamadi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Frost lands a right hook to the body.
Frost lands a nice hook to Nwamadi's body. Nwamadi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jab, jab by Frost - just one landing. Frost drops Nwamadi with a beautiful combination! Nwamadi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frost is looking for the KO!
Nwamadi is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Frost closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nwamadi! Frost dives in looking to finish! Nwamadi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobin Frost! Tobin Frost is the new light heavyweight champion! After the fight, Tobin Frost was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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