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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickey Spillane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey Spillane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spillane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Severn's guard.
Spillane looking to pass the guard.
Spillane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Severn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Spillane has picked Severn up and slammed him! Severn can't keep hold of the triangle and Spillane manages to pass to side control!
Severn can't do much from the bottom here.
Spillane scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn is looking for a sweep.
Spillane controlling from side mount.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Spillane.
Severn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Spillane.
Spillane looks up at the clock and then as Severn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spillane smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spillane has control of an arm but Severn manages to advance to Spillane's back!
I really don't envy Spillane right now.
Spillane looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Severn looking to ground and pound but Spillane is blocking nicely.
Severn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spillane is looking to escape.
Spillane working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Severn lands a nice shot to the head.
Spillane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Severn trying to control but Spillane is having none of it.
Spillane is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn cracks Spillane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spillane tries to lock up and control but Severn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spillane gets back to half guard.
Severn throwing shots but Spillane is blocking nicely.
Spillane tries to get to full guard but Severn has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spillane is working hard here to advance position.
Spillane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Nickey Spillane will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Severn scores with a push kick.
Spillane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Severn slips under a jab from Spillane.
Severn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spillane.
Severn unleashes a big counter combination but Spillane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spillane with a nice cross.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn shoots in but Spillane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Severn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Severn, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Severn keeps Spillane at a distance using the push kick.
Severn connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Severn lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane throws a right and a left that Severn avoids nicely.
Severn throws a body kick that misses.
Spillane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Severn to the mat! Severn manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severn can't keep his opponent in guard - Spillane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spillane throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Severn to regain full guard.
Spillane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Severn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Severn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spillane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spillane can't keep his opponent in guard - Severn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Severn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spillane defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spillane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Severn wants to control from the top but Spillane keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn working some strikes from top position.
Spillane wants to hit a switch here but Severn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Spillane there!
Severn lands a heavy elbow.
Spillane wants to hold on but Severn pushes him away.
Severn prevents Spillane from getting the reversal.
Severn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spillane is looking to escape.
Spillane tries to hold on but Severn pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Severn unloads with some shots from mount but Spillane bucks and avoids them well.
Spillane taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spillane gets back to half guard.
Spillane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spillane wants to improve his position but instead Severn has moved into half guard.
Severn lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Severn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Severn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spillane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Severn misses with a double jab
and Spillane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Severn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spillane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spillane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severn.
Spillane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spillane looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Spillane.
Spillane misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn goes for a double leg but Spillane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spillane continues to drive forward.
Severn misses with a hook
and Severn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chris Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spillane moves out of range of the strikes.
Severn is looking to land body kicks.
Severn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spillane looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.
Spillane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Severn.
Nice straight punches there by Spillane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spillane.
Severn throws a head kick but Spillane moves out of range.
Spillane throws a shot from downtown. Severn moves away and avoids it.
Spillane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Severn moves away.
Spillane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Severn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severn throws a big elbow that misses.
Severn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Severn trying to control but Spillane is working from the bottom.
Spillane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Severn's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn is trying to keep Spillane in close.
Spillane wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Severn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Spillane is now in half guard.
Severn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Severn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spillane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn manages to get to full guard.
Severn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Severn wants to control the position but Spillane says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Severn trying to control but Spillane postures up.
Severn gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Severn holds on and takes a little breather.
Spillane trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
Severn is trying to control the position but Spillane postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spillane throws a looping overhand right but Severn ducks down to avoid it.
Spillane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spillane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nickey Spillane did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Spillane misses.
Severn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Severn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spillane throws a lazy right hand but Severn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Severn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spillane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spillane walks into a left hand.
Spillane throws a sloppy body shot
and Severn counters with a nice leg kick.
Severn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spillane takes a step back to recover.
Severn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spillane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spillane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Severn works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spillane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spillane instigates a clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spillane can't find room to land a body shot as Severn controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn tries to throw a body punch but Spillane avoids it by throwing Severn back against the cage.
Severn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn blocks a body shot from Spillane.
Severn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severn tries to pull guard but Spillane holds him up against the cage and eventually Severn drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Severn.
Severn scores with a shoulder strike.
Severn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spillane uses from the top position.
Severn controls Spillane momentarily but Spillane frees himself.
Severn keeping moving, preventing Spillane from controlling successfully.
Chris Severn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is adopting a defensive guard.
Spillane postures up and lands a big shot to Severn's brow.
Spillane is looking to work some ground and pound but Severn has wrist control.
Severn being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Severn, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn stuns Spillane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spillane. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Severn.
Spillane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Severn counters with a nice body kick.
Spillane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severn.
A little jabbing left from Severn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Severn lands with a shot to the body.
Spillane misses with a body punch
and Severn counters with a good low kick that Spillane was not able to check.
Spillane throws a hook but Severn blocks it.
Severn lands a nice looking body kick.
Severn lands a left and a right that send Spillane crashing to the mat, dazed. Severn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Spillane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn looks to land a combination but Spillane avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn scores with a nice body kick.
Severn throws a body punch but Spillane moves out of range.
Severn scores with a body shot.
Severn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Severn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spillane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Severn throws a head kick but Spillane moves out of range.
Severn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spillane.
Spillane is rocked!
Severn lands with a shot to the body.
Spillane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Spillane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Severn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spillane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spillane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Severn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Severn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Severn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Severn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spillane's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Severn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn'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!
Spillane lands a nice looking body kick.
Severn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Severn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Severn ducks under a wild hook from Spillane.
Severn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Severn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spillane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spillane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Severn.
Severn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spillane looks to throw the jab but Severn is out of range.
Severn is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spillane misses with an uppercut. Severn saw that one coming.
Severn moves out of range as Spillane strikes.
Spillane thuds a left hand into Severn's body.
Spillane slips under a jab.
Spillane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Severn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Severn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spillane scores with a body shot.
Spillane throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spillane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spillane slips under a jab from Severn.
Severn throws a good cross that connects.
Severn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Severn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Severn looks to land a right hand but Spillane moved out of range.
Spillane lands a nice shot to the body.
Severn throws a jab when Spillane was well out of range.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Severn looks to score with a jab to the body but Spillane is just out of range.
Spillane is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spillane.
Despite the aggression on Severn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick from Severn misses.
It looked like Spillane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Severn.
Severn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spillane misses with a body shot.
Severn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Severn ducks under a wild hook from Spillane.
Severn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spillane slaps away a takedown attempt from Severn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Severn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spillane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spillane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane cracks Severn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spillane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Severn takes a swing at Spillane's ribcage but misses.
Severn thumps Spillane with a low kick.
Spillane moves out of range of the leg kick from Severn.
Severn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spillane.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Severn.
Spillane avoids the head kick by Severn.
Spillane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Severn throws a lazy uppercut
and Spillane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spillane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Severn misses with an uppercut. Spillane saw that one coming.
That kick from Spillane tenderised Severn's leg. Severn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spillane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spillane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Severn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spillane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Spillane.
Severn looks for the body kick but Spillane saw that one coming.
A left lands for Severn.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spillane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spillane looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.
Spillane looks to land a body kick but Severn moved away.
Severn counters with a body kick.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spillane moves away.
Spillane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Severn defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nickey Spillane.
I think Spillane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nickey Spillane!
Nickey Spillane 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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