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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
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167 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Nilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nilan counters with a one-two to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nilan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Nilan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Nilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silky Johnson.
Nilan scores with a hook.
It looks like Silky Johnson has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Nilan. Beautiful body shot.
Nilan moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nilan pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson jumps guard but Nilan stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
Johnson fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Nilan lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nilan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Nilan scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Nilan won't allow it.
Nilan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nilan lands a body shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nilan is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson jumps guard but Nilan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
Nilan pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Nilan holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Nilan cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nilan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nilan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Nilan.
Nilan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Nilan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nilan lands with a left to the head.
Nilan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilan.
Nice body punch from Nilan.
Nilan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nilan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Nilan as the two fighters clinch.
Nilan lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nilan lands a left hand.
Nilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nilan just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Nilan lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Nilan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nilan.
Nilan drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nilan finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilan throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Nilan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Nilan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Nilan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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