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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Francois Dubonet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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178 cm
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Nash !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
Nash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dubonet can pounce on him.
Nash lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Francois Dubonet has been cut.
Nash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dubonet circles away.
Dubonet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nash closes the distance and clinches up with Dubonet, looking for a takedown. Nash pushes Dubonet against the cage but Dubonet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dubonet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Nash .
Dubonet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubonet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dubonet gets to his feet - Nash follows without any prompting.
Nash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubonet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dubonet gets a takedown into half guard.
Dubonet wants to stand up but Nash has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dubonet is pressing down on Nash 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nash is holding on for now.
Nash looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dubonet stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses with a takedown
and Dubonet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dubonet won't allow Nash to sweep him here.
Nash throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dubonet uses it to pass to side control.
Nash looks gassed!
Nash can't do much from the bottom here.
Dubonet controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nash tries to clinch but Dubonet is having none of it.
Nash fails with the takedown
and Dubonet counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dubonet counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nash .
Nash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dubonet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some bone on bone action there as Nash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Nash moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick
and Nash counters with a big head kick but Dubonet shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash tries for a takedown but Dubonet circles away easily
and Dubonet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dubonet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nash counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nash misses with a wild combination.
Nash has his takedown stuffed
and Dubonet counters with a three punch combo that has Nash backing up. Nash nods at Dubonet to acknowledge the strikes.
Nash lands with a kick to the temple. Dubonet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nash fails with the takedown
and Dubonet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Francois Dubonet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dubonet counters with a nice body kick.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Nash .
Dubonet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nash is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet lands a head kick. Nash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some wild striking there from Dubonet.
Nash closes the distance but Dubonet moves to the side
and Dubonet counters with a single leg into guard. Nash didn't expect that.
Dubonet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dubonet won't allow Nash to sweep him here.
Dubonet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nash on the ground.
Dubonet wanted to stand there but Nash had control of the position.
Nash trying to keep a closed guard but Dubonet is proving a slippery customer.
Dubonet wants to stand and escape but instead Nash has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubonet is retaining full guard.
Nash gets to his feet - Dubonet follows without any prompting.
Cliff Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses
and Nash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dubonet thinking.
Dubonet shoots in looking for a takedown. Nash tries to sprawl out of it but Dubonet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nash misses with a takedown
and Dubonet counters with a nice body kick.
Nash misses with a takedown attempt
and Dubonet counters with a solid body kick.
Nash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet throws a lazy head kick
and Nash counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dubonet's knee momentarily.
Dubonet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses
and Nash counters with an outside leg kick.
Nash misses with a takedown attempt
and Dubonet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nash won't be happy with that.
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!
Nash manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dubonet pulls his head out easily.
Nash looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dubonet counters with a head kick.
Nash is looking to clinch.
A combination from Dubonet does no damage.
Nash wants to clinch
and Dubonet counters by moving into the clinch.
Dubonet breaks from the clinch.
Dubonet looks to land a body kick but Nash moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubonet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nash is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nash looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Dubonet pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash working to try and regain half guard.
Nash tries to hold on but Dubonet postures up.
Dubonet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nash is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dubonet get's back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Nash .
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses
and Nash counters with a head kick.
Dubonet clinches.
Nash tries to score a body lock takedown but Dubonet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nash has his takedown stuffed
and Dubonet counters with a three punch combo that has Nash backing up. Nash nods at Dubonet to acknowledge the strikes.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Nash .
Nash moves out of range of the body kick from Dubonet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dubonet forces Nash back against the cage and clinches.
Dubonet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses
and Nash counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nash with a poor takedown
and Dubonet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dubonet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dubonet has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Nash to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dubonet is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Nash pulls down on the head and he's put Dubonet to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cliff Nash !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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