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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Urzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Nixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Urzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon clinches up with Urzu and pushes him back against the cage.
Urzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon tries to work over Urzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Urzu avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Urzu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urzu controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urzu blocks an uppercut.
Urzu blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Urzu working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urzu blocking some punches.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Urzu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urzu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urzu tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jan Urzu has been cut.
Urzu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Urzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Urzu.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urzu.
Urzu controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Urzu misses with some punches.
Urzu wants to get back to striking at distance but Nixon won't allow it.
Urzu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urzu lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urzu.
Urzu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urzu misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Urzu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Urzu controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Urzu.
Urzu leaning against his opponent.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Urzu misses with a punch to the body.
Urzu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Urzu.
Urzu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Urzu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Urzu controls the action.
Urzu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nixon gets an underhook and turns Urzu into the cage.
Urzu blocking some punches.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urzu cracks Nixon with a nice body shot.
Nixon looks winded!
Urzu digs a right hand into Nixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nixon's gas tank.
Urzu lands with a light punch inside.
Urzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urzu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Urzu as the two fighters clinch.
Urzu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nixon or not.
Urzu lands with a right to the head.
Urzu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Urzu lands with a short shot to the head.
Urzu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Urzu.
We've been informed that Nixon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Urzu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon tries to work over Urzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urzu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urzu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Urzu.
A hook to the body from Urzu.
Urzu blocking some punches.
Urzu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urzu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urzu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Urzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Urzu.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urzu can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Urzu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urzu.
Urzu stalling against the cage.
Nixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Urzu blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urzu taking a breather.
Nixon cracks Urzu with a nice body shot.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Urzu.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Urzu.
Urzu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nixons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Urzu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Urzu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urzu lands with a straight right. Nixon didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Richard Nixon has been cut.
Urzu throws a lazy uppercut
and Nixon counters with a right hand to the body.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Urzu circles away.
Jan Urzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon walks into a left hand.
Urzu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nixon can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Urzu. That snapped Nixon's head back.
Urzu lands a two punch combo.
Nixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urzu throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Urzu tries to clinch but Nixon moves out of range.
Urzu looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Urzu is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urzu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urzu misses with a looping right.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urzu.
Urzu misses with a straight left.
Urzu cracks a nice hook into Nixon's ribs.
A shot to the body from Urzu misses
and Nixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nixon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Urzu.
Nixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urzu slips a jab from Nixon.
A counter left hand to the body from Urzu misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urzu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Urzu.
Urzu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Urzu cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nixon is rocked!
Urzu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nixon tries to move into range but Urzu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nixon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Urzu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nixon! Urzu lets Nixon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Urzu finish him?
Urzu misses with a double jab.
Nixon seems to have recovered his senses.
Jan Urzu is winning the standup battle so far.
Urzu misses the shot to the body.
Nixon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urzu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urzu throws an off balance right hand
and Urzu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urzu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nixon unleashes a big counter combination but Urzu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Urzu. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Urzu instigates a clinch.
Urzu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nixons head.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Urzu.
Jan Urzu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Urzu prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Urzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urzu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Urzu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Urzu misses with a punch to the body.
Urzu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Urzu.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urzu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Urzu.
Urzu lands a nice shot to the body.
Urzu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urzu effectively controlling the action here.
Urzu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
A short left from Urzu.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon being controlled against the cage.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Urzu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon tries a body shot but Urzu blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Urzu.
Urzu tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Urzu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Urzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Urzu walks into a jab.
Urzu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urzu ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Urzu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nixon walks into a straight right hand from Urzu.
A big left from Urzu misses.
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urzu throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urzu throws a lazy uppercut
and Urzu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urzu misses with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urzu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nixon throws a right and a left that Urzu avoids nicely.
Nixon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urzu looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Urzu takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Urzu cracks Nixon with a good jab.
Urzu moves into the clinch.
Nixon tries to work over Urzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urzu's elbow.
Urzu is trying to push Nixon away but Nixon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Urzu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon tries to work over Urzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Urzu.
Urzu lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urzu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urzu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urzu controlling the action here for a moment.
Urzu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Urzu tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Urzu back against the cage.
Urzu misses with a punch on the inside.
Urzu misses with a body punch.
Urzu lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Urzu - that landed with a thud.
Nixon scores with a shot to the side of Urzu's head.
Still in the clinch, Nixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Urzu.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Urzu misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urzu lands a body shot.
Come on Urzu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nixon takes a shot to the head.
Urzu prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Urzu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Urzu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Urzu - that landed with a thud.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Urzu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Urzu on the inside.
Nixon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Urzu.
Urzu works on Nixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Urzu lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Urzu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urzu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urzu lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urzu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Urzu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Urzu gets through Nixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urzu.
Nixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon working aggressively here.
Urzu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Urzu lands an uppercut.
Urzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urzu lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Urzu.
Urzu has had enough of the clinch but Nixon keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Urzu - that landed with a thud.
Urzu pushes Nixon against the cage. Urzu is working some dirty boxing. Urzu pushes off with a quick right hook! Nixon goes down! Nixon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Urzu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Urzu!
In his post fight interview, Jan Urzu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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