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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilder throws the left hand but Nassar avoids the punch easily.
Wilder walks into a stiff left hand from Nassar.
We've been informed that Wilder has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nassar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Nassar connects with the punch.
Wilder misses with a hook. Nassar ducked under it nicely.
Wilder throws the left hand but Nassar avoids the punch easily.
Wilder defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Nassar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a right hand that misses
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nassar misses with a looping right.
Wilder 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.
Wilder slips under a jab from Nassar.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Nassar moves away and avoids it.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
Nassar misses the jab.
Nassar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nassar scrambles back to his feet.
Nassar throws a big shot that misses.
Nassar scores with a jab. Wilder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilder moves to clinch but Nassar breaks away
and Nassar counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nassar throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Nassar's shoulder, as Nassar tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nassar. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilder lands a jab to Nassar's midsection.
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nassar.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nassar.
Nassar moves away from the strike by Wilder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a hook
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nassar.
Nassar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wilder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nassar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Nassar. That snapped Wilder's head back.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nassar throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Wilder does it's job there.
Nassar misses with a hook.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Nassar's shoulder, as Nassar tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder slips under a jab.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder throws the kick towards the body but Nassar avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder misses with a double jab
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
Nassar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
Nassar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilder.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nassar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nassar misses with a looping left.
Wilder swings widly with a right hand
and Nassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
Wilder throws a hook but Nassar blocks it.
Wilder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nassar in his tracks.
Nassar moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Wilder connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
George Nassar is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder slips a jab from Nassar.
Nassar slips under a jab from Wilder.
Nassar misses with a hook
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a hook but Nassar blocks it.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
Wilder defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Wilder walks into a stiff left hand from Nassar.
Nassar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Nassar's head but Nassar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Wilder finds it's target.
Nassar throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wilder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nassar has got the better of the exchanges.
Nassar throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wilder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Wilder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
And Wilder responds with a good body kick, but Nassar manages to step out the way in time.
Nassar throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Nassar throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Nassar looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Wilder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Nassar counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nassar.
Nassar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilder can do to turn this around?
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Nassar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilder instigates a clinch.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Nassar misses with a punch on the inside.
Nassar working aggressively here.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Nassar avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the cage.
Nassar is trying to break the clinch but Wilder is controlling him.
Nassar blocks an uppercut.
Nassar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nassar breaks the clinch.
Wilder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nassar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Nassar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nassar throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder throws a jab when Nassar was well out of range.
Nassar scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nassar swings widly with a right hand
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Nassar slips a jab from Wilder.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Nassar moved out of range.
Wilder moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nassar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nassar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nassar throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Nassar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wilder tries to clinch but Nassar moves away
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nassar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nassar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wilder misses with a hook
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Wilder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nassar throwing a counter right hand but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Nassar counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder closes the distance but Nassar moves to the side
letting Nassar counter with a right hand.
Wilder moves to clinch but Nassar breaks away
and Nassar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder connects with the punch.
Wilder looks to clinch
and Nassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Wilder throws a hook but Nassar avoids it easily.
Nassar misses with an uppercut
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Nassar misses.
Jack Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Nassar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nassar missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Nassar avoids the head kick by Wilder.
Wilder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nassar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder thows a body kick. Nassar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilder misses with a body shot
letting Nassar counter with a right hand.
Nassar dips to his left and cracks Wilder with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Nassar.
Nassar lands a hook that stumbles Wilder back into the cage. Nassar follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Wilder to the canvas! Nassar pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Wilder has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George Nassar!
A relieved looking George Nassar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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