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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
22
161 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nassar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nassar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Nassar throws a hook but Vegas blocks it. Nassar tests Vegas's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nassar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vegas misses with an uppercut. Nassar saw that one coming. Vegas moves out of range of the strikes. Some bone on bone action there as Nassar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Vegas slips a straight right by Nassar. Vegas tries to counter by closing the distance. Vegas slips a straight right by Nassar. Vegas tries to counter with a clinch but Nassar shakes him off and moves away. Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Nassar. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vegas moves away from the strike by Nassar. Vegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nassar pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vegas throws a leg kick that misses. Nassar misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nassar throws a big shot that misses. Nassar looks to land a left hand but Vegas moved out of range nicely. Nassar throws a right hand that misses
and Nassar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nassar misses with a double jab
and Vegas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. A left and a right from Nassar both land. Nice combination. Nassar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vegas. Nassar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vegas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vegas. Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas. Nassar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land. Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Nassar scores with a nice short uppercut. 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! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas. Vegas misses with some punches.
Nassar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Nassar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch. Vegas lands a body shot. Nassar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas pulls guard. Vegas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nassar controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Vegas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nassar's corner is telling him to maintain position. Nassar won't allow Vegas to sweep him here. Nassar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Vegas working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nassar has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vegas trying to control from the bottom.
Vegas tries to get to full guard but Nassar has control of the leg. Nassar controlling the action here. Vegas looking for submissions off his back. Vegas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Nassar stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. A big left from Nassar misses. Nassar looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range. Nassar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. George Nassar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Vegas tenderised Nassar's leg. Nassar is trying to keep his angry face on. Vegas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nassar, pushing him back against the cage. Nassar lands on the inside with an uppercut. Vegas blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nassar. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Nassar. Nassar looks to land a left hand but Vegas moved out of range nicely. Nassar throws a shot from downtown. Vegas moves away and avoids it. Nassar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A leg kick checked by Nassar. Nassar lands a glancing blow to the side of Vegas's head.
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut. The fighters circling - Nassar throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vegas tries to counter by closing the distance. Vegas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Nassar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nassar drops his hands momentarily and Vegas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Nassar missing with a left hand there. Vegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nassar throws a big shot that misses. Nassar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nassar misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming. Vegas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nassar loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch. Nice jab there from Nassar. Nassar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegas can do to turn this around? Nassar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vegas. Sloppy strikes from Nassar. Those never looked like landing. Vegas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nassar momentarily.
Vegas wants to clinch up but Nassar keeps it at a distance. Nassar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A little jabbing left from Vegas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nassar throws out the jab. Vegas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Nassar misses with a two punch combination.
Nassar fails to land with a series of punches.
Nassar loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch. Vegas tests Nassar's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nassar misses with a left hand and Vegas counters with a huge left! Nassar is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vegas isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nassar from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vegas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Vegas! A very excited looking Johnny Vegas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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