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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxime Vieira (ranked 4206 p4p, 554 weight class) and Raheem Nazir (ranked 25238 p4p, 917 weight class). Raheem Nazir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxime Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Raheem Nazir!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira has managed to clinch.
Vieira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazir's defenses.
It looks like Raheem Nazir has been cut.
Vieira lands a good knee to the midsection. Nazir won't want to take too many of those.
Vieira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vieira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nazir tries to score a body lock takedown but Vieira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vieira misses with a knee to the head.
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nazir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vieira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nazir backwards.
Vieira looking to throw knees to the head but Nazir is blocking nicely.
Vieira misses with a knee to the head.
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nazir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vieira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nazir.
Maxime Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raheem Nazir.
Nazir looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vieira as the two fighters clinch.
Vieira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nazir looks winded!
Vieira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vieira stops a takedown attempt from Nazir.
Nazir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nazir tries to throw a body punch but Vieira avoids it by throwing Nazir back against the cage.
Vieira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vieira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vieira landing knees to the head.
Vieira connects with a knee to the head.
Vieira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vieira with a knee 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!
Vieira scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vieira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vieira lands a damaging elbow.
Vieira landing knees to the body.
Nazir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vieira works on Nazir's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Vieira.
Vieira lands a good knee to the midsection. Nazir won't want to take too many of those.
Vieira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nazir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vieira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vieira moves into range and clinches up with Nazir.
Vieira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira with a knee to the head.
Vieira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nazir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nazir has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vieira regains guard immediately.
Nazir won't allow Vieira to get back to his feet.
Nazir trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira wants to stand up but Nazir is controlling him.
Vieira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nazir landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Vieira wants to stand but Nazir is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nazir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vieira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vieira lands a knee to the head.
Nazir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nazir pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxime Vieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raheem Nazir'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.
Vieira takes the fight into the clinch.
Vieira landing knees to the body.
Nazir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vieira prevents it.
Nazir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nazir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vieira obliges.
Vieira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nazir's face.
Vieira lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vieira obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vieira.
Vieira lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nazir takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazir is trying to pull guard but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Maxime Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raheem Nazir.
Vieira scores with a knee to the head.
Vieira scores with a knee to the head.
Vieira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nazir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vieira scores with a knee to the head.
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Vieira.
Nazir dodges an elbow strike from Vieira.
Nazir avoiding damage as Vieira throws knees to the body.
Nazir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nazir.
Vieira landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira has Nazir pressed against the cage, preventing Nazir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vieira lands an elbow inside that Nazir shrugs off.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazir can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vieira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nazir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vieira walks away with a smile on his face. Nazir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nazir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vieira quickly recovers to half guard.
Vieira scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nazir manages to mount him!
Vieira wants to get back to his feet.
Vieira is in a horrible position here. Nazir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vieira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nazir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nazir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazir with shots to the head and body - Vieira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nazir landing shots from mount.
Nazir wants to control the pace but Vieira is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazir lands a couple of good shots and Vieira has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nazir looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nazir lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Vieira hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxime Vieira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raheem Nazir's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vieira takes the fight into the clinch.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the head but Nazir blocks with his arms.
Nazir fails to pull guard.
A short left from Vieira.
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vieira obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vieira.
Vieira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nazir backwards.
Vieira lands an elbow that stopped Nazir in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vieira scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vieira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vieira lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira lands with a light punch inside.
Nazir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vieira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nazir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vieira with a knee to the head.
Nazir is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Vieira.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nazir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vieira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vieira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vieira lands an uppercut.
Nazir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vieira is trying to keep an underhook but Nazir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is refusing to be controlled, as Nazir sits in half guard.
Nazir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vieira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nazir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vieira is trying to stand up here but Nazir is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vieira wants to stand back up but Nazir manages to pass into side control.
Vieira wants to get back to his feet.
Nazir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vieira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vieira tries to escape but Nazir is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nazir's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nazir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vieira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nazir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vieira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nazir winds up and cracks Vieira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nazir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vieira tries to kick Nazir off but Nazir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxime Vieira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vieira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxime Vieira!
Maxime Vieira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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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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