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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 1249 p4p, 196 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 763 p4p, 134 weight class). Neil Nucombe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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176 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Paniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paniki was well out of range. Poor timing from Nucombe.
Nucombe moves into range and clinches up with Paniki.
A short body shot lands from Nucombe as the two fighters clinch.
Nucombe lands a left hand.
Nucombe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paniki working aggressively here.
Paniki tries to throw a body punch but Nucombe avoids it by throwing Paniki back against the cage.
Paniki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nucombe trying to land knees to the body.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Paniki.
A nice left hand lands by Paniki.
Paniki misses with a punch on the inside.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nucombe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paniki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe lands on the inside with an 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!
Paniki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paniki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucombe's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Paniki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nucombe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paniki lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paniki.
Paniki manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Paniki. Beautiful body shot.
Paniki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paniki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gizmo's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nucombe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Paniki. Beautiful body shot.
Elias Paniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paniki throws a shot from downtown. Nucombe moves away and avoids it.
Nucombe takes a swing at Paniki's ribcage but misses.
Nucombe missing with a left hand there. Paniki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nucombe moves out of range of the strikes.
Nucombe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nucombe, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Paniki fails to land.
Paniki lands with a right to the head.
Paniki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nucombe blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
Paniki has a couple of punches blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe looking to throw knees to the head but Paniki is blocking nicely.
Nucombe pushes Paniki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Elias Paniki has been cut.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nucombe tries a body shot but Paniki blocks it.
Paniki working hard to break the clinch.
Nucombe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paniki avoids the damage to the body.
Nucombe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nucombe.
Paniki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paniki lands with an uppercut that bounces Nucombe off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paniki walks into a straight right hand from Nucombe.
Paniki throws a body punch but Nucombe moves out of range.
Paniki lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nucombe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nucombe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nucombe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nucombe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paniki moves away.
Paniki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with a knee to the head.
Paniki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nucombe throws the left hand but Paniki avoids the punch easily.
Paniki is looking to counter punch.
Paniki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nucombe dodges the punch combination from Paniki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniki thuds a left hand into Nucombe's body.
Nucombe misses with an uppercut. Paniki saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Paniki.
Paniki throws out a loose jab but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki connects with a right hand. Nucombe shakes it off.
Nucombe scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paniki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paniki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Paniki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Paniki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Nucombe.
Paniki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nucombe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paniki misses with a double jab.
Nucombe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paniki.
Nucombe moves into the clinch.
Nucombe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paniki.
Paniki managing to block the knees to the body from Nucombe.
Nucombe lands with a right to the head.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Paniki is trying to force a seperation but Nucombe has the dominant position.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniki struggles to land a body shot inside as Nucombe controls his hands.
Paniki is trying to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling him.
Nucombe looking to throw knees to the head but Paniki is blocking nicely.
Nucombe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nucombe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nucombe.
Paniki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nucombe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paniki throws a head punch that misses.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nucombe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paniki.
Paniki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nucombe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki tries to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling the position.
Paniki lands with a right to the head.
Nucombe prevents a body shot from Paniki.
Nucombe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paniki misses with some punches.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Paniki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paniki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki lands with a light punch inside.
Nucombe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paniki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paniki lands with a right to the head.
Paniki has a couple of punches blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paniki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paniki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
Nucombe landing knees to the head.
Paniki misses with a body punch.
Paniki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucombe blocks an uppercut.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki takes a shot to the head.
Paniki working aggressively here.
Paniki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucombe's elbow.
Paniki misses with some punches.
Paniki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nucombe has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Paniki - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nucombe, and another! Paniki is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Neil Nucombe!
After winning the bout, Neil Nucombe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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