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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butcher (ranked 3146 p4p, 413 weight class) and Nig Nig (ranked 4381 p4p, 509 weight class). Nig Nig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nig Nig!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nig avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Nig has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nig manages to avoid it.
Nig lands a nice looking body shot.
Butcher connects with a jab.
Nig's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nig scrambles back to his feet.
Butcher throws a hook but Nig avoids it easily.
Nig steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Butcher.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nig is just out of range.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nig tries to clinch up
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nig tries to clinch but Butcher is having none of it.
Nig misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nig Nig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nig takes the fight into the clinch.
Nig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher tries a body shot but Nig blocks it.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nig can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig misses with a punch to the body.
Nig misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nig fails to land.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nig can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Nig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher scores with a shot to the side of Nig's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nig tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Nig back against the cage.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nig throws a head punch that misses.
Nig can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Nig tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Nig back against the cage.
Butcher wants to break free but Nig has control.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nig scores with a jab. Butcher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig instigates a clinch.
Butcher looking to stall.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
Nig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nig can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Nig has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Butcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Butcher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Nig.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nig closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Nig's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher wants to break free but Nig has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
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!
Butcher scores with a shot to the side of Nig's head.
Nig pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nig misses with the head strike.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nig misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nig throws a head punch that misses.
Nig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nig takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nig Nig will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Nig wants to counter the offense by Butcher and move into the clinch position.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Nig has Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Nig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butcher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nig up against the cage.
Nig has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Nig blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nig.
Nig blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Nig misses with a body punch.
Butcher is pushing Nig up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Nig.
Nig forces Butcher back against the cage and clinches.
Nig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.
Butcher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nig's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butcher lands a shoulder strike.
Nig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nig fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Nig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nig tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Nig back against the cage.
Nig struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.
Butcher gets through Nig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nig keeps control of Butcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nig.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nig working aggressively here.
Butcher breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nig.
Nig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Butcher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nig has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nig.
Butcher working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Butcher.
Nig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.
Nig misses with a body punch.
Butcher tries to break free but Nig pushes him back against the cage.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butcher, pushing him back against the cage.
Nig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Nig throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nig backwards.
Nig working aggressively here.
Butcher looking to stall.
Nig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nig misses with a straight right.
Nig moves to clinch but Butcher breaks away
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nig punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Nig tries to clinch up but Butcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Nig moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
Nig swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher is trying to force a seperation but Nig has the dominant position.
Butcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nig lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Nig - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nig throws a head punch that misses.
Nig has Butcher pressed against the cage, preventing Butcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Nig.
Nig has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Nig lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nig.
A hook to the body from Nig.
Nig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher has had enough of the clinch but Nig keeps him there for the moment.
Nig misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nig Nig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nig scores with a hook.
Butcher is looking to wear down Nig with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nig connects with a crisp jab.
Butcher is rocked!
Nig fakes the body blow, causing Butcher to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Butcher goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nig Nig!
In his post fight interview, Nig Nig started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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