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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yacob Nilsen (ranked 770 p4p, 122 weight class) and Farley Steve (ranked 254 p4p, 34 weight class). Nilsen comes into the arena with Lil Wayne - Right above it blaring out of the sound system. Steve comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yacob Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farley Steve!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve throws a body punch but Nilsen moves out of range.
Nilsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Nilsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Nilsen counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Nilsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Nilsen coming out on top.
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nilsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Steve's guard.
Nilsen is standing up over Steve. Steve looks to escape but Nilsen dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve is being controlled here.
Nilsen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nilsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nilsen controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen cracks Steve with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nilsen taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Nilsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steve has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilsen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Steve will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Steve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nilsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steve for as long as he can get away with.
Steve is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
Nilsen throws an elbow but Steve slips to the side and avoids it well.
Steve taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Nilsen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nilsen prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nilsen working the head and body with strikes.
Nilsen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Steve's legs.
Nilsen working the head with strikes.
Nilsen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steve is avoiding damage well.
Nilsen controlling from side mount.
Steve is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve regains half guard.
Steve keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steve can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nilsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steve has hold of Nilsen's hands but Nilsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nilsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nilsen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yacob Nilsen dominated that round.
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.
Nilsen misses with a body shot.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Nilsen throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Nilsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steve back to the cage. Nilsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nilsen misses with a hook
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Nilsen. Beautiful body shot.
Nilsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steve is fending him off so far but Nilsen persists. Nope, Steve circles away and we're back to standing.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsen moves away.
Nilsen throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Nilsen jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
Steve sizes up Nilsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsen staying out of range there.
Nilsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen lands a slapping body shot.
Nilsen throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Nilsen saw that one coming.
Nilsen misses with a body shot
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
Some bone on bone action there as Steve checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steve defending well as Nilsen loads up on a big left hand.
Nilsen throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Yacob Nilsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilsen throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilsen.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Nilsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nilsen has closed the distance and engaged Steve in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nilsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve with a hook.
Nilsen is rocked!
Steve tries to keep at a distance but Nilsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsen is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nilsen has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Nilsen trying to land knees to the body.
Nilsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nilsen tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a right hand
letting Nilsen counter with a right hand.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Nilsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farley Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilsen cracks Steve with a good jab.
Nilsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nilsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nilsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nilsen tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve slips under a jab from Nilsen.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsen misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Steve - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
Steve is rocked!
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve throws out a counter right but Nilsen avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Nilsen misses.
Steve lands a big uppercut and Nilsen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nilsen looks OK. Steve waves Nilsen back to his feet!
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Nilsen scores with a body shot.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Steve knocks Nilsen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Farley Steve!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Farley Steve waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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