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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Nobody (ranked 844 p4p, 40 weight class) and Gage Underwood (ranked 1924 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nobody counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Underwood thinking.
Nobody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nobody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Underwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nobody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Underwood.
Nobody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Underwood moves out of range of the body kick from Nobody.
Nobody throws a lazy head kick
and Underwood counters with a nice body kick.
Nobody works Underwood's body with a nice hook.
Nobody misses with a head kick.
Underwood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nobody connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Underwood scrambles back to his feet.
Underwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Underwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nobody throwing a counter right hand but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Nigel Nobody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Nobody.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobody moves out of range of the strikes.
Underwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Underwood connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Underwood.
Underwood tries to work over Nobody's front leg with a kick but Nobody checks it.
Underwood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nobody.
Nobody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Underwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nobody throws a shot from downtown. Underwood moves away and avoids it.
Underwood lands a lovely overhand right.
Nobody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nobody throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Underwood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nobody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nobody manages to avoid it.
Underwood misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nobody misses the target.
Underwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nobody counter with a right hand.
Underwood misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nobody went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Nobody is predictable there
and Underwood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nobody lands a nice shot to the body.
Nobody misses the shot to the body.
Underwood thinks about the counter body kick.
Underwood lands a slapping body shot.
Nobody avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Underwood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Nobody.
Nobody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Underwood lunges at Nobody with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nobody's hand.
Nice cross by Nobody.
Underwood needs to keep his hands up - Nobody had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Underwood misses with a head kick.
Nobody uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nobody scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nobody tries a head kick but it misses.
Nobody throws a looping overhand right but Underwood ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Nobody - just one landing.
Underwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Underwood blocks a head kick by Nobody.
Nobody throws a nice inside leg kick.
Underwood ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Nobody shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Underwood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Underwood.
Underwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nobody throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Underwood there.
Underwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nobody.
Nobody misses with a straight right.
Nobody lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Underwood slips a straight right by Nobody.
Nobody scores with a head kick. Underwood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Underwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nobody was well out of range. Poor timing from Underwood.
Nobody scores with a sloppy right hand. Underwood should have avoided that one.
Nobody connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Underwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Nobody lands a slapping body shot.
Underwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Nobody 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.
Underwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nobody throws a lazy uppercut
and Underwood counters with a left to the body.
Nobody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
Nobody cracks Underwood with a good jab.
Nobody on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Underwood. Underwood obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Nobody.
Nobody takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Underwood misses the target.
Underwood defending well as Nobody loads up on a big left hand.
Nobody moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
Underwood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nobody is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nobody defending well as Underwood loads up on a big left hand.
Nobody lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Underwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nobody's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Underwood, right into the meat.
Underwood tries to land a front kick but Nobody steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nobody defending well as Underwood loads up on a big left hand.
Nobody misses the shot to the body.
Underwood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nobody darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Underwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Nobody throws an off balance right hand
and Underwood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Nobody.
Underwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Nobody misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nigel Nobody is winning the standup battle so far.
Underwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Underwood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nobody.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nobody.
Nobody lands a right hook to the body.
Nobody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nobody scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nobody manages to avoid it.
Nobody misses with a lunging right hand
and Underwood counters with an inside leg kick.
Nobody misses with a hook. Underwood ducked under it nicely.
Underwood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Underwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gage Underwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Nobody finds it's target.
Nobody tries to bum rush Underwood with a series of wild strikes but Underwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nobody scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Underwood sizes up Nobody with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Underwood.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Underwood.
Nobody throws a sloppy head kick and Underwood moves out of range easily.
Underwood cracks Nobody with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Underwood misses the shot to the body.
Underwood throws a looping overhand right but Nobody ducks down to avoid it.
Nobody falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Underwood counter with a right hand.
Underwood misses with a body punch
and Nobody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Underwood moves out of range of the leg kick from Nobody.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Underwood! But no joy.
Nobody misses with a double jab
and Underwood counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody throws a lazy body kick
and Underwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nobody connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Nobody.
Underwood slips a jab from Nobody.
Underwood throws a leg kick
and Nobody counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Underwood misses.
Underwood swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nobody counter with a right hand.
Nobody with a lazy takedown attempt
and Underwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Underwood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Underwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Nobody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Underwood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Underwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nobody swings away with a body shot that misses
and Underwood counters with a straight right hand.
Underwood moves out of range as Nobody throws a body kick.
Underwood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nobody with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nigel Nobody will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Underwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Nobody off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Underwood misses its intended target.
Underwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Nobody is just out of range.
A low kick from Underwood misses
and Nobody counters with a three punch combo that has Underwood backing up. Underwood nods at Nobody to acknowledge the strikes.
Underwood throws a nice head kick!
Underwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nobody moves out of range of the leg kick from Underwood.
Underwood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nobody doesn't seem bothered though.
Underwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Underwood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Underwood misses with a straight left.
Nobody drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Underwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nobody connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nobody.
Nobody misses with an uppercut
and Underwood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nobody's knee momentarily.
Nobody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Underwood.
Underwood takes a swing at Nobody's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Underwood.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Underwood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Underwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nobody throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Underwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nobody throws a hook but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nobody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Underwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nobody.
Underwood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Underwood throws the kick towards the body but Nobody avoids it.
Nobody dips to his left and cracks Underwood with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nobody misses.
Nobody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Underwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nobody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Underwood.
Underwood lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobody misses with the combination.
Underwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Underwood as he connects with a hook.
Underwood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nobody moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
Nobody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Underwood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gage Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody misses with a double jab
and Underwood counters with a leg kick.
Underwood slaps away a takedown attempt from Nobody, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nobody misses with a two punch combination.
Nobody scores with a head kick.
Underwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nobody lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Underwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Underwood thuds his right hand into Nobody's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Underwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Nobody walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Underwood takes one to the chin there.
Underwood throws the left hand but Nobody avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Underwood to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobody lands a nice shot that snaps Underwood's head back.
Underwood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Underwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nobody counters with a straight right hand.
Nobody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nobody lands a head kick. Underwood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nobody lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Underwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Underwood ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Underwood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nobody blocks it well.
Underwood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Underwood throws a body kick that misses.
Nobody lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nobody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Underwood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Underwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nigel Nobody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nobody misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gage Underwood.
Well Nobody has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Nobody!
A relieved looking Nigel Nobody thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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