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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 412 p4p, 56 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 1380 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicolas can pounce on him.
Nicolas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Semenko's head but Semenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicolas.
Nicolas takes a swing at Semenko's ribcage but misses.
Semenko moves into the clinch.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
Nicolas blocks a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
Nicolas is leaning against Semenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Semenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
Nicolas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semenkos head.
Nicolas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nicolas's face.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolas tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Nicolas lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Nicolas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko cracks Nicolas with a nice body shot.
Semenko can't find room to land a body shot as Nicolas controls the action.
Semenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Semenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Nicolas cracks Semenko with a nice body shot.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Semenko lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
Our sources have told us that Semenko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Semenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicolas is defending well for now.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
Semenko scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Semenko.
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko digs a right hand into Nicolas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicolas's gas tank.
Nicolas looks winded!
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
Semenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
Semenko cracks Nicolas with a nice body shot.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicolas misses with the head strike.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nicolas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenko connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nicolas swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the side of Semenko's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas can't break the clinch.
Semenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
Nicolas avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko lands with a left to the head.
Semenko tries to work over Nicolas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko is leaning against Nicolas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Semenko lands a left hand.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Semenko.
Nicolas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
A right hand to the body from Semenko.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nicolas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko presses Nicolas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Semenko gets through Nicolas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Semenko.
Nicolas takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenko lands a shot to the body.
Semenko digs a right hand underneath Nicolas's ribcage. Nicolas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nicolas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nicolas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Semenko.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas tries to break the clinch but Semenko is controlling the position.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Semenko as the two fighters clinch.
Semenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Semenko moves into the clinch.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Nicolas.
Nicolas has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Semenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicolas is trying to break free.
Nicolas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Semenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Semenko lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolas fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
Semenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolas can do to turn this around?
Nicolas swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenko misses with a body punch.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Nicolas prevents a body shot from Semenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nicolas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
Semenko pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Semenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nicolas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Semenko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Semenko.
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!
Nicolas misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Semenko.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Semenko.
Semenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicolas avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Semenko.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Nicolas blocks with his arms.
Nicolas can't break the clinch.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicolas moves out of range as Semenko throws a body kick.
Semenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Semenko cracks the inside of Nicolas's front leg.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenko is just out of range.
Nicolas tries to keep at a distance but Semenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko keeps control of Nicolas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dave Semenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Nicolas managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Semenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Good body shot from Semenko.
Semenko is working Nicolas over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Semenko.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nicolas.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nicolas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicolas is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Semenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nicolas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Nicolas won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Nicolas takes a shot to the head.
Nicolas has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Semenko misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko digs a right hand into Nicolas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicolas's gas tank.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
Nicolas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nicolas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nicolas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Semenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenko lands with a right to the head.
Semenko scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Semenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Semenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Semenko blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Semenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Semenko throws a big shot that misses.
Semenko takes one to the side of the head.
Nicolas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Semenko.
Nicolas just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Semenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicolas throws out the jab.
Nicolas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko loads up on a big right hand but Nicolas slips the punch.
Semenko tries to clinch up but Nicolas circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicolas just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Nicolas misses.
Semenko looks to land a body kick but Nicolas moved away.
Nicolas misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko scores with a jab to the head.
Nicolas tries a low kick but Semenko avoids it.
Semenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Semenko throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolas moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Semenko finds it's target.
Semenko scores with a body shot.
Nicolas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Nicolas's head.
Nicolas moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Semenko.
Semenko throws a right and a left that Nicolas avoids nicely.
Nicolas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Semenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Semenko. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicolas! But no joy.
Semenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nicolas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Nicolas throws a jab when Semenko was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko looks to land a right hand but Nicolas moved out of range.
Nicolas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Semenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Semenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicolas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Semenko's knee momentarily.
Nicolas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicolas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenko's sensitive parts.
Nicolas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenko moves out of range as Nicolas strikes.
Dave Semenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Semenko misses with a double jab.
Nicolas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nicolas.
Semenko throws a solid leg kick but Nicolas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semenko.
Nicolas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenko connects with the punch.
Semenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nicolas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Semenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenko is just out of range.
Semenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
Nicolas tests Semenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicolas.
Semenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nicolas back to the cage. Semenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nicolas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolas scores with a body shot.
Nicolas scores with a leg kick.
Nicolas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Semenko 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.
Nicolas blocks a leg kick.
Semenko has Nicolas up against the cage in a clinch.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas cracks Semenko with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semenko works on Nicolas's body with a couple of short punches.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicolas lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Harold Nicolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicolas.
Nicolas managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Nicolas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Semenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nicolas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Semenko.
Well Semenko 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
An out of breath Dave Semenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Harold Nicolas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can't believe you touched my face! You'll be hearing from my lawyer, you animal!'.
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RATING
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