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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yacob Nilsen (ranked 475 p4p, 70 weight class) and Stephan Letter (ranked 725 p4p, 103 weight class). Nilsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lil Wayne - Right above it. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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207 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letter blocks a jab.
A jab from Nilsen misses.
Letter misses with a straight right.
Nilsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Letter avoids them all with ease.
Letter misses with an uppercut.
Letter moves away from the strike by Nilsen.
It seemed like Letter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Letter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been hearing reports that Nilsen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Letter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nilsen in his tracks.
Nilsen slips a straight right by Letter.
Stephan Letter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Letter throws a shot from downtown. Nilsen moves away and avoids it.
Nilsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letter.
Letter circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Nilsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letter lands with a kick to the temple. Nilsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Letter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Letter.
Some wild striking there from Letter.
Letter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen lands with a nice combination. Letter backs away looking to recover.
Nilsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Letter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letter slips a straight right by Nilsen.
Letter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Letter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nilsen on the side of the head.
Nilsen connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilsen misses the target.
Letter tries a head kick but it misses.
Letter throws a lazy head kick
and Nilsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letter's head backwards.
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!
Nilsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letter.
Letter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Letter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter lands a head kick!
Letter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nilsen. That did some damage!
Letter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Letter throws a lazy body kick
and Nilsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Letter throws a push kick but Nilsen slaps the foot to one side.
Nilsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letter.
Nilsen blocks a head kick by Letter.
Good shot there by Nilsen.
Nilsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Letter is rocked!
Nilsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Letter is still on wobbly legs! Can Nilsen finish him?
Nilsen misses with an uppercut.
Nilsen throws a hook but Letter blocks it.
Letter fails to land with a series of punches.
Letter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nilsen looks to land a left hand but Letter moved out of range nicely.
Nilsen cracks Letter with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Letter falls to his knees and Nilsen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yacob Nilsen!
A victorious Yacob Nilsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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