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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neil Nucombe (ranked 1992 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bush (ranked 3823 p4p, 414 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 32 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bush!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nucombe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nucombe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucombe. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nucombe misses with a lunging right hand
and Bush counters with a straight right hand.
Nucombe scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe scores with a jab to the body.
Bush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Nucombe.
Nucombe swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Bush flicks out a counter leg kick but Nucombe steps away.
Nucombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Nucombe.
Nucombe misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nucombe.
Bush throws out a counter right but Nucombe avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nucombe.
Nucombe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
A nice side step and Bush releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nucombe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nucombe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bush counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nucombe's knee momentarily.
Nucombe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nucombe is looking to wear down Bush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe lands with a straight right. Bush didn't see that one coming.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nucombe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Nice shot by Nucombe.
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Neil Nucombe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Nucombe misses
and Bush counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucombe. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Nucombe misses
and Bush makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bush slips under a jab from Nucombe.
Bush only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nucombe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Nucombe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nucombe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bush at a distance.
Nucombe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bush under the eye.
Nucombe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bush on the side of the head.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush staying out of range there.
Nucombe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bush can do to turn this around?
Nucombe throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with a looping left.
Nucombe scores with a jab to the body.
Bush gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bush! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucombe. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe just misses with a punch to the body.
Neil Nucombe is winning the standup battle so far.
Nucombe scores with a nice head shot.
Nucombe throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bush to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Nucombe.
Nucombe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nucombe throws a lazy uppercut
and Bush counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nucombe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nucombe misses with a jab to the body
and Nucombe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nucombe connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Bush has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nucombe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bush on the side of the head.
Nucombe lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe lands with a nice body punch.
Nucombe takes one to the chin there.
Nucombe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush drops his hands momentarily and Nucombe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bush is rocked!
Nucombe pounces like a tiger and cracks Bush with a vicious hook! Bush is down but not out! Nucombe follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Neil Nucombe!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Nucombe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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FIGHT
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