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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Nabeatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brock mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabeatu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Era - Enae Volare Mezzo. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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245 lbs
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194 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Nabeatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, brock mir!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nabeatu is fending him off so far but mir persists. Nope, Nabeatu circles away and we're back to standing.
Nabeatu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nabeatu gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
mir shoots and misses
and Nabeatu counters with a shoot takedown. mir fights it but they end up in guard.
Nabeatu preventing the sweep.
Nabeatu wants to stand but mir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nabeatu wants to stand and escape but instead mir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
mir looking to sit in guard and control but Nabeatu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
mir has a closed guard, preventing Nabeatu from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir trying to control the position.
mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nabeatu defends well.
Nabeatu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
mir keeping moving, preventing Nabeatu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
mir has a closed guard, preventing Nabeatu from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nabeatu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nabeatu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nabeatu tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
mir tries to hold on but Nabeatu postures up.
Nabeatu get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nabeatu sprawls well initially but mir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
mir looks gassed!
mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Nabeatu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nabeatu is looking for a sweep. mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nabeatu wants to control but mir is keeping busy.
Nabeatu is not content to let mir control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabeatu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but mir pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabeatu is trying to stand.
mir is just content to waste time from the top position. Nabeatu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nabeatu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Igor Nabeatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brock mir.
Nabeatu wants to stand but mir has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nabeatu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
mir shoots and misses
and Nabeatu counters with a shoot takedown. mir fights it but they end up in guard.
Nabeatu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nabeatu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nabeatu wants to stand but mir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
mir trying to keep a closed guard but Nabeatu is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nabeatu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nabeatu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nabeatu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabeatu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nabeatu shoots in for a takedown but mir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
mir tries for a takedown but Nabeatu circles away easily
and Nabeatu counters with a takedown into side control.
Nabeatu stands up and beckons mir to his feet.
mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nabeatu counters with a nice double leg into side control. mir won't be happy with that.
Igor Nabeatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brock mir.
Nabeatu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabeatu tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nabeatu stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mir shoots and misses
and Nabeatu counters with a shoot takedown. mir fights it but they end up in guard.
mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabeatu got a little sloppy there for a moment and mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nabeatu has managed to get both his arms back between mir's legs - danger averted.
mir keeping full guard, as Nabeatu tries to pass.
Nabeatu wanted to stand there but mir had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nabeatu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nabeatu scores with a takedown into mir's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nabeatu trying to stand up but can't free himself from mir's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nabeatu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
mir misses with a takedown attempt
and Nabeatu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in mir's guard now.
Igor Nabeatu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nabeatu stands and steps away. mir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
mir tries for a takedown but Nabeatu circles away easily
and Nabeatu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for mir!
mir tries to hold on but Nabeatu pushes him away.
Nabeatu stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Nabeatu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
mir is working an open guard so Nabeatu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nabeatu counters with a shoot takedown. mir fights it but they end up in guard.
Igor Nabeatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brock mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabeatu trying to stand up but can't free himself from mir's guard.
mir is trying to keep Nabeatu in close.
Nabeatu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nabeatu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
mir misses with a takedown
and Nabeatu counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabeatu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nabeatu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nabeatu decides to stand up, so the ref orders mir to his feet.
Nabeatu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mir is fending him off so far but Nabeatu persists. Nope, mir circles away and we're back to standing.
brock mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mir fails with the takedown
and Nabeatu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabeatu wants to get up but he can't break mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nabeatu wants to control from the top but mir keeps moving.
Nabeatu wants to get up but he can't break mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nabeatu stands and steps away. mir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nabeatu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nabeatu has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, mir works to full guard.
Nabeatu wants to stand but mir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
brock mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabeatu wants to stand and escape but instead mir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
mir drops back looking for a leg! Nabeatu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nabeatu manages to kick mir off! mir jumps back into Nabeatu's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabeatu kicks mir off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Nabeatu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nabeatu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Igor Nabeatu!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Igor Nabeatu!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Igor Nabeatu!
Igor Nabeatu wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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