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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Sarai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gedeon Nkuwu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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255 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Montreal, Steven Sarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gedeon Nkuwu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkuwu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sarai shoots in for a takedown but Nkuwu shows good takedown defense.
Sarai throws a nice looking combination but Nkuwu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nkuwu.
Nkuwu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarai misses with a few strikes there.
Sarai lands with a nice body punch.
Sarai is breathing heavily.
Sarai gets caught flat footed, as Nkuwu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sarai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nkuwu thows a big elbow that misses.
Nkuwu working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkuwu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nkuwu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nkuwu is working Sarai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nkuwu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sarai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nkuwu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nkuwu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nkuwu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkuwu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nkuwu controlling from the top position.
Sarai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nkuwu is in close to Sarai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nkuwu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nkuwu with a nice head shot there.
Sarai has momentary wrist control but Nkuwu slips an elbow through the middle.
Nkuwu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nkuwu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nkuwu throwing strikes but missing.
Nkuwu landing with the ground and pound.
Nkuwu is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarai has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkuwu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sarai's head.
Nkuwu stands up and waves to Sarai to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nkuwu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarai.
Nkuwu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nkuwu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nkuwu showed some decent athleticism there.
Nkuwu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nkuwu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nkuwu slips a nice elbow through Sarai's hands, connecting with Sarai's forehead.
Nkuwu lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkuwu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nkuwu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sarai taking some punishment here, with Nkuwu in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nkuwu slips a nice elbow through Sarai's hands, connecting with Sarai's forehead.
Nkuwu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nkuwu trying to control from half guard but Sarai is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nkuwu connects with a nice short shot to Sarai's temple.
Sarai taking some punishment here, with Nkuwu in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Nkuwu there.
Nkuwu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nkuwu slips a nice elbow through Sarai's hands, connecting with Sarai's forehead.
Sarai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nkuwu is working away from the top position though.
Nkuwu working Sarai over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarai tries to kick Nkuwu off but Nkuwu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nkuwu trying to control from half guard but Sarai is working away.
Ground and pound from Nkuwu.
Nkuwu decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sarai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkuwu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sarai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sarai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nkuwu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkuwu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nkuwu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gedeon Nkuwu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nkuwu gets a takedown into half guard.
Sarai is trying to stand up here but Nkuwu is controlling him well.
Nkuwu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sarai looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nkuwu trying to mount his opponent but Sarai defends it.
Sarai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nkuwu prevents Sarai from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkuwu is controlling the pace.
Nkuwu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nkuwu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nkuwu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sarai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nkuwu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkuwu is looking to take a break and control but Sarai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nkuwu wants to work for an arm triangle but Sarai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nkuwu prevents Sarai from standing back up.
Nkuwu stands up and beckons Sarai to join him on the feet.
Sarai shoots and misses
and Nkuwu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sarai's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkuwu throwing strikes but missing.
Nkuwu stands and steps away. Sarai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nkuwu.
Sarai with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkuwu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nkuwu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sarai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nkuwu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nkuwu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nkuwu connects with a nice short shot to Sarai's temple.
Sarai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nkuwu.
Sarai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sarai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nkuwu.
Nkuwu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nkuwu stops Sarai from getting back to his feet.
Sarai trying to control but Nkuwu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nkuwu lands a nice short elbow.
Nkuwu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sarai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nkuwu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gedeon Nkuwu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nkuwu trying to advance position but Sarai counters by regaining guard.
Nkuwu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nkuwu working some strikes from top position.
Nkuwu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nkuwu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gedeon Nkuwu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nkuwu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sarai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nkuwu counters with a single leg into guard. Sarai didn't expect that.
Nkuwu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nkuwu stays in close to Sarai's body and controls the position.
Nkuwu postures up in Sarai's guard and throws a big left but Sarai blocks it.
Sarai keeping moving, preventing Nkuwu from controlling successfully.
Nkuwu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sarai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nkuwu controls the pace.
Nkuwu chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nkuwu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkuwu is working Sarai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nkuwu preventing the sweep.
Sarai looking for a guillotine here but Nkuwu defends easily.
Nkuwu thows a big elbow that misses.
Nkuwu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nkuwu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sarai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nkuwu controls the pace.
Sarai keeping moving, preventing Nkuwu from controlling successfully.
Nkuwu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sarai misses with a takedown
and Nkuwu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sarai working a defensive guard here.
Nkuwu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nkuwu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nkuwu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nkuwu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sarai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nkuwu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarai keeping moving, preventing Nkuwu from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sarai misses with a wild combination.
Nkuwu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sarai throws a sloppy head kick and Nkuwu moves out of range easily.
Nkuwu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sarai was covering up waiting for the punch and Nkuwu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nkuwu throws and elbow that misses. Sarai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nkuwu's guard. Nice move by Sarai!
Gedeon Nkuwu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nkuwu trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nkuwu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steven Sarai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarai throwing strikes from guard but Nkuwu blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gedeon Nkuwu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nkuwu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gedeon Nkuwu!
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energy
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hype
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