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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ngaio Bealum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church comes to the cage accompanied by . Nick Church had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ngaio Bealum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bealum misses with a hook
and Church connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Church throws a leg kick but Bealum checks it.
Bealum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Church can pounce on him.
Bealum gets the takedown into side control.
Church wants to get back to his feet but Bealum drags him back down.
Church is trying to escape the position but Bealum is controlling the position.
Bealum tries to advance to mount but can't.
Church wants to control but Bealum postures up.
Church is trying to escape the position but Bealum is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Church is not content to let Bealum control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ngaio Bealum was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bealum. Church does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bealum looks to score with a jab to the body but Church is just out of range.
Church throws a right hand that misses
and Bealum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Church wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Church checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Church.
A shot to the body from Bealum misses
and Church counters with a nice body shot.
Bealum shoots in and drives through. Church sprawls well.
Bealum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Church can pounce on him.
Church lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bealum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bealum misses with a hook to the body
and Church counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bealum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Church rather than just go for the knockout.
Church looks to land a left hand but Bealum moved out of range nicely.
Church darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Church fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bealum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Church throws a front kick aimed at Bealum's knee but Bealum avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bealum is defended easily by Church.
Bealum has his takedown stuffed
and Church makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nick Church has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ngaio Bealum.
A slapping leg kick lands for Church.
Bealum misses with a body shot
and Church counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bealum's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Church.
Church throws a low kick but Bealum moves out of range easily.
Bealum checks a low kick from Church.
A shot to the body from Church misses
and Bealum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Church connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Church, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bealum scores with a nice right hand.
Nick Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bealum misses with a leg kick
and Church counters with a nice leg kick.
Church throws a jab when Bealum was well out of range.
Church throws a leg kick but Bealum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bealum scores with a shot to the body.
Bealum checks the leg kick nicely there.
Church tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bealum was well out of range. Poor timing from Church.
Church fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bealum manages to avoid it.
Church throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Church misses
and Bealum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Church on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Church fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Church is predictable there
and Bealum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bealum blocks a body shot from Church.
Bealum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Church misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church lands a left hand.
Church tries to throw a body punch but Bealum avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
Church can't find room to land a body shot as Bealum controls the action.
Church lands an uppercut.
Church blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bealum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Church connects with a right hand. Bealum shakes it off.
Bealum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Church misses with an uppercut
and Bealum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Church misses the shot to the body.
Bealum misses with a jab to the body
and Church counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bealum misses with a shot to the body
and Church counters with a low kick, right behind Bealum 's knee.
That kick from Church tenderised Bealum's leg. Bealum is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Church rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bealum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bealum misses with an uppercut
and Church counters with a good low kick that Bealum was not able to check.
Bealum throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Church dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bealum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Church to the mat! Church manages to get full guard.
Bealum is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ngaio Bealum.
A good leg kick by Church.
Nice defenses there by Church.
Bealum throws a leg kick
and Church counters with a body kick.
Bealum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bealum is able to avoid easily.
Bealum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Church buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bealum lands a head shot.
Bealum lands with an overhand left.
Bealum throws a hook but Church blocks it.
Church is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Church.
Bealum checks a low kick from Church.
Church misses the body punch
and Bealum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Church wants to slow Bealum down by chopping away at his legs.
Church lands with a cross.
Church connects with a single shot there.
Nick Church is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bealum just misses with a punch to the body.
Church is looking to chop away at Bealum's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bealum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Church. Church obviously looking to wear him down.
Church with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Church avoids the body shot from Bealum.
A telegraphed right hand from Bealum misses the target.
Church's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bealum under the eye.
Bealum blocks a low kick nicely.
Bealum swings widly with a right hand
and Church counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bealum lands with a nice body punch.
Church throws a leg kick
and Bealum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Church throws a leg kick but Bealum checks it.
Church takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Church.
Church lands with an uppercut that bounces Bealum off the cage and back into rage.
Bealum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church tries to work over Bealum's front leg with a kick but Bealum checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church slips under a jab.
Church misses the body punch
enabling Bealum to counter with a crisp jab.
Church thows a leg kick but Bealum checks it
and Bealum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Church lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Church lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Church keeps the fight on the outside.
Church throws a leg kick but Bealum checks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bealum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Church.
Bealum looks to score with a jab to the body but Church is just out of range.
Bealum misses with a hook to the body
and Church counters with an inside leg kick.
Church tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Church slips a jab and a cross from Bealum.
Church attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Church fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bealum's calf.
Bealum misses with a left hand
and Church counters with an inside leg kick.
Nick Church is winning the standup battle so far.
Church misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Church.
Church with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Church walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bealum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Church buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bealum moves in looking to clinch but Church pushes him off.
Bealum blocks a head kick by Church.
Church cracks Bealum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Church fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bealum is out of range.
Bealum misses with a hook
and Church counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bealum's knee momentarily.
Bealum throws a looping overhand right but Church ducks down to avoid it.
Bealum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Church fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bealum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Church dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Church lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bealum checks a low kick from Church.
Church throws a sloppy body shot
and Bealum counters with a right hand to the body.
Bealum blocks a head kick by Church.
Church with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bealum misses with a low kick.
Church fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bealum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Church lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bealum at a distance.
Bealum misses with a straight right.
Bealum looks to score with a jab to the body but Church is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Church.
Church throws the kick towards the body but Bealum avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Church. Bealum does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Church.
Church lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bealum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bealum ducks under a wild hook from Church.
Church takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bealum.
Good leg kick by Church there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Church throws a leg kick but Bealum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Church throws a leg kick but Bealum checks it.
Bealum misses with a left hand
and Church connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Church connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Church.
Donk. Church catches Bealum right on the button with a cross.
Church takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bealum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Church tenderised Bealum's leg. Bealum is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church pushes Bealum away with a front kick.
Church pushes Bealum away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Church.
Church throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bealum counters with a nice uppercut.
Church throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bealum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Church can pounce on him.
Bealum falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Church to counter with a crisp jab.
Bealum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Church counters with a good low kick that Bealum was not able to check.
A low kick from Church is predictable there
and Bealum counters by moving into the clinch.
Church looking to stall.
Bealum tries to circle away but Church has him pinned against the cage.
Church manages to break the clinch.
Bealum ducks right into an uppercut from Church.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Church.
Bealum blocks a jab.
Church moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bealum thows a body shot but no joy.
Church bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bealum's head.
That kick from Church tenderised Bealum's leg. Bealum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Church fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bealum is out of range.
Ngaio Bealum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Church swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bealum counters with a stiff right hand.
Bealum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Church can pounce on him.
Church fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bealum manages to avoid it.
Church scores with the left hand. Bealum knows he should have avoided that one.
Church scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Church works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Church swats away the attempt to clinch by Bealum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bealum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Church missing with a left hand there. Bealum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bealum just misses with a punch to the body.
Church stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nick Church is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bealum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Church throws a head kick but Bealum moves out of range.
Bealum checks the leg kick nicely there.
Church connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bealum. Bealum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Bealum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Church misses with an uppercut.
Church throws a head kick that misses
and Bealum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Church thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Church tries a head kick but it misses.
Church turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Church lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bealum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bealum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Church showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Church, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Church!
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