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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamza Nabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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150 cm
26
130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamza Nabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 90 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jobber lands with a left to the head.
Jobber should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jobber misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nabi.
Jobber throws a punch but it's blocked by Nabi.
Nabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jobber pushes Nabi up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jobber.
Nabi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jobber can't fight it off and eventually Nabi manages to take the fight to the floor. Jobber looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jobber trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jobber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nabi slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Jobber.
Jobber tries to get to full guard but Nabi has control of the leg.
Nabi wants to stand but Jobber has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabi blocks the strikes from Jobber.
Jobber missing with punches from the bottom.
Nabi wants to stand but Jobber has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jobber misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jobber missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jobber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jobber wants to improve his position but Nabi is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nabi wants to stand up but Jobber is controlling the position.
Jobber missing with punches from the bottom.
Jobber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jobber tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nabi is breathing heavily.
Jobber punching from the bottom.
Jobber tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nabi wants to stand but Jobber has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber punching from the bottom.
Nabi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jobber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jobber wants to get back to full guard.
Nabi stands up and beckons Jobber to join him on the feet.
Jobber pushes Nabi up against the cage in a clinch.
Nabi tightens his grip and picks Jobber up, before dumping him to the ground. Jobber manages to land in guard.
Jobber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jobber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nabi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nabi passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber punching from the bottom.
Jobber trying to get back to full guard but Nabi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jobber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jobber throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nabi. What's that going to do exactly?
Jobber throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamza Nabi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jobber darts in and clinches Nabi up against the cage.
Jobber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jobber has a couple of punches blocked by Nabi.
Jobber misses with the head strike.
Nabi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jobber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jobber throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jobber is striking from the bottom but Nabi uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Nabi blocks the strikes from Jobber.
Jobber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jobber strikes from the bottom but Nabi uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jobber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jobber to his feet.
Jobber clinches up with Nabi and pushes him back against the cage.
Jobber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nabi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jobber regains guard immediately.
Jobber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber trying to strike off his back.
Jobber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jobber trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jobber trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nabi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jobber closes the distance and pushes Nabi back into the cage.
Jobber misses with the head strike.
Nabi jumps guard.
Jobber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jobber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nabi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jobber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabi is pulling down on Jobber's head. It's preventing any offense from Jobber, at least for the moment.
Jobber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jobber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nabi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nabi trying to control the position here.
Nabi keeping full guard, as Jobber tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jobber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jobber thows a big elbow that misses.
Jobber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jobber chips away with some ground and pound.
Jobber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jobber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nabi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nabi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamza Nabi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nabi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nabi lands in his opponent's guard.
Jobber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jobber trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jobber thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jobber is striking but Nabi is not phased and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nabi moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Jobber.
Hamza Nabi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jobber to his feet.
Jobber takes the fight into the clinch.
Nabi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nabi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jobber throws a strike but Nabi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jobber tries to strike from the bottom.
Jobber trying to strike off his back.
Mr Jobber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jobber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nabi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nabi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jobber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jobber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jobber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nabi defends it easily.
Jobber tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jobber thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jobber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jobber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jobber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jobber throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jobber throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nabi uses it to pass to side control.
Jobber sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jobber gets back to full guard.
Jobber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jobber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nabi slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Jobber.
Jobber is looking for a sweep. Nabi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jobber misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamza Nabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nabi, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamza Nabi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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