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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Niob (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Niob!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Niob is trying to stand back up but Lomax is controlling him
Lomax keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Niob pushes Lomax off but Lomax dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niob wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lomax tries for a kimura but Niob is defending well.
Niob is trying to buck Lomax off.
Lomax will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lomax lands a few punches from side control.
Lomax stands up.
Lomax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lomax shoots in and drives through. Niob sprawls well.
Lomax tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niob swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Lomax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomax looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niob is fending him off so far but Lomax persists. Nope, Niob circles away and we're back to standing.
Niob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lomax shoots in and drives through. Niob sprawls well.
Lomax closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Niob tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lomax just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Niob controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lomax slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Niob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lomax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Niob is trying to get back to his feet but Lomax has full control of the position and if anything, Niob has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Niob looks gassed!
Lomax really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Niob.
Niob is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax biding his time, controlling Niob.
Lomax misses with an elbow to the head.
Niob is trying to get back to his feet but Lomax has full control of the position and if anything, Niob has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lomax missing with strikes.
Niob is trying to stand back up.
Lomax biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lomax working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob showing good submission defense here.
Niob looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lomax controlling from the back.
Lomax scores with punches and elbows.
Lomax lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lomax.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Niob is trying to stand back up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Lomax dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lomax throws a sloppy head kick and Niob moves out of range easily.
Lomax swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niob counters by clinching up.
Lomax is working for takedown but Niob is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lomax prevents Niob from breaking the clinch.
Niob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lomax looking to slow down the pace here.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Niob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Niob prevents Lomax from breaking the clinch.
Niob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob tries to clinch but Lomax is having none of it.
Niob wants to clinch.
Lomax throws a lazy head kick
and Niob counters with a stiff right hand.
Lomax tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niob swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Lomax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Niob wants to break free but Lomax has control.
Niob is trying to push Lomax away but Lomax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Niob.
Lomax tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Niob.
Niob breaks the clinch.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lomax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niob pushes Lomax up against the cage in a clinch.
Niob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Niob tries to avoid it but Lomax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Niob to the ground. Niob escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lomax misses with a double jab
and Niob counters with a straight right hand.
Eddie Lomax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niob wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Niob. No joy for Lomax on that attempt.
Niob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niob tries to bum rush Lomax with a series of wild strikes but Lomax uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lomax misses with a body shot
and Niob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niob moves in looking to clinch but Lomax pushes him off.
Niob moves into range and clinches up with Lomax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Niob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Niob breaks the clinch.
Lomax keeps the fight on the outside.
Niob tries to clinch up but Lomax circles away and keeps his distance.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lomax counters with a takedown into side control.
Eddie Lomax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Niob is trying to get back to his feet.
Niob is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax grinds an elbow into Niob's temple.
Niob is pushing Lomax's head away, looking to escape. Lomax manages to hold on to the position though.
Lomax has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lomax is staying tight to Niob's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lomax decides to stand back up. Lomax steps back and let's Niob get back to his feet.
Lomax gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niob is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lomax is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niob is not content to let Lomax control the position.
Lomax fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Niob will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lomax tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niob swivels and escapes.
Niob misses with a double jab.
Niob tries to clinch there but Lomax circles away.
Lomax swats away the attempt to clinch by Niob.
Niob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niob is looking to clinch.
Niob moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niob tries to clinch up but Lomax circles away and keeps his distance.
Niob has managed to clinch.
Lomax fails to pull guard.
Lomax struggles to land a body shot inside as Niob controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob breaks from the clinch.
Niob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lomax has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lomax has had enough of the clinch but Niob keeps him there for the moment.
Niob breaks from the clinch.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lomax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Lomax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niob clinches up against the cage.
Niob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lomax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niob is looking to clinch.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niob moves away.
Lomax closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lomax lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lomax stops Niob from standing up.
Niob keeping full guard, as Lomax tries to pass.
Lomax is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lomax has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Eddie Lomax wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lomax shoots in for a double leg but Niob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lomax misses with an uppercut
and Niob counters with a left to the body.
Lomax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eddie Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niob gets a clinch.
Niob lands an elbow just above Lomax 's eye.
Niob breaks the clinch.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lomax is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nick Niob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niob is looking to clinch.
Niob lands with a straight right. Lomax didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob connects with a nice looking jab.
Niob tries to clinch but Lomax is having none of it.
Niob closes the distance and clinches.
Niob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lomax goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niob prevents it.
Niob lands an elbow inside.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lomax throws a poor cross that misses
and Niob counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Niob lands a nice elbow.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niob wants to clinch.
Niob tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lomax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Niob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niob has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Niob!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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