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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paint it black . The key to victory for Leif Nygard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nygard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nygard swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Nygard connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Nygard moved out of range nicely.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nygard as Williams tries to tie him up.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Nygard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nygard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
Nygard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Frank Williams has been cut.
Nygard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams avoiding damage as Nygard throws knees to the body.
Nygard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Nygard lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Nygard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nygard is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nygard is defending well for now.
Nygard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Nygard avoids the damage to the body.
Nygard lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nygard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams looks gassed!
Nygard tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Nygard blocks with his arms.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nygard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nygard.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Nygard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nygard lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Frank Williams's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Nygard.
Nygard managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Nygard is blocking nicely.
Nygard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Nygard scores a nice knee to the body.
Nygard lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Nygard.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Nygard.
Nygard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nygard obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygard throws an elbow but misses.
Nygard throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Frank Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clinched against the cage, Nygard lands a big elbow that drops Williams! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Williams is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Nygard!
Leif Nygard retains his middleweight title!
Leif Nygard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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