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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Oliver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Oliver or perhaps it was just good defense by Cullen which made him look bad.
Oliver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Oliver throws a nice looking combination but Cullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cullen staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Cullen misses with a takedown
and Oliver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliver.
Cullen misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliver counters by moving into the clinch.
Cullen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Cullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is controlling Oliver's posture.
Cullen wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Cullen wants to stand and escape but Oliver is having none of it.
Cullen controls Oliver momentarily but Oliver frees himself.
Cullen seems keen to control Oliver's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nathan Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cullen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cullen wants to clinch
and Oliver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cullen looks gassed!
Oliver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliver misses with the combination.
Cullen fails with the takedown
and Oliver counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Cullen!
Cullen is rocked!
Oliver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oliver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cullen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver controlling from the full mount.
Oliver is landing with some decent strikes but Cullen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oliver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cullen tries to hold on but Oliver postures up.
Oliver controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver working the ground and pound effectively.
Cullen is bucking up trying to escape but Oliver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oliver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cullen hang on?
Oliver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliver landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cullen fails with the takedown
and Oliver moves into the clinch.
Oliver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cullen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliver lands with a left to the head.
Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Oliver lands with a hook. Cullen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliver finish him?
Cullen gets caught flat footed, as Oliver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Oliver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cullen seems to have recovered his senses.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Cullen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliver passes Cullen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oliver working over Cullen with some ground and pound. Cullen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliver 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.
Oliver slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cullen is refusing to be controlled, as Oliver sits in half guard.
Oliver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathan Oliver just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen trying to hold on to Oliver's head to control him but Oliver postures up.
Oliver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliver trying to control the pace.
Oliver trying to control the action but Cullen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cullen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Oliver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nathan Oliver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cullen!
Oliver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliver working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oliver breaks from Cullen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver misses with a head kick.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Oliver counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cullen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is pressed up against the cage. Cullen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliver down to the mat. Oliver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense.
Cullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Cullen has his takedown stuffed
and Oliver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliver.
Nathan Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Cullen.
Cullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliver advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cullen!
Oliver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oliver scoring with strikes but Cullen is staying in there.
Oliver working for a submission but Cullen is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
Oliver looking to control but Cullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
Oliver cracks Cullen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cullen is in a horrible position here. Oliver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliver has hold of Cullen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cullen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oliver scoring with strikes but Cullen is staying in there.
Cullen is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Oliver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliver lands a big shot there that rocks Cullen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cullen can do to turn this around?
Oliver with shots to the head and body - Cullen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oliver throws a right hand that Cullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cullen also avoids with ease.
Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Oliver misses its intended target.
Cullen connects with a body shot.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cullen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliver won't be happy with that.
Oliver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cullen connects with a decent elbow.
Oliver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliver manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliver is working away from the top position though.
Oliver stops Cullen from getting back to his feet.
Oliver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cullen wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like Oliver is going to stand back up.
Cullen is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliver controlling the action here.
Oliver stops Cullen from getting back to his feet.
Oliver is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cullen is trying to stand.
Oliver is trying for a kimura here. Cullen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Oliver wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Oliver!
Nathan Oliver retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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