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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Doyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyle pinned against the cage. Doyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to de liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson slips under a jab from Doyle.
Nelson throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Nelson defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Doyle moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Greg Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doyle circles away.
Greg Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Nelson.
Nelson looks gassed!
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
Doyle takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Doyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Jab from Doyle.
Doyle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Greg Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Doyle is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nelson.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doyle scores with a nice body kick.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Doyle moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
A big right from Doyle misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a series of strikes that have Nelson backpedaling.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson walks into a jab.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Good work by Doyle as he checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Doyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doyle counters with a low kick, right behind Nelson 's knee.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doyle tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Doyle.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Donk. Doyle catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle lands a right hook to the body.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Nelson down.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doyle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doyle slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Nelson.
A big left from Doyle misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Doyle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Jab by Nelson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doyle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Doyle cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Nelson misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Doyle.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doyle throws a leg kick
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Doyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Doyle lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle lands with a right hand.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doyle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doyle throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Doyle lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doyle.
Nelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Greg Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to de liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Doyle misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Doyle clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doyle avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Nelson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Doyle lands but Nelson takes it in his stride.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle stuffs the takedown.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Nelson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
Doyle thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Doyle lands with a right hand.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Doyle throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doyle scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Doyle.
Doyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nelson moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson tries to clinch
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Doyle had his way with Kimbo Nelson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Nelson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doyle scores with a body shot.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Doyle misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nelson duly obliges.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyle.
Nelson throws a right hand that Doyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Doyle also avoids with ease.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Nelson misses
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Doyle.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle lands a two punch combo.
Doyle cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doyle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson looks to throw a body kick
and Doyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle checks a low kick from Nelson.
Kimbo Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Greg Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Doyle lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:44
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Doyle!
Greg Doyle retains his featherweight title!
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