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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kannberg (ranked 2902 p4p, 140 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 2603 p4p, 125 weight class). Kannberg's entrance music is Pavement: 'Date with IKEA'. A fine choice. Nobody is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red - Same Disease. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Kannberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannberg closes the distance and pushes Nobody back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nobody takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nobody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kannberg lands an elbow inside.
Kannberg looking to throw knees to the head but Nobody is blocking nicely.
Nobody lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kannberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobody tries to work over Kannberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Nobody.
Nobody can't break the clinch.
Kannberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kannberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobody controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody lands a hook that snaps the head of Kannberg backwards.
Nobody lands an uppercut.
Kannberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobody dodges an elbow strike from Kannberg.
Kannberg manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nobody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nobody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nobody fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kannberg sprawls well initially but Nobody persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kannberg kicks off Nobody and gets to his feet.
Kannberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nobody circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott Kannberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannberg takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobody wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kannberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kannberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nobody shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kannberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nobody stands and throws Kannberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kannberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nobody cracks Kannberg with a big right hand but Kannberg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nobody is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kannberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nobody trying to control the action but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
Kannberg tries to bench press Nobody off him but Nobody keeps the position.
Nobody lands a few punches from side control.
Nobody tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nobody is looking to take a break and control but Kannberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg tries to improve position but can't.
Nobody is chipping away with strikes.
Nobody wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kannberg keeps working.
Nobody scores with punches from side control.
Nobody grinds an elbow into Kannberg's temple.
Nobody in side control, throwing shots but Kannberg defends.
Kannberg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nobody's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kannberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nobody not doing much here.
Nobody throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nobody is stalling here. Kannberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nobody seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kannberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kannberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nobody keeps working.
Nobody gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Nobody will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nobody moves out of range of the leg kick from Kannberg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nobody.
Nobody throws a head kick but Kannberg moves out of range.
As Nobody looks to move away, Kannberg throws a big counter combo but Nobody just gets out of the way.
Nobody scores with a hook to the body. Kannberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nobody jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nobody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kannberg.
A jab from Nobody misses.
Kannberg tries to clinch but Nobody moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannberg lands a head shot.
Nobody looks to land a left hand but Kannberg moved out of range nicely.
Kannberg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nobody manages to circle out of the way.
Kannberg throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kannberg blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg lands a leg kick that knocks Nobody off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Kannberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kannberg feints and as Nobody raises his hands in defense, Kannberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kannberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nobody is keeping the position for now.
Kannberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nobody looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kannberg is one step ahead there.
Kannberg is fighting to break Nobody's control of his arms but Nobody is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nobody is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kannberg preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
Kannberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kannberg has gone for a leg lock! Nobody slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kannberg's guard.
Nobody works over Kannberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Nobody looking to sit in guard and control but Kannberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kannberg preventing the sweep.
Nobody wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kannberg is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is trying to get back to full guard.
Nobody is still trying to improve position.
Nobody is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kannberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kannberg's back!
Nobody lands strikes to the head.
Nobody biding his time, controlling Kannberg.
Kannberg is keeping busy.
Nobody doesn't have the hooks in and Kannberg manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Nobody bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kannberg's guard.
Nobody won't allow Kannberg to sweep him here.
Nobody must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nobody wants to control from the top but Kannberg keeps moving.
Nobody is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kannberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kannberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nobody working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kannberg wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Nobody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kannberg throws a leg kick
and Nobody counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nobody is controlling the pace.
Kannberg is staying active underneath Nobody, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nobody lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nobody is trying to control. Kannberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kannberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nobody's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kannberg pulls Nobody in to control the position.
Nobody won't allow Kannberg to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody tries to free his leg and advance position but Kannberg is retaining full guard.
Nobody trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kannberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Kannberg, not yet.
Nobody stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kannberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kannberg keeping moving, preventing Nobody from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nobody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott Kannberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Kannberg has Nobody up against the cage in a clinch.
Nobody has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kannberg after a bit of a struggle.
Kannberg is leaning against Nobody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nobody dodges an elbow strike from Kannberg.
Kannberg wants to stall.
Nobody manages to break the clinch.
Kannberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kannberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kannberg misses with a left hand
and Nobody counters with a shoot takedown. Kannberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Nobody landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nobody is one step ahead there.
Nobody controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nigel Nobody is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kannberg keeping moving, preventing Nobody from controlling successfully.
Nobody controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Nobody lands a couple of digs.
Nobody showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kannberg controls Nobody momentarily but Nobody frees himself.
Nobody chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nobody is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nobody's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Nobody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nobody winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Nobody!
A victorious Nigel Nobody thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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