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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Bandit (ranked 1777 p4p, 2011 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 146 p4p, 167 weight class). Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135
16 - 10 - 0 |
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171 cm
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145
23 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandit.
Prince walks into a jab.
Little Bandit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
Bandit jumps guard but Prince turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandit.
Prince stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Bandit.
Stalling in the clinch from Prince.
Bandit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Prince feints and then cracks Bandit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandit down.
Bandit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince staying out of range there.
Bandit missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandit throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandit closes the distance and clinches.
Bandit is trying to stall.
Bandit pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandit backwards.
Prince letting Bandit take a breather here.
Prince stalling.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince stalling.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Bandit is trying to pull guard but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Bandit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Prince scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prince displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bandit up against the cage.
Bandit stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bandit as Prince tries to tie him up.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandit.
Bandit has Prince pressed against the cage.
Bandit is struggling to control the position.
Bandit has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Prince.
Bandit gets control of Prince's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bandit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bandit is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Ruttos gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is looking for a triangle here but Prince uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bandit regains half guard.
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.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prince pulls his head out easily.
Bandit is trying to stand.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Prince escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Prince!
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Prince's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prince wants to stand but Bandit has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prince is looking to chop away at Bandit's legs.
Bandit throws a big shot that misses.
Prince walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prince misses with a looping left.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Prince closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bandit jumps guard but Prince turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.
Prince lands a right hand.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.
Nasir Prince seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bandit fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Prince.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Bandit.
Bandit tries to land knees in the clinch but Prince avoids the damage to the body.
Prince avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince is trying to maintain a safe position but Bandit gets an underhook and turns Prince into the cage.
Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandit wants to clinch up but Prince keeps it at a distance.
Bandit checks a low kick from Prince.
Prince misses with an uppercut. Bandit saw that one coming.
Bandit throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince connects with a jab.
Prince moves away from the strike by Bandit.
Prince throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Bandit misses the target.
Bandit misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick from Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick but Bandit moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Bandit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prince throws a jab when Bandit was well out of range.
Bandit missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prince jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to land a front kick but Bandit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bandit throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Bandit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bandit throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Prince counter with a right hand.
Prince has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
It looked like Bandit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandit moves out of range as Prince strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
Prince lands with an overhand left.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandit is just out of range.
Bandit moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Bandit scores with a hook.
Bandit works the jab nicely.
Bandit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Bandit throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Bandit cracks Prince with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bandit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Prince lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prince slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit lands a nice shot that snaps Prince's head back.
Bandit with a nice cross.
Bandit throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prince.
Bandit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandit throws a poor cross that misses
and Prince counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandit moves forwards but Prince connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Prince 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bandit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Prince was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandit.
Bandit throwing a counter right hand but Prince manages to avoid it.
Bandit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Bandit.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandit. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince cracks Bandit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit moves out of range of the body kick from Prince.
Bandit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandit throwing a counter right hand but Prince manages to avoid it.
Bandit throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Bandit throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Little Bandit is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandit tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Bandit.
Prince slips under a jab from Bandit.
Prince throws out a leg kick but Bandit moves out of range and Prince only half commits.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Bandit is looking to counter punch.
Bandit tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Prince ducks right into an uppercut from Bandit.
Bandit misses with an uppercut.
Bandit throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Prince looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandit with a hook.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bandit scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prince.
Prince throws a low kick but Bandit avoids it.
Bandit is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bandit darts in and clinches Prince up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bandit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandit.
Bandit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandit backwards.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandit leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit fails to pull guard.
Bandit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bandit being controlled against the cage.
Bandit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandit.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bandit jumps guard but Prince turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bandit pulls guard.
Bandit working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Prince has passed into half guard!
Prince controlling the action here.
Bandit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prince pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Prince controlling the pace.
Little Bandit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit tries to get to full guard but Prince has control of the leg.
Prince escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit throws a big shot that misses.
Bandit scores with a nice head shot.
Bandit misses with an uppercut.
Prince rushes Bandit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prince makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prince lands a nice uppercut.
Bandit avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Bandit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bandit scores a nice knee to the body.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Bandit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princes head.
Bandit fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Bandit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince pushes Bandit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Little Bandit has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot in the inside from Prince.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Prince scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nasir Prince is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bandit working Prince over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prince 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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