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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Decebal Cretu (ranked 917 p4p, 695 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 108 p4p, 81 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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11 - 4 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decebal Cretu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cretu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cretu catches Niaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decebal Cretu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cretu moves into the clinch successfully.
Niaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cretu smiles and moves away.
Cretu closes the distance and clinches.
Cretu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cretu scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cretu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cretu lands with a short shot to the head.
Cretu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cretu digs a right hand underneath Niaz's ribcage. Niaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niaz prevents a body shot from Cretu.
Niaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Niaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cretu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cretu moves into the clinch successfully.
Cretu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Cretu holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Niaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niaz trying to stall but Cretu improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cretu.
Cretu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Cretu.
Cretu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cretu working aggressively here.
Cretu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cretu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cretu tries to throw a body punch but Niaz avoids it by throwing Cretu back against the cage.
Cretu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cretu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niaz stalling.
Cretu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cretu misses with a punch to the body.
Niaz fails to pull guard.
Decebal Cretu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz.
Cretu lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cretu is leaning against Niaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niaz blocking some punches.
Cretu is working Niaz over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cretu.
Cretu lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Cretu.
Cretu scores with a shoulder strike.
Niaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cretu manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cretu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cretu sprawls well. Cretu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Niaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Niaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cretu.
Niaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Niaz looks to move away, Cretu throws a big counter combo but Niaz just gets out of the way.
Cretu closes the distance and pushes Niaz back into the cage.
Cretu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niaz backwards.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but Cretu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cretu smiles and moves away.
Cretu jabs Niaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niaz fails to land the takedown.
Niaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niaz has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cretu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decebal Cretu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cretu clinches up against the cage.
Niaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Cretu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Decebal Cretu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cretu misses with a few strikes there.
Niaz darts in and clinches Cretu up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cretu fails to land.
Cretu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cretu to keep the fight standing.
Cretu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niaz can do to turn this around?
Cretu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niaz tries to stall but Cretu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cretu lands with a left to the head.
Cretu tries a body shot but Niaz blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz looking to stall.
Cretu misses with a body punch.
Niaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Niaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cretu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cretu is defending well. Niaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cretu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Niaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Niaz!
An out of breath Dick Niaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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