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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Nasti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bickerstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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193 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Nasti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Bickerstaff!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickerstaff misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bickerstaff.
Nasti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nasti throws a combination that misses
and Bickerstaff counters with a one-two to the body.
Bickerstaff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasti.
Nasti fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickerstaff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch there but Nasti circles away.
Nasti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasti tries to score with a low kick but Bickerstaff moves his leg out of the way.
Nasti misses with a two punch combination.
Nasti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickerstaff.
Bickerstaff slips a jab and a cross from Nasti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickerstaff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nasti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nasti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nasti misses with the combination.
Nasti tries to bum rush Bickerstaff with a series of wild strikes but Bickerstaff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch up
and Nasti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bickerstaff has closed the distance and engaged Nasti in a clinch.
Nasti lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickerstaff tries to stall but Nasti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bickerstaff has a couple of punches blocked by Nasti.
A bit of stalling here from Bickerstaff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasti.
Bickerstaff misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickerstaff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nasti's brow.
Nasti avoids the elbow strike from Bickerstaff, against the cage.
Bickerstaff looking to slow down the pace here.
Bickerstaff seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bickerstaff looks gassed!
Bickerstaff tries to pull guard but Nasti holds him up against the cage and eventually Bickerstaff drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bickerstaff misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bickerstaff up against the cage.
Bickerstaff missing with knees to the body.
Nasti could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nasti stalls.
Nasti cracks Bickerstaff with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickerstaff misses with some punches.
Bickerstaff trying to control the position but instead, Nasti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bickerstaff into the cage.
Nasti is pushing Bickerstaff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bickerstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Nasti blocks with his arms.
Nasti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasti circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Nasti to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bryan Bickerstaff has been cut.
Nasti with a jab.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Nasti counter with a right hand.
Bickerstaff ducks right into an uppercut from Nasti.
Nasti swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickerstaff clinches but Nasti breaks the clinch
and Nasti counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nasti throws a combination that misses
and Bickerstaff counters with a one-two to the body.
Bickerstaff dives in and grabs Nasti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nasti pushes down on Bickerstaff's head and hops out.
Nasti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nasti looks to land a combination. Bickerstaff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Nasti does no damage.
Nasti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasti connects with a looping right hand.
Nasti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Nasti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Bickerstaff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nasti dips to his left and cracks Bickerstaff with an uppercut!
Bickerstaff moves into range and clinches up with Nasti.
Bickerstaff trying to stall but Nasti improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickerstaff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nasti's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bickerstaff crunches a lovely knee into Nasti's ribcage.
Bickerstaff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nasti walks away with a smile on his face. Bickerstaff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nasti throws a right and a left that Bickerstaff avoids nicely.
Nasti lands a nice looking body shot.
Bickerstaff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nasti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickerstaff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nasti throws a body punch but Bickerstaff moves out of range.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but Nasti moves away
and Nasti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nasti tests Bickerstaff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but Nasti moves away
and Nasti counters with a three punch combo that has Bickerstaff backing up. Bickerstaff nods at Nasti to acknowledge the strikes.
Nasti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasti misses with a few strikes there.
Nasti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nasti duly obliges.
Nasti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasti throws a series of punches but Bickerstaff moves out of range.
Bickerstaff dodges the punch combination from Nasti.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch
and Nasti counters with a three punch combo that has Bickerstaff backing up. Bickerstaff nods at Nasti to acknowledge the strikes.
Bickerstaff tests Nasti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nasti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickerstaff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bickerstaff is defended easily by Nasti.
Nasti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bickerstaff looks to clinch
and Nasti counters with a one-two to the body.
Bickerstaff throws a right hand that Nasti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nasti also avoids with ease.
Nasti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bickerstaff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nasti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sid Nasti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bickerstaff.
Bickerstaff avoids the head kick by Nasti.
Bickerstaff misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasti tries to land a front kick but Bickerstaff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Bickerstaff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bickerstaff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nasti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but Nasti moves away
and Nasti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nasti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Nasti to counter with a crisp jab.
Sid Nasti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickerstaff wants to clinch
and Nasti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nasti counters with a two punch combo.
Bickerstaff wants to clinch but Nasti slips to the side
and Nasti counters with a nice uppercut.
Bickerstaff shoots in for a double leg but Nasti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bickerstaff looks to clinch
and Nasti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickerstaff thinking.
Nasti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bickerstaff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nasti.
Nasti misses with a double jab.
Bickerstaff throws a right and a left that Nasti avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nasti misses the target.
Bickerstaff looks to clinch
letting Nasti counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Nasti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Bickerstaff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickerstaff darts in trying to clinch
and Nasti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sid Nasti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickerstaff closes the distance but Nasti moves to the side
and Nasti counters with a left to the body.
Nasti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickerstaff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bickerstaff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nasti counters with a left and a right that stings Bickerstaff.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nasti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickerstaff was well out of range. Poor timing from Nasti.
Nasti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nasti counters with a left and a right that stings Bickerstaff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasti tries to bum rush Bickerstaff with a series of wild strikes but Bickerstaff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickerstaff throws a wild body kick that Nasti sees coming a mile off.
Bickerstaff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nasti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickerstaff.
Bickerstaff looks to clinch
and Nasti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickerstaff darts in trying to clinch
and Nasti counters with a two punch combo.
Bickerstaff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bickerstaff clinches but Nasti breaks the clinch
and Nasti counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickerstaff tries to clinch up
and Nasti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nasti misses with a combination
and Bickerstaff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bickerstaff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nasti as he jumps to the side.
Nasti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickerstaff manages to avoid it.
Nasti throws a one two combo.
Nasti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bickerstaff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nasti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bickerstaff can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickerstaff drops back looking for a leg! Nasti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nasti manages to kick Bickerstaff off! Bickerstaff jumps back into Nasti's guard.
Nasti wants to stand and escape but Bickerstaff is having none of it.
Bickerstaff tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasti is retaining full guard.
Bickerstaff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bickerstaff wants to take a breather but Nasti is having none of it.
Nasti trying to control but Bickerstaff postures up.
Nasti tries to get to full guard but Bickerstaff has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bickerstaff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasti keeps working.
Bickerstaff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bickerstaff has hold of Nasti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nasti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bickerstaff looking to control but Nasti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryan Bickerstaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sid Nasti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bickerstaff misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sid Nasti.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasti, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Nasti!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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