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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paynding Nimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Lovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paynding Nimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mick Lovin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Nimo.
Nimo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lovin on the side of the head.
Lovin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nimo counters with a three punch combo that has Lovin backing up. Lovin nods at Nimo to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Nimo finds it's way through Lovin's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Lovin as Nimo shoots in.
Nimo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lovin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lovin wants to clinch up but Nimo keeps it at a distance.
Nimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovin is looking to clinch but Nimo is avoiding it.
Lovin is looking to clinch.
Nimo throws the kick towards the body but Lovin avoids it.
Lovin tries to clinch up.
Lovin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nimo lands a body shot.
Nimo closes the distance and clinches.
Lovin stalling in the clinch but Nimo improves position.
Nimo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nimo lands with a light punch inside.
Nimo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lovin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nimo working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lovin throws an elbow but misses.
Lovin misses with an elbow strike.
Lovin keeps control of Nimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lovin stalling in the clinch but Nimo improves position.
Nimo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nimo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lovin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lovin trying to land knees to the body.
Lovin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nimo's elbow.
Nimo lands a shot to the body.
Lovin trying to control the position but instead, Nimo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lovin into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nimo pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nimo has had enough of the clinch but Lovin keeps him there for the moment.
Nimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovin has him pressed against the cage.
Nimo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimo blocking some punches.
Nimo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nimo effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lovin pushes Nimo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimo.
Lovin tries to stall but Nimo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nimo is working for takedown but Lovin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paynding Nimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nimo misses with some punches.
Lovin is looking to control Nimo's arms but Nimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lovin has his back to the cage.
Lovin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nimo is breathing heavily.
Lovin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nimo is keeping busy.
Nimo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nimo looking for a takedown.
Nimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lovin scores with a knee to the head.
Lovin working hard to break the clinch.
Lovin tries to pull guard but Nimo won't allow it.
Lovin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nimo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lovin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lovin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lovin wants to sweep here but Nimo controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nimo is controlling him.
Lovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nimo thows a big elbow that misses.
Nimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nimo throwing strikes from guard but Lovin blocks nicely.
Lovin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nimo is controlling him.
Lovin trying to keep a closed guard but Nimo is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nimo stopping the sweep attempt from Lovin.
Nimo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lovin is keeping the position for now.
Nimo stops Lovin from standing up.
Nimo cracks Lovin with a solid left hand.
Nimo scoring with some ground and pound.
Nimo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nimo throwing strikes from guard but Lovin blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paynding Nimo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimo misses with a hook. Lovin ducked under it nicely.
Nimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nimo misses with the body kick
and Nimo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paynding Nimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lovin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Paynding Nimo has been cut.
A shot to the body from Nimo misses
and Lovin counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nimo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lovin backs up against the cage.
Lovin doesn't manage to clinch there - Nimo circles away.
Lovin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nimo throws a right hand that Lovin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovin also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimo misses with a left hand
and Lovin counters with a body kick.
Nimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Lovin.
Nimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovin tries to clinch up.
Nimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovin tries to clinch up.
Lovin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nimo moves away from the strike by Lovin.
Nimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovin tries to clinch there but Nimo circles away.
Nimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lovin tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovin is looking to clinch.
Lovin moves in looking to clinch but Nimo pushes him off.
Lovin tries to clinch but Nimo is having none of it.
Lovin is looking to clinch but Nimo is avoiding it.
Nimo misses with a left hand
and Lovin counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovin counters with a big head kick but Nimo shrugs it off.
Nimo is rocked!
Nimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovin tries to clinch up but Nimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lovin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lovin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lovin tries to clinch up but Nimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nimo swings widly with a right hand
and Lovin counters with a thumping low kick.
Lovin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lovin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovin wants to clinch up but Nimo keeps it at a distance.
Lovin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lovin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lovin tries to clinch but Nimo is having none of it.
Nimo looks for a takedown but Lovin sprawls well.
Lovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nimo throws a sloppy head kick
and Lovin counters with a nice body shot.
Lovin wants to clinch up but Nimo keeps it at a distance.
Lovin misses with a head kick.
Lovin moves in looking to clinch but Nimo pushes him off.
Nimo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lovin counters with a big head kick but Nimo shrugs it off.
Lovin wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovin is looking to clinch.
Lovin tries to clinch but Nimo moves out of range.
Mick Lovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovin tries to clinch there but Nimo circles away.
Lovin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nimo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lovin swivels and escapes.
Lovin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lovin tries to clinch up.
Lovin tries to clinch there but Nimo circles away.
Lovin throws the kick towards the body but Nimo avoids it.
Nimo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lovin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Lovin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paynding Nimo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Nimo misses.
Nimo gets a clinch.
Nimo trying to stall but Lovin improves his position.
Nimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Nimo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lovin looking to throw knees to the head but Nimo is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nimo.
A short right from Nimo on the inside.
Nimo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovin backwards.
Lovin misses with some punches.
Lovin takes a shot to the head.
Lovin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nimo is keeping busy.
Nimo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lovin stalling in the clinch but Nimo improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimo.
Lovin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nimo avoids it.
A short uppercut from Nimo.
Lovin is trying to maintain a safe position but Nimo gets an underhook and turns Lovin into the cage.
Nimo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lovin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lovin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nimo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovin keeps control of Nimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nimo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nimo is trying to break the clinch but Lovin has him pressed against the cage.
Lovin is trying to stall.
Nimo misses with some punches.
Lovin misses with a knee to the head.
Nimo blocks an elbow strike from Lovin.
Nimo lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lovin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lovin.
Lovin trying to stall but Nimo improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nimo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lovin's brow.
Lovin is trying to force a seperation but Nimo has the dominant position.
Nimo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nimo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lovin gets underhooks to prevent Nimo's takedown attempt.
Lovin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lovin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nimo is defending well for now.
Lovin is trying to maintain a safe position but Nimo gets an underhook and turns Lovin into the cage.
Nimo lands a right hand.
Lovin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nimo misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Nimo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nimo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lovin is keeping busy.
Nimo avoids the elbow strike from Lovin, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovin.
Lovin landing knees to the head.
Lovin trying to stall but Nimo improves his position.
Lovin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lovin lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimo has a couple of punches blocked by Lovin.
Nimo blocks the elbow strike.
Lovin stalling in the clinch but Nimo improves position.
Nimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimo has Lovin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lovin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paynding Nimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovin is looking to control Nimo's arms but Nimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lovin has his back to the cage.
Lovin seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mick Lovin.
Nimo tries to land a body kick
and Lovin counters with a head kick. That will keep Nimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nimo throws a lazy body kick
and Lovin counters with a left and a right that stings Nimo.
Lovin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nimo avoids the head kick by Lovin.
Lovin is looking to clinch.
Lovin throws a head kick that half lands.
Lovin thuds a left hand into Nimo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovin misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lovin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nimo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lovin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nimo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovin sprawls well. Lovin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nimo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nimo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lovin counters with a head kick. That will keep Nimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lovin tries to clinch up.
Nimo lands with a straight right. Lovin didn't see that one coming.
Nimo blocks a head kick by Lovin.
Lovin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovin tries to clinch there but Nimo circles away.
Lovin is looking to clinch but Nimo is avoiding it.
Lovin misses with a double jab.
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 Paynding Nimo.
I think Nimo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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