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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nagendra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mozart - Lacrimosa. Belt has chosen Dance of the Knights as his entrance music. Montgomery Nagendra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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223 lbs
19 - 23 - 0 |
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225 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nagendra defends it well.
Nagendra controlling the position for now.
Belt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nagendra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagendra is looking for a sweep. Belt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagendra wants to control but Belt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nagendra desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Belt working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nagendra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belt throws a big right hand that misses.
Nagendra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belt.
Nagendra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belt looking to sit in guard and control but Nagendra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belt is trying to keep Nagendra in close.
Belt looking for a sweep. Not yet Belt, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
Belt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nagendra defends it easily.
Nagendra stays in close to Belt's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nagendra seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belt for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nagendra gets caught napping as Belt dives in and scores a takedown. Nagendra manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagendra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belt postures up.
Belt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nagendra tries to bench press Belt off him but Belt keeps the position.
Belt trying to control the action but Nagendra is working from the bottom.
Belt working the ground and pound but Nagendra is defending the strikes.
Belt tries for a kimura but Nagendra is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra wants to control but Belt postures up.
Nagendra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nagendra tries to get to full guard but Belt has control of the leg.
Belt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nagendra wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belt is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Belt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Belt.
Belt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nagendra rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Belt's guard! Nice work there by Nagendra!
Belt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nagendra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nagendra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nagendra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belt trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nagendra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Belt keeping moving, preventing Nagendra from controlling successfully.
Belt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nagendra has passed into half guard!
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.
Nagendra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Belt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nagendra pulls his head out easily.
Belt tries to roll over but Nagendra keeps him under control.
Belt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nagendra is trying to control. Belt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Belt feints and as Nagendra raises his hands in defense, Belt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Nagendra blocks nicely.
Nagendra wants to sweep here but Belt controlling him for the moment.
Nagendra trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nagendra's guard.
Nagendra is looking for a sweep. Belt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagendra gets full guard.
Nagendra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belt manages to get himself to full guard.
Belt being controlled here, momentarily.
Nagendra won't allow Belt to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belt is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Red Belt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Belt enables Nagendra to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Belt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nagendra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nagendra looking to pass the guard.
Belt has his foot on Nagendra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nagendra works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagendra wants to control from the top but Belt keeps moving.
Belt is controlling Nagendra's posture.
Nagendra preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt pulls Nagendra in close to prevent any damage.
Nagendra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belt is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Belt wants to work for an arm triangle but Nagendra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nagendra is looking to control Belt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nagendra avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt seems to be working for a kimura but Nagendra defends the submission attempt.
Belt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nagendra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belt's back!
Nagendra is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nagendra trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt trying to control the action but Nagendra just sinks the hooks in.
Red Belt has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nagendra controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
Montgomery Nagendra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagendra slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Red Belt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nagendra has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belt looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Montgomery Nagendra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Belt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Red Belt waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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