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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 2993 p4p, 2133 weight class) and New Car (ranked 415 p4p, 306 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, New Car!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute throws a lazy head kick
letting Car counter with a right hand.
Schrute lands a nice leg kick that just misses Car's sensitive parts.
Schrute fails with the takedown
and Car counters with a right hand to the body.
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Schrute is predictable there
letting Car counter with a right hand.
Car gets caught napping as Schrute dives in and scores a takedown. Car manages to retain guard.
Car will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schrute preventing the sweep.
Schrute tries to free his leg and advance position but Car is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Schrute's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Car striking off his back but it's not causing Schrute any problems.
Car throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Car is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Schrute presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Car's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Car's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Car tries to throw a body punch but Schrute avoids it by throwing Car back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Car.
Car is working Schrute over against the cage.
Car blocks an elbow strike.
Schrute tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Car blocks a body shot from Schrute.
Car throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schrute throws a knee to the head but misses.
Car blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schrute misses with a knee strike.
Car will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schrute up against the cage.
Schrute looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Car pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schrute shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Car counter with a right hand.
Car scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schrute doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Schrute misses
enabling Car to counter with a crisp jab.
Schrute throws a poor cross that misses
letting Car counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrute throws a combination that misses
and Car counters with a big right hand! Oh Schrute is in trouble here! Car follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New Car!
A very excited looking New Car made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dwight Schrute was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the beet farm for a few weeks. Great fight! I'll be back!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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