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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Blue (ranked 6349 p4p, 5174 weight class) and Pangeran Nainggolan (ranked 591 p4p, 545 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pangeran Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nainggolan checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nainggolan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nainggolan wants to clinch up but Blue keeps it at a distance.
Nainggolan clinches up against the cage.
Blue blocks a body shot from Nainggolan.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Nainggolan blocks it.
Nainggolan lands a hook that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Nainggolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nainggolan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Blue blocks a body shot from Nainggolan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan lands with a light punch inside.
Nainggolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blue wants to get back to striking at distance but Nainggolan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan misses with a body punch.
Nainggolan lands a right hand.
Blue looking to slow down the pace here.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but Nainggolan has him pressed against the cage.
Nainggolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nainggolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Nainggolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nainggolan.
Blue takes a shot to the head.
Nainggolan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nainggolan on the inside.
Nainggolan scores with a shot to the side of Blue's head.
Blue tries to break free but Nainggolan pushes him back against the cage.
Nainggolan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nainggolan letting Blue take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Nainggolan as the two fighters clinch.
Blue is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nainggolan avoids it.
Nainggolan misses with some punches.
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!
Nainggolan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blue misses with some punches.
Nainggolan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nainggolan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nainggolan wants a takedown but no success here.
Nainggolan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Nainggolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue pulls guard successfully.
Nainggolan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blue is controlling Nainggolan's posture.
Nainggolan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nainggolan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blue is proving hard to escape from.
Nainggolan is looking to work some ground and pound but Blue has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blue seems keen to control Nainggolan's posture.
Blue looking for a sweep. Not yet Blue, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nainggolan catches Blue with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nainggolan clinches up with Blue and pushes him back against the cage.
Blue tries to break the clinch but Nainggolan is controlling the position.
Nainggolan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Nainggolan prevents Blue from breaking the clinch.
Nainggolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blue has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nainggolan after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pangeran Nainggolan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nainggolan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blue slows down the pace here.
Blue looking to stall.
Nainggolan keeps control of Blue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blue has had enough of the clinch but Nainggolan keeps him there for the moment.
Blue slows down the pace here.
Blue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nainggolan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Nainggolan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nainggolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blue is looking for a takedown.
Nainggolan scores with a shot to the side of Blue's head.
Blue blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Nainggolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Nainggolan.
Nainggolan scores with a shot to the side of Blue's head.
Nainggolan slows down the pace here.
Blue has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nainggolan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nainggolan lands with a right to the head.
Nainggolan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blue is defending well.
Nainggolan lands a left hand.
Nainggolan works on Blue's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan scores with a shot to the side of Blue's head.
Nainggolan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blue is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nainggolan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Blue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nainggolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue seems to have got his legs back now.
Nainggolan scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nainggolan misses with a punch to the body.
Blue lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nainggolan fails to land.
Nainggolan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blues head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nainggolan wants to take the fight to the mat but Blue manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nainggolan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nainggolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nainggolan lands a right hand.
Nainggolan lands with a light punch inside.
Nainggolan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nainggolan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blues head.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pangeran Nainggolan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nainggolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blue is trying to pull guard but Nainggolan has him pressed against the cage.
Nainggolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nainggolan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nainggolan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nainggolan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nainggolan works on Blue's body with a couple of short punches.
Nainggolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nainggolan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Nainggolan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Nainggolan.
Blue tries for a takedown but Nainggolan manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Blue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nainggolan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nainggolan tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nainggolan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Nainggolan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blues head.
Nice body punch from Nainggolan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pangeran Nainggolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nainggolan tries to clinch up.
Blue fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nainggolan just manages to avoid it.
Nainggolan swinging wildly here.
Nainggolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Blue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nainggolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nainggolan is looking to clinch.
Blue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nainggolan lands with a good body shot.
Nainggolan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Enzo Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Nainggolan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nainggolan as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nainggolan instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nainggolan.
A right hook to the body lands for Nainggolan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan is looking for a takedown.
Nainggolan scores with a shoulder strike.
Blue holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nainggolan.
Nainggolan prevents Blue from breaking the clinch.
Nainggolan pushes Blue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nainggolan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nainggolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nainggolan to score with a decent uppercut.
Nainggolan takes the fight into the clinch.
Blue is trying to force a seperation but Nainggolan has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan lands with a right to the head.
Blue trying to stall but Nainggolan improves his position.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nainggolan lands a shot to the body.
Nainggolan lands a shoulder strike.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nainggolan misses with the head strike.
Nainggolan breaks from the clinch.
Nainggolan clinches up with Blue and pushes him back against the cage.
Blue tries to break the clinch but Nainggolan is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Nainggolan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nainggolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nainggolan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blue tries to break the clinch but Nainggolan is controlling the position.
Nainggolan digs a right hand underneath Blue's ribcage. Blue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blue tries a body shot but Nainggolan blocks it.
Nainggolan misses with a punch to the body.
Nainggolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nainggolan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pangeran Nainggolan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nainggolan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nainggolan lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Nainggolan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Blue.
Blue fails to pull guard.
Blue fails to pull guard.
A short right from Nainggolan on the inside.
A short right from Nainggolan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pangeran Nainggolan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nainggolan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pangeran Nainggolan!
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