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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Richards (ranked 3826 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Chester Nimitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra. Jacob Richards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chester Nimitz's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chester Nimitz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots for a takedown but Nimitz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nimitz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Richards to the ground. Nimitz is now in Richards's guard.
Nimitz passes into half guard.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nimitz.
Nimitz moves into full mount! Richards won't be happy about that!
Richards regains half guard.
Nimitz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimitz trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nimitz content to control rather than advance.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimitz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nimitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Nimitz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two 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.
Nimitz working over Richards with some ground and pound. Richards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nimitz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nimitz lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Nimitz there.
Nimitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nimitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nimitz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richards taking some punishment here, with Nimitz in his half guard.
Nimitz is controlling the pace.
Nimitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimitz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Nimitz drops an elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Nimitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nimitz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Nimitz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nimitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nimitz slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
Richards taking some punishment here, with Nimitz in his half guard.
Nimitz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nimitz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nimitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nimitz trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Nimitz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nimitz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richards is trying to defend but Nimitz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nimitz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nimitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nimitz not doing much here.
Nimitz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards has hold of Nimitz's hands but Nimitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nimitz lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimitz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Nimitz slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
Nimitz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nimitz controlling the pace.
Nimitz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nimitz drops an elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Ground and pound from Nimitz.
Nimitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nimitz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nimitz is continuing to stall.
Richards won't allow Nimitz to pass to mount.
Nimitz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nimitz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimitz is taking a breather. Richards says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards lands a head shot.
Nimitz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chester Nimitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nimitz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nimitz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nimitz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimitz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nimitz trying to mount his opponent but Richards defends it.
Richards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nimitz wants to pass to mount but Richards is defending the position.
Nimitz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nimitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nimitz lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nimitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richards has hold of Nimitz's hands but Nimitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Nimitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richards gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nimitz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nimitz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nimitz working some strikes from top position.
Richards has his foot on Nimitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nimitz works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimitz with a nice head shot there.
Nimitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nimitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nimitz with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimitz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nimitz working the head with strikes.
Nimitz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nimitz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nimitz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nimitz lands an elbow.
Nimitz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimitz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Nimitz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Richards is rocked!
Nimitz working the ground and pound.
Oh Richards is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards taking a bit of punishment here - Nimitz scoring with strikes.
Nimitz cracks Richards with a big right hand but Richards just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nimitz lands a huge shot from side control! Richards is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chester Nimitz!
A victorious Chester Nimitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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