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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Field (ranked 4608 p4p, 5443 weight class) and Nikos Balopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 466 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Field might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blown to pieces - Grimskunk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikos Balopoulos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balopoulos gets a double leg takedown into Field's guard.
Field wriggles free and stands up.
A swing and a miss from Balopoulos.
Field fails to land the takedown.
Balopoulos feints the counter takedown.
Balopoulos darts in and clinches Field up against the cage.
Field prevents a takedown attempt there.
Field wants a takedown but no success here.
Balopoulos lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Field wants to get back to his feet but Balopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Field definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balopoulos wants to pass the guard but Field is keeping the position.
Balopoulos cracks Field with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Field is on top in guard.
Field in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Field stands up out of Balopoulos's guard for a moment - Balopoulos manages to land a nice upkick.
Balopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Balopoulos, not yet.
Field stays in close to Balopoulos's body and controls the position.
Balopoulos pulls Field in close to prevent any damage.
Balopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Balopoulos, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field wants to control from the top but Balopoulos keeps moving.
Field trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Field postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Field postures up in Balopoulos's guard and throws a big left but Balopoulos blocks it.
Field trying to control the position from guard on top but Balopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balopoulos is looking to sweep but instead, Field has passed into half guard.
Balopoulos trying to hold on to Field's head to control him but Field postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balopoulos wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Field throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos trying to control here.
Field has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Balopoulos is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Field has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Field avoids the attempt from Balopoulos to control.
Balopoulos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Field is just content to waste time from the top position. Balopoulos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Field throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balopoulos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Field manages to get himself to full guard.
Balopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Field has wrist control.
Balopoulos lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Field not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balopoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Field is retaining full guard.
Balopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Field wants to sweep here but Balopoulos controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balopoulos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Field uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balopoulos's guard. Nice move by Field!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikos Balopoulos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balopoulos takes a swing at Field's ribcage but misses.
Field tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Field shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balopoulos but Balopoulos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balopoulos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Balopoulos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Field.
Field slips under a jab from Balopoulos.
We've been informed that Balopoulos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Field keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field ducks under a wild hook from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos moves out of range of the body kick.
Balopoulos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Field fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Field wants to clinch
and Balopoulos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Field!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Field works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Field regains full guard. Nicely done.
Balopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Field is keeping the position for now.
Field working a defensive guard here.
Field working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balopoulos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Field wants to get back to his feet but Balopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Field preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Field is keeping the position for now.
Balopoulos lands a couple of elbows.
Balopoulos preventing the sweep.
Balopoulos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Field is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Field's guard.
Field works his way to full guard. Good work.
Balopoulos advances position into side control!
Field tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balopoulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Balopoulos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Field can't do much from the bottom here.
Field is looking for a sweep.
Balopoulos cracks Field with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balopoulos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Field down.
Balopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos wants to control but Field is keeping him busy.
Nikos Balopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balopoulos cracks Field with a big right hand but Field just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Field wants to get back to his feet.
Balopoulos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Balopoulos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Field sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Field struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balopoulos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Field some visible discomfort.
Balopoulos working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Field keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balopoulos.
Field throws a big counter combination but Balopoulos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Field lands a jab-cross combination.
Field shoots in looking for a takedown. Balopoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Field keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balopoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And Balopoulos tries to counter it with a takedown but Field pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Field misses with a leg kick
and Balopoulos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Field's guard.
Field pushes Balopoulos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Field misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balopoulos avoids the body shot from Field.
Field is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Field connects with an inside leg kick.
Balopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Field counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Field.
Balopoulos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Field counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Field.
Field tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Balopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Field is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Field throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balopoulos feints the counter takedown.
Field tries to clinch
and Balopoulos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Field won't be happy with that.
Field is not content to let Balopoulos control the position.
Balopoulos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roger Field has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Field pushes Balopoulos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Balopoulos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Field tries to improve position but can't.
Balopoulos throws an elbow but Field slips to the side and avoids it well.
Balopoulos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Balopoulos taking a breather here.
Balopoulos trying to control the position but Field is working away.
Field regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balopoulos slows the pace down in half guard.
Balopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Field keeps working.
Balopoulos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Field with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balopoulos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Field with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field trying to control but Balopoulos postures up.
Field blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balopoulos.
Field is trying to get back to full guard.
Field is looking to control Balopoulos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Field avoid being mounted?
Nikos Balopoulos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Field is trying to get back to full guard.
Balopoulos content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikos Balopoulos.
I've got Balopoulos 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roger Field!
Roger Field thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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