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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 55 p4p, 194 weight class) and Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 7 p4p, 23 weight class). Nickel comes to the cage accompanied by TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roger Michael Stanley enters the cage!
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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 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Stanley backs away, Nickel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Stanley moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Stanley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Jab from Nickel.
Nickel scores with a nice right hand.
Stanley wants to land a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanley. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanley avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stanley just manages to avoid it.
Stanley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Nickel checks a low kick from Stanley.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Nickel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanley.
Nickel slips a jab from Stanley.
Stanley throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nickel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanley.
Nickel lands a body shot.
Stanley loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
Nickel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stanley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickel scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Stanley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanley.
Stanley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a wild body kick that Nickel sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Stanley.
Stanley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nickel eats them both and turns towards Stanley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stanley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Stanley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Stanley moves away and avoids it.
Nickel keeps Stanley at a distance using the push kick.
Nickel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stanley.
A slow jab from Stanley misses its intended target.
Nickel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stanley throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stanley.
Stanley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nickel. That's going to slow Stanley down.
Stanley wants to slow Nickel down by chopping away at his legs.
Nickel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stanley counters with a straight right hand.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Nickel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stanley misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nickel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Stanley - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Stanley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nickel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stanley blocks a jab.
Stanley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickel to score with a decent uppercut.
Stanley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nickel defends it nicely.
Stanley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stanley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nickel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanley.
A low kick from Stanley is predictable there
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Nickel misses.
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Stanley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanley ducks right into an uppercut from Nickel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Stanley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Nickel scores with a jab.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel's corner calls for a 1-2. Nickel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nickel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nickel feints and then cracks Stanley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stanley down.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Stanley saw that one coming.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
The crowd cheers as Nickel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stanley doesn't seem phased though.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley slips a jab from Nickel.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Stanley ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Stanley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel 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.
Stanley throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley throws a hook but Nickel avoids it easily.
Nickel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickel thuds a left hand into Stanley's body.
Nice sprawl there from Nickel as Stanley shoots in.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
A jab from Stanley finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Stanley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Nickel thuds his right hand into Stanley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickel throws a hook but Stanley blocks it.
Nickel lands a really nice looking cross but Stanley seems unphased.
Nickel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Stanley.
Nickel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel connects with a solid leg kick.
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Stanley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley checks the leg kick.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stanley connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
A low kick lands for Stanley.
Nickel lands a nice hook to Stanley's body. Stanley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanley throws a low kick but Nickel moves out of range easily.
Stanley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Stanley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nickel tries a low kick but Stanley avoids it.
Stanley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A little jabbing left from Stanley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Stanley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nickel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stanley tests Nickel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanley throws a body punch but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanley throws a low kick but Nickel moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Stanley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nickel has got the better of the exchanges.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Stanley moves away and avoids it.
Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stanley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel connects with a body shot that sends Stanley's belly button to the back.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Stanley moved out of range.
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanley can do to turn this around?
Nickel tests Stanley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Roger Michael Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
Stanley moves out of range as Nickel throws a body kick.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Stanley missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
A low kick lands for Stanley.
Stanley lands with an uppercut that bounces Nickel off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stanley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stanley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickel checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanley. That's going to slow Nickel down.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel walks into a straight right hand from Stanley.
Stanley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nickel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Stanley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Stanley lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Stanley's leg but Stanley calmly moves out of range.
Stanley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Nickel finds it's target.
Stanley throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Nickel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanley is just out of range.
Stanley throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel slips under a jab from Stanley.
Stanley slips under a jab from Nickel.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Stanley throws out a counter right but Nickel avoids it with no problem.
Stanley throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stanley.
Nickel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stanley is looking to chop away at Nickel's legs.
Nickel wants to land a leg kick but Stanley is out of range.
Stanley missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Stanley misses the target.
Stanley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Nickel.
Stanley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley walks into a straight right hand from Nickel.
A jab from Nickel misses.
Stanley throws a nice looking combination but Nickel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickel lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanley off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Stanley does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nickel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanley can pounce on him.
Nickel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stanley is out of range and Nickel settles back down.
Nickel throws a series of punches but Stanley moves out of range.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Stanley's shoulder, as Stanley tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Nice uppercut lands for Nickel. That snapped Stanley's head back.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanley moves away.
Stanley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Stanley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickel checks it well.
Stanley checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley misses with a hook.
Nickel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Stanley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickel is able to avoid easily.
Nickel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanley lands a lovely overhand right.
Chip Nickel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel delivers a nice body kick.
Nickel misses with a looping left.
Stanley throws a push kick but Nickel slaps the foot to one side.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickel moves away.
Stanley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stanley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stanley throws a good cross that connects.
Nickel cracks Stanley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Nickel - just one landing.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Stanley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanley throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel scores with a punch to the head.
Nickel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickel checks a leg kick.
Stanley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Nickel.
Nickel checks a low kick from Stanley.
Nickel is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
Nickel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nickel. That's going to slow Stanley down.
Nickel punishes Stanley's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stanley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nickel.
Nickel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stanley in his tracks.
Stanley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanley misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel takes a swing at Stanley's ribcage but misses.
Stanley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stanley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickel is fending him off so far but Stanley persists. Nope, Nickel circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nickel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanley looks for a takedown but Nickel sprawls well.
Nickel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nickel is looking to slow Stanley down with leg kicks.
Stanley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanley.
Stanley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Nickel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stanley momentarily.
Nickel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Stanley.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stanley. Stanley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nickel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stanley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stanley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stanley throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel throws the left hand but Stanley avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanley throws the left hand but Nickel avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley slips under a jab from Nickel.
Nickel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Stanley backs away, Nickel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stanley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Nickel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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