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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nik Fox (ranked 25751 p4p, 4548 weight class) and Dante Merali (ranked 526 p4p, 0 weight class). Nik Fox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nik Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Merali!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merali closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Merali or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox, which made it look bad.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Merali leaning against his opponent.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merali wants to clinch.
Fox half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merali tries to clinch up.
Merali looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Merali shoots in looking for a takedown. Fox tries to sprawl out of it but Merali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Merali.
Nik Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Merali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox shoots in and drives through. Merali sprawls well.
Merali leaves Fox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Merali throws a low kick but Fox avoids it.
Fox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Merali fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fox to the ground. Merali is now in Fox's guard.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Merali throws a big right hand that misses.
Merali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Merali wants to stand and escape but instead Fox has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Merali pulls Fox in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merali wants to stand and escape but Fox is having none of it.
Merali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fox defends well.
Merali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fox tries for a takedown but Merali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Merali misses.
Merali shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Merali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merali doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox tries to counter with a takedown but Merali is quick to defend against it.
Fox leaves Merali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Merali wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Merali doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox attempts a counter takedown but Merali avoids it well and moves away.
Merali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Merali looks for the body kick but Fox saw that one coming.
Merali throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Merali misses with the combination.
Merali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Merali fails with a takedown attempt.
Merali stuffs the takedown.
Merali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merali shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Merali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fox tries to avoid it but Merali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fox to the ground. Fox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fox wants it to stay on the feet.
Merali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Fox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Merali wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Fox throws a head kick that Merali semi-blocks.
Merali shoots in looking for a takedown but Fox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Merali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fox throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Merali was covering up waiting for the punch and Fox finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fox wants to control from the top but Merali keeps moving.
Fox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merali is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws a big right hand that misses.
Merali will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fox postures up.
Merali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Merali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nik Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Merali shoots in for a double leg but Fox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Fox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nik Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Merali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fox tries for a takedown but Merali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Merali misses with a kick to the body.
It appears Fox was looking to counter with a kick there.
Merali throws a body kick that misses.
Fox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merali throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Merali wants to clinch.
Merali missing with a left hand there. Fox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Merali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fox drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merali sprawls and moves away.
Merali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Merali tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merali misses with a takedown
and Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merali shoots in and drives through. Fox sprawls well.
Merali moves to clinch but Fox breaks away
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Merali backing up. Merali nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Merali fails with a takedown attempt.
Merali wants to clinch but Fox slips to the side
and Fox counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merali looks for a takedown but Fox sprawls well.
Fox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merali can do to turn this around?
Merali fails with the takedown
and Fox counters with a nice body shot.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
As Fox backs off Merali throws a huge counter combo but Fox manages to avoid it all.
Merali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox tries to counter by clinching up but Merali breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Fox. No joy for Merali on that attempt.
Fox half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Merali tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Fox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Merali.
Fox lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fox slips a jab from Merali.
It looked like Fox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Merali tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fox pinned against the cage. Fox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Merali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Merali tries to clinch up but Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
Fox shoots in for a takedown but Merali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fox feints a jab promting Merali to slip. Fox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Merali slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Merali is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Merali misses.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nik Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Merali.
Merali takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Merali does no damage.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Merali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Merali's waist but Merali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fox off to one side.
Merali unleashes a big counter combination but Fox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Merali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fox circles away.
Merali doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Merali dives in and grabs Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes down on Merali's head and hops out.
Merali misses with a body shot.
Merali is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Merali.
Merali has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Merali's head.
Merali throws a right and a left that Fox avoids nicely.
Merali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fox.
Merali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fox is fending him off so far but Merali persists. Nope, Fox circles away and we're back to standing.
Fox scores with a leg kick.
Merali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merali wants to clinch.
Merali closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Merali pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merali throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
Fox is looking to counter the offense by Merali and move into the clinch.
Merali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fox darts in looking for a takedown but Merali gets double underhooks and turns Fox into the cage.
Fox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merali is looking for a takedown.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dante Merali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nik Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Merali missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fox 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Fox!
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RATING
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