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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toru Nishimura (ranked 5792 p4p, 5195 weight class) and Messiah Haley (ranked 516 p4p, 495 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toru Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Messiah Haley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haley drops an elbow to the side of Nishimura's head.
Nishimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nishimura wants to control but Haley is keeping busy.
Haley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nishimura wants to control but Haley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nishimura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nishimura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nishimura tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura is looking to control Haley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nishimura avoid being mounted?
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haley working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nishimura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haley.
Haley working Nishimura over with strikes.
Haley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haley tries to pass to full mount but Nishimura defends it.
Nishimura kicks Haley off and gets back to his feet.
Nishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nishimura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Haley kicks Nishimura off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haley trying to control but Nishimura postures up.
Haley is staying active underneath Nishimura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nishimura dives in for a single leg takedown but Haley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nishimura wants the takedown. Haley is fighting it off but Nishimura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Haley's guard against the cage.
Haley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Nishimura.
Nishimura has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haley.
Haley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nishimura smiles and moves away.
Nishimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haley sprawls well. Haley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nishimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Haley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nishimura defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toru Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nishimura avoids it really well and circles away.
Nishimura appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Messiah Haley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nishimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Haley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nishimura lands with a hook. Haley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nishimura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nishimura throws a series of punches but Haley avoids them all with ease.
Nishimura looks to land a body kick but Haley moved away.
Haley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nishimura's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley with a nice head shot there.
Haley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nishimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haley cracks Nishimura with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haley throws a strike but Nishimura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Messiah Haley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nishimura is working Haley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haley keeping moving, preventing Nishimura from controlling successfully.
Nishimura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haley's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley pulls Nishimura in close to his closed guard and prevents Nishimura from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haley defends it nicely.
Haley feints the counter takedown.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haley sprawls well. Haley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nishimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Haley swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishimura.
And Haley tries to counter it with a takedown but Nishimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nishimura darts in and clinches Haley up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nishimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nishimura or perhaps it was just good defense by Haley, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toru Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishimura tries for a takedown but Haley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nishimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haley fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nishimura fails with the takedown.
Haley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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 Toru Nishimura will probably get the nod.
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!
Nishimura darts in trying to clinch
and Haley counters with a shoot takedown. Nishimura fights it but they end up in guard.
Nishimura looking for a guillotine here but Haley defends easily.
Haley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nishimura's head.
Haley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haley wants to control from the top but Nishimura keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haley trying to control but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Haley throwing strikes from guard but Nishimura blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nishimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Haley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haley swinging wildly here.
Haley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley slips a nice elbow through Nishimura's hands, connecting with Nishimura's forehead.
Haley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nishimura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haley.
Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haley throwing shots but Nishimura is blocking nicely.
Nishimura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nishimura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haley looking to sit in guard and control but Nishimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nishimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nishimura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haley is controlling him.
Haley chips away with some ground and pound.
Haley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haley connects with a couple of short punches.
Haley scoring with some ground and pound.
Haley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley scoring with some ground and pound.
Haley is working Nishimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haley cracks Nishimura with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nishimura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Haley has Nishimura in his guard.
Nishimura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haley wants to get back to his feet but Nishimura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Messiah Haley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Messiah Haley!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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