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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Fisher (ranked 5395 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Eric Arthur Blair (ranked 441 p4p, 248 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eric Arthur Blair enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allan Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Arthur Blair!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fisher manages to get himself to full guard.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
Blair postures up.
Blair stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
Blair preventing the sweep.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Blair from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair is stalling in the full guard.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blair trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blair slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blair has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blair tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fisher shoots in and bounces Blair off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fisher is aware though and is defending well.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Blair's legs - danger averted.
Blair working for a triangle but Fisher defends it easily.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Blair keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair is pulling down on Fisher's head to control his posture.
Fisher passes into half guard.
Blair is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fisher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fisher's back!
Blair is persistently looking for the submission but Fisher is defending it well.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fisher doesn't escape.
Blair wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy.
Blair is hanging on to Fisher's back as he tries to escape.
Blair is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Blair has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Fisher do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Arthur Blair will probably get the nod.
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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blair enables Fisher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Blair's legs - danger averted.
Blair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blair controlling Fisher's posture.
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Blair is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blair has Fisher pulled in close to control his posture.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blair on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair trying to control the position.
Fisher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blair wants to sweep but no luck.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher preventing the sweep.
Blair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blair throws a shot to the body.
Fisher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
Fisher instigates a clinch.
Blair is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Blair.
Fisher has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blair clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fisher struggling to keep hold of the position.
Blair looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fisher gets his way!
Blair just trying to survive but Fisher is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Blair is trying to break free.
Fisher avoiding Blair 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair showing good submission defense here.
Blair wants to control his opponent's hands but Fisher gets his hands free.
Fisher trying to control.
Fisher doesn't have the hooks in and Blair manages to turn into his guard.
Blair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fisher is pulling down on Blair's head. It's preventing any offense from Blair, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blair slips nicely into half guard.
Blair moves into full mount! Fisher won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blair looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Allan Fisher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fisher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blair quickly recovers to half guard.
Fisher prevents Blair from improving his position.
Blair gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fisher manages to get himself to full guard.
Blair is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Blair has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Blair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair is pushing down on Fisher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fisher is fighting to maintain full guard but Blair has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blair keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blair is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blair works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to control the pace but Fisher is squirming around nicely.
Blair controlling the pace for now.
Blair fails to advance to Fisher's back.
Blair controlling his opponent.
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Blair's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair controlling from the full mount.
Blair trying to control but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blair looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blair takes Fisher's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Fisher is in trouble.
Fisher is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blair controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Arthur Blair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blair 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Arthur Blair!
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FIGHT
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