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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fuerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuerte has chosen Minority- Green Day as his entrance music. Bob Fuerte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chain is defended easily by Fuerte.
Fuerte scores with a takedown into Chain's guard.
Fuerte wants to control from the top but Chain keeps moving.
Chain controlling Fuerte's posture.
Fuerte wanted to stand there but Chain had control of the position.
Fuerte drops back looking for a leg! Chain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chain manages to kick Fuerte off! Fuerte jumps back into Chain's guard.
Chain controls Fuerte momentarily but Fuerte frees himself.
Chain is pulling down on Fuerte's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte postures up and lands a big shot to Chain's brow.
Chain looking to control.
Fuerte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fuerte looking to pass the guard.
Fuerte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fuerte being controlled here momentarily.
Chain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fuerte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chain is thwarting Fuerte's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chain working Fuerte over with strikes.
Chain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fuerte is trying to stand back up but Chain is controlling him
Chain working over Fuerte with some ground and pound. Fuerte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fuerte tries to roll over but Chain keeps him under control.
Fuerte wants to control but Chain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuerte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chain thows a big elbow that misses.
Fuerte pulls Chain in close to his closed guard and prevents Chain from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chain is in close to Fuerte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte has his hands on Chain's head, controlling the position.
Chain with a nice head shot there.
Chain cracks Fuerte with a solid left hand.
Fuerte has control of Chain's left arm, preventing Chain from doing any damage.
Chain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chain is breathing heavily.
Fuerte wants to stand but Chain is controlling the position.
Fuerte controlling Chain's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuerte trying to keep a closed guard but Chain is proving a slippery customer.
Chain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fuerte's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chain postures up and lands a big shot to Fuerte's brow.
Fuerte wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chain is pushing down on Fuerte's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fuerte is fighting to maintain full guard but Chain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chain 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.
Fuerte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fuerte is looking for a sweep. Chain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fuerte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fuerte pushes Chain off looking to stand but Chain dives back in and keeps control.
Fuerte wants to get back to full guard.
Fuerte is positioning himself well to prevent Chain advancing to mount.
Chain prevents Fuerte from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Chain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuerte shoots in for a takedown but Chain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chain fails with the takedown
and Fuerte counters with a takedown into side control.
Fuerte has control of an arm but Chain manages to advance to Fuerte's back!
Fuerte is trying to get back to his feet but Chain has full control of the position and if anything, Fuerte has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chain throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Fuerte!
Chain lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fuerte.
Fuerte has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Chain is working the ground and pound. Can Fuerte escape?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Chain. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Fuerte defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chain's arms.
Fuerte holding both Chain 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte breaks Chain's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fuerte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chain is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fuerte is trying desperately to improve position.
Chain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fuerte wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fuerte looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte gets back to half guard.
Fuerte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chain.
Fuerte wants to control but Chain is keeping busy.
Chain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fuerte wants to control but Chain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuerte is looking to improve his position.
Fuerte taking some punishment here, with Chain in his half guard.
Fuerte tries to roll over but Chain keeps him under control.
Chain drops an elbow to the side of Fuerte's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fuerte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chain's guard.
Fuerte wants to control from the top but Chain keeps moving.
Bob Fuerte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fuerte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain pulls Fuerte in close to prevent any damage.
Chain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuerte is one step ahead there.
Fuerte is fighting to break Chain's control of his arms but Chain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuerte is one step ahead there.
Fuerte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fuerte working some strikes from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuerte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chain fails with the takedown
and Fuerte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Chain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuerte dips to his left and cracks Chain with an uppercut!
Chain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fuerte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fuerte taking some punishment here, with Chain in his half guard.
Fuerte wants to improve his position but Chain is controlling well.
Fuerte trying to control but Chain postures up.
Fuerte has hold of Chain's hands but Chain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Fuerte 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chain walks into a jab.
Fuerte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fuerte!
Chain lands a big shot there that rocks Fuerte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fuerte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fuerte is working to get back to half guard.
Fuerte is trying to stand.
Chain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fuerte working to try and regain half guard.
Chain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuerte is trying desperately to improve position.
Chain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte gets back to half guard.
Fuerte wants to get back to his feet.
Chain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fuerte wants to get back to his feet.
Chain lands with a punch from half guard.
Fuerte trying to hold on to Chain's head to control him but Chain postures up.
Fuerte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chain preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chain fails with the takedown.
Chain fails with the takedown
and Fuerte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fuerte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain pulls Fuerte into guard.
Chain is trying to keep Fuerte in close.
Fuerte distracts Chain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fuerte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chain controlling the position.
Fuerte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuerte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fuerte manages to get himself to full guard.
Fuerte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chain's guard.
Fuerte tries to free his leg and advance position but Chain is retaining full guard.
Fuerte throws a strike but Chain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fuerte wants to stand and escape but Chain is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chain is one step ahead there.
Fuerte keeping moving, preventing Chain from controlling successfully.
Chain postures up and lands a big shot to Fuerte's brow.
Fuerte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chain connects with a couple of short punches.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fuerte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chain's guard.
Fuerte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuerte would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chain is trying to control the position but Fuerte postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain can't keep his opponent in guard - Fuerte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chain is holding on to half guard well.
Fuerte wants to pass the guard but Chain is defending well.
Chain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chain is trying to control but can't.
Fuerte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chain has his hands clasped together around Fuerte's back. He's all about the action.
Chain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fuerte scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Chain.
I think Chain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Chain!
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