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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Quater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Foolery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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227 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Quater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Foolery!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quater throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quater throws a head kick but Foolery moves out of range.
Quater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foolery fails to land the takedown.
Nice body kick from Quater.
Quater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quater lands a big head kick that sends Foolery tumbling to the mat! Quater takes a step backwards and waves Foolery back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tom Foolery has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quater lands a big head kick that sends Foolery tumbling to the mat! Quater takes a step backwards and waves Foolery back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Foolery is rocked!
Foolery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foolery is still on wobbly legs! Can Quater finish him?
Quater scores with a nice body kick.
Foolery seems to have recovered his senses.
Foolery looks gassed!
Quater looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quater throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Quater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quater throws a head kick that misses.
Foolery on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quater throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Quater moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quater throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Quater.
Quater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foolery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quater.
Quater cracks the inside of Foolery's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quater.
Quater throws a head kick that misses.
Quater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foolery shoots in but Quater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nate Quater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Foolery.
Foolery avoids the head kick by Quater.
Quater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foolery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quater pinned against the cage. Quater gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foolery will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nate Quater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quater tries a head kick but it misses.
Foolery blocks a head kick by Quater.
Foolery drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foolery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Foolery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quater has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foolery tries for a kimura but Quater is defending well.
Foolery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quater is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Foolery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quater has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quater bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Quater scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foolery.
Quater lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quater throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Quater tries a head kick but it misses.
Quater throws a leg kick which misses Foolery's front leg but catches the back leg as Foolery tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Quater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Foolery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quater wants it to stay on the feet.
Foolery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quater's waist but Quater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foolery off to one side.
Quater scores with a spinning back kick!
Quater lands with a kick to the temple. Foolery shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Quater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foolery can do to turn this around?
Quater throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quater throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foolery's head.
A swing and a miss from Quater.
Foolery dives in and grabs Quater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quater pushes down on Foolery's head and hops out.
Nate Quater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Foolery.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quater.
Foolery blocks a head kick by Quater.
Nate Quater is winning the standup battle so far.
Quater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quater stuffs the takedown attempt from Foolery. Foolery gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foolery avoids the head kick by Quater.
Foolery decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Foolery seems to be looking for submissions.
Foolery wants to take a breather but Quater is having none of it.
Foolery seems to be working for a kimura but Quater defends the submission attempt.
Foolery seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foolery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Foolery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foolery stops Quater from getting back to his feet.
Foolery trying to work for an americana but Quater has managed to regain full guard.
Foolery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quater is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foolery blocks a head kick by Quater.
Foolery blocks a head kick by Quater.
Foolery dives in and grabs Quater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quater pushes down on Foolery's head and hops out.
Foolery takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quater throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Foolery fails with the takedown.
Quater throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Quater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quater wants it to stay on the feet.
Quater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foolery shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quater napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foolery tries for a kimura but Quater is defending well.
Foolery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quater has escaped the position, nice work there.
Foolery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quater, who protects the arm well.
Foolery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Quater dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Foolery's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Quater throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Quater lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quater throws a nice head kick!
Quater lands a high kick!
Quater misses with a head kick.
Foolery moves out of range as Quater throws a body kick.
Quater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foolery blocks a head kick by Quater.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foolery is defended easily by Quater.
Foolery feints and as Quater raises his hands in defense, Foolery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foolery drops back looking for a leg! Quater is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quater manages to kick Foolery off! Foolery jumps back into Quater's guard.
Foolery drops back looking for a leg! Quater is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quater manages to kick Foolery off! Foolery jumps back into Quater's guard.
Quater keeping full guard, as Foolery tries to pass.
Quater knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foolery on the ground.
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.
Foolery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Foolery postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Quater is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Foolery, into his guard.
Quater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Foolery has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quater has managed to get both his arms back between Foolery's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foolery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foolery looking for a guillotine here but Quater defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quater won't allow Foolery to sweep him here.
Foolery looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Foolery has his foot on Quater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quater works his way back into a safe position though.
Foolery throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foolery trying to keep a closed guard but Quater is proving a slippery customer.
Foolery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Quater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quater, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Quater!
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RATING
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