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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nazir John Tapel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cordae mcafee (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazir John Tapel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, cordae mcafee!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapel tries to clinch but mcafee is having none of it.
mcafee has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tapel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tapel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tapel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. mcafee smiles and moves away.
Tapel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tapel counters by moving into the clinch.
Tapel blocking some punches.
Tapel is trying to drag mcafee to the mat but mcafee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tapel lands an elbow just above mcafee 's eye.
mcafee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tapel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
mcafee misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from mcafee fails to land.
Tapel blocks an uppercut.
mcafee lands a hook that snaps the head of Tapel backwards.
A short uppercut from mcafee.
mcafee misses with a punch on the inside.
Tapel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. mcafee just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazir John Tapel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapel tries to break free but mcafee pushes him back against the cage.
Tapel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
mcafee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
mcafee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tapel.
Tapel fails to pull guard.
Tapel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tapel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tapel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but mcafee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
mcafee misses with a punch on the inside.
Tapel wants a takedown but no success here.
Tapel is working for takedown but mcafee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tapel has mcafee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. mcafee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tapel blocking some punches.
Tapel stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from mcafee fails to land.
Tapel is trying to break the clinch but mcafee has him pressed against the cage.
Tapel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. mcafee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
mcafee is pressed up against the cage. Tapel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag mcafee down to the mat. mcafee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tapel is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapel shoots in for a takedown but mcafee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tapel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tapel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
mcafee is trying desperately to improve position.
mcafee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
You get the feeling that mcafee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tapel blocks mcafee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
mcafee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
mcafee trying desperately to get to his feet.
mcafee is in all sorts of trouble here.
mcafee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
mcafee regains half guard.
mcafee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Tapel blocks the strikes from mcafee.
mcafee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
mcafee tries to strike from the bottom.
mcafee wants to get back to his feet but Tapel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tapel trying to control the position from guard on top but mcafee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mcafee is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. mcafee is aware though and is defending well.
Tapel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tapel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst mcafee is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cordae mcafee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
mcafee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tapel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in mcafee's guard now.
mcafee kicks Tapel off and gets to his feet.
Tapel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts mcafee as he jumps to the side.
mcafee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tapel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mcafee wants to sweep but no luck.
Tapel trying to control but mcafee is working from the bottom.
Tapel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
mcafee throws a sloppy head kick and Tapel moves out of range easily.
mcafee tries to clinch but Tapel moves away
and Tapel counters with a nice body shot.
cordae mcafee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mcafee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tapel counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tapel counters with a takedown into side control.
mcafee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tapel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
mcafee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mcafee misses with a strike from the bottom.
mcafee is pushing Tapel's head away, looking to escape. Tapel manages to hold on to the position though.
Tapel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
mcafee pushes Tapel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tapel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapel scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mcafee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mcafee tries to keep at a distance but Tapel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tapel fails to pull guard.
Tapel looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazir John Tapel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapel tries for a takedown but mcafee manages to get underhooks.
mcafee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tapel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. mcafee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
mcafee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tapel moves in looking to clinch but mcafee pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcafee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tapel gets a clinch.
Tapel has hold of one of mcafee's legs. mcafee is fighting the takedown attempt but Tapel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tapel stands up and waves to mcafee to follow him.
Tapel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
mcafee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tapel prevents mcafee from improving his position.
Tapel prevents mcafee from standing back up.
mcafee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tapel trying to control from half guard but mcafee is working away.
Tapel controlling the pace.
mcafee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapel lands strikes from half guard.
Tapel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks mcafee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mcafee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tapel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for mcafee!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tapel lands with some strikes.
Tapel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tapel trying to control but mcafee is having none of it.
Tapel content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tapel with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazir John Tapel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tapel has closed the distance and engaged mcafee in a clinch.
Tapel jumps guard but mcafee stands there with Tapel around his waist. Tapel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mcafee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tapel.
Tapel fails to pull guard.
Tapel tries to pull guard but mcafee holds him up against the cage and eventually Tapel drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazir John Tapel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapel breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapel keeps the fight on the outside.
Tapel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mcafee. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tapel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and mcafee is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Tapel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tapel is defended easily by mcafee.
Tapel has closed the distance and engaged mcafee in a clinch.
Tapel tries to pull guard but mcafee won't allow it.
Tapel is trying to break the clinch but mcafee is controlling him.
Tapel breaks from the clinch.
mcafee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tapel gets the takedown into side control.
Tapel trying to control the action but mcafee is working from the bottom.
mcafee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tapel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mcafee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tapel looks up at the clock and then as mcafee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tapel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
mcafee wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Tapel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
mcafee looks for the body kick but Tapel saw that one coming.
mcafee moves in looking to clinch but Tapel pushes him off.
Tapel closes the distance and clinches.
Tapel slows down the pace here.
Tapel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tapel.
Tapel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tapel tries for a takedown but mcafee manages to get underhooks.
Tapel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
mcafee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tapel's efforts to push away.
Tapel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tapel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mcafee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tapel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tapel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tapel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mcafee wants to clinch but Tapel slips to the side
and Tapel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tapel lands with a punch from half guard.
mcafee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tapel slips a nice elbow through mcafee's hands, connecting with mcafee's forehead.
Tapel stops mcafee from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nazir John Tapel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tapel 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazir John Tapel!
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