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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Nikita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Eggleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daisuke Nikita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Eggleston!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggleston looks to land a combination but Nikita avoids it well.
Nikita scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Daniel Eggleston has been cut.
Eggleston avoids the head kick by Nikita.
Daisuke Nikita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikita shoots in for a takedown but Eggleston shows good takedown defense.
Eggleston tries to move into range but Nikita moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nikita closes the distance but Eggleston moves to the side
and Eggleston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eggleston.
Eggleston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eggleston passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Eggleston landing a few strikes.
Nikita sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eggleston thows a huge punch but Nikita dodges it nicely.
Eggleston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikita's head.
Nikita is refusing to be controlled, as Eggleston sits in half guard.
Eggleston throwing shots but Nikita is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nikita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nikita manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggleston is looking to improve his position but Nikita isn't that keen on the idea.
Eggleston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nikita tries to control but Eggleston wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nikita content just to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eggleston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nikita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Eggleston is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nikita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nikita controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggleston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nikita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nikita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nikita thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nikita trying to control but Eggleston is having none of it.
Eggleston blocking the ground and pound.
Nikita wants to control the pace but Eggleston is squirming around nicely.
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.
Eggleston wants to control but Nikita is having none of it.
Eggleston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nikita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Eggleston avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nikita.
Eggleston blocking the ground and pound.
Nikita throws a strike there. Eggleston manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Nikita trying to control the action but Eggleston is working from the bottom.
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 Daisuke Nikita will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Eggleston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nikita tries to clinch
and Eggleston counters with a body kick that stops Nikita in his tracks momentarily.
Nikita avoids a kick to the body.
Nikita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eggleston throws a head kick but Nikita moves out of range.
Nikita wants to clinch
and Eggleston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Eggleston with that takedown attempt.
Nikita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eggleston.
Eggleston closes the distance and clinches.
Eggleston has Nikita pressed against the cage.
Nikita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nikita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nikita stalling in the clinch but Eggleston improves position.
Nice body punch from Nikita.
Nikita is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eggleston is defending well for now.
Eggleston effectively controlling the action here.
Nikita misses with a knee to the head.
Eggleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eggleston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Nikita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikita has Eggleston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eggleston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eggleston missing with knees to the body.
Eggleston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eggleston moves into the clinch.
Nikita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eggleston breaks from the clinch.
Nikita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eggleston counters with a two punch combo.
Eggleston moves into the clinch.
Nikita is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikita.
Eggleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eggleston darts in and clinches Nikita up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eggleston.
Eggleston goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nikita prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nikita just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eggleston's brow.
Eggleston wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikita.
Eggleston has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nikita clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nikita 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.
Nikita rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikita looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nikita keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nikita is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikita looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eggleston prevents Nikita from improving his position.
Nikita trying to control but Eggleston postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nikita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eggleston thows a huge punch but Nikita dodges it nicely.
Nikita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eggleston with the ground and pound but Nikita uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Eggleston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eggleston trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikita manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eggleston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nikita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Nikita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eggleston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Eggleston is trying is best to control the position here.
Nikita trying to control from Eggleston's half guard. Eggleston has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nikita wanted to stand there but Eggleston had control of the position.
Nikita trying to control but Eggleston is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Eggleston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Eggleston'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. 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.
Eggleston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eggleston counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Nikita.
Eggleston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikita misses with a head kick.
Daisuke Nikita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eggleston clinches with his opponent.
Nikita avoiding damage as Eggleston throws knees to the body.
Nikita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikita prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Eggleston.
Eggleston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eggleston has hold of one of Nikita's legs. Nikita is fighting the takedown attempt but Eggleston gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Eggleston stops Nikita from standing up.
Eggleston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eggleston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eggleston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nikita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eggleston has managed to get both his arms back between Nikita's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eggleston chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggleston works over Nikita with some ground and pound from guard.
Eggleston postures up.
Eggleston throws and elbow that misses. Nikita uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eggleston's guard. Nice move by Nikita!
Nikita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nikita throwing strikes from guard but Eggleston blocks nicely.
Nikita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikita wants to control from the top but Eggleston keeps moving.
Eggleston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniel Eggleston has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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.
Nikita wants to control from the top but Eggleston keeps moving.
Nikita wants to stand but Eggleston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nikita trying to control the position from guard on top but Eggleston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daisuke Nikita has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Eggleston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikita counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eggleston tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikita avoids the damage to the body.
Eggleston goes for a takedown attempt but Nikita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nikita clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikita tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Nikita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nikita wants to clinch.
Eggleston stuffs the takedown attempt from Nikita. Nikita gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikita throws a series of punches but Eggleston avoids them all with ease.
Eggleston pushes Nikita up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikita is trying to force a seperation but Eggleston has the dominant position.
Eggleston breaks from the clinch.
Eggleston misses with a two punch combination.
Nikita throws a series of strikes that have Eggleston backpedaling.
Eggleston throws a series of punches but Nikita moves out of range.
Nikita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nikita avoids the body shot from Eggleston.
Eggleston misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eggleston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikita throws a right hand that Eggleston ducks under and follows up with a left that Eggleston also avoids with ease.
Nikita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eggleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Eggleston. Those never looked like landing.
Nikita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eggleston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eggleston moves into the clinch.
Eggleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikita throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Nikita misses
and Eggleston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eggleston.
Nikita is looking to break free of the clinch but Eggleston has double underhooks.
Nikita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eggleston manages to break the clinch.
Nikita pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eggleston back to the cage. Nikita follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nikita has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Nikita.
Eggleston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eggleston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nikita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 Daisuke Nikita.
I think Nikita 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daisuke Nikita!
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