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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Georgesten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgesten has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Georgesten!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes gets a clinch.
Stokes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Georgesten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stokes.
Stokes trying to mount his opponent but Georgesten defends it.
Stokes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Georgesten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nice strikes from Stokes there.
Stokes throwing shots but Georgesten is blocking nicely.
Stokes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stokes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Stokes.
Stokes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes is trying to control. Georgesten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stokes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stokes is looking to stall here but Georgesten recovers full guard.
Stokes throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stokes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Georgesten, up you get!
Nice sprawl there from Georgesten as Stokes shoots in.
Stokes tries to clinch but Georgesten is having none of it.
Georgesten shoots in but no luck this time.
Georgesten looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgesten tries to keep at a distance but Stokes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stokes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stokes prevents a body shot from Georgesten.
Stokes breaks from the clinch.
Stokes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgesten seems a little lost for a moment, as Stokes dominates the positioning.
The ground and pound from Stokes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stokes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Georgesten to his feet.
Stokes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Georgesten to the ground. Stokes is now in Georgesten's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stokes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgesten keeping full guard, as Stokes tries to pass.
Stokes postures up in Georgesten's guard and throws a big left but Georgesten blocks it.
Stokes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stokes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stokes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Georgesten is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Georgesten has escaped and now he's on top!
Georgesten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Georgesten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgesten wants to control from the top but Stokes keeps moving.
Stokes pushes Georgesten off and gets back to his feet.
Georgesten fails to land the takedown.
Stokes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Georgesten circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stokes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Stokes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Georgesten fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stokes dominated that round.
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.
Stokes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Georgesten's guard.
Stokes 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.
Stokes trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgesten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stokes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stokes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Georgesten dives on top into guard.
Stokes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Georgesten fails to land the takedown.
Stokes has Georgesten up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes manages to break the clinch.
Georgesten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stokes.
Stokes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Georgesten.
Stokes drives through and clinches with Georgesten against the cage.
Stokes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Georgesten wants a takedown but no success here.
Nathan Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Georgesten.
Stokes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Georgesten with that takedown attempt.
Stokes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georgestens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stokes tries to clinch up but Georgesten circles away and keeps his distance.
Stokes shoots in for a takedown but Georgesten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Georgesten.
Mark Georgesten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Georgesten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Georgesten changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stokes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georgesten wants to control but Stokes is keeping him busy.
Stokes is trying to control Georgesten's posture but Georgesten avoids it.
Stokes tries to buck Georgesten off but Georgesten is having none of it.
Georgesten working away.
Stokes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stokes is looking to regain half guard here but Georgesten keeps moving and retains side control.
Stokes taking a bit of punishment here - Georgesten scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes is looking for a sweep.
Stokes struggling a bit here.
Stokes is trying to buck Georgesten off.
Stokes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stokes struggling a bit here.
Georgesten landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgesten trying to control the action but Stokes is working from the bottom.
Stokes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Georgesten is controlling him well.
Stokes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Georgesten in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georgesten landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stokes is trying to buck Georgesten off.
Georgesten is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Stokes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Georgesten shoots in and bounces Stokes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Georgesten is fighting to break Stokes's control of his arms but Stokes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stokes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stokes controls Georgesten momentarily but Georgesten frees himself.
Stokes has his hands on Georgesten's head, controlling the position.
Georgesten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stokes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Nathan Stokes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Georgesten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stokes shoots in and bounces Georgesten off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes trying to control but Georgesten is working from the bottom.
Stokes wants to pass the guard but Georgesten is keeping the position.
Georgesten keeping moving, preventing Stokes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stokes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Stokes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Georgesten closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Georgesten lands in his opponent's guard.
Stokes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stokes throws a series of punches but Georgesten avoids them all with ease.
Georgesten looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stokes!
Stokes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Georgesten landing punches.
Stokes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Georgesten has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stokes's face.
Stokes can't escape the position.
Stokes taking shots to the head.
Georgesten scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stokes?
Georgesten lands with some strikes.
Stokes wants to hold on but Georgesten pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Georgesten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries to hold on but Georgesten postures up.
Stokes is looking to improve his position but Georgesten isn't that keen on the idea.
Georgesten working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Georgesten controlling from the full mount.
Georgesten lands a big shot there that rocks Stokes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stokes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mark Georgesten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Stokes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Georgesten unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Georgesten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stokes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nathan Stokes!
A very excited looking Nathan Stokes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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