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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Sails (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Misiek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathon Sails!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sails shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Misiek defends it nicely.
Sails avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonathon Sails seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sails misses with a takedown attempt - Misiek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sails tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Misiek swivels and escapes.
Rafael Misiek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathon Sails.
Sails keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sails shoots for a double leg takedown but Misiek sprawls well. He's pushed Sails's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sails shoots in and drives through. Misiek sprawls well.
Misiek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sails fails with a takedown attempt.
Misiek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sails pinned against the cage. Sails gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Misiek tries to clinch but Sails moves out of range.
Misiek lands a leg kick that knocks Sails off balance momentarily.
Sails takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sails shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Misiek is trying to stand up here but Sails is controlling him well.
Misiek wants to improve his position but Sails is controlling well.
Sails looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Misiek wants to control but Sails is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek wants to get back to full guard.
Sails content to control rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sails shoots in looking for a takedown but Misiek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sails's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sails with a poor takedown
and Misiek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misiek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sails.
Sails shoots in for a double leg but Misiek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Misiek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sails. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misiek throws a body punch but Sails moves out of range.
Misiek forces Sails back against the cage and clinches.
Misiek lands an elbow that stopped Sails in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Misiek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
Misiek landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jonathon Sails has been cut.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.
Sails tries to break free but Misiek pushes him back against the cage.
Misiek is trying to stall.
Misiek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misiek.
Misiek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sails's face.
Misiek controlling the action here for a moment.
Sails can't break the clinch.
Sails takes a knee right on the jaw!
Misiek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sails's efforts to push away.
Sails tries to circle away but Misiek has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Sails's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misiek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Misiek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misiek lands an elbow inside.
Misiek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Misiek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sails's efforts to push away.
Sails wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
Sails looks winded!
Sails takes a knee right on the jaw!
Misiek slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misiek lands a knee to the body.
Misiek lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Misiek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathon Sails's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sails fails with the takedown.
Sails fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Misiek.
Sails darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Misiek won't allow Sails to pass to mount.
Misiek is refusing to be controlled, as Sails sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sails jumps into side control!
Misiek is trying to improve his position.
Sails just content to control the position.
Misiek tries to buck Sails off but Sails is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sails wants to control but Misiek is keeping him busy.
Misiek looks to move to half guard but instead Sails has passed into mount! Damn!
Sails controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek wants to hold on but Sails pushes him away.
Misiek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Misiek wants to control but Sails is having none of it.
Misiek tries to control Sails's body but Sails pushes him off. Misiek squirms to his side and now Sails has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek tries to escape but Sails has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sails gets his hands free as Misiek looks to control.
Misiek avoids the strikes from Sails.
Jonathon Sails has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sails has good solid back control here.
Sails looking for the choke from the back.
Sails keeps control of the position as Misiek tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Sails showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonathon Sails's cut.
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!
Sails shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misiek pinned against the cage. Misiek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sails throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Misiek's waist but Misiek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sails off to one side.
Misiek closes the distance and clinches up with Sails, looking for a takedown. Misiek pushes Sails against the cage but Sails circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Misiek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sails shoots for a takedown but Misiek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rafael Misiek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathon Sails.
Sails tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misiek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sails somewhat.
Misiek misses with a takedown attempt - Sails sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sails tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misiek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sails somewhat.
Sails shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misiek pinned against the cage. Misiek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sails fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sails takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sails gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Misiek counters with a body kick.
Misiek dives in and grabs Sails's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sails pushes down on Misiek's head and hops out.
Misiek tries to clinch up.
Misiek wants to clinch up but Sails keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Sails with that takedown attempt.
Misiek thuds his shin into the meat of Sails's side.
Sails looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sails working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Misiek trying to keep a closed guard but Sails is proving a slippery customer.
Misiek keeping moving, preventing Sails from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sails defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misiek is trying to keep Sails in close.
Sails stopping the sweep attempt from Misiek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Misiek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sails's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sails is on top in guard.
Sails controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sails wants to pass the guard but Misiek is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sails works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Misiek tries to get to full guard but Sails has control of the leg.
Misiek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sails is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misiek wants to improve his position but Sails is controlling well.
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 Rafael Misiek.
I think Misiek 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafael Misiek!
Rafael Misiek gave a mention to [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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