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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faried Nagant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentley Tessin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bentley Tessin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Faried Nagant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagant manages to avoid it.
Nagant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tessin counters with a single leg into guard. Nagant didn't expect that.
Tessin chips away with some ground and pound.
Tessin 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.
Tessin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nagant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tessin connects with a couple of short punches.
Tessin is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagant has wrist control.
Nagant controlling the position.
Nagant has momentary wrist control but Tessin slips an elbow through the middle.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tessin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagant trying to strike off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nagant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tessin distracts Nagant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagant is looking to stand up but Tessin isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tessin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tessin drops back looking for a leg! Nagant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagant manages to kick Tessin off! Tessin jumps back into Nagant's guard.
Tessin postures up and lands a big shot to Nagant's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tessin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tessin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tessin connects with a couple of short punches.
Tessin distracts Nagant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tessin is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagant can't keep his opponent in guard - Tessin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nagant is looking to improve his position.
Tessin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nagant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Tessin .
Nagant has hold of Tessin 's hands but Tessin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nagant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nagant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tessin . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nagant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tessin .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tessin is working for a kimura but Nagant is defending it quite comfortably.
Nagant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tessin .
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tessin lands a nice short elbow.
Nagant is looking to improve his position.
Tessin trying to mount his opponent but Nagant defends it.
Tessin working the head and body with strikes.
Tessin is trying to work for a kimura but Nagant is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nagant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tessin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nagant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tessin connects with a nice short shot to Nagant's temple.
Tessin working over Nagant with some ground and pound. Nagant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nagant!
Tessin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tessin is landing with some decent strikes but Nagant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin lands a big shot there that rocks Nagant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nagant is working to get back to half guard.
Tessin working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Tessin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nagant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tessin as he jumps to the side.
Nagant wants to clinch up but Tessin keeps it at a distance.
Nagant has a takedown stuffed.
Nagant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tessin .
Tessin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nagant tries to clinch but Tessin moves out of range.
Tessin leaves Nagant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bentley Tessin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faried Nagant.
Nagant takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagant pulls guard effortlessly.
Nagant looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagant, not yet.
Nagant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tessin defends well.
Tessin cracks Nagant with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tessin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tessin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tessin working some strikes from top position.
Tessin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nagant looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagant, not yet.
Tessin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tessin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tessin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tessin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tessin stops Nagant from getting back to his feet.
Nagant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nagant.
Nagant can't keep his opponent in guard - Tessin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tessin thows a huge punch but Nagant dodges it nicely.
Nagant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bentley Tessin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tessin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tessin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tessin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tessin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tessin lands with a punch from half guard.
Tessin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tessin connects with a nice short shot to Nagant's temple.
Ground and pound from Tessin .
Nagant is looking to control Tessin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nagant avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin winds up and cracks Nagant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tessin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tessin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tessin lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin works his way into side control.
Tessin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Tessin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nagant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tessin tries to avoid it but Nagant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tessin to the ground. Tessin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nagant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagant tries to clinch up but Tessin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagant tries to clinch but Tessin moves out of range.
Nagant gets a double leg takedown into Tessin 's guard.
Tessin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nagant manages to get himself to full guard.
Tessin connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin passes Nagant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tessin blocks the strikes from Nagant.
Tessin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nagant has hold of Tessin 's hands but Tessin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tessin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nagant has hold of Tessin 's hands but Tessin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nagant wants to improve his position but Tessin is controlling well.
Nagant trying to hold on to Tessin 's head to control him but Tessin postures up.
Tessin prevents Nagant from improving his position.
Tessin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tessin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nagant defends it well.
Tessin thows a huge punch but Nagant dodges it nicely.
Bentley Tessin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Tessin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nagant tries to roll over but Tessin keeps him under control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tessin content to control rather than advance.
Bentley Tessin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nagant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tessin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tessin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nagant sprawls well initially but Tessin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tessin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nagant trying to hold on to Tessin 's head to control him but Tessin postures up.
Tessin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tessin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bentley Tessin .
Nagant gets the takedown into side control.
Tessin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagant can do to turn this around?
Nagant tries to score with some ground and pound. Tessin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nagant wants to stand but Tessin is controlling his arm.
Nagant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tessin is positioning himself well to prevent Nagant advancing to mount.
Tessin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tessin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faried Nagant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Tessin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tessin , 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Tessin !
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