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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Faldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faldo has chosen Paparazzi Pone - Man Down as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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199 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chambers throws an overhand right that lands on Faldo's shoulder, as Faldo tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Chambers - just one landing.
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Faldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chambers.
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faldo.
Faldo throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chambers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Chambers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faldo.
Chambers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Faldo.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faldo throws out a leg kick but Chambers moves out of range and Faldo only half commits.
Chambers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faldo moves away.
Faldo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faldo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faldo manages to avoid it.
Chambers is looking to clinch.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Faldo misses the target.
A jab lands there for Chambers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chambers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Faldo throws a right hand that misses
and Chambers counters with a nice right hand that sends Faldo toppling to the canvas! Faldo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chambers finish him?!
That has opened up Nick Faldo's cut even more.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Faldo.
Faldo scores with a body shot.
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick from Faldo.
Faldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
Chambers misses with an uppercut.
Faldo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Faldo misses the shot to the body.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Faldo off balance momentarily.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Faldo ducks down to avoid it.
Faldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chambers.
Nick Faldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers lands a big head kick that sends Faldo tumbling to the mat! Chambers takes a step backwards and waves Faldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Faldo connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faldo looks to land a combination but Chambers avoids it well.
Faldo connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Faldo misses.
Chambers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faldo throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a wild body shot.
Chambers slips a jab from Faldo.
Faldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chambers.
Chambers pushes Faldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Faldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chambers.
Faldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faldo avoids it.
Chambers scores a nice knee to the body.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Faldo is blocking nicely.
Faldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chambers.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Chambers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for Faldo.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faldo.
Chambers misses with a few strikes there.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Faldo avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Faldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faldo misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
The cut above Nick Faldo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chambers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Faldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chambers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack Chambers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faldo lands a nice shot that snaps Chambers's head back.
Faldo misses with an uppercut
and Chambers counters with a nice body shot.
Faldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chambers's sensitive parts.
Faldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Faldo misses with a left hand
and Chambers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chambers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faldo is rocked!
Chambers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chambers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faldo misses the jab.
Chambers forces Faldo back against the cage and clinches.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chambers wants to get back to striking at distance but Faldo won't allow it.
Faldo gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faldo scores with a shot to the side of Chambers's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faldo tries to work over Chambers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Faldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Faldo leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faldo digs a right hand underneath Chambers's ribcage. Chambers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Faldo blocks with his arms.
Chambers blocks a body shot from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Faldo.
Nick Faldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Faldo throws a head punch that misses.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faldo.
Faldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Faldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faldo misses with a low kick.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faldo works the jab nicely.
Chambers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faldo throws a leg kick which misses Chambers's front leg but catches the back leg as Chambers tries to avoid it.
Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Faldo moves out of range easily.
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Faldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faldo wants to counter with a clinch but Chambers pushes him away.
Faldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faldo looks to throw the jab but Chambers is out of range.
Chambers tries to work over Faldo's front leg with a kick but Faldo checks it.
Faldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chamberss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Faldo.
Chambers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Chambers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Faldo throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.
Faldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Chambers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chambers on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chambers.
Faldo misses with an uppercut
and Chambers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faldo cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.
Faldo thows a body kick. Chambers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Faldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faldo throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.
It looked like Chambers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chambers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faldo.
Chambers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faldo throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Chambers throws a quick counter kick to the body but Faldo avoids it.
Faldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chambers counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faldo motions for Chambers to come forward. Faldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chambers.
Faldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Faldo finds it's target.
Faldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chambers.
Chambers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chambers takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Faldo scores with the left hand. Chambers knows he should have avoided that one.
Chambers is rocked!
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
Faldo tries to counter with a clinch but Chambers shakes him off and moves away.
Faldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chambers is out of range and Faldo settles back down.
It looked like Chambers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chambers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faldo.
Faldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chambers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chambers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faldo wants to counter the offense by Chambers and move into the clinch position.
Chambers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chambers fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chambers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faldo.
Chambers misses with a looping right.
Faldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faldo moves out of range as Chambers strikes.
Faldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chambers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Faldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Faldo!
Nick Faldo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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