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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tesla comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC's Thunderstruck. Gary Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikola Tesla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Michaels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tesla tries to kick Michaels off in order to stand up. Michaels Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tesla is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michaels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tesla is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Tesla tries to escape but Michaels is in control.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Tesla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tesla pushes Michaels away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Michaels gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tesla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tesla tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Tesla in a clinch.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla is trying to break free.
Michaels pulls guard successfully.
Tesla has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michaels is proving hard to escape from.
Tesla preventing the sweep.
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.
Michaels is working an open guard so Tesla takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tesla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Gary Michaels has been cut.
Tesla swinging wilding here.
Tesla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tesla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tesla misses with the combination.
Tesla throws out a powerful jab.
Tesla looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Tesla is breathing heavily.
Tesla misses with a wild combination.
Tesla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tesla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tesla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tesla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Tesla tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels forces Tesla back against the cage and clinches.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tesla smiles and moves away.
Tesla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tesla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaels circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels connects with a body shot.
Michaels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Tesla won't allow it.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Tesla tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tesla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikola Tesla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Michaels.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Tesla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tesla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Tesla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tesla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michaels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tesla throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
A combination from Tesla does no damage.
Tesla misses with a wild combination.
Michaels darts in and clinches Tesla up against the cage.
Tesla wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels prevents Tesla from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tesla avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tesla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tesla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Michaels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Tesla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Michaels'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.
Tesla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tesla throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
A jab-cross combination lands for Tesla and sends Michaels crashing to the mat! Tesla follows him down to the mat - Michaels regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Michaels is rocked!
Tesla gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Tesla finish him?
Tesla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michaels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Tesla misses with a looping left.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Tesla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Michaels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nikola Tesla is winning the standup battle so far.
Tesla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tesla misses with a few strikes there.
Tesla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tesla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikola Tesla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Michaels.
Tesla smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michaels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tesla is keeping the position for now.
Michaels stops Tesla from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tesla pushes Michaels off and gets back to his feet.
Nikola Tesla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tesla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michaels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tesla can't break the clinch.
Tesla is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Tesla is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels looking for a takedown.
Tesla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels looking for a takedown.
Tesla is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels keeps control of Tesla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tesla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tesla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tesla can't break the clinch.
Tesla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tesla is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Tesla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michaels throws a head punch that misses.
Michaels tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tesla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tesla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels tries for a takedown. No joy.
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.
Tesla wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Tesla wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Tesla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tesla is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla prevents the takedown attempt.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tesla is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Tesla has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tesla jabs Michaels right on the nose. Michaels blinks but takes it well.
Nikola Tesla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tesla!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tesla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tesla's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tesla duly obliges.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Tesla lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Tesla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Michaels'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. This is the final round!
Michaels looks for a takedown but Tesla sprawls well.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tesla scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Tesla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Tesla connects with a nice looking jab.
Tesla lands a jab-cross combination.
Tesla throws out a powerful jab.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tesla tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Tesla lands.
Tesla throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tesla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tesla wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Tesla is trying to break free.
Michaels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Tesla.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tesla is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Tesla circles away and we're back to standing.
Tesla throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Michaels wants to take a breather but Tesla is having none of it.
Michaels prevents Tesla from standing back up.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tesla keeps working.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Tesla is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla kicks Michaels off and gets back to his feet.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Tesla connects with a jab.
Tesla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Tesla.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tesla's waist but Tesla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Nikola Tesla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Michaels.
Nice cross by Tesla.
Tesla looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Michaels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tesla pinned against the cage. Tesla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tesla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Michaels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thows a body kick. Tesla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tesla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tesla.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tesla as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tesla.
Tesla misses with a body kick.
Michaels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tesla waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Michaels gets a clinch.
Tesla wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Tesla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tesla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels is trying to drag Tesla to the mat but Tesla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tesla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tesla blocks it with crossed arms.
Michaels keeps control of Tesla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tesla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tesla can't break the clinch.
Tesla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels keeps control of Tesla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michaels stalling in the clinch but Tesla improves position.
Tesla can't break the clinch.
Tesla has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Tesla wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Michaels just leaning against Tesla, taking a breather.
Tesla tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but Tesla blocks with his arms.
Michaels jumps guard but Tesla stands there with Michaels around his waist. Michaels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tesla walks away with a smile on his face. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gary Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikola Tesla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Tesla.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Tesla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tesla, 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... Nikola Tesla!
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