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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Good (ranked 8427 p4p, 625 weight class) and Ellis Schooley (ranked 8245 p4p, 619 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Schooley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good misses with a low kick.
Schooley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Good is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schooley. Good does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schooley missing with a left hand there. Good was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schooley checks a leg kick nicely.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good misses with a looping left.
Schooley feints a jab promting Good to slip. Schooley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Good slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schooley. Good does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schooley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Schooley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schooley is out of range.
A punch combination from Schooley misses.
Schooley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a nice leg kick.
Good fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schooley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Good. That's going to slow Schooley down.
Schooley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Schooley throws a shot to the body.
Good fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schooley is out of range.
Schooley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schooley cracks Good with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schooley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nick Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schooley throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Good throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schooley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schooley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good misses with a looping left.
Schooley misses with a hook.
Good went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nick Good is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Good.
Schooley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Schooley connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Good catches Schooley right on the button with a cross.
Good feints and then cracks Schooley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schooley down.
Schooley checks a leg kick.
Schooley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Good did well to prevent Schooley getting side control.
Good tries to get to full guard but Schooley has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schooley trying to mount his opponent but Good defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schooley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schooley lands with a punch from half guard.
Schooley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schooley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schooley controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schooley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Schooley controlling his opponent.
Good on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Good tries to get out of the position.
It looks like Schooley might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Good blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ellis Schooley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schooley misses with a wild body shot.
Schooley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schooley avoids the head kick by Good.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Schooley misses its intended target.
Good fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schooley.
Schooley misses with a wild body shot.
Good lands a jab.
Good connects with a body shot that sends Schooley's belly button to the back.
Schooley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Good rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Good catches Schooley right on the button with a cross.
Good throws a body punch but Schooley moves out of range.
Schooley wants to counter with a clinch but Good pushes him away.
Good throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Good misses.
Good misses with a head kick.
Schooley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schooley.
Good misses with an uppercut.
Good looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Schooley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schooley.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schooley's calf.
Good moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good throws a low kick but Schooley avoids it.
Schooley throws a jab when Good was well out of range.
Schooley blocks a jab.
Schooley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Schooley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Good to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schooley connects with a body shot.
Good swings for the body but Schooley moves out of range.
Schooley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good lands a nice looking body kick.
Schooley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schooley thuds a left hand into Good's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Good.
Good takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Good misses its intended target.
Good moves forwards but Schooley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schooley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schooley. Good does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schooley looks to score with a jab to the body but Good is just out of range.
Schooley throws a low kick, looking for Good's leg but Good calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schooley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schooley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good scores with a nice strike.
Schooley throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Good throwing a counter right hand but Schooley manages to avoid it.
Good connects with a jab.
Good slips under a jab from Schooley.
Good swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Schooley blocks the low kick.
Schooley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Good.
Schooley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schooley throws a big shot that misses.
Good throws the left hand but Schooley avoids the punch easily.
Schooley swings widly with a right hand
and Good counters with a nice leg kick.
Schooley misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schooley misses with a few strikes there.
Good throws a big shot that misses.
Schooley wants to counter the offense by Good and move into the clinch position.
Good swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schooley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good throws a chopping leg kick but Schooley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schooley blocks a low kick nicely.
Schooley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schooley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schooley works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Good dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good thumps Schooley with a low kick.
A low kick from Good misses
and Schooley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schooley is trying to pull guard but Good has him pressed against the cage.
Schooley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good gets underhooks to prevent Schooley's takedown attempt.
Good stops a takedown attempt from Schooley.
Nick Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ellis Schooley.
Schooley drags the fight down to the ground.
Schooley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Good is one step ahead there.
Good has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schooley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Good doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Schooley is tightening it up a little... Good has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Good reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Good taps out! Nice BJJ there by Schooley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ellis Schooley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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