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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Oliver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Travis Jaeger's chin.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver wants to clinch.
Oliver tries to clinch there but Jaeger circles away.
Jaeger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver looks for a takedown but Jaeger sprawls well.
Oliver throws a body punch but Jaeger moves out of range.
Jaeger wants to clinch but Oliver slips to the side
and Oliver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jaeger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliver showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaeger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaeger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Oliver is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jaeger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Oliver's back instead.
Jaeger avoiding Oliver 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliver is trying to stand back up.
Jaeger misses with a punch to the head.
Oliver manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jaeger's guard. Nice work there by Oliver.
Oliver is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaeger has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oliver postures up in Jaeger's guard and throws a big left but Jaeger blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliver scores with a jab to the head.
Jaeger swinging wilding here.
Oliver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaeger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jaeger showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaeger wants to free his trapped foot but Oliver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.
Oliver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jaeger is working away from the top position though.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaeger is keen to just control but Oliver is a slippery customer.
Jaeger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oliver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaeger throws a sloppy head kick and Oliver moves out of range easily.
Oliver moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Travis Jaeger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliver.
Oliver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jaeger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jaeger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliver misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver working the ground and pound but Jaeger is defending the strikes.
Oliver is putting a hurting on Jaeger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oliver working the strikes but Jaeger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jaeger wants to get back to full guard.
Jaeger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Jaeger is looking to control Oliver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jaeger avoid being mounted?
Oliver stalling away here and it's allowed Jaeger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oliver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaeger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaeger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliver trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
Oliver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaeger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Oliver postures up in Jaeger's guard and throws a big left but Jaeger blocks it.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
Jaeger is looking for a triangle but Oliver pushes his legs off easily.
Oliver throwing strikes from guard but Jaeger blocks nicely.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaeger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliver.
It looks like Travis Jaeger has been cut.
Oliver misses with an uppercut.
Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaeger moves away.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Oliver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaeger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
Jaeger has his takedown stuffed
and Oliver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaeger thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Jaeger'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.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Jaeger avoids it well.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaeger throws a front kick that sends Oliver stumbling back into the cage.
Jaeger feints and then cracks Oliver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliver down.
Oliver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaeger tries to avoid it but Oliver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaeger to the ground. Jaeger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaeger clinches up with Oliver and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Jaeger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaeger blocks a body shot from Oliver.
Oliver lands with a right to the head.
Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaeger pulls guard successfully.
Oliver wants to pass the guard but Jaeger is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaeger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jaeger looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jaeger looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jaeger!
Oliver is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaeger just content to control the position.
Jaeger working away.
Jaeger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to control Jaeger's posture but Jaeger avoids it.
Jaeger happy to just control the position for now.
Oliver struggling a bit here.
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.
Jaeger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliver knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaeger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliver manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jaeger's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Jaeger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oliver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaeger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliver misses with a wild combination.
Oliver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaeger pinned against the cage. Jaeger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver jabs Jaeger right on the nose. Jaeger blinks but takes it well.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Oliver throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaeger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliver won't be happy with that.
Jaeger trying to control the position but Oliver is working away.
Jaeger avoids the strikes from the bottom by Oliver.
Travis Jaeger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is putting a hurting on Oliver here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oliver defending against the ground and pound.
Oliver wants to control but Jaeger postures up.
Oliver is looking to regain half guard here but Jaeger keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliver is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oliver is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
Oliver parries the strikes from Jaeger easily there. Jaeger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oliver to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jaeger is looking to take a break and control but Oliver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jaeger is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jaeger moves away from the strike by Oliver.
Jaeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Jaeger avoids it well.
Jaeger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Oliver shoots in and drives through. Jaeger sprawls well.
Oliver thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaeger blocks a leg kick.
Jaeger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger had his way with Nathan Oliver in that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Jaeger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oliver throws out a loose jab but Jaeger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaeger counters with a head kick.
Oliver throws a nice looking combination but Jaeger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaeger lands a head kick. Oliver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaeger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliver throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jaeger just content to control the position.
Oliver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaeger blocks the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver tries to buck Jaeger off but Jaeger is having none of it.
Oliver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jaeger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliver to the mat! Oliver manages to get full guard.
Jaeger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jaeger looking to sit in guard and control but Oliver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jaeger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jaeger looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaeger, not yet.
Oliver stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jaeger has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Oliver manages to get his head free but now Jaeger has transitioned to an armbar! Oliver grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jaeger! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Jaeger!
Travis Jaeger retains his middleweight title!
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RATING
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