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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Partlow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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168 cm
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177 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Partlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Nishimura!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishimura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Partlow is fending him off so far but Nishimura persists. Nope, Partlow circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Partlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partlow catches Nishimura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Partlow finds it's way through Nishimura's defenses.
Partlow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partlow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown but Partlow shows good takedown defense.
Nishimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Partlow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Partlow.
Nishimura moves out of range of the body kick.
Nishimura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Partlow scores with a jab to the head.
Nishimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Partlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partlow feints and as Nishimura raises his hands in defense, Partlow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Nishimura wants to stand and escape but Partlow is having none of it.
Partlow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nishimura dives on top into guard.
Nishimura postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Partlow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nishimura, into his guard.
Partlow tries to free his leg and advance position but Nishimura is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Partlow trying to control but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
Partlow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nishimura dives on top into guard.
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.
Nishimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Partlow is retaining full guard.
Nishimura is looking to advance position but Partlow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nishimura wants to control but Partlow is having none of it.
Nishimura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Partlow is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nishimura has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nishimura!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow keeping moving, preventing Nishimura from controlling successfully.
Nishimura won't allow Partlow to get back to his feet.
Partlow keeping full guard, as Nishimura tries to pass.
Partlow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nishimura feints and as Partlow raises his hands in defense, Nishimura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nishimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Partlow is retaining full guard.
Nishimura prevents Partlow from getting back to his feet.
Nishimura trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Partlow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Partlow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Partlow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nishimura trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Partlow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Partlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nishimura misses with a takedown
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
Nishimura has his takedown stuffed
and Partlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Partlow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nishimura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Partlow counters with a body kick.
Chris Partlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Nishimura.
Partlow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Partlow scores with a leg kick.
Shinji Nishimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nishimura moves in looking to clinch but Partlow pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Partlow.
Nishimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
Nishimura is breathing heavily.
Nishimura misses with a takedown attempt
and Partlow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nishimura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Partlow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Partlow finds it's way through Nishimura's defenses.
Nishimura misses with a takedown
and Partlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Partlow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Partlow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nishimura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partlow seems to be looking for submissions.
Partlow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Partlow trying to control the action but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
Partlow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nishimura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nishimura is trying to maintain the position but Partlow is very close to passing his half guard.
Partlow looks to land a strike but Nishimura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Partlow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nishimura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nishimura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nishimura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nishimura!
Nishimura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nishimura tries for a kimura but Partlow is defending well.
Nishimura 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 four 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.
Nishimura decides to stand back up. Nishimura steps back and let's Partlow get back to his feet.
Nishimura misses with a takedown
and Partlow counters with a stiff right hand.
Nishimura fails with the takedown
and Partlow counters with a single leg into guard. Nishimura didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partlow drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nishimura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nishimura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nishimura!
Nishimura wants to take a breather but Partlow manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nishimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Partlow dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nishimura misses with a takedown
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nishimura has his takedown stuffed
and Partlow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nishimura's guard now.
Partlow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nishimura looking to control.
Nishimura can't keep his opponent in guard - Partlow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Partlow is looking for a kimura here.
Nishimura gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partlow trying to control but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
Nishimura is trying to keep Partlow in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nishimura is on top in guard.
Nishimura trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Partlow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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.
Partlow prevents Nishimura from getting back to his feet.
Nishimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Partlow trying to control but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
Nishimura keeping full guard, as Partlow tries to pass.
Partlow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Partlow won't allow Nishimura to get back to his feet.
Partlow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Partlow scores with a jab. Nishimura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Partlow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Partlow trying to control but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
Partlow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nishimura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Partlow has Nishimura in his guard.
Shinji Nishimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nishimura thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Partlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partlow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nishimura.
Chris Partlow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nishimura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nishimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Partlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nishimura drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Partlow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nishimura has Partlow in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Partlow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Partlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Partlow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Partlow!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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