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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fudge (ranked 5014 p4p, 4991 weight class) and Jack Hastings (ranked 434 p4p, 433 weight class). Hastings has chosen Jesus Walks by Kanye West as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Hastings was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Fudge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hastings!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Hastings tries to counter it with a takedown but Fudge pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hastings swats away the attempt to clinch by Fudge.
Fudge moves into the clinch successfully.
Fudge gets underhooks to prevent Hastings's takedown attempt.
Hastings letting Fudge take a breather here.
Hastings is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fudge is defending well.
Hastings looking for a takedown.
Bob Fudge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hastings.
Fudge looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudge breaks from the clinch.
Fudge moves out of range of the strikes.
Fudge could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fudge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hastings counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hastings stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fudge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge wants to stand and escape but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hastings trying to control the position from guard on top but Fudge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hastings tries to free his leg and advance position but Fudge is retaining full guard.
Hastings is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bob Fudge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Hastings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fudge.
Hastings throws a big shot that misses.
Fudge moves into the clinch.
Fudge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hastings looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Fudge would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hastings is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fudge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fudge breaks from the clinch.
Fudge tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fudge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.
Fudge tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fudge clinches with his opponent.
Hastings avoiding damage as Fudge throws knees to the body.
Fudge scores a nice knee to the body.
Hastings takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've been informed that Hastings has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Fudge.
Fudge lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fudge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings gets tackled into the ropes by Fudge. Fudge maintains the clinch.
Fudge is trying to stall.
Fudge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fudge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fudge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fudge moves in looking to clinch but Hastings pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Fudge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hastings is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fudge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hastings counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hastings is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fudge has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Fudge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Fudge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hastings misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fudge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fudge tries to clinch up
and Hastings counters with a takedown into side control.
Fudge is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hastings is controlling him well.
Hastings is looking to take a break and control but Fudge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hastings is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fudge will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings prevents Fudge from escaping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack Hastings has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hastings controlling from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fudge looks to clinch
and Hastings counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hastings throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hastings is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fudge defends it well.
Hastings is trying to control. Fudge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings wants to advance to full mount but Fudge doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hastings loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hastings is standing up over Fudge. Fudge looks to escape but Hastings dives into side control.
Hastings wants to control but Fudge is keeping him busy.
Hastings throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge wants to get back to his feet.
Hastings taking a breather here.
Fudge is not content to let Hastings control the position.
Fudge parries the strikes from Hastings easily there. Hastings is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fudge to escape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fudge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hastings trying to control the position but Fudge is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fudge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.
Fudge moves in looking to clinch but Hastings pushes him off.
Fudge tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings misses with a looping right.
Fudge tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.
Hastings gets tackled into the ropes by Fudge. Fudge maintains the clinch.
Hastings goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fudge prevents it.
Fudge breaks from the clinch.
Hastings keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fudge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob Fudge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fudge tries to clinch up.
Hastings throws a hook but Fudge blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hastings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Fudge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fudge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hastings counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hastings.
Hastings is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fudge wants to stand up but Hastings is controlling him.
Hastings wants to pass the guard but Fudge is keeping the position.
Fudge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hastings is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hastings is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hastings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hastings loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fudge pushes Hastings off and gets back to his feet.
Fudge tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hastings with the counter takedown but Fudge avoids it easily.
Fudge moves to clinch but Hastings breaks away
and Hastings counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fudge won't be happy with that.
Fudge is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hastings has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hastings trying to control the action but Fudge is working from the bottom.
Hastings is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings is looking to take a break and control but Fudge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hastings goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fudge has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hastings but great work by Fudge.
Hastings tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fudge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hastings can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fudge tries to stand but Hastings is controlling his head.
Hastings tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hastings tries to hold on but Fudge pushes him away.
Hastings is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hastings just holding on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fudge wants to stand but Hastings is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hastings is desperately trying to improve his position but Fudge has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Fudge.
I think Fudge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Bob Fudge!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jack Hastings!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Bob Fudge!
Bob Fudge wins by split decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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