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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hibbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 London, Bert Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Compton duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice combo by Hibbert! Oh, that's hurt him - Compton falls to the canvas and Hibbert follows him into side control.
Compton is rocked!
It looks like Bert Compton has been cut.
Hibbert working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Compton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
An elbow from Hibbert crashes against the mat.
Compton wants to get back to his feet but Hibbert drags him back down.
Hibbert in side control, throwing shots but Compton defends.
Hibbert working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Compton seems to have got his legs back now.
Hibbert advances nicely into full mount.
Hibbert throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hibbert throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hibbert thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Compton is trying to stand up.
Hibbert throws some wild stikes that Compton manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Compton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hibbert.
Hibbert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hibbert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Compton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hibbert.
Hibbert throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hibbert looks gassed!
Hibbert misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hibbert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hibbert with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Compton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Compton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hibbert on the ground.
That's two 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.
Hibbert wants to control the pace but Compton is squirming around nicely.
Hibbert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Compton is trying to stand up.
Hibbert misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hibbert is going olschool here, as he tries to force Compton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Compton shrugs it off.
Hibbert lands with some strikes.
Hibbert cracks Compton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Compton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hibbert raining down shots from the mount!
Hibbert working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hibbert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hibbert tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hibbert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Compton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hibbert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hibbert in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four 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.
Compton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Compton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hibbert tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Compton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Hibbert there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hibbert looking to finish with strikes here!
Hibbert won't let Compton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Hibbert there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hibbert throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hibbert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Hibbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bert Compton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hibbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Compton is looking to clinch but Hibbert is avoiding it.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Compton is looking to clinch.
Compton is looking to clinch but Hibbert is avoiding it.
Hibbert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hibbert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Compton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert misses with a kick to the body.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hibbert lands with a kick to the temple. Compton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton moves in looking to clinch but Hibbert pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Compton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Compton lands an overhand right.
Compton tries to clinch up but Hibbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Hibbert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hibbert misses with a double jab
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hibbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hibbert throws a combination that misses
and Compton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hibbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hibbert stalks Compton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Compton's face. Compton staggers backwards, shaken.
Compton clinches but Hibbert breaks the clinch
and Hibbert counters with a series of strikes. Compton will be more careful next time no doubt.
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.
Hibbert misses with a two punch combination.
Hibbert is looking to clinch.
Bert Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hibbert shoots in but no luck this time.
Hibbert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Compton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hibbert counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Compton!
Hibbert working Compton over with strikes here.
Compton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hibbert looking to finish Compton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Compton!
Compton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert throws some wild stikes that Compton manages to avoid easily.
Compton's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hibbert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Compton is in a horrible position here. Hibbert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Compton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hibbert sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hibbert dominating with strikes here.
Compton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hibbert.
Hibbert thowing shots but they're missing.
Hibbert with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four 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.
Hibbert looking to secure an arm triangle but Compton defends it well.
Poor strikes thrown by Hibbert there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Hibbert connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hibbert looking to control but Compton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Compton is trying to stand.
Hibbert sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hibbert breaks from Compton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Hibbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bert Compton'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!
Hibbert circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hibbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hibbert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Compton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Compton tries to clinch but Hibbert is having none of it.
Compton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Compton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hibbert throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a left and a right that stings Hibbert.
Hibbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Compton both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Compton wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hibbert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Compton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hibbert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Compton scores with a one two! Hibbert had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
Hibbert looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hibbert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hibbert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton scores with a decent looking hook.
Compton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Compton lands with a cross.
Compton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hibbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Bert Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hibbert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Compton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Compton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Compton finds it's way through Hibbert's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hibbert looks to land a combination but Compton avoids it well.
A combination from Hibbert does no damage.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hibbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Compton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hibbert tries to clinch there but Compton circles away.
Hibbert misses with a looping left.
Compton tries to clinch but Hibbert moves away
and Hibbert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hibbert stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Compton to get to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hibbert closes the distance and clinches.
Compton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Compton tries to circle away but Hibbert has him pinned against the cage.
Hibbert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Compton walks away with a smile on his face. Hibbert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries to clinch
and Hibbert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Compton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hibbert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hibbert stands up from Compton's guard - Hibbert perhaps looking for a knockout.
Compton tries to clinch up but Hibbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Compton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Compton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hibbert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Compton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert fails to pull guard.
Bert Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bert Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Hibbert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Hibbert can't break the clinch.
Hibbert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hibbert tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Compton.
Compton prevents Hibbert from breaking the clinch.
Compton misses with the head strike.
Hibbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hibbert throws out the jab.
Compton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hibbert throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hibbert misses with a double jab
and Hibbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hibbert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nathan Hibbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hibbert gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Hibbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hibbert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Hibbert!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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