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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie St Ella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Farrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gracie St Ella's chin.
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200 lbs
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175 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Farrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gracie St Ella!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Ella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrow closes the distance and pushes St Ella back into the cage.
Farrow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Gracie St Ella has been cut.
Farrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Ella fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Ella swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Ella shoots in for a takedown but Farrow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Farrow slips a jab and a cross from St Ella.
Farrow wants to clinch.
Farrow moves in looking to clinch but St Ella pushes him off.
St Ella swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrow.
St Ella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Ella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Ella feints and as Farrow raises his hands in defense, St Ella changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Ella manages to get himself to full guard.
St Ella looking for a guillotine here but Farrow defends easily.
Farrow wants to pass the guard but St Ella is keeping the position.
St Ella wants to get back to his feet but Farrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Ella keeping moving, preventing Farrow from controlling successfully.
St Ella looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Ella wants to improve his position but instead Farrow has moved into half guard.
That's two 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Ella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Farrow there.
Farrow is nestled in close to St Ella, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Ella tries to roll over but Farrow keeps him under control.
St Ella works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farrow postures up in St Ella's guard and throws a big left but St Ella blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farrow trying to control the position from guard on top but St Ella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Ella is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Ella has escaped and now he's on top!
Farrow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farrow is breathing heavily.
Farrow keeping moving, preventing St Ella from controlling successfully.
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.
Farrow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
St Ella is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Ella thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farrow throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Ella uses it to pass to side control.
St Ella tries for a kimura but Farrow is defending well.
Farrow tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but St Ella presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Farrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gracie St Ella's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farrow tries to clinch up but St Ella circles away and keeps his distance.
St Ella swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrow.
St Ella shoots in and drives through. Farrow sprawls well.
Farrow misses with a takedown
and St Ella counters with a low kick, right behind Farrow 's knee.
Farrow darts in trying to clinch
and St Ella moves into the clinch.
Farrow tries a knee to the head but St Ella blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Ella jumps guard.
St Ella looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Farrow looking to sit in guard and control but St Ella gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Ella drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Ella jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Ella avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Ella is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Ella is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Ella stopping the sweep attempt from Farrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Ella trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Farrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farrow showed some decent athleticism there.
St Ella kicks Farrow off and gets back to his feet.
St Ella bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Farrow tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Ella looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Farrow is not content to let St Ella control the position.
Check out the look on St Ella's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Farrow is trying to get back to his feet.
Farrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Ella is looking to take a break and control but Farrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
St Ella wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farrow keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Farrow misses with a takedown
and St Ella counters with a nice body kick.
Farrow tries to keep at a distance but St Ella has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farrow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Ella blocks it with crossed arms.
St Ella pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Ella.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie St Ella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gracie St Ella's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Ella fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrow misses with a takedown attempt
and St Ella counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Farrow!
Farrow is desperately trying to improve his position but St Ella has a good base and remains in mount.
St Ella controlling from mount.
St Ella landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrow is looking to improve his position but St Ella isn't that keen on the idea.
St Ella tries to control but Farrow wriggling away.
St Ella is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Farrow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow tries to hold on but St Ella postures up.
St Ella trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St Ella. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Farrow has given up his back. Will we see St Ella going for some submissions?
St Ella trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
St Ella wants to control but Farrow manages to buck him off and is now in St Ella's guard! Nice work there by Farrow!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Farrow throws a big right hand that misses.
St Ella trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Farrow throws and elbow that misses. St Ella uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farrow's guard. Nice move by St Ella!
St Ella drops back looking for a leg! Farrow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farrow manages to kick St Ella off! St Ella jumps back into Farrow's guard.
St Ella pushes down on Farrow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Farrow actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Ella is trying to work for a kimura but Farrow is defending well.
St Ella has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Ella dominating with strikes here.
St Ella can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farrow is looking to escape.
St Ella lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Ella looking to secure an arm triangle but Farrow defends it well.
St Ella trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Ella is landing with some decent strikes but Farrow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Farrow working to try and regain half guard.
Farrow regains half guard.
St Ella is looking to take a break and control but Farrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farrow is trying to stand back up but St Ella is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie St Ella comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Ella has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gracie St Ella!
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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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