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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank The Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falls is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank The Crippler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Falls!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls lands a body shot.
The Crippler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falls closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Falls lands in his opponent's guard.
Falls throws a strike but The Crippler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Falls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Crippler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Falls's guard.
Falls trying to control the position.
Falls looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Crippler is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Falls pushes The Crippler off and gets back to his feet.
The Crippler stuffs the takedown attempt from Falls. Falls gets slowly back to his feet.
Falls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Falls.
Nice sprawl there from The Crippler as Falls shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Crippler misses the body punch
and Falls counters by moving into the clinch.
Falls wants a takedown.
Frank The Crippler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Falls.
The Crippler lands an uppercut.
Falls can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Falls has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Crippler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Falls changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Crippler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Falls takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Crippler throws a looping overhand right but Falls ducks down to avoid it.
The Crippler tries to clinch but Falls moves away
and Falls counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Crippler is looking to control Falls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Crippler avoid being mounted?
Falls thows a huge punch but The Crippler dodges it nicely.
Falls thows a huge punch but The Crippler dodges it nicely.
Falls is looking to advance position but The Crippler won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler is trying to stand up here but Falls is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falls is working for a kimura but The Crippler is defending it quite comfortably.
The Crippler is not content to let Falls control the position.
Falls is thwarting The Crippler's attempts to control the position.
The Crippler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Crippler tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falls takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frank The Crippler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler punishes Falls's body with a nice straight punch.
Falls looks gassed!
Falls fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Crippler.
The Crippler thows a body shot but no joy.
The Crippler closes the distance and clinches.
Falls goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Crippler prevents it.
Falls is working for takedown but The Crippler is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Crippler has a couple of punches blocked by Falls.
The Crippler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falls drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Crippler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Crippler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crippler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falls.
The Crippler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Crippler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Falls can't get the takedown.
A short right from The Crippler.
The Crippler manages to break the clinch.
The Crippler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Crippler scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Matt Falls has been cut.
The Crippler lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crippler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falls takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Falls.
The Crippler misses the shot to the body.
The Crippler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Falls moves forwards but The Crippler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Crippler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Falls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank The Crippler is winning the standup battle so far.
Falls walks into a jab.
Frank The Crippler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler pushes Falls up against the cage in a clinch.
Falls is breathing heavily.
Falls drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Crippler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Crippler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Crippler lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Crippler lands a shoulder strike.
The Crippler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falls drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Crippler pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Crippler dips to his left and cracks Falls with an uppercut!
The Crippler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Falls on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crippler misses with a hook to the body
so Falls counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Falls looking to sit in guard and control but The Crippler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Crippler sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler stopping the sweep attempt from Falls.
Falls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Crippler manages to get himself to full guard.
The Crippler kicks Falls off and gets to his feet.
The Crippler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Falls.
Falls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Crippler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls moves out of range of the strikes.
The Crippler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Crippler thuds a left hand into Falls's body.
The Crippler throws out a loose jab but Falls uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crippler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Crippler scores with a punch to the head.
The Crippler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Crippler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler misses with a body shot.
Falls misses with a hook to the body
and The Crippler counters with a stiff right hand.
The Crippler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falls misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling The Crippler to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crippler lands with a nice body punch.
The Crippler cracks Falls with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by The Crippler - just one landing.
The Crippler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Crippler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Crippler lands with an uppercut that bounces Falls off the cage and back into rage.
The Crippler tries to clinch up but Falls circles away and keeps his distance.
The Crippler lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Falls's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Crippler tries to clinch but Falls moves out of range.
The Crippler connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by The Crippler - just one landing.
Falls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler scores with a decent looking hook.
Falls is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Crippler rather than just go for the knockout.
The Crippler misses with a straight left.
The Crippler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falls.
Falls looks to score with a jab to the body but The Crippler is just out of range.
Falls takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Crippler scores with a shot to the body.
Falls walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crippler throws a hook but Falls blocks it.
Falls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Falls takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Falls scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Crippler tries to buck Falls off but Falls is having none of it.
Falls throwing strikes but The Crippler manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Crippler stands up and beckons Falls to his feet.
Falls doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Crippler clinches with his opponent.
The Crippler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Crippler throws out a loose jab but Falls uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crippler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falls stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler misses with a straight right.
Falls takes a swing at The Crippler's ribcage but misses.
The Crippler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Crippler cracks Falls with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Crippler lands a glancing blow to the side of Falls's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falls with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Crippler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falls has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but The Crippler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Crippler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Crippler throws the left hand but Falls avoids the punch easily.
Falls misses with a wild body shot.
Falls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Crippler as he jumps to the side.
Frank The Crippler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Falls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Crippler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falls momentarily.
The Crippler scores with a decent looking hook.
Falls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Crippler staying out of range there.
Falls fails with the takedown.
The Crippler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falls moves away.
The Crippler scores with a jab to the head.
The Crippler lands a really nice looking cross but Falls seems unphased.
The Crippler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Falls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crippler tries to clinch up.
The Crippler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Crippler connects with a single shot there.
Falls gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by The Crippler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Crippler.
The Crippler tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Crippler works the jab nicely.
The Crippler throws a good cross that connects.
The Crippler leaves Falls with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Falls's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Crippler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Falls. Falls circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Falls takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falls throws a combination. The Crippler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Crippler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crippler just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from The Crippler misses the target.
A big left from The Crippler misses.
The Crippler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falls throws out the jab.
Falls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Crippler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falls doesn't seem bothered though.
Falls is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler throws a good cross that connects.
The Crippler scores with a body shot.
The Crippler throws a big shot that misses.
The Crippler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crippler throws a good cross that connects.
The Crippler digs a good body shot into Falls's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crippler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Crippler tries to clinch there but Falls circles away.
Falls has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Crippler finds it's way round the side to connect with Falls's head.
The Crippler swings away with a body shot that misses
so Falls counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Falls won't allow The Crippler to get back to his feet.
The Crippler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falls accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Falls won't allow The Crippler to get back to his feet.
Falls looking to pass the guard.
Falls trying to move into half guard but instead The Crippler has managed to sweep!
Falls 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Falls ducks under a wild hook from The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with a wild combination.
Falls takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler lands the left hand.
Falls just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crippler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falls can do to turn this around?
Falls misses with a hook to the body
and The Crippler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falls thinking.
The Crippler throws a shot from downtown. Falls moves away and avoids it.
Jab from The Crippler.
The Crippler fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Crippler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falls in his tracks.
The Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Crippler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falls takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls tries to bum rush The Crippler with a series of wild strikes but The Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crippler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Crippler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falls moves away.
The Crippler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Falls closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Crippler circles away.
The Crippler throws a sloppy body shot
and Falls counters with a single leg into guard. The Crippler didn't expect that.
Falls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falls throws a big right hand that misses.
Falls throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Crippler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Falls is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler had his way with Matt Falls in that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Falls's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Crippler lands the left hand.
Falls has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Crippler finds it's way round the side to connect with Falls's head.
The Crippler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Falls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Falls gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting The Crippler counter with a right hand.
Falls is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Crippler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Falls walks into a jab.
The Crippler looks to land a combination but Falls avoids it well.
The Crippler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falls to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Falls throws a strike but The Crippler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Falls is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls is working an open guard so The Crippler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Falls 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Crippler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Crippler misses with a straight left.
Falls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Crippler as he jumps to the side.
Frank The Crippler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Falls.
The Crippler lands a slapping body shot.
The Crippler lands with a nice body punch.
Matt Falls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler misses with a double jab.
The Crippler misses with a hook to the body
enabling Falls to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crippler scores with a sloppy right hand. Falls should have avoided that one.
The Crippler throws a sloppy body shot
and Falls counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Crippler's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crippler keeping moving, preventing Falls from controlling successfully.
The Crippler wants to stand up but Falls is controlling him.
Falls distracts The Crippler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Falls throws and elbow that misses. The Crippler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Falls's guard. Nice move by The Crippler!
Falls looking for a sweep. Not yet Falls, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler gets to his feet - Falls follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Falls is defended easily by The Crippler.
Falls slips under a jab from The Crippler.
The Crippler is looking to clinch but Falls is avoiding it.
The Crippler takes a swing at Falls's ribcage but misses.
The Crippler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Falls.
Falls tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Crippler swivels and escapes.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Falls.
The Crippler swings for the body but Falls moves out of range.
The Crippler stuns Falls with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Crippler lunges at Falls with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Falls's hand.
Falls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falls doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Crippler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Crippler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Falls misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falls changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Crippler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Crippler scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank The Crippler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Crippler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank The Crippler!
Frank The Crippler retains his light heavyweight title!
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