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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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237 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Lexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Lexus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Lexus moves out of range.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lexus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lexus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bobby Lexus just wasn't active enough.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lexus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Lexus moves out of range.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Armstrongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lexus lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lexus counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Lexus moves away
and Lexus counters with a right hand to the body.
Lexus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lexus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lexus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lexus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Armstrong quickly recovers to half guard.
Lexus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lexus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lexus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bobby Lexus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lexus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Armstrong's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lexus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lexus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lexus wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armstrong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lexus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Armstrong's guard.
Lexus not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bobby Lexus just wasn't active enough.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
and Lexus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lexus shoots in and bounces Armstrong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong wants to stand and escape but Lexus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lexus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lexus misses with a hook.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Lexus keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Lexus.
Bobby Lexus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lexus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lexus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Armstrong. Armstrong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Armstrong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lexus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lexus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Armstrong tries to circle away but Lexus has him pinned against the cage.
Lexus wants a takedown.
Lexus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lexus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bobby Lexus just wasn't active enough.
Lexus scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armstrong takes one to the chin there.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Lexus circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lexus counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Lexus circles away.
Lexus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lexus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lexus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lexus is taking a breather. Armstrong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lexus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Lexus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lexus is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus winds up and cracks Armstrong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lexus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bobby Lexus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lexus working Armstrong over with strikes.
Well, if Lexus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lexus is nestled in close to Armstrong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lexus controlling the pace.
Lexus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armstrong defending well though.
Lexus controlling the action here.
Lexus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Armstrong for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lexus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lexus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Armstrong is trying to defend but Lexus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lexus content to control rather than advance.
Lexus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Lexus controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Lexus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lexus swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lexus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Lexus catches Armstrong right on the button with a cross.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
John Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lexus scores with a jab to the body.
Lexus swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lexus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lexus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lexus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lexus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lexus controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bobby Lexus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lexus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Armstrong back to the cage. Lexus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lexus has a takedown stuffed.
Lexus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Armstrong is trying to defend but Lexus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lexus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Lexus is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lexus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lexus, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lexus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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