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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Paddy Fox acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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269 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Fox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dick clinches up with Fox and pushes him back against the cage.
Fox tightens his grip and picks Dick up, before dumping him to the ground. Dick manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fox is aware though and is defending well.
Dick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dick trying to keep a closed guard but Fox is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox stands up and waves to Dick to follow him.
Fox scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries a head kick but it misses.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox throws a series of punches but Dick avoids them all with ease.
Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox jumps into guard, dragging Dick to the mat.
Fox wants to stand but Dick is controlling the position.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dick defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick advances to half guard.
Dick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fox is just riding it out for now. Dick eventually gives up the hold.
Fox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dick stops Fox from standing up.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dick is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dick defends it easily.
Fox looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dick has picked Fox up and slammed him! Fox can't keep hold of the triangle and Dick manages to pass to side control!
Dick is working Fox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dick stands up and beckons Fox to his feet.
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Dick tries to clinch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
Fox rushes Dick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dick catches Fox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fox instigates a clinch.
Dick is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dick tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the cage and eventually Dick drops back down to his feet.
Fox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Dick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Dick doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Dick with a hook.
Jordan Dick is winning the standup battle so far.
Dick wants to clinch.
Fox moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dick moves to clinch but Fox breaks away
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dick cracks Fox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dick counters by moving into the clinch.
Fox turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dick wants to control but Fox postures up.
Dick is trying to get back to half guard.
Fox has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dick tries to bum rush Fox with a series of wild strikes but Fox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dick moves to clinch but Fox breaks away
and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fox to keep the fight standing.
Dick prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox gets through Dick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dick can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dick fails to pull guard.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox clinches.
Dick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Fox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fox is trying to drag Dick to the mat but Dick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fox's efforts to push away.
Dick has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dick smiles and moves away.
Dick throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox clinches.
Dick tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox gets underhooks to prevent Dick's takedown attempt.
Fox is trying to push Dick away but Dick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dick tries to pull guard but Fox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Dick dominated that second round.
That's time! Dick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dick looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Fox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fox walks away with a smile on his face. Dick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paddy Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick misses with an uppercut
and Fox counters with a leg kick.
Dick closes the distance and clinches.
Fox tries for a takedown but Dick manages to get underhooks.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dick jumps guard and drags Fox to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dick is looking for a triangle but Fox pushes his legs off easily.
Dick is working an open guard so Fox takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick missing with a left hand there. Fox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dick blocks a head kick by Fox.
Fox throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely.
Fox rushes Dick and presses him up against the cage.
Dick pulls guard effortlessly.
Dick wants to sweep here but Fox controlling him for the moment.
Fox tries to stand but Dick is controlling from the bottom.
Dick is working an open guard so Fox takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick tries to keep at a distance but Fox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fox moves into the clinch.
Come on Dick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dick blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Dick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox wants a takedown.
Dick pulls Fox into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Fox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fox has managed to get both his arms back between Dick's legs - danger averted.
Dick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dick is working an open guard so Fox takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dick tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fox prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
Fox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Fox. That snapped Dick's head back.
Dick is looking to clinch.
Dick wants to clinch.
Dick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dick 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 Paul Tew scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jordan Dick!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Paddy Fox!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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