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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georgio Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Socrates's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tool - Schism. Stroud is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgio Socrates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud drives through and clinches with Socrates against the cage.
Socrates prevents Stroud from breaking the clinch.
Socrates gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Socrates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stroud trying to control here.
Stroud is defending against the submission attempts here by Socrates.
Socrates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stroud sees it coming and defends easily.
Stroud is trying to maintain the position but Socrates is very close to passing his half guard.
Stroud wants to improve his position but Socrates is controlling well.
Socrates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stroud doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Socrates.
Stroud is looking to control Socrates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stroud is trying to get back to full guard.
Stroud wants to control but Socrates is keeping busy.
Socrates is looking for a kimura here.
Socrates is thwarting Stroud's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates is looking for a kimura but Stroud is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Socrates to get the leverage.
Socrates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stroud is defending against the submission attempts here by Socrates.
Socrates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stroud wants to control but Socrates is keeping busy.
Socrates missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stroud wants to control but Socrates is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Socrates trying to mount his opponent but Stroud defends it.
Socrates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stroud sees it coming and defends easily.
Stroud is trying to get back to full guard.
Socrates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Socrates scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stroud tries to get to full guard but Socrates has control of the leg.
Socrates thows a huge punch but Stroud dodges it nicely.
Stroud is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socrates is looking for a kimura here.
Socrates stops Stroud from getting back to his feet.
Socrates lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Socrates lands with a punch from half guard.
Socrates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stroud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Socrates tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stroud knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Socrates.
Stroud trying to control but Socrates postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgio Socrates dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Socrates changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stroud looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stroud can't do much from the bottom here.
Stroud is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Socrates scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stroud works his way to full guard. Good work.
Socrates wants to pass the guard but Stroud is keeping the position.
Socrates throwing strikes but missing.
Stroud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stroud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Socrates is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Socrates postures up and lands a big shot to Stroud's brow.
Socrates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Socrates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Socrates loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Socrates is in close to Stroud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stroud wants to sweep but no luck.
Socrates throws an elbow that misses. Stroud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Socrates's guard. Nice move by Stroud!
Stroud preventing the sweep.
Socrates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stroud manages to get himself to full guard.
Stroud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Socrates postures up and lands a big shot to Stroud's brow.
Socrates has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Socrates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Socrates won't allow Stroud to sweep him here.
Stroud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Socrates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Socrates is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Socrates won't allow Stroud to sweep him here.
Stroud is trying to keep Socrates in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tom Stroud.
Stroud slaps away a takedown attempt from Socrates, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socrates instigates a clinch.
Stroud lands a nice elbow.
Socrates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroud is keeping busy.
Stroud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Socrates closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroud circles away.
Stroud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Socrates counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Socrates.
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroud is trying to keep Socrates in close.
Socrates is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Stroud 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud wants to sweep here but Socrates controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Socrates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stroud wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Socrates is now in half guard.
Stroud is looking to control Socrates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
Socrates prevents Stroud from improving his position.
Stroud is defending against the submission attempts here by Socrates.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgio Socrates dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Socrates shoots in but no luck this time.
Stroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Socrates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stroud.
Socrates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Socrates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stroud moves into the clinch.
Socrates drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stroud pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stroud throws a big shot that misses.
Socrates closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stroud quickly recovers to half guard.
Stroud trying to hold on to Socrates's head to control him but Socrates postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud is pressing down on Socrates's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Socrates lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Socrates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Socrates preventing the sweep.
Stroud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Socrates postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Georgio Socrates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stroud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Socrates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Socrates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stroud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socrates cracks Stroud with a solid left hand.
Socrates keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroud's head.
Socrates connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Socrates throwing strikes but missing.
Stroud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Socrates.
Socrates is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Socrates throws a big right hand that misses.
Socrates looking to pass the guard.
Stroud has Socrates pulled in close to control his posture.
Stroud wants to sweep here but Socrates controlling him for the moment.
Georgio Socrates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Socrates is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stroud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tom Stroud has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Socrates gets tackled into the cage by Stroud. Stroud maintains the clinch.
Socrates goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stroud prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgio Socrates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Socrates is trying to drag Stroud to the mat but Stroud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stroud prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stroud's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stroud is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Socrates has hold of one of Stroud's legs. Stroud is fighting the takedown attempt but Socrates gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stroud had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Socrates defends it easily.
Socrates throwing strikes from guard but Stroud blocks nicely.
Socrates seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud is trying to keep Socrates in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgio Socrates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Socrates, 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 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgio Socrates!
Georgio Socrates seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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