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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 comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Schism. Stroud has chosen Vallenfyre - Iconoclast as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tom Stroud enters the cage!
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168 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgio Socrates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socrates doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroud circles away.
Socrates throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stroud tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Socrates is in Stroud's guard.
Socrates advances position into side control!
Socrates working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stroud manages to work his way to half guard, despite Socrates's best efforts.
Socrates seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Socrates winds up and cracks Stroud with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stroud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Socrates.
Stroud moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroud wants to stand up but Socrates is controlling him.
Stroud is trying to keep Socrates in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Socrates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stroud pulls Socrates in close to his closed guard and prevents Socrates from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stroud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Socrates postures up.
Stroud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Socrates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Socrates throws a big elbow that misses.
Socrates throwing strikes but missing.
Socrates throws a big right hand that misses.
Socrates working some strikes from top position.
Stroud is adopting a defensive guard.
Socrates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroud works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stroud is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stroud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stroud thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Socrates's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Socrates does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Socrates tries to get to full guard but Stroud has control of the leg.
Stroud is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Socrates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stroud landing some decent shots from guard.
Socrates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Socrates is pulling down on Stroud's head to control his posture.
Stroud looking to sit in guard and control but Socrates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud looking for a sweep. Not yet Stroud, not yet.
Socrates throwing strikes from guard but Stroud blocks nicely.
Socrates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroud works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stroud has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Socrates drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stroud dives on top into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stroud is looking to work some ground and pound but Socrates has wrist control.
Stroud wants to control from the top but Socrates keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgio Socrates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Socrates fails with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Stroud coming out on top.
Tom Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Socrates circles away.
Stroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Socrates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Socrates shoots in for a double leg but Stroud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgio Socrates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Socrates or perhaps it was just good defense by Stroud, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socrates with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Stroud counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stroud wants it to stay on the feet.
Socrates slips under a jab from Stroud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Socrates is nestled in close to Stroud, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stroud gets full guard.
Stroud looking for a sweep. Not yet Stroud, not yet.
Stroud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Socrates won't allow Stroud to sweep him here.
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Socrates distracts Stroud with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stroud wants to sweep here but Socrates controlling him for the moment.
Socrates makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Georgio Socrates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stroud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stroud wants to stand but Socrates is controlling the position.
Socrates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Socrates's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Socrates landing with the ground and pound.
Stroud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Socrates loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stroud trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stroud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Socrates avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Socrates wants to clinch.
Stroud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Socrates with a poor takedown
and Stroud counters with a series of strikes. Socrates will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socrates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stroud tries to clinch but Socrates is having none of it.
Socrates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stroud pinned against the cage. Stroud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Socrates misses with a takedown attempt - Stroud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Socrates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Socrates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroud pushes Socrates off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stroud clinches.
Stroud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Stroud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stroud rushes Socrates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroud has hold of one of Socrates's legs. Socrates is fighting the takedown attempt but Stroud gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Socrates is keeping the position.
Socrates working for a triangle but Stroud defends it easily.
Stroud preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroud connects with a couple of short punches.
Socrates trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Socrates holds on and takes a little breather.
Socrates is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stroud postures up in Socrates's guard and throws a big left but Socrates blocks it.
Socrates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stroud is one step ahead there.
Socrates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stroud manages to get himself to full guard.
Socrates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Stroud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Socrates scoring with some ground and pound.
Stroud is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Socrates is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stroud thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Socrates's head.
Socrates makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Socrates.
Stroud trying to control but Socrates is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socrates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stroud is pushing down on Socrates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Socrates is fighting to maintain full guard but Stroud has managed to sneak the leg through.
Socrates wants to control but Stroud is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Socrates tries to get to full guard but Stroud has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socrates trying to control but Stroud postures up.
Socrates is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stroud is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Socrates sees it coming and defends easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stroud working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Socrates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Socrates is keeping the position.
Socrates has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stroud can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Socrates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Socrates 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Stroud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stroud 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Stroud!
An out of breath Tom Stroud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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