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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Mctavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Pickford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Mctavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Pickford!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mctavish closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pickford quickly recovers to half guard.
Mctavish seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mctavish tries to pass to full mount but Pickford defends it.
Pickford wants to improve his position but Mctavish is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mctavish is working for a kimura but Pickford is defending it quite comfortably.
Mctavish trying to control from half guard but Pickford is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctavish is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mctavish wants to control but Pickford is keeping him busy.
Pickford won't allow Mctavish to pass to mount.
Mctavish is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pickford is looking for a sweep. Mctavish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mctavish wants to work for an arm triangle but Pickford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pickford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mctavish throwing strikes from guard but Pickford blocks nicely.
Mctavish tries to free his leg and advance position but Pickford is retaining full guard.
Pickford wants to sweep here but Mctavish controlling him for the moment.
Mctavish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pickford wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mctavish closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pickford to the mat! Pickford manages to get full guard.
Pickford controls Mctavish momentarily but Mctavish frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctavish throwing strikes from guard but Pickford blocks nicely.
Mctavish showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mctavish passes into half guard.
Mctavish is looking for a kimura but Pickford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mctavish to get the leverage.
Mctavish controlling the action here.
Mctavish is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pickford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mctavish.
Pickford is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mctavish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pickford keeps working.
Mctavish sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mctavish is trying to work for a kimura but Pickford is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Mctavish dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mctavish shoots for a double leg takedown but Pickford sprawls well. He's pushed Mctavish's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pickford lands a nice looking body shot.
Pickford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pickford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mctavish scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mctavish is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pickford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mctavish tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mctavish has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pickford tries to bench press Mctavish off him but Mctavish keeps the position.
Mctavish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctavish working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pickford regains half guard.
Pickford tries to roll over but Mctavish keeps him under control.
Mctavish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mctavish is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pickford defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mctavish looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pickford wants to control but Mctavish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mctavish wants to work for an arm triangle but Pickford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Mctavish 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickford is not content to let Mctavish control the position.
Mctavish controlling the action here.
Mctavish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pickford can do to turn this around?
Mctavish trying to control from half guard but Pickford is working away.
Mctavish seems to be working for a kimura but Pickford defends the submission attempt.
Mctavish is looking for a kimura but Pickford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mctavish to get the leverage.
Mctavish seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pickford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pickford trying to control but Mctavish postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mctavish manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pickford on his heels. He'll look to pass Pickford's guard now, I'm sure.
Pickford wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mctavish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mctavish tries to free his leg and advance position but Pickford is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mctavish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mctavish advances position into side control!
Pickford avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mctavish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Mctavish dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mctavish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Pickford as Mctavish shoots in.
Pickford gets caught napping as Mctavish dives in and scores a takedown. Pickford manages to retain guard.
Pickford keeping moving, preventing Mctavish from controlling successfully.
Pickford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mctavish looking to pass the guard.
Pickford wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mctavish's guard.
Mctavish is looking for a triangle but Pickford pushes his legs off easily.
Pickford is looking to work some ground and pound but Mctavish has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctavish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mctavish trying to control the position.
Pickford throwing strikes from guard but Mctavish blocks nicely.
Pickford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mctavish looking for subs off his back but Pickford has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pickford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Troy Pickford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Mctavish actively working from the bottom here.
Mctavish gets back to full guard.
Mctavish controls Pickford momentarily but Pickford frees himself.
Mctavish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pickford throwing strikes but missing.
Pickford wants to control from the top but Mctavish keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctavish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pickford is aware though and is defending well.
Pickford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mctavish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mctavish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pickford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pickford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mctavish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mctavish keeping full guard, as Pickford tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice cross by Pickford.
Pickford scores with a sloppy right hand. Mctavish should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctavish dives in for a single leg takedown but Pickford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pickford with the counter takedown but Mctavish avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamish Mctavish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickford stuffs the takedown attempt from Mctavish. Mctavish gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pickford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hamish Mctavish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mctavish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pickford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mctavish somewhat.
Mctavish shoots in for a takedown but Pickford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mctavish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hamish Mctavish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from Pickford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Pickford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mctavish 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Mctavish!
Our winner, Hamish Mctavish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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