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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Lio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Stanley Lio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 45 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Lio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelling tries to keep at a distance but Lio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lio jumps guard.
Lio wants to stand and escape but Stelling is having none of it.
Lio is pulling down on Stelling 's head to control his posture.
Stelling wants to pass the guard but Lio is keeping the position.
Lio trying to strike off his back.
Lio managing to control the position.
Lio trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio working a defensive guard here.
Stelling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lio is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lio looks to throw the jab but Stelling is out of range.
Stelling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lio has Stelling up against the cage in a clinch.
Stelling turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stelling manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stelling 's best efforts.
Lio lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Lio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Lio.
Lio throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Lio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lio is trying to control the action in half guard but Stelling is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stelling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stelling missing with punches from the bottom.
Lio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stelling pushes Lio off looking to stand but Lio dives back in and keeps control.
Lio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lio trying to control from half guard but Stelling is working away.
Stelling trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stelling defending well though.
Lio slips a nice elbow through Stelling 's hands, connecting with Stelling 's forehead.
Stelling has hold of Lio's hands but Lio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lio working Stelling over with strikes.
Lio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stelling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lio on the ground.
Lio is keen to just control but Stelling is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Lio there.
Lio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stelling 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lio connects with a nice short shot to Stelling 's temple.
Stelling wants to get back to his feet.
Lio lands with a punch from half guard.
Stelling taking some punishment here, with Lio in his half guard.
Lio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stelling actively working from the bottom here.
Lio working Stelling over with strikes.
Stelling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lio drops an elbow to the side of Stelling 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lio is thwarting Stelling 's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Lio there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Lio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stelling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crunch! Stelling slams his shin into Lio's torso.
Lio fails with a takedown attempt.
Lio keeps the fight on the outside.
Stelling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio shoots in for a takedown but Stelling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Stelling . No joy for Lio on that attempt.
Stelling throws a big counter combination but Lio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jack Stelling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Lio.
Stelling misses the jab.
As Stelling backs off Lio throws a huge counter combo but Stelling manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lio closes the distance and pushes Stelling back into the cage.
Lio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stelling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lio wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Lio fails to land.
Stelling tries to land knees in the clinch but Lio avoids the damage to the body.
Lio is trying to stall.
Lio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lio moves into the clinch successfully.
Stelling working aggressively here.
Lio is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelling manages to break the clinch.
Lio rushes Stelling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stelling is pressed up against the cage. Lio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stelling down to the mat. Stelling avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lio avoids the body shot from Stelling .
Lio feints the counter takedown.
Stelling wants to land a leg kick but Lio is out of range.
Stelling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lio shoots in looking for a takedown but Stelling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lio tries for a takedown but Stelling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stelling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lio checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelling misses with a body shot.
Lio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stelling moves into the clinch.
Lio tries to pull guard but Stelling holds him up against the cage and eventually Lio drops back down to his feet.
Stelling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stelling as he jumps to the side.
Stelling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lio misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lio keeps working.
Lio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stelling connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lio some visible discomfort.
Stelling wants to stand but Lio is controlling his arm.
Lio gets back to half guard.
Stelling wants to take a breather but Lio is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stelling lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stelling prevents Lio from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stelling dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stelling misses with a wild combination.
Lio rushes Stelling and presses him up against the cage.
Stelling has a couple of punches blocked by Lio.
Lio takes an elbow to the temple.
Lio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stelling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stelling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling doesn't manage to clinch there - Lio circles away.
Lio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stelling with a body shot.
Stelling lands with a kick to the temple. Lio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lio misses with a takedown attempt
and Stelling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stelling .
Stelling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelling pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lio back to the cage. Stelling follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jack Stelling is winning the standup battle so far.
Stelling misses with a head kick.
Lio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stelling circles away.
Jack Stelling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Lio.
Lio shoots in for a takedown but Stelling shows good takedown defense.
Stelling lands a two punch combo.
Stelling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lio is out of range and Stelling settles back down.
Lio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stelling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lio wants to control but Stelling is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lio is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lio wants to get back to full guard.
Lio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lio.
Lio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Lio.
Stelling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stelling trying to control but Lio is working from the bottom.
Stelling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stelling wants to control from the top but Lio keeps moving.
Lio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Lio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lio keeping moving, preventing Stelling from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stelling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stelling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lio throws out a counter right but Stelling avoids it with no problem.
Lio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stelling circles away.
Lio shoots in but Stelling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stelling seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Stelling .
Stelling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lio is trying to pull guard but Stelling has him pressed against the cage.
Stelling prevents a body shot from Lio.
Stelling breaks from the clinch.
Stelling throws a series of punches but Lio moves out of range.
Jack Stelling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stelling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelling creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lio can't do much from the bottom here.
Lio tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stelling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stelling 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stelling !
An out of breath Jack Stelling 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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