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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Drudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Purcell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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160 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Purcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Drudge!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purcell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Purcell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drudge moves in looking to clinch but Purcell pushes him off.
Rick Purcell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drudge tries to clinch but Purcell moves out of range.
Purcell scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drudge wants to try and get back to his feet.
Drudge holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Purcell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Purcell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Purcell won't let Drudge get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Drudge is squirming around, avoiding Purcell's attempts to control the action.
Purcell with a couple of short strikes.
Drudge is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Drudge is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee warns Drudge that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Drudge defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Purcell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drudge is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Purcell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drudge is surviving well by controlling Purcell's body position as best he can.
Purcell controlling the position easily from mount.
Purcell won't let Drudge get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Purcell looking for a guillotine from mount but Drudge is having none of it.
Drudge squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Purcell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drudge really wants to buck Purcell off and get back to his feet.
Drudge looks gassed!
Purcell looking to finish Drudge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drudge!
Drudge somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Purcell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drudge's hands.
Drudge doesn't manage to clinch there - Purcell circles away.
Drudge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Purcell lands with a cross.
No joy there for Drudge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drudge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Purcell.
Purcell swinging wilding here.
Purcell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Purcell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Purcell showed some decent athleticism there.
Purcell wants to stand up but Drudge is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell stops Drudge from getting back to his feet.
Purcell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drudge controls his leg.
Purcell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drudge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drudge kicks Purcell off and gets back to his feet.
Drudge misses with a low kick.
Purcell misses with a double jab.
Purcell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Drudge to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch but Purcell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drudge tries to clinch there but Purcell circles away.
Purcell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drudge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Purcell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Purcell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Purcell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drudge tries to clinch up
and Purcell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drudge tries to clinch but Purcell moves away
and Purcell counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Purcell.
Purcell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Purcell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Purcell stops Drudge from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Purcell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drudge dodges the punch combination from Purcell.
Drudge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Purcell.
Drudge wants to clinch but Purcell slips to the side
and Purcell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Purcell looking to pass the guard.
Drudge is looking to stand up but Purcell isn't so interested in that idea.
Purcell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drudge uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Purcell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drudge is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Purcell content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drudge squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Purcell with good strikes from the mount here!
Purcell working for a submission but Drudge is keeping him at bay.
Drudge is trying to stand up.
Purcell wants to control the pace but Drudge is squirming around nicely.
Drudge wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
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.
Purcell lands a heavy elbow.
Drudge is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Purcell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drudge's face.
Drudge is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Purcell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Purcell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell is going olschool here, as he tries to force Drudge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Drudge shrugs it off.
Drudge really wants to buck Purcell off and get back to his feet.
Purcell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drudge is looking to escape.
Purcell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drudge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drudge is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Purcell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Purcell wants to finish this one by submission but Drudge is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Purcell.
Drudge squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Purcell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drudge is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rick Purcell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Purcell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drudge wants to clinch
and Purcell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drudge throws out a loose jab but Purcell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drudge walks into a jab.
Drudge closes the distance but Purcell moves to the side
and Purcell counters with a two punch combo.
Drudge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Purcell.
Purcell tries for a takedown but Drudge circles away easily
and Drudge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Purcell thinking.
Drudge clinches.
Drudge struggles to land a body shot inside as Purcell controls his hands.
Drudge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drudge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drudge lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Purcell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drudge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Purcell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drudge walks away with a smile on his face. Purcell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Purcell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drudge tries to clinch
and Purcell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drudge is looking to clinch but Purcell is avoiding it.
Drudge is looking to clinch.
Drudge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Purcell counters with a left and a right that stings Drudge.
Purcell throws out a loose jab but Drudge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drudge darts in trying to clinch
and Purcell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drudge moves in looking to clinch but Purcell pushes him off.
Purcell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Purcell duly obliges.
Drudge lands with a slapping head kick.
Drudge tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Purcell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drudge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Purcell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drudge is trying to stand back up but Purcell is controlling him
Drudge kicks Purcell off and gets back to his feet.
Purcell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drudge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Purcell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drudge is fending him off so far but Purcell persists. Nope, Drudge circles away and we're back to standing.
Purcell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drudge counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Drudge misses.
Rick Purcell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Purcell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drudge closes the distance but Purcell moves to the side
and Purcell counters with a left to the body.
Drudge has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Drudge fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell breaks from the clinch.
Purcell moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Drudge.
Drudge has a couple of punches blocked by Purcell.
Purcell breaks from the clinch.
Drudge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drudge throws a big shot that misses.
Purcell fails with the takedown.
Drudge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drudge tries to clinch up
and Purcell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drudge tries to clinch
and Purcell counters with a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Purcell.
Drudge is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Purcell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drudge bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Drudge tries to clinch but Purcell moves away
and Purcell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drudge closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Purcell counter with a right hand.
Drudge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drudge tries to clinch up
and Purcell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drudge thinking.
Gary Drudge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Drudge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Purcell misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Purcell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Purcell, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Rick Purcell!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Rick Purcell!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Rick Purcell!
Rick Purcell wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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