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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zane Scott (ranked 2821 p4p, 4780 weight class) and Piff Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zane Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piff Lord!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord darts in and clinches Scott up against the cage.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord has Scott pressed against the cage.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Scott misses with a knee to the head.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord just leaning against Scott, taking a breather.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Our sources have told us that Scott has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Scott.
Lord misses with a knee strike.
Lord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Lord lands a nice knee to the body.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Lord stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
Scott gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lord with a knee to the head.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Scott, against the cage.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Lord stalling.
Scott lands a good knee to the midsection. Lord won't want to take too many of those.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord with a knee to the head.
Scott unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lord lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Lord is blocking nicely.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord looking to stall.
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott with a knee to the head.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Lord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Scott.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Lord lands an elbow inside.
Lord lands a good knee to the midsection. Scott won't want to take too many of those.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Scott.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Scott, against the cage.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lord lands a nice knee to the body.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Lord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord slows down the pace here.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Lord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Piff Lord will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scott missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord has managed to clinch.
Scott unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lord lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lord's brow.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lord dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lord lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lord has Scott pressed against the cage.
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord with a knee to the head.
Lord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Lord.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Scott, against the cage.
Scott lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord lands an elbow inside.
Scott lands an elbow inside.
Scott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Scott, against the cage.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lord into the cage.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piff Lord seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Scott being controlled against the cage.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lord.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
Scott pushes off an throws an elbow but Lord leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scott pushes off an throws an elbow but Lord leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scott.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Scott lands a knee to the body.
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!
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord has Scott pushed against the cage.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piff Lord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott moves into range and clinches up with Lord.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Lord displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scott up against the cage.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
Lord pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lord tries to stall but Scott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Lord.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord slows down the pace here.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lord's brow.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scott obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lord.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lord obliges.
Lord's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lord lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lord.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord controlling the action here for a moment.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Zane Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lord into the cage.
Lord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lord avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lord takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piff Lord.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piff Lord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lord winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piff Lord!
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