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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Crippler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bilbo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crippler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baggins. That one must have hurt.
Crippler moves into the clinch successfully.
Crippler manages to break the clinch.
Crippler darts in and clinches Baggins up against the cage.
Baggins is trying to break free.
Crippler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baggins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crippler defends it nicely.
Crippler moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Baggins looks for a takedown but Crippler sprawls well.
Baggins tries to clinch but Crippler moves away
and Crippler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baggins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crippler has closed the distance and engaged Baggins in a clinch.
Baggins jumps guard but Crippler stands there with Baggins around his waist. Baggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe Crippler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilbo Baggins.
Crippler manages to break the clinch.
Baggins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baggins looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crippler tries to kick Baggins off but Baggins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins wants to get back to his feet.
Crippler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baggins.
Baggins is trying to control the action in half guard but Crippler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crippler looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crippler lands a high kick!
Crippler moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crippler rushes Baggins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crippler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baggins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crippler keeping moving, preventing Baggins from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins won't allow Crippler to get back to his feet.
Crippler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Baggins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crippler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baggins.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crippler with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is pressed up against the cage. Crippler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baggins down to the mat. Baggins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crippler gets a clinch.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Crippler to work.
Crippler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Crippler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crippler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crippler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baggins's calf.
Baggins circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crippler is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Crippler tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it.
Crippler tries to clinch up but Baggins circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Crippler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baggins wants to clinch but Crippler slips to the side
and Crippler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baggins's knee momentarily.
Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crippler has Baggins up against the cage in a clinch.
Baggins is trying to maintain a safe position but Crippler gets an underhook and turns Baggins into the cage.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crippler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crippler rushes Baggins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crippler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baggins stops a takedown attempt from Crippler.
Crippler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crippler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baggins misses with a wild body shot.
Crippler clinches.
Baggins is breathing heavily.
Crippler breaks the clinch.
Baggins lands with a kick to the temple. Crippler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Crippler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baggins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crippler lands a high kick!
Crippler tries to clinch up but Baggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Crippler darts in and clinches Baggins up against the cage.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crippler clinches with his opponent.
Crippler stalling against the cage.
Baggins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Crippler moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler throws a nice head kick!
Baggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baggins tries to clinch
and Crippler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crippler.
Baggins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crippler taking a breather.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crippler counters by clinching up.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crippler lands a knee to the head.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crippler, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler clinches.
Crippler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Baggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Crippler.
Crippler moves into the clinch.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crippler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crippler moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Crippler manages to break the clinch.
Crippler closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Crippler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crippler has closed the distance and engaged Baggins in a clinch.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Crippler swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crippler counters with a head kick. That will keep Baggins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crippler tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it.
Crippler pushes Baggins up against the cage in a clinch.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Crippler forces Baggins back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crippler.
Crippler breaks the clinch.
Crippler clinches with his opponent.
Crippler manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crippler rushes Baggins and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crippler breaks the clinch.
Crippler gets a clinch.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Crippler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Baggins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crippler has managed to clinch.
Crippler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crippler connects with a high kick.
Crippler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crippler lands a head kick!
Baggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crippler.
Joe Crippler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crippler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crippler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crippler throws a hook but Baggins blocks it.
Baggins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baggins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crippler swivels and escapes.
Joe Crippler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler closes the distance and clinches.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crippler drives through and clinches with Baggins against the cage.
Crippler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crippler clinches.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crippler blocks an elbow strike from Baggins.
Crippler manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crippler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baggins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crippler darts in and clinches Baggins up against the cage.
Crippler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crippler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crippler looks to land a combination but Baggins avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it.
Crippler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggins.
Crippler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baggins's head.
Crippler moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Crippler to work.
Crippler breaks the clinch.
Crippler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crippler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baggins can do to turn this around?
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!
Crippler gets a clinch.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crippler pushes Baggins up against the cage in a clinch.
Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Crippler closes the distance and clinches.
Crippler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crippler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baggins's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crippler tries to clinch up but Baggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Crippler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crippler tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it.
Crippler moves into the clinch.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crippler moves into the clinch.
Crippler looking for a takedown.
Crippler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crippler is looking to clinch.
Crippler throws a series of punches but Baggins moves out of range.
Crippler throws a head kick that Baggins semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Crippler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crippler misses the shot to the body.
Baggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Baggins circles away.
Crippler closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Crippler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crippler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baggins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Crippler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crippler manages to break the clinch.
Crippler darts in and clinches Baggins up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crippler clinches up against the cage.
Bilbo Baggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Crippler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baggins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crippler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crippler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Crippler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crippler, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Crippler!
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