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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mt sparingtwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, mt sparingtwo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Locke.
sparingtwo tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke doesn't manage to clinch there - sparingtwo circles away.
Locke wants to clinch up but sparingtwo keeps it at a distance.
Locke throws a head kick that sparingtwo semi-blocks.
sparingtwo wants to clinch
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch.
sparingtwo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
sparingtwo circles away from the clinch attempt
and sparingtwo moves into the clinch.
Locke blocks an elbow strike.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from sparingtwo.
sparingtwo lands a nice elbow.
sparingtwo tries to break the clinch but Locke is controlling the position.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Locke is looking to clinch but sparingtwo is avoiding it.
Locke has closed the distance and engaged sparingtwo in a clinch.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
sparingtwo clinches but Locke breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Locke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
sparingtwo punching from the bottom.
Locke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Locke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for sparingtwo on the ground.
sparingtwo wants to get back to his feet.
Locke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
sparingtwo trying to hold on to Locke's head to control him but Locke postures up.
Locke decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Locke is defended easily by sparingtwo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Locke closes the distance and pushes sparingtwo back into the cage.
sparingtwo tries to break free but Locke pushes him back against the cage.
Locke looking for a takedown.
sparingtwo breaks from the clinch.
Locke lands a front kick.
Locke is looking to clinch but sparingtwo is avoiding it.
Locke looks to clinch
and sparingtwo counters with a head kick.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Locke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Locke trying to stand up but can't free himself from sparingtwo's guard.
Locke is breathing heavily.
sparingtwo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Locke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparingtwo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Locke thows a big elbow that misses.
Locke wants to get up but he can't break sparingtwo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
sparingtwo wants to sweep here but Locke controlling him for the moment.
Locke gets to his feet - sparingtwo follows without any prompting.
sparingtwo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch.
sparingtwo lands a good knee to the midsection. Locke won't want to take too many of those.
sparingtwo tries to break the clinch but Locke is controlling the position.
Locke drops down looking for an ankle pick but sparingtwo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Locke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Locke moves into the clinch.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
sparingtwo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Locke pinned against the cage. Locke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
sparingtwo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sparingtwo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and sparingtwo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
sparingtwo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Locke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that 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.
Locke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sparingtwo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sparingtwo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sparingtwo tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke counters with a shoot takedown. sparingtwo fights it but they end up in guard.
sparingtwo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Locke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Locke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
sparingtwo looking to control.
Locke gets to his feet. sparingtwo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
sparingtwo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Locke.
sparingtwo lands a right hand.
Locke takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is trying to force a seperation but sparingtwo has the dominant position.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but sparingtwo keeps him there for the moment.
sparingtwo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sparingtwo darts in and clinches Locke up against the cage.
sparingtwo is pressed up against the cage. Locke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag sparingtwo down to the mat. sparingtwo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
sparingtwo tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke moves into the clinch.
Locke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Locke misses with a knee to the head.
Locke takes an elbow to the temple.
sparingtwo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Locke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but sparingtwo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
sparingtwo stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. sparingtwo obliges.
sparingtwo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
sparingtwo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
sparingtwo successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sparingtwo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Locke!
sparingtwo landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sparingtwo landing punches.
sparingtwo landing strikes from the mount and Locke is in trouble!
sparingtwo trying to control but Locke is having none of it.
sparingtwo scoring with strikes but Locke is staying in there.
Locke tries to lock up and control but sparingtwo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
sparingtwo looking to control but Locke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
sparingtwo with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Locke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
sparingtwo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparingtwo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Locke tries to hold on but sparingtwo pushes him away.
Locke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
sparingtwo lands with some strikes.
sparingtwo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Locke is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! sparingtwo has taken his back!
sparingtwo wants to control but Locke is keeping busy.
Locke is in bad spot here.
Locke covers up after that shot from sparingtwo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke looking very determined here, making life difficult for sparingtwo.
sparingtwo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Locke kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Locke is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Locke trying to control but not successfully.
sparingtwo scores with punches to the body.
sparingtwo not allowing Locke to control his hands.
sparingtwo scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mt sparingtwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
sparingtwo has managed to clinch.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke tries to clinch but sparingtwo is having none of it.
Locke lands with a kick to the temple. sparingtwo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
sparingtwo tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke moves in looking to clinch but sparingtwo pushes him off.
sparingtwo doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
sparingtwo looks to clinch
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Locke.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of sparingtwo's head.
sparingtwo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sparingtwo tries to clinch
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
Locke closes the distance and pushes sparingtwo back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sparingtwo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Locke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
sparingtwo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Locke looking to pass the guard.
sparingtwo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Locke!
sparingtwo tries for a takedown but Locke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Locke is defended easily by sparingtwo.
Locke closes the distance and pushes sparingtwo back into the cage.
Locke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Locke tries to break free but sparingtwo pushes him back against the cage.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke wants to clinch.
sparingtwo looks for a takedown but Locke sprawls well.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mt sparingtwo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - sparingtwo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sparingtwo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Locke counters with a good low kick that sparingtwo was not able to check.
sparingtwo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sparingtwo drives through and clinches with Locke against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Locke tries to clinch but sparingtwo moves out of range.
sparingtwo clinches up with Locke and pushes him back against the cage.
sparingtwo lands an elbow inside that Locke shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
sparingtwo misses with a takedown
and Locke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke has managed to clinch.
Locke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Locke fails to pull guard.
sparingtwo trying to control the position but instead, Locke has worked for underhooks and has pushed sparingtwo into the cage.
sparingtwo scores with a nice hook to the head.
sparingtwo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Locke uses from the top position.
Locke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Locke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
sparingtwo trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sparingtwo wants to sweep here but Locke controlling him for the moment.
Locke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
sparingtwo working a defensive guard here.
Locke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Locke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Locke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
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energy
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hype
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