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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Len Compton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Len Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher misses with a double jab.
Jonny Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Crusher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Compton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Compton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crusher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crusher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crusher!
Compton is breathing heavily.
Compton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crusher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crusher trying to control the action but Compton is working from the bottom.
Crusher might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Compton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher is looking to take a break and control but Compton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Compton trying to remain calm as Crusher controls from the top position.
Compton throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher is looking to take a break and control but Compton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crusher moves in looking to clinch but Compton pushes him off.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Crusher misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Compton shoots for a takedown but Crusher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crusher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Compton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Compton lands in his opponent's guard.
Compton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crusher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Compton's guard.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crusher defends it easily.
Crusher tries to free his leg and advance position but Compton is retaining full guard.
Compton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crusher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Compton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Compton has his foot on Crusher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crusher works his way back into a safe position though.
Crusher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crusher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crusher clinches with his opponent.
Compton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Compton manages to pull guard.
Crusher trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton has his foot on Crusher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crusher works his way back into a safe position though.
Crusher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Compton's guard.
Compton is working an open guard so Crusher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Crusher will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crusher is looking to clinch but Compton is avoiding it.
Crusher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusher shoots and misses
and Compton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crusher keeping full guard, as Compton tries to pass.
Compton stands up over Crusher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Compton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Compton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crusher trying to keep a closed guard but Compton is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crusher wants to stand and escape but Compton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Compton.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Compton with that takedown attempt.
Crusher clinches but Compton breaks the clinch
and Compton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crusher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crusher trying to hold on to Compton's head to control him but Compton postures up.
Compton working the head and body with strikes.
Crusher wants to get back to full guard.
Compton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crusher's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to work for an arm triangle but Crusher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Compton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crusher is just riding it out for now. Compton eventually gives up the hold.
Compton stalling.
Compton throwing shots but Crusher is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crusher scoring well with a low kick there.
Crusher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Compton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Compton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crusher is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Compton jumps into side control!
Compton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Crusher is trying to get back to half guard.
Compton misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton cracks Crusher with a big elbow.
Crusher is looking for a sweep.
Compton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Compton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Crusher is trying to buck Compton off.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Compton blocks a head kick by Crusher.
Len Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crusher as he jumps to the side.
Crusher swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Compton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Compton avoids the head kick by Crusher.
Compton has his takedown stuffed
and Crusher counters by moving into the clinch.
Crusher drags the fight down to the ground.
Crusher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Compton's guard.
Crusher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crusher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Compton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crusher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Compton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crusher is aware though and is defending well.
Compton has his foot on Crusher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crusher works his way back into a safe position though.
Crusher trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crusher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Len Compton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Compton is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher prevents Compton from improving his position.
Compton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crusher pulls his head out easily.
Crusher wants to stand up but Compton is controlling the position.
Compton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Compton is pressing down on Crusher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Compton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crusher is aware though and is defending well.
Compton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Crusher uses it to pass to side control.
Compton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crusher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is looking to take a break and control but Compton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Compton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crusher is working away from the top position though.
Crusher is trying to control the action in half guard but Compton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Compton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crusher is looking to work some ground and pound but Compton has wrist control.
Compton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Compton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Crusher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Compton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Compton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Compton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crusher postures up in Compton's guard and throws a big left but Compton blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Compton looking to control.
Compton looking to control but Crusher passes into half guard.
Crusher prevents Compton from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Crusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crusher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Len Compton!
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