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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Chappers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Assault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Floyd Chappers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Assault !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assault throws a right and a left that Chappers avoids nicely.
Assault thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chappers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chappers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assault .
Chappers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assault throws out the jab.
Chappers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Assault moves in looking to clinch but Chappers pushes him off.
Chappers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assault backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Chappers misses.
Chappers swats away the attempt to clinch by Assault .
Danga de danga de dang - Chappers scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chappers throws a series of punches but Assault moves out of range.
Assault misses with a double jab
and Chappers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chappers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chappers gets to his feet. Assault looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Assault throws a hook but Chappers avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappers fails to land with a series of punches.
Chappers lands a jab-cross combination.
Assault lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chappers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Assault did well to prevent Chappers getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assault looks gassed!
Chappers is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Assault has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chappers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Assault is just riding it out for now. Chappers eventually gives up the hold.
Assault kicks Chappers off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappers digs a good body shot into Assault 's ribs.
Assault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chappers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chappers!
Assault ducks right into an uppercut from Chappers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chappers lands a right hook to the body.
Chappers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assault sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chappers somewhat.
Chappers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assault sprawls well. Assault wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chappers gets slowly back to his feet.
Chappers shoots for a takedown but Assault saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Chappers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers scores with a jab. Assault acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Assault misses.
Chappers lands a nice shot to the body.
Chappers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chappers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Assault getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assault on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chappers scores a takedown into full mount!
Chappers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Assault is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Assault and Chappers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Assault bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assault throws a hook but Chappers avoids it easily.
Chappers jabs at Assault 's body.
A jab from Assault misses.
Chappers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Assault as he jumps to the side.
Chappers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Assault on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chappers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assault throws a shot from downtown. Chappers moves away and avoids it.
Chappers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Assault is fending him off so far but Chappers persists. Nope, Assault circles away and we're back to standing.
Assault misses with a looping right.
Assault misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Chappers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assault throws a jab but it's blocked by Chappers.
A nice combination there by Chappers.
Assault throws a hook but Chappers blocks it.
Chappers scores with a jab.
Assault tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chappers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chappers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chappers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anton Assault seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chappers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Assault doesn't seem bothered though.
Chappers fails to land with a series of punches.
Chappers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Assault stuffs the takedown.
Chappers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Assault misses with the combination.
Chappers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assault swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Chappers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assault misses with a body shot.
Assault on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assault clinches up with Chappers and pushes him back against the cage.
Assault is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chappers keeps control of Assault as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chappers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assault fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assault slips a jab and a cross from Chappers.
Chappers scores with a three punch combo!
Chappers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chappers shoots for a takedown but Assault saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chappers staying out of range there.
Chappers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Assault circles away.
Chappers keeps the fight on the outside.
Assault walks into a left hand.
Chappers shoots for a takedown but Assault saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assault lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assault just misses with a punch to the body.
Assault might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappers slips a jab from Assault .
Some wild striking there from Assault .
Chappers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Assault napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Assault is pushing Chappers's head away, looking to escape. Chappers manages to hold on to the position though.
Chappers decides to stand back up. Chappers steps back and let's Assault get back to his feet.
Chappers staying out of range there.
Assault gets caught flat footed, as Chappers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Assault really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chappers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chappers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chappers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chappers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Assault 's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers drops back looking for a leg! Assault is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assault manages to kick Chappers off! Chappers jumps back into Assault 's guard.
Chappers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assault dives on top into guard.
Chappers is working an open guard so Assault takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Floyd Chappers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four 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.
Chappers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assault backs up against the cage.
Assault stuffs the takedown.
Chappers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chappers looks for the body kick but Assault saw that one coming.
Chappers ducks under a wild hook from Assault .
Chappers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chappers has a takedown stuffed.
Chappers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assault .
Chappers tries to bum rush Assault with a series of wild strikes but Assault uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assault clinches with his opponent.
Chappers breaks the clinch.
Assault fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chappers, pushing him back against the cage.
Chappers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Chappers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chappers.
Chappers is looking to wear down Assault with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Assault throws a right and a left that Chappers avoids nicely.
Chappers moves out of range as Assault strikes.
Assault swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assault takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assault looks to score with a jab to the body but Chappers is just out of range.
Assault falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chappers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assault won't be happy with that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assault can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chappers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assault knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chappers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Assault is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chappers tries to stand but Assault is controlling his head.
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.
Chappers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Assault is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chappers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chappers prevents Assault from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chappers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assault is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chappers.
Chappers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Chappers.
Floyd Chappers is winning the standup battle so far.
Chappers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chappers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Assault leaves Chappers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chappers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chappers is defended easily by Assault .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Chappers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Chappers scores with a four punch combination!
Assault lands a lovely overhand right.
Chappers shoots in for a double leg but Assault sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assault misses with a body shot
and Chappers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chappers slips a jab from Assault .
Chappers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assault sprawls well. Assault wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chappers gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Chappers.
Chappers staying out of range there.
Chappers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chappers.
Anton Assault is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chappers scores with a jab to the body.
Chappers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assault showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chappers.
Anton Assault has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Chappers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Assault misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Chappers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chappers, 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Chappers!
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