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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lee barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee barker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, lee barker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
barker swats away the attempt to clinch by Crocker.
barker tries to clinch but Crocker moves out of range.
Crocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crocker misses with a head kick.
Crocker darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crocker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
barker shoots in but Crocker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crocker looks to score with a jab to the body but barker is just out of range.
Crocker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
barker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crocker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and barker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richard Crocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocker gets a clinch.
The referee calls for barker to work.
Crocker wants to break free but barker has control.
barker has Crocker pressed against the cage, preventing Crocker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
barker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barker breaks from the clinch.
Crocker has barker up against the cage in a clinch.
Crocker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but barker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crocker tries to break the clinch but barker is controlling the position.
Crocker can't break the clinch.
barker dodges an elbow strike from Crocker.
Crocker lands a left hand.
barker tries for a takedown but Crocker manages to get underhooks.
Richard Crocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lee barker.
barker breaks the clinch.
barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
barker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crocker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crocker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from barker.
Crocker wants to get back to his feet.
Crocker is pressing down on barker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
barker wants to pass the guard but Crocker is keeping the position.
barker advances position into side control!
Crocker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but barker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
barker prevents Crocker from escaping the position.
Crocker is not content to let barker control the position.
barker looks gassed!
Crocker wants to get back to his feet but barker drags him back down.
barker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crocker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crocker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crocker pushes barker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, barker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crocker lands with a shot to the body.
Crocker instigates a clinch.
Crocker tries to circle away but barker has him pinned against the cage.
Crocker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but barker has him pressed against the cage.
barker blocks an elbow strike from Crocker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but barker is controlling him.
Crocker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
barker jumps guard but Crocker stands there with barker around his waist. barker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Crocker as the two fighters clinch.
Crocker digs a right hand into barker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on barker's gas tank.
Crocker lands a left hand.
Crocker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crocker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of barker backwards.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but barker has him pressed against the cage.
Crocker can't break the clinch.
barker keeps control of Crocker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocker has barker pressed against the cage.
Crocker has had enough of the clinch but barker keeps him there for the moment.
barker tries to pull guard but Crocker holds him up against the cage and eventually barker drops back down to his feet.
Crocker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crocker breaks from the clinch.
Crocker misses with a double jab.
Crocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocker blocks a head kick by barker.
Crocker instigates a clinch.
barker keeps control of Crocker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
barker has Crocker pressed against the cage, preventing Crocker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crocker works on barker's body with a couple of short punches.
barker takes a shot to the head.
Crocker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Crocker 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.
Crocker with a poor takedown
and barker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crocker tries to bum rush barker with a series of wild strikes but barker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crocker wants to clinch up but barker keeps it at a distance.
barker misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crocker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crocker lands with a hook. barker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crocker throws a right and a left that both miss.
barker circles away from the clinch attempt.
barker moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Crocker.
Crocker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of barker backwards.
Crocker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but barker has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Crocker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from barker fails to land.
barker is breathing heavily.
barker prevents Crocker from breaking the clinch.
Crocker can't break the clinch.
Crocker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
barker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
barker wants to clinch but Crocker slips to the side
enabling Crocker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barker tries to clinch up but Crocker circles away and keeps his distance.
barker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crocker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
barker blocks a head kick by Crocker.
barker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crocker throws a left and a right that both miss
and barker counters with a two punch combo.
barker doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocker circles away.
Crocker forces barker back against the cage and clinches.
barker is looking to break free of the clinch but Crocker has double underhooks.
Crocker'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.
Crocker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crocker is leaning against barker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crocker wants to break free but barker has control.
Crocker lands with a left to the head.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but barker is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crocker.
barker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crocker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crocker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but barker has him pressed against the cage.
Crocker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crocker has barker pushed against the cage.
Crocker tries to circle away but barker has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Crocker.
Crocker blocks an uppercut.
Crocker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but barker has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crocker.
Crocker lands a body shot.
Crocker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crocker throws a sloppy head kick and barker moves out of range easily.
Crocker wants to clinch but barker slips to the side
and barker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crocker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crocker tries to break the clinch but barker is controlling the position.
Crocker is trying to break free.
Crocker can't break the clinch.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but barker is controlling him.
Crocker gets through barker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
barker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crocker has him pressed against the cage.
barker prevents the takedown attempt.
Crocker wants to break free but barker has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barker has Crocker pressed against the cage, preventing Crocker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crocker lands a right hand that snaps the head of barker backwards.
barker tries to pull guard but Crocker holds him up against the cage and eventually barker drops back down to his feet.
Richard Crocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lee barker.
Crocker is looking to break free of the clinch but barker has double underhooks.
Crocker is trying to break free.
Crocker can't break the clinch.
barker is trying to maintain a safe position but Crocker gets an underhook and turns barker into the cage.
barker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crocker has barker pushed against the cage.
Crocker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Crocker.
barker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crocker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crocker clinches up with barker and pushes him back against the cage.
Crocker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crocker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crocker pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker wants to get back to his feet but barker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
barker won't allow Crocker to sweep him here.
barker lands a couple of elbows.
barker stands and throws Crocker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crocker wants to control but barker postures up.
Crocker wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crocker is looking to get back to his feet here but barker is keeping cool and he's managed to take Crocker's back.
Crocker is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by barker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Crocker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crocker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
barker breaks the clinch.
Crocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crocker wants to clinch.
Crocker tries to clinch up
and barker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crocker trying to keep a closed guard but barker is proving a slippery customer.
Crocker is working an open guard so barker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crocker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crocker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
barker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crocker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crocker tries to clinch but barker moves out of range.
barker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker lunges at barker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by barker's hand.
Crocker darts in trying to clinch
so barker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crocker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crocker tries to get out of the position.
Crocker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst barker is controlling him.
barker trying to control but Crocker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocker wants to stand up but barker is controlling him.
Crocker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for barker on the ground.
barker won't allow Crocker to sweep him here.
Crocker wants to stand and escape but barker is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crocker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crocker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocker has closed the distance and engaged barker in a clinch.
Crocker wants to get back to striking at distance but barker won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for barker.
barker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crocker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
barker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocker's efforts to push away.
Crocker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but barker has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crocker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crocker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crocker scores with the left hand. barker knows he should have avoided that one.
Richard Crocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocker throws a lazy head kick
and barker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crocker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crocker kicks barker off and gets back to his feet.
Crocker blocks a head kick by barker.
Crocker throws a head kick that misses
and barker counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
barker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Crocker's face as barker controls the position.
Crocker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but barker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
barker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
barker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crocker looking to slow down the pace here.
barker tries to pull guard but Crocker holds him up against the cage and eventually barker drops back down to his feet.
Richard Crocker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard Crocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of lee barker.
Crocker is trying to break free.
Crocker is looking to break free of the clinch but barker has double underhooks.
Crocker prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crocker.
Crocker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
lee barker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Crocker.
Crocker lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
lee barker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crocker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Crocker!
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energy
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