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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between antony shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Crowbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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224 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, antony shirley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Crowbar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shirley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
shirley has a takedown stuffed.
The Crowbar clinches with his opponent.
shirley can't break the clinch.
The Crowbar looking for a takedown.
The Crowbar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from shirley.
shirley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Crowbar smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for antony shirley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
shirley darts in trying to clinch
and The Crowbar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
shirley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Crowbar is working away from the top position though.
shirley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Crowbar pulls his head out easily.
The Crowbar wants to work for an arm triangle but shirley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crowbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
shirley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
shirley looking to control.
shirley is really struggling to control The Crowbar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
shirley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Crowbar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
shirley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Crowbar is looking to escape.
shirley has control of The Crowbar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and The Crowbar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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.
shirley wants to control the pace but The Crowbar is squirming around nicely.
The Crowbar wants to control but shirley is having none of it.
shirley with a couple of short strikes.
The Crowbar wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shirley missing with strikes from the back.
shirley is trying to control but The Crowbar is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The Crowbar is in all sorts of trouble here.
shirley blocks The Crowbar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
shirley wants to control the pace but The Crowbar is squirming around nicely.
shirley landing strikes, looking to finish!
shirley working The Crowbar over with strikes here.
shirley wants to control the pace but The Crowbar is squirming around nicely.
shirley 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
shirley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… The Crowbar turns into him and now he's in shirley's guard.
The Crowbar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
shirley is trying to control the position but The Crowbar postures up.
shirley working a defensive guard but The Crowbar manages to pass into side control anyway.
shirley is looking to regain half guard here but The Crowbar keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that antony shirley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Crowbar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shirley gets full guard.
shirley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Crowbar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on shirley, up you get!
shirley darts in trying to clinch
and The Crowbar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in shirley's guard.
shirley is looking to stand up but The Crowbar isn't so interested in that idea.
The Crowbar stands and steps away. shirley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Crowbar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Crowbar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crowbar gets to his feet - shirley follows without any prompting.
The Crowbar tries to clinch up but shirley circles away and keeps his distance.
shirley fails with the takedown
and The Crowbar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in shirley's guard now.
shirley keeping moving, preventing The Crowbar from controlling successfully.
The Crowbar won't allow shirley to sweep him here.
The Crowbar wants to control from the top but shirley keeps moving.
The Crowbar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. shirley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
shirley controls The Crowbar momentarily but The Crowbar frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Crowbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Crowbar trying to control the position from guard on top but shirley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
shirley trying to keep a closed guard but The Crowbar is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
shirley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
shirley tries for a takedown but The Crowbar circles away easily
and The Crowbar counters with a takedown into side control.
shirley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Crowbar controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shirley is not content to let The Crowbar control the position.
The Crowbar working away.
shirley manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Crowbar's best efforts.
The Crowbar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but shirley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Crowbar wants to stand up but shirley is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Crowbar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
shirley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
shirley with a poor takedown
and The Crowbar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in shirley's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for antony shirley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crowbar has gone for a leg lock! shirley slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Crowbar's guard.
shirley thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
shirley wants to stand but The Crowbar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris The Crowbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
shirley fails with the takedown
and The Crowbar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in shirley's guard.
The Crowbar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
shirley is looking to stand up but The Crowbar isn't so interested in that idea.
The Crowbar got a little sloppy there for a moment and shirley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Crowbar has managed to get both his arms back between shirley's legs - danger averted.
shirley keeping moving, preventing The Crowbar from controlling successfully.
shirley looking for a sweep. Not yet shirley, not yet.
The Crowbar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Crowbar with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shirley trying to control the position.
The Crowbar content to stall in guard here.
The Crowbar wants to control from the top but shirley keeps moving.
shirley pushes The Crowbar off and gets back to his feet.
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.
shirley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Crowbar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Crowbar.
The Crowbar wants to control from the top but shirley keeps moving.
The Crowbar wants to pass the guard but shirley is keeping the position.
The Crowbar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
shirley is trying to keep The Crowbar in close.
The Crowbar throwing strikes from guard but shirley blocks nicely.
shirley keeping full guard, as The Crowbar tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shirley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
shirley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
shirley throws a nice head kick!
Chris The Crowbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
shirley with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Crowbar counters with a head kick.
shirley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Crowbar.
The Crowbar tries for a takedown but shirley circles away easily
and shirley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Crowbar!
The Crowbar tries to reverse the position but shirley maintains control.
shirley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shirley dominating with strikes here.
shirley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Crowbar's face.
shirley is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The Crowbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Crowbar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
shirley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crowbar wants to pass to mount but shirley is defending the position.
Chris The Crowbar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Crowbar is keen to just control but shirley is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris The Crowbar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Crowbar 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris The Crowbar!
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energy
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RATING
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