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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and darren Mcminty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Wellington looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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189 cm
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200 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Dangerous GnP
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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Wellington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, darren Mcminty! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcminty tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range. Wellington looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Mcminty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wellington circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcminty looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mcminty is looking to clinch but Wellington is avoiding it.
Mcminty tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance. Mcminty tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance. Mcminty pushes Wellington up against the cage in a clinch. Wellington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wellington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mcminty blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wellington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wellington throws a head punch that misses. Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wellington is defending well for now. Wellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Wellington throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcminty. Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Wellington scores with a shoulder strike. Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it. Knees to the body from Mcminty.
Wellington wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcminty won't allow it.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wellington is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wellington wants to break free but Mcminty has control.
Wellington is trying to break the clinch but Mcminty has him pressed against the cage. Wellington misses with a hook from the clinch. Wellington managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it. Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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. Wellington is trying to break the clinch but Mcminty is controlling him. Mcminty working Wellington over with knees to the body. A frustrated look appears on Wellington's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Mcminty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wellington avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren Mcminty dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wellington keeps the fight on the outside. Mcminty is looking to clinch. Scott Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wellington swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mcminty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wellington circles away.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcminty wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance. Mcminty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wellington keeps the fight on the outside. Mcminty tries to clinch there but Wellington circles away.
Mcminty is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mcminty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fight stays on the outside here - Mcminty looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wellington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wellington keeps the fight on the outside. Mcminty fails in his attempt to clinch. Mcminty has closed the distance and engaged Wellington in a clinch.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body. Wellington wants to break free but Mcminty has control.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body. Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body.
That's two 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. Wellington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcminty has him pressed against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Wellington's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Wellington is trying to break the clinch but Mcminty has him pressed against the cage. Mcminty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wellington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wellington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Wellington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it. Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wellington is defending well for now. Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Wellington avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Wellington tries to circle away but Mcminty has him pinned against the cage. Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it. Wellington managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren Mcminty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Wellington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mcminty tries to clinch there but Wellington circles away.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcminty wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance. Mcminty tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range. Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mcminty moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off. Mcminty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wellington circles away.
Wellington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcminty dodges the punch combination from Wellington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mcminty tries to clinch up. Mcminty is looking to clinch but Wellington is avoiding it.
Mcminty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wellington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcminty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wellington swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wellington keeps the fight on the outside. Mcminty is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mcminty tries to clinch but Wellington is having none of it. Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wellington paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Mcminty looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mcminty tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range. Mcminty tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range. Mcminty is looking to clinch but Wellington is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Wellington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcminty. Wellington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcminty swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt and Wellington counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Mcminty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wellington misses with a hook from the clinch. Wellington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wellington managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Wellington is trying to break the clinch but Mcminty has him pressed against the cage. Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body. Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington is trying to break the clinch but Mcminty is controlling him.
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. Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Wellington wants to break free but Mcminty has control.
Wellington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Scott Wellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mcminty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wellington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Wellington. Well Mcminty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... darren Mcminty!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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