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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Chappers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Knaan - Waving Flags. Danny Lynch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Floyd Chappers's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Floyd Chappers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Chappers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chappers seems to be working for a kimura but Lynch defends the submission attempt.
Chappers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lynch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chappers.
Chappers wants to work for an arm triangle but Lynch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lynch kicks off Chappers and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lynch as he avoids it easily.
Danny Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Chappers pushes him off.
Chappers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lynch swivels and escapes.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
It looks like Floyd Chappers has been cut.
Chappers looks gassed!
Lynch forces Chappers back against the cage and clinches.
Lynch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lynch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lynch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lynch taking a breather.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Chappers keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch wants to clinch up but Chappers keeps it at a distance.
Chappers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chappers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chappers is working for a kimura but Lynch is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to stand back up but Chappers is controlling him
Chappers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lynch sees it coming and defends easily.
Lynch is trying to stand up here but Chappers is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Chappers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danny Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Chappers.
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Chappers circles away.
Horrible takedown by Chappers or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
Nice jab there from Lynch.
Chappers scores with a punch to the head.
Danny Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chappers just misses with a punch to the body.
Chappers slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Lynch closes the distance and pushes Chappers back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lynch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappers dives in and grabs Lynch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lynch pushes down on Chappers's head and hops out.
Chappers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Chappers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chappers wants to pass to mount but Lynch is defending the position.
Chappers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lynch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chappers.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chappers prevents Lynch from standing back up.
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 Danny Lynch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Chappers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chappers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynch.
Lynch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Chappers both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Danny Lynch has been cut.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Chappers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappers misses with a few strikes there.
Chappers shoots in for a double leg but Lynch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lynch misses with the combination.
Lynch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chappers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lynch lands a two punch combo.
Lynch is looking to clinch but Chappers is avoiding it.
Lynch throws a right and a left that Chappers avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chappers lands a nice looking body shot.
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Chappers.
Chappers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danny Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Chappers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lynch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lynch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chappers fails with a takedown attempt.
Chappers closes the distance and clinches up with Lynch, looking for a takedown. Chappers pushes Lynch against the cage but Lynch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lynch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chappers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chappers shoots in but no luck this time.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chappers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chappers closes the distance and clinches up with Lynch, looking for a takedown. Chappers pushes Lynch against the cage but Lynch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chappers swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.
Lynch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chappers.
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Chappers circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappers shoots in looking for a takedown. Lynch tries to sprawl out of it but Chappers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lynch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lynch misses with a combination
and Chappers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lynch won't be happy with that.
Chappers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lynch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lynch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lynch tries to get out of the position.
Chappers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lynch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch pushes Chappers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chappers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chappers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lynch, who protects the arm well.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet but Chappers drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chappers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lynch, who protects the arm well.
Lynch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Chappers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chappers 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.
Lynch wants to stand but Chappers is controlling the position.
Chappers drops back looking for a leg! Lynch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lynch manages to kick Chappers off! Chappers jumps back into Lynch's guard.
Chappers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Chappers pushes him off.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Chappers or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Lynch misses.
Chappers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lynch has time to react.
Danny Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Chappers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lynch to the mat! Lynch manages to get full guard.
Chappers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chappers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lynch dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch won't allow Chappers to get back to his feet.
Lynch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lynch gets to his feet. Chappers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chappers shoots in looking for a takedown. Lynch tries to sprawl out of it but Chappers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lynch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chappers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lynch as he avoids it easily.
Danny Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Chappers.
Lynch misses with a double jab.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chappers scores with a takedown into Lynch's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch has his feet on Chappers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lynch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chappers, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers tries to score a body lock takedown but Lynch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynch wants to clinch up but Chappers keeps it at a distance.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chappers.
Chappers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lynch tries to clinch there but Chappers circles away.
Chappers misses with a double jab.
Lynch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chappers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lynch's guard now.
Lynch uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Chappers throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch lands with a nice combination. Chappers backs away looking to recover.
Danny Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Chappers avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chappers.
Chappers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chappers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lynch!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Chappers has control of Lynch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lynch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chappers looking to secure an arm triangle but Lynch defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Chappers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chappers 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Chappers!
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hype
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