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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neville Champman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Breaking Benjamin - Blow Me Away blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Neville Champman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a one two combo.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands a body shot.
Champman misses with an elbow over the top.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Champman tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King avoids the elbow strike from Champman, against the cage.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from King.
King works on Champman's body with a couple of short punches.
Champman is stalling here.
Champman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King throws a nice looking combination but Champman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Champman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samuel King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a hook.
King throws a good cross that connects.
Champman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by King.
King throws a nice looking combination but Champman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Champman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Champman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
Champman takes one to the chin there.
King connects with a right hand. Champman shakes it off.
A shot to de liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Champman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Champman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Champman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a series of strikes that have Champman backpedaling.
King digs a good body shot into Champman's ribs.
Champman throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
Champman fails with a takedown attempt.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Champman at a distance.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champman.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King darts in and clinches Champman up against the cage.
King lands a body punch.
King lands a left hand.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Champman.
A right hand to the body from King.
Champman lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Champman gets slowly back to his feet.
Samuel King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neville Champman.
Champman shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Champman looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King lands an overhand right.
King misses with a wild combination.
Champman is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King throws a combination that misses
and Champman counters with a one-two to the body.
Champman tries to clinch up.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champman misses with a straight right.
Champman tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Champman trying to land knees to the body.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Champman.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Champman's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Champman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King slips a jab from Champman.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Champman misses.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Champman counters with a stiff right hand.
King throws a combination. Champman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Champman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Champman dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Champman's head and hops out.
King lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Champman shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Champman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Champman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King looks to land a combination. Champman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Champman tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and King duly obliges.
King looks to land a combination but Champman avoids it well.
Champman fails to land the takedown.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Champman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Champman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Champman lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champman tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samuel King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King scores with a jab. Champman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King digs a good hook to Champman's body.
King scores with a body shot.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Champman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samuel King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Champman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Champman doesn't seem bothered though.
Samuel King is winning the standup battle so far.
Champman shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Champman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Champman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Champman wants to stall.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Champman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champman wants to break free but King has control.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Champman or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Champman.
Champman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King digs a right hand underneath Champman's ribcage. Champman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Champman is breathing heavily.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands a body punch.
King lands a body punch.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King lands an uppercut.
King lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King has Champman pushed against the cage.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King is working the combinations to good effect here.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and King duly obliges.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Champman doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King cracks Champman with an open hand slap.
Champman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King lands with a good body shot.
King lands with a nice combination. Champman backs away looking to recover.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King cracks Champman with an open hand slap.
Champman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown by Champman or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
Samuel King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neville Champman.
Champman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Champman fails with a takedown attempt.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Champman.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Champman.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Champman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Champman tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Champman trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Champman's guard.
Champman 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champman trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel King dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Champman shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Champman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Champman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Champman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King tests Champman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Champman seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King tries to clinch there but Champman circles away.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Champman has time to react.
Champman scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Champman tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Champman's head.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Champman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Champman is staying tight to King's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Champman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Champman just content to control the position.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on King's face as Champman controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champman working away.
Champman tries to advance to mount but can't.
King gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Champman controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, Neville Champman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King lands with an overhand left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Neville Champman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Champman wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neville Champman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel King!
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