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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Novagrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton has chosen Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill Jones as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Novagrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Novagrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Novagrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Compton.
Novagrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton scores with a hook.
Compton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Novagrad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Novagrad throws a series of punches but Compton moves out of range.
Compton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Novagrad.
Compton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton is looking to slow Novagrad down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Novagrad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novagrad misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Novagrad thinking.
Compton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Compton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Novagrad misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Novagrad scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
Compton thuds his right hand into Novagrad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Compton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Compton scores with a jab to the head.
Novagrad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Compton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novagrad cracks Compton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Novagrad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Compton. Compton obviously looking to wear him down.
Novagrad is breathing heavily.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton throws a leg kick which misses Novagrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Novagrad tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Novagrad. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Novagrad tries to move into range but Compton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alexander Novagrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Compton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Compton delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novagrad moves forwards but Compton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Compton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Compton throws a nice head kick!
Compton lands a nice hook to Novagrad's body. Novagrad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Compton lands a nice shot to the body.
Compton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Compton misses with a wild combination.
Compton lands a nice hook to Novagrad's body. Novagrad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Novagrad avoids the head kick by Compton.
Compton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Compton lands a jab.
Compton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Novagrad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Compton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Compton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Novagrad throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
Novagrad misses with a shot to the body
and Compton counters with a low kick, right behind Novagrad 's knee.
Novagrad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Compton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton misses with a series of wild punches.
Compton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Novagrad misses with an uppercut. Compton saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Compton!
Compton lands an overhand right.
Compton forces Novagrad back against the cage and clinches.
Novagrad working hard to break the clinch.
Compton'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Compton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Novagrad connects with a body shot.
Novagrad misses with a double jab
and Compton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Compton clobbers Novagrad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Novagrad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
Novagrad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Compton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Novagrad. That snapped Compton's head back.
Compton lands a slapping body shot.
Compton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Novagrad walks into a stiff left hand from Compton.
Both fighters circling a little - Compton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Compton.
Novagrad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Compton looks to land a combination but Novagrad avoids it well.
Compton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Novagrad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Compton - just one landing.
Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Novagrad.
Compton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Novagrad at a distance.
Compton scores with a hook to the body. Novagrad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Compton lands a jab to Novagrad's midsection.
Compton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Novagrad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Compton lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton scores with a hook.
Compton connects with a body shot.
Novagrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novagrad moves forwards but Compton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Compton lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Compton. That's going to slow Novagrad down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Compton.
Compton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Novagrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Compton throws out the jab.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Compton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Novagrad.
Compton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Compton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexander Novagrad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Novagrad looks to throw the jab but Compton is out of range.
Compton scores with a push kick.
Jab from Compton.
Compton swings for the body but Novagrad moves out of range.
Novagrad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Compton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Novagrad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Compton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Novagrad looks to land a combination but Compton avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novagrad throws out a loose jab but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novagrad misses the body punch
letting Compton counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Compton finds it's way through Novagrad's defenses.
Novagrad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Novagrad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Novagrad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Compton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Compton lands an overhand right.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Novagrad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Novagrad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Novagrad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Novagrad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton lands with a nice body punch.
Novagrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Compton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Novagrad misses with a combination
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton digs a good hook to Novagrad's body.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Compton lands a jab to Novagrad's midsection.
Bill Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Novagrad tries to move into range but Compton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Novagrad walks into a jab.
Novagrad misses with a shot to the body
and Compton counters with a left and a right that stings Novagrad.
Compton moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Compton finds it's target.
Compton throws a leg kick which misses Novagrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Novagrad tries to avoid it.
Novagrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Novagrad misses.
Novagrad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Compton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Novagrad loads up on a big right hand but Compton slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Compton as he connects with a hook.
Novagrad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Compton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Novagrad.
Compton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novagrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Compton has Novagrad up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Compton.
Compton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Compton lands a damaging elbow.
Compton misses with the head strike.
Compton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Compton lands an elbow inside that Novagrad shrugs off.
Novagrad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton stalling.
A short right from Compton.
Compton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Compton continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Novagrad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Novagrad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Novagrad.
Compton digs a right hand underneath Novagrad's ribcage. Novagrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Novagrad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Compton lands an elbow just above Novagrad 's eye.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Compton avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Compton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Novagrad drops Compton with a beautiful combination! Compton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Novagrad is looking for the KO!
Compton is rocked!
Compton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Novagrad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton is still on wobbly legs! Can Novagrad finish him?
Compton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Novagrad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
Novagrad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Novagrad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Compton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Novagrad.
Compton seems to have recovered his senses.
Compton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Compton moves out of range of the strikes.
Compton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Novagrad walks into a straight right hand from Compton.
Novagrad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton misses with a wild body shot.
Compton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novagrad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Compton ducks right into an uppercut from Novagrad.
Novagrad fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novagrad misses with a looping right.
Compton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Novagrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novagrad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton digs a good hook to Novagrad's body.
Compton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novagrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton lands with a straight right. Novagrad didn't see that one coming.
Novagrad misses with a wild body shot.
Novagrad takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Compton slips a straight right by Novagrad.
Novagrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
Compton lunges at Novagrad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Novagrad's hand.
Novagrad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Novagrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Novagrad misses with a looping right.
Novagrad throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Novagrad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Compton connects with a high kick.
Novagrad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Compton. That one must have hurt.
Compton dips to his left and cracks Novagrad with an uppercut!
Compton lands a right hook to the body.
Novagrad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novagrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Compton scores with a jab to the body.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
Novagrad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Compton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Novagrad's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a wild combination.
Novagrad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Compton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Compton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Compton, right into the meat.
Compton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Compton misses with a wild body shot.
Novagrad misses with a looping left.
Compton closes the distance and clinches.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Compton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Compton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Novagrad takes a shot to the head.
Compton stalling the fight.
Bill Compton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are getting on Compton's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Compton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Novagrad's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Compton.
Compton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Compton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexander Novagrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Novagrad fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Compton blocks a body shot from Novagrad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Compton 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Compton!
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