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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Espresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Espresso's choice of entrance music: Puttin' it down like its 1987!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Double Espresso!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espresso looks to throw the jab but Wesley is out of range.
Wesley throws a nice looking combination but Espresso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wesley misses with a few strikes there.
Wesley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Espresso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wesley is trying to defend but Espresso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wesley is trying to maintain the position but Espresso is very close to passing his half guard.
Espresso is controlling the pace.
Espresso throwing shots but Wesley is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Espresso lands a nice short elbow.
Espresso is trying to control. Wesley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wesley is looking to improve his position.
Espresso drops an elbow to the side of Wesley's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley trying to control here.
Espresso is nestled in close to Wesley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wesley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wesley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wesley keeping moving, preventing Espresso from controlling successfully.
Espresso works over Wesley with some ground and pound from guard.
Espresso looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Espresso postures up in Wesley's guard and throws a big left but Wesley blocks it.
Wesley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Espresso is one step ahead there.
Espresso tries to free his leg and advance position but Wesley is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley trying to control the position.
Wesley being controlled here, momentarily.
Espresso's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Espresso tries to free his leg and advance position but Wesley is retaining full guard.
Wesley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Espresso!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espresso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Espresso regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wesley connects with a nice short shot to Espresso's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso is trying to get back to full guard.
Wesley is looking to take a break and control but Espresso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Espresso wants to control but Wesley is keeping busy.
Espresso wants to get back to full guard.
Espresso misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Espresso gets back to full guard.
Wesley throwing strikes from guard but Espresso blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wesley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espresso was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesley.
Espresso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wesley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Espresso misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wesley wants to clinch up but Espresso keeps it at a distance.
Espresso takes a swing at Wesley's ribcage but misses.
Wesley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Espresso.
Wesley lands a right hook to the body.
Espresso blocks a low kick nicely.
Espresso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espresso misses with a wild body shot.
Wesley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Espresso swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wesley.
Espresso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesley.
Ron Wesley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wesley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley is looking to clinch.
Wesley throws a sloppy head kick and Espresso moves out of range easily.
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 Ron Wesley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Espresso keeps the fight on the outside.
Espresso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wesley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wesley is pushing Espresso's head away, looking to escape. Espresso manages to hold on to the position though.
Wesley holds on to Espresso's head and controls the position momentarily.
Espresso working the ground and pound.
Wesley tries to improve position but can't.
Espresso working away.
Espresso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wesley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Espresso working Wesley over with strikes.
Espresso performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Espresso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley is trying to stand back up but Espresso is controlling him
Wesley tries to get to full guard but Espresso has control of the leg.
Espresso is stalling here. Wesley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Espresso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wesley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Espresso struggling a bit here.
Wesley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Espresso is avoiding damage well.
Espresso gets back to half guard.
Espresso regains full guard. Nicely done.
Espresso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wesley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Espresso is on top in guard.
Espresso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espresso wants to control from the top but Wesley keeps moving.
Espresso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Espresso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Espresso throwing strikes from guard but Wesley blocks nicely.
Espresso connects with a couple of short punches.
Espresso throws a big right hand that misses.
Espresso throws a big right hand that misses.
Espresso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Espresso is in close to Wesley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wesley keeping moving, preventing Espresso from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Espresso advances to half guard.
Espresso passes to side control.
Wesley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wesley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Espresso is trying to control the action in half guard but Wesley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wesley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Espresso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wesley gets back to full guard.
Wesley has his foot on Espresso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Espresso works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espresso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wesley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Espresso is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Espresso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Espresso is chipping away with strikes.
Espresso is working Wesley over with some ground and pound from side control.
Espresso landing strikes.
Espresso is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Espresso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wesley is looking for a sweep.
Espresso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Espresso trying to control the position but Wesley is working away.
Espresso in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Double Espresso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wesley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Wesley misses with a few strikes there.
Wesley looks for the body kick but Espresso saw that one coming.
Wesley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Espresso dodges the punch combination from Wesley.
Wesley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Espresso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Espresso just misses with a punch to the body.
Espresso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wesley rather than just go for the knockout.
Wesley avoids the body shot from Espresso.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wesley.
Espresso shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Espresso putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Espresso scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Espresso.
Espresso lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wesley hang on?
Espresso looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wesley tries to lock up and control but Espresso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espresso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wesley is rocked!
Wesley working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesley is squirming around, avoiding Espresso's attempts to control the action.
Espresso has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wesley's face.
Espresso controlling from mount.
Wesley is trying to escape the mount.
Wesley is in a horrible position here. Espresso smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Espresso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Espresso avoids the attempt from Wesley to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espresso landing strikes from the mount.
Wesley is squirming around, avoiding Espresso's attempts to control the action.
Espresso prevents Wesley from getting the reversal.
Espresso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Espresso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wesley is looking to escape.
Wesley is working to get back to half guard.
Espresso landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley is working to get back to half guard.
Espresso with the ground and pound from mount.
Double Espresso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Espresso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Wesley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso cracks Wesley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Espresso lands a big shot there that rocks Wesley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wesley tries to hold on but Espresso postures up.
A nice elbow there by Espresso.
Espresso loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wesley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Espresso land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Espresso stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Double Espresso!
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energy
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pop
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