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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Crumpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Tew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cornelius Crumpet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Tew!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tew is looking to land body kicks.
Tew tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crumpet.
Crumpet misses with a two punch combination.
Crumpet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tew moves into range and clinches up with Crumpet.
Tew tries to pull guard but Crumpet won't allow it.
Tew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crumpet.
Tew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crumpet landing strikes.
Crumpet landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tew is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Tew's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tew tries to improve position but can't.
Crumpet trying to control the position but Tew is working away.
Tew wants to control but Crumpet postures up.
Crumpet swings around for an armbar but Tew sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Crumpet's guard.
Tew trying to control the position from guard on top but Crumpet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crumpet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tew really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crumpet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crumpet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Crumpet keeping moving, preventing Tew from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Tew postures up in Crumpet's guard and throws a big left but Crumpet blocks it.
Crumpet throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tew drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crumpet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crumpet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crumpet!
Crumpet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tew looks gassed!
Tew is trying to control Crumpet's posture but Crumpet avoids it.
Tew taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tew tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Crumpet is persistently looking for the submission but Tew is defending it well.
Crumpet lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tew is covering up but some of the strikes from Crumpet are getting through and doing damage.
Crumpet tightening his grip on Tew, looking for the choke.
Crumpet lands a shot to the body.
Can Tew hold on?! Crumpet is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Tew is trying to break free.
Tew trying to control the hands but Crumpet breaks the grip.
Tew is really stuck here.
Tew holding both Crumpet 's hands and preventing any damage.
Crumpet controlling well, preventing Tew from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crumpet is throwing strikes by Tew counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Tew regains half guard.
Tew is looking to improve his position.
Crumpet trying to pass the guard but Tew defending well.
Tew wants to control but Crumpet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crumpet lands strikes from half guard.
Crumpet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crumpet with the ground and pound but Tew uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tew is trying to control the position but Crumpet postures up.
Tew working for a triangle but Crumpet defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Crumpet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tew keeps the fight on the outside.
Tew misses with the combination.
Crumpet just misses with a punch to the body.
Crumpet stuffs the takedown attempt from Tew. Tew gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Tew. No joy for Crumpet on that attempt.
Crumpet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crumpet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cornelius Crumpet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crumpet moves into the clinch successfully.
Tew gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crumpet has his hands on Tew's head, controlling the position.
Tew trying to control the position from guard on top but Crumpet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crumpet punching to the body, from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crumpet controls Tew momentarily but Tew frees himself.
Crumpet is really struggling to control Tew but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Crumpet pulls Tew in to control the position.
Tew wants to control from the top but Crumpet keeps moving.
Tew decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tew throws a shot to the body.
Tew is looking to clinch but Crumpet is avoiding it.
Crumpet throws a jab when Tew was well out of range.
Crumpet has Tew up against the cage in a clinch.
Crumpet wants a takedown.
Tew successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tew throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Crumpet escapes and throws Tew's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tew is trying to get back to half guard.
Crumpet working away.
Tew sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crumpet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tew is just riding it out for now. Crumpet eventually gives up the hold.
Tew gets full guard.
Crumpet preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crumpet throwing strikes but missing.
Tew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crumpet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crumpet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crumpet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tew keeping moving, preventing Crumpet from controlling successfully.
Crumpet pushes down on Tew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crumpet working Tew over with strikes.
Crumpet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crumpet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crumpet passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tew!
Crumpet looking to control but Tew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tew wants to hold on but Crumpet pushes him away.
BOOM! Crumpet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crumpet lands a nice shot to the head.
Crumpet controlling from mount.
Crumpet prevents Tew from getting the reversal.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cornelius Crumpet will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crumpet misses with a wild body shot.
Crumpet has a takedown stuffed.
Crumpet closes the distance and clinches.
Tew scores a nice knee to the body.
Tew lands a nice uppercut.
Tew fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tew jumps guard but Crumpet stands there with Tew around his waist. Tew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crumpet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tew blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Tew.
Crumpet stops a takedown attempt from Tew.
Cornelius Crumpet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Tew.
Tew taking a breather.
Crumpet goes for a takedown attempt but Tew pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crumpet doesn't manage to clinch there - Tew circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tew tries to clinch up.
Crumpet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crumpet fails with the takedown.
Tew shoots in but Crumpet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cornelius Crumpet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crumpet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tew sprawls well initially but Crumpet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tew actively working from the bottom here.
Crumpet works his way into side control.
Crumpet works to advance to full mount. Tew defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Crumpet is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tew can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Crumpet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crumpet lands a heavy elbow.
Tew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crumpet controlling his opponent.
Tew tries to lock up and control but Crumpet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tew is working to get back to half guard.
Crumpet is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tew is surviving well by controlling Crumpet's body position as best he can.
Crumpet landing shots from mount.
Tew is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crumpet punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tew tries to buck Crumpet off but Crumpet takes his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crumpet lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tew.
Crumpet scores with punches from the back.
Crumpet is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tew up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet has Tew flattened out and is raining down punches.
Crumpet looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tew wants to control his opponent's hands but Crumpet gets his hands free.
Tew is really stuck here.
Tew is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crumpet doesn't have the hooks in and Tew manages to turn into his guard.
Tew trying to control the position from guard on top but Crumpet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crumpet managing to control the position.
Crumpet tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tew looking to pass the guard.
Tew stopping the sweep attempt from Crumpet.
Tew wants to stand but Crumpet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crumpet keeping moving, preventing Tew from controlling successfully.
Tew throwing strikes but missing.
Crumpet working for a triangle but Tew defends it easily.
Paul Tew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Crumpet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crumpet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Crumpet!
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hype
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