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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Partlow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strikes throws a low kick, looking for Partlow's leg but Partlow calmly moves out of range.
Partlow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Partlow clinches with his opponent.
Strikes stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strikes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partlow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Strikes is looking to score with low kicks.
Strikes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partlow's sensitive parts.
Partlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Partlow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Partlow misses with a low kick.
Partlow misses with a few strikes there.
Partlow clinches up against the cage.
Partlow lands a body punch.
Partlow managing to block the knees to the body from Strikes.
Partlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Partlow works on Strikes's body with a couple of short punches.
Strikes misses with a punch on the inside.
Strikes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partlow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strikes throws a nice looking combination but Partlow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strikes throws a right hand that Partlow ducks under and follows up with a left that Partlow also avoids with ease.
Partlow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strikes's head backwards.
Partlow drives through and clinches with Strikes against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Partlow.
Strikes blocks an uppercut.
Strikes is trying to break the clinch but Partlow is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Strikes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strikes keeps control of Partlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strikes is trying to break the clinch but Partlow has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Partlow.
Partlow gets through Strikes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Partlow on the inside.
Strikes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Partlow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partlow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes trying to control the position but instead, Partlow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strikes into the cage.
Partlow lands a body punch.
Partlow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Partlow works on Strikes's body with a couple of short punches.
Strikes takes a shot to the head.
Strikes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partlow misses with a leg kick
and Strikes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Partlow connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Strikes throws the kick towards the body but Partlow avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Partlow. Beautiful body shot.
Strikes is breathing heavily.
Jab from Partlow.
It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
Strikes throws a lazy head kick
and Partlow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strikes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Partlow, right into the meat.
Partlow stuns Strikes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Partlow lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Partlow.
Partlow takes the fight into the clinch.
Partlow lands a shoulder strike.
Partlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Partlow.
Partlow slows down the pace here.
Partlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Partlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Partlow has Strikes pushed against the cage.
Strikes stalling.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Partlow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Partlow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partlow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strikes.
Strikes tries to clinch but Partlow moves away
and Partlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Partlow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Strikes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Partlow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strikes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Partlow to score with a decent uppercut.
Strikes tries to clinch but Partlow moves away
and Partlow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Partlow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strikes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Partlow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Partlow.
Strikes clinches but Partlow breaks the clinch
and Partlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strikes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partlow can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Partlow coming out on top.
Strikes closes the distance but Partlow moves to the side
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partlow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Partlow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Partlow closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Partlow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strikes drops his hands momentarily and Partlow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Partlow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Partlow throws a body punch but Strikes moves out of range.
Partlow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strikes lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch combination from Strikes misses.
Partlow sizes up Strikes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Partlow scores with a three punch combo!
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick and Partlow moves out of range easily.
Partlow fails to land with a series of punches.
Strikes fails to land with a series of punches.
Strikes misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Partlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partlow lands a right hook to the body.
Chris Partlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strikes wants to clinch but Partlow slips to the side
and Partlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes throws a low kick, looking for Partlow's leg but Partlow calmly moves out of range.
Strikes tries to clinch
and Partlow counters with a head kick.
Strikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Partlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Strikes blocks the low kick.
Partlow throws a solid leg kick but Strikes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partlow.
Strikes thows a body shot but no joy.
Strikes wants to clinch.
Strikes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strikes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Partlow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Partlow counters with an outside leg kick.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partlow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Partlow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Partlow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strikes moves into the clinch.
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!
Partlow lands a shot to the body.
Partlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Partlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strikes wants to clinch.
Strikes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Partlow counters with an outside leg kick.
Partlow thuds a left hand into Strikes's body.
Partlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Strikes closes the distance but Partlow moves to the side
and Partlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Partlow tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries to clinch but Partlow moves away
and Partlow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Partlow throws a head kick that misses.
Strikes takes one to the chin there.
Partlow throws a looping overhand right but Strikes ducks down to avoid it.
Partlow moves into the clinch.
Strikes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Partlow presses Strikes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Partlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Partlow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strikes tries to break the clinch but Partlow is controlling the position.
Partlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strikes breaks the clinch.
Partlow lands a jab-cross combination.
Carlos Strikes's cut is getting worse.
Partlow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes throws a lazy head kick
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Partlow.
Partlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Partlow lands a slapping body shot.
Partlow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strikes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Partlow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strikes tries to clinch up
and Partlow counters with a series of strikes. Strikes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Partlow instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Partlow lands an uppercut.
Partlow is working Strikes over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Partlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Partlow tries to clinch up.
Partlow tries to clinch but Strikes is having none of it.
Strikes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Strikes misses.
Strikes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strikes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Partlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strikes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Partlow.
Partlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Partlow lands with a hook. Strikes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strikes tries to clinch
and Partlow counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Strikes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carlos Strikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strikes looks to clinch
and Partlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Partlow as he connects with a hook.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
Partlow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Partlow counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partlow lands a jab to the head.
Carlos Strikes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Strikes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Partlow counters with a right hand to the body.
Partlow throws out a loose jab but Strikes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strikes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Partlow digs a good hook to Strikes's body.
Partlow misses with a body shot.
Partlow thuds his shin into the meat of Strikes's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Partlow tests Strikes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Partlow tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strikes is trying to maintain a safe position but Partlow gets an underhook and turns Strikes into the cage.
Partlow is looking to control Strikes's arms but Strikes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Partlow has his back to the cage.
Partlow has Strikes pressed against the cage, preventing Strikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strikes looking to stall.
Partlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strikes working hard to break the clinch.
Strikes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Partlow scores with a hook to the body.
Partlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Partlow. Strikes shrugs it off though.
Partlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partlow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partlow scores with the left hand. Strikes knows he should have avoided that one.
Strikes tries to clinch
and Partlow counters with an inside leg kick.
Strikes ducks right into an uppercut from Partlow.
Partlow missing with a left hand there. Strikes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow has closed the distance and engaged Strikes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Partlow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Partlow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Partlow presses Strikes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Partlow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Partlow.
Partlow tries to stall but Strikes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Partlow pushes Strikes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strikes is trying to break the clinch but Partlow has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Partlow.
Chris Partlow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strikes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Partlow is defending well for now.
Partlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Strikes tries to land knees in the clinch but Partlow avoids the damage to the body.
Partlow leaning against his opponent.
Partlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Partlow scores with a shot to the side of Strikes's head.
Strikes tries to break the clinch but Partlow is controlling the position.
Partlow is leaning against Strikes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Partlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partlow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Partlow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikess head.
Partlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Partlow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Partlow on the inside.
Strikes tries to work over Partlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partlow lands with a left to the head.
Strikes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Partlow misses the body punch
and Strikes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strikes thows a leg kick but Partlow checks it
and Partlow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carlos Strikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Partlow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Strikes.
Partlow catches Strikes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Partlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Partlow 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Partlow!
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