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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floppy McPoppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingle has chosen The Dingle Puck Goat as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floppy McPoppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Dingle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPoppins closes the distance and clinches up with Dingle, looking for a takedown. McPoppins pushes Dingle against the ropes but Dingle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McPoppins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dingle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dingle trying to control the position here.
McPoppins throws a big right hand that misses.
McPoppins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dingle is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dingle looking to control.
Dingle looking to hit a scissor sweep but McPoppins is one step ahead there.
McPoppins 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.
Dingle trying to keep a closed guard but McPoppins is proving a slippery customer.
McPoppins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dingle is not content to let McPoppins control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dingle throws a hook to the side of McPoppins's head but McPoppins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McPoppins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dingle misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dingle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dingle wants it to stay on the feet.
Dingle misses with a takedown attempt
and McPoppins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dingle wants to sweep here but McPoppins controlling him for the moment.
McPoppins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McPoppins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McPoppins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McPoppins preventing the sweep.
Dingle is trying to control the position but McPoppins postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McPoppins preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dingle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dingle wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floppy McPoppins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingle shoots and misses
and McPoppins counters with a takedown into side control.
McPoppins lands a nice forearm strike.
Dingle is looking for a sweep.
McPoppins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McPoppins cracks Dingle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPoppins grinds an elbow into Dingle's temple.
Dingle regains half guard.
McPoppins is thwarting Dingle's attempts to control the position.
McPoppins is trying to control the action in half guard but Dingle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPoppins is trying to control. Dingle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dingle blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPoppins.
Dingle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dingle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Dingle misses.
Dingle missing with a left hand there. McPoppins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McPoppins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dingle is looking to control McPoppins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dingle avoid being mounted?
McPoppins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle is staying active underneath McPoppins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dingle manages to get to full guard.
McPoppins trying to control but Dingle is working from the bottom.
McPoppins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPoppins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dingle keeping full guard, as McPoppins tries to pass.
McPoppins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floppy McPoppins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dingle misses with an uppercut. McPoppins saw that one coming.
Dingle with a poor takedown
and McPoppins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McPoppins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPoppins prevents Dingle from improving his position.
McPoppins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dingle gets full guard.
McPoppins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McPoppins throwing strikes but missing.
McPoppins slips nicely into half guard.
Dingle is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle is trying to control but can't.
McPoppins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McPoppins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPoppins working over Dingle with some ground and pound. Dingle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dingle trying to control but McPoppins postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dingle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McPoppins lands a couple of digs.
McPoppins preventing the sweep.
McPoppins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPoppins throws a strike but Dingle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingleis looking to pass into half guard but McPoppins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McPoppins is in guard.
McPoppins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McPoppins trying to control but Dingle is working from the bottom.
Dingle trying to keep a closed guard but McPoppins is proving a slippery customer.
Dingle is looking to sweep but instead, McPoppins has passed into half guard.
Dingle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dingle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McPoppins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McPoppins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dingle wants to get back to full guard.
Dingle is trying to maintain the position but McPoppins is very close to passing his half guard.
McPoppins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dingle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dingle is trying to stand up here but McPoppins is controlling him well.
Dingle is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle wants to get back to full guard.
Dingle blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPoppins.
McPoppins wants to take a breather but Dingle is having none of it.
Dingle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Floppy McPoppins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dingle is in trouble now - McPoppins has advanced to mount!
Dingle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dingle is bucking up trying to escape but McPoppins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McPoppins lands a big shot there that rocks Dingle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McPoppins landing strikes from the mount.
McPoppins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floppy McPoppins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Dingle as McPoppins shoots in.
Dingle throws a hook to the side of McPoppins's head but McPoppins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dingle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dingle wants to lay and pray for a moment but McPoppins keeps working.
Dingle taking a break here but McPoppins is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McPoppins is looking to control Dingle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McPoppins avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle is trying to control. McPoppins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dingle throwing shots but McPoppins is blocking nicely.
Dingle is trying to control the action in half guard but McPoppins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dingle throws a hook but McPoppins blocks it.
McPoppins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dingle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dingle is trying to control but can't.
McPoppins prevents Dingle from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle is controlling McPoppins's trapped leg to prevent McPoppins from advancing to side control.
McPoppins is keen to just control but Dingle is a slippery customer.
Dingle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McPoppins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dingle is looking to improve his position.
Dingle wants to control but McPoppins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McPoppins lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McPoppins wants to pass to mount but Dingle is defending the position.
Dingle is looking to improve his position.
McPoppins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dingle is staying active underneath McPoppins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dingle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dingle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McPoppins is looking to escape.
Barry Dingle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins can't escape the position.
Floppy McPoppins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McPoppins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dingle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dingle prevents McPoppins from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPoppins blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Dingle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McPoppins 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floppy McPoppins!
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energy
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hype
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