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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Armsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sass (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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164 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Armsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sass!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armsworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armsworth misses with a two punch combination.
Armsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sass circles away quickly and effectively.
Armsworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Armsworth. No joy for Sass on that attempt.
Armsworth drops Sass with a beautiful combination! Sass stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Armsworth is looking for the KO!
It looks like Paul Sass has been cut.
Armsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sass.
Paul Sass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armsworth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Armsworth has given up his back here.
Sass is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Armsworth has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sass working for a choke but Armsworth is defending well.
Sass patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass is persistently looking for the submission but Armsworth is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sass looks gassed!
Sass looking for the RNC.
Armsworth staying busy and making it hard for Sass to control.
Armsworth trying to control the hands but Sass won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass is hanging on to Armsworth's back as he tries to escape.
Sass is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sass patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sass is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Armsworth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass is hanging on to Armsworth's back as he tries to escape.
Armsworth looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Armsworth trying to control the hands but Sass won't let him.
Armsworth holding both Sass 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sass is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armsworth is trying to stand back up.
Armsworth trying to control but not successfully.
Sass is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armsworth holding both Sass 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Sass'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.
Some wild striking there from Armsworth.
Armsworth stuffs the takedown attempt from Sass. Sass gets slowly back to his feet.
Armsworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sass.
No joy there for Armsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sass looks to land a right hand but Armsworth moved out of range.
Armsworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sass.
Sass closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Armsworth is not content to let Sass control the position.
Sass wants to stand but Armsworth has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armsworth is doing well to control the position and prevent Sass from advancing to side control.
Armsworth is refusing to be controlled, as Sass sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armsworth is staying active underneath Sass, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sass tries to stand and escape but Armsworth is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Sass hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sass just misses with a punch to the body.
Armsworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armsworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Armsworth looks to land a combination. Sass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice combination there by Armsworth.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Armsworth counters with a straight right hand.
Armsworth tries to bum rush Sass with a series of wild strikes but Sass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armsworth walks into a straight right hand from Sass.
Sass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jim Armsworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Armsworth counter with a right hand.
Sass dodges the punch combination from Armsworth.
Sass darts in trying to clinch
and Armsworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sass decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
No joy there for Armsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sass.
Armsworth throws a right hand that Sass ducks under and follows up with a left that Sass also avoids with ease.
Sass with a poor takedown
and Armsworth counters with a two punch combo.
Jim Armsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sass.
Armsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armsworth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Armsworth walks away with a smile on his face. Sass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Armsworth does no damage.
Jim Armsworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sass walks into a jab.
Sass slips a jab and a cross from Armsworth.
Armsworth misses with a two punch combination.
Armsworth misses with a combination
letting Sass counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sass wants to clinch but Armsworth slips to the side
and Armsworth counters with a two punch combo.
Sass misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Armsworth misses.
Armsworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armsworth connects with a looping right hand.
Armsworth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Armsworth is looking to chop away at Sass's legs.
Sass throws out a loose jab but Armsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armsworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armsworth throws a one two combo.
Sass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Armsworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armsworth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sass in his tracks.
Armsworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armsworth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Sass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Sass's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sass misses with an uppercut. Armsworth saw that one coming.
Armsworth throws a right hand that Sass ducks under and follows up with a left that Sass also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armsworth!
Sass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Armsworth to the mat! Armsworth manages to get full guard.
Sass stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Armsworth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sass's hands.
Armsworth leaves Sass with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Armsworth misses with a wild combination.
Armsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sass circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sass throws a big shot that misses.
Sass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armsworth counters with a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Armsworth coming out on top.
Armsworth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armsworth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sass is looking to clinch but Armsworth is avoiding it.
Sass tries to clinch but Armsworth is having none of it.
Armsworth throws a right and a left that Sass avoids nicely.
Sass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Jim Armsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sass.
Sass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armsworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Sass clinches but Armsworth breaks the clinch
and Armsworth counters with a three punch combo that has Sass backing up. Sass nods at Armsworth to acknowledge the strikes.
Armsworth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armsworth throws a series of punches but Sass avoids them all with ease.
Sass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Armsworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armsworth tries to bum rush Sass with a series of wild strikes but Sass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Armsworth throws a series of punches but Sass moves out of range.
Sass bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Armsworth wants to control but Sass postures up.
Sass decides to stand back up. Sass steps back and let's Armsworth get back to his feet.
A combination from Armsworth does no damage.
Sass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armsworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sass throws out the jab.
Jim Armsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armsworth throws a right hand that Sass ducks under and follows up with a left that Sass also avoids with ease.
Armsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sass circles away quickly and effectively.
Armsworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armsworth moves away from the strike by Sass.
Armsworth ducks under a wild hook from Sass.
Armsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sass might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good exchange - Armsworth coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armsworth moves away from the strike by Sass.
No joy there for Armsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sass slips a jab and a cross from Armsworth.
Armsworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armsworth counters with a series of strikes. Sass will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Armsworth.
Armsworth throws a nice looking combination but Sass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armsworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sass misses with a takedown
and Armsworth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Armsworth breaks from the clinch.
Sass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Armsworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Sass's head.
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.
Sass tries to clinch but Armsworth moves out of range.
Sass dodges the punch combination from Armsworth.
Armsworth lands a two punch combo.
Armsworth works the jab nicely.
Armsworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armsworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armsworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sass. Armsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul Sass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sass throws a jab when Armsworth was well out of range.
Armsworth is working the combinations to good effect here.
Armsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sass.
Armsworth regains half guard, as Sass was trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sass!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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