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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Procter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. Procter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wild Boys- Hardcore Superstar. 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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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Procter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan cracks Procter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cerdan throws a jab when Procter was well out of range.
Procter fakes the leg kick and cracks Cerdan in the body.
Procter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cerdan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liam Procter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerdan lands a right hook to the body.
Cerdan lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan scores with a jab to the head.
Procter tries for a takedown but Cerdan circles away easily
and Cerdan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cerdan lands the left hand.
Procter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cerdan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Liam Procter has been cut.
Marcel Cerdan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Procter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter shoots and misses
and Cerdan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Procter tries for a takedown but Cerdan circles away easily
and Cerdan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Procter thinking.
Cerdan misses with a left hand
and Procter counters with a series of strikes. Cerdan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Procter swings widly with a right hand
and Cerdan counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cerdan misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cerdan counters with a one-two to the body.
Cerdan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Cerdan is predictable there
and Procter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Procter has his takedown stuffed
and Cerdan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws a shot from downtown. Procter moves away and avoids it.
Procter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
Cerdan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Procter clobbers Cerdan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Procter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Procter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cerdan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Procter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cerdan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Procter checks it well.
Procter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Procter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Procter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Procter with a poor takedown
and Cerdan counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procter closes the distance and clinches up with Cerdan, looking for a takedown. Procter pushes Cerdan against the cage but Cerdan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcel Cerdan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Procter.
Procter misses with a takedown
and Cerdan counters with a three punch combo that has Procter backing up. Procter nods at Cerdan to acknowledge the strikes.
Procter is breathing heavily.
Cerdan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Procter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter wants to clinch up but Cerdan keeps it at a distance.
Procter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cerdan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Procter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cerdan counters with a right hand to the body.
Marcel Cerdan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Procter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Procter back to the cage. Cerdan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cerdan misses with a two punch combination.
Procter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cerdan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Procter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerdan.
Procter misses with a takedown
letting Cerdan counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cerdan.
Procter fails with the takedown
and Cerdan counters with a right hand to the body.
Cerdan moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cerdan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Procter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Procter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cerdan scores with a hook to the body. Procter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cerdan misses with a jab to the body
and Procter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cerdan!
Procter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Procter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerdan is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procter throws some wild stikes that Cerdan manages to avoid easily.
Procter trying to control but Cerdan is having none of it.
Cerdan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cerdan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Procter.
Procter controlling the pace for now.
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.
Procter wants to control the pace but Cerdan is squirming around nicely.
Cerdan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Procter.
Procter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Procter won't let Cerdan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cerdan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Procter on the ground.
Procter trying to control but Cerdan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter has hold of Cerdan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cerdan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Procter misses with a head shot.
Procter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cerdan because Procter loaded up on that one.
Procter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cerdan blocking the ground and pound.
Cerdan is in a horrible position here. Procter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Procter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cerdan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Procter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Procter punching from mount but Cerdan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Procter controlling from the full mount.
Procter trying to control but Cerdan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Procter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Procter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Procter has his takedown stuffed
and Cerdan counters with a nice body shot.
Procter fails with a takedown attempt.
Cerdan connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut
and Procter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Procter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Procter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cerdan is staying active underneath Procter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Procter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cerdan blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter throwing strikes here but Cerdan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Procter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Procter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Procter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Procter throws some wild stikes that Cerdan manages to avoid easily.
Procter looking to finish with strikes here!
Procter tries to control but Cerdan wriggling away.
Cerdan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cerdan tries to get out of the position.
Procter throws some wild stikes that Cerdan manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter misses with a head shot.
Procter controlling from mount.
Cerdan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Procter.
Procter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerdan is looking to escape.
That's four 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.
Procter lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Procter.
Procter raining down shots from the mount!
Cerdan blocking the ground and pound.
Procter working for a guillotine from mount but Cerdan is in no mood to give up.
Procter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Procter dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Liam Procter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cerdan throws a lazy uppercut
and Procter counters with a good low kick that Cerdan was not able to check.
Procter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Procter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cerdan misses with a body shot.
Procter has his takedown stuffed
and Cerdan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Procter with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Cerdan counter with a right hand.
Marcel Cerdan is winning the standup battle so far.
Procter has his takedown stuffed
and Cerdan counters with a right hand to the body.
Marcel Cerdan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Procter.
Procter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cerdan works Procter's body with a nice hook.
Marcel Cerdan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Procter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cerdan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter checks the leg kick.
Cerdan misses with a double jab
and Procter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cerdan wants to stand but Procter is controlling the position.
Procter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Procter advances to half guard.
Procter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Procter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Procter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Procter is controlling the pace.
That's four 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.
Procter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cerdan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam Procter.
Procter moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Procter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Procter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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hype
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RATING
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