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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pressley.
Pressley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stig's waist but Stig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pressley off to one side.
Stig wants to clinch up but Pressley keeps it at a distance.
Pressley lands a nice hook to Stig's body. Stig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stig tries to clinch but Pressley moves out of range.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stig wants to improve his position but Pressley is controlling well.
Pressley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stig sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pressley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pressley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pressley is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pressley is controlling the pace.
Pressley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stig still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stig has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pressley tries to control but Stig manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stig is trying to control but Pressley is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Stig avoids the attempt from Pressley to control.
Pressley is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley dominated that round.
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.
Stig darts in trying to clinch
and Pressley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pressley.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Pressley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pressley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pressley throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Pressley throwing strikes from guard but Stig blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pressley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stig has momentary wrist control but Pressley slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pressley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stig keeping full guard, as Pressley tries to pass.
Pressley 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.
Pressley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pressley wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
Pressley throws and elbow that misses. Stig uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pressley's guard. Nice move by Stig!
Pressley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley has Stig pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darren Pressley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pressley.
Pressley fails to land the takedown.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig is looking to clinch.
Stig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stig closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pressley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stig's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Pressley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pressley wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stig tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pressley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stig connects with a jab.
Stig misses with a hook. Pressley ducked under it nicely.
Darren Pressley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stig throws a body kick that misses.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stig but Stig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pressley shoots in looking for a takedown. Stig tries to sprawl out of it but Pressley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pressley swings for the body but Stig moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stig sprawls well. Stig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pressley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stig is looking to clinch.
Stig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pressley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pressley counters with a single leg into guard. Stig didn't expect that.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Stig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pressley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darren Pressley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stig wants to sweep here but Pressley controlling him for the moment.
Pressley working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
Pressley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pressley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stig dodges the ground and pound from Pressley.
Pressley slows the pace down.
Pressley taking a break here but Stig is having none of it and regains half guard.
The Stig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pressley there.
Pressley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stig keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stig defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Pressley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pressley, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Pressley!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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