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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). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 5 - 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
7 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig tries to clinch up but Pressley circles away and keeps his distance.
Stig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pressley was well out of range. Poor timing from Stig.
A telegraphed right hand from Stig misses the target.
Pressley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stig avoids it really well and circles away.
Pressley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pressley keeps the fight on the outside.
Pressley throws a body punch but Stig moves out of range.
Pressley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pressley.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pressley looks to land a combination but Stig avoids it well.
Stig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pressley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pressley shoots in but Stig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pressley shoots in looking for a takedown but Stig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pressley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stig tries to clinch up
and Pressley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stig's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Stig controlling Pressley's posture.
Stig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pressley.
Pressley wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressley throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stig is keeping the position for now.
Pressley looking to sit in guard and control but Stig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pressley is pulling down on Stig's head. It's preventing any offense from Stig, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by The Stig.
Pressley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pressley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stig tries to clinch there but Pressley circles away.
Stig tries to close the distance and clinch but Pressley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Stig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stig closes the distance and clinches.
Pressley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stig avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stig has a couple of punches blocked by Pressley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stig.
It looks like Darren Pressley has been cut.
Pressley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pressley checks a low kick from Stig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darren Pressley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darren Pressley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stig tries to clinch but Pressley moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stig misses its intended target.
Pressley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stig tries to clinch but Pressley is having none of it.
Stig moves to clinch but Pressley breaks away
and Pressley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 misses with a right hand
and Pressley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pressley is trying to control. Stig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pressley with the ground and pound but Stig uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pressley preventing the sweep.
Pressley is pushing down on Stig's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stig is fighting to maintain full guard but Pressley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stig is not content to let Pressley control the position.
Pressley working Stig over with strikes.
Pressley is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is nestled in close to Stig, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pressley lands a nice short elbow.
Pressley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stig!
Pressley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stig wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pressley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley landing strikes from the mount and Stig is in trouble!
Pressley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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 has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stig's face.
Darren Pressley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pressley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stig is rocked!
Pressley prevents Stig from getting the reversal.
Pressley looking to ground and pound but Stig is blocking nicely.
Pressley lands a big shot there that rocks Stig but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stig is still in real trouble! Can Pressley finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pressley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stig! More shots from Pressley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Pressley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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