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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Stow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stow comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Rover. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Stow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard fails with a takedown attempt.
Stow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stow slaps away a takedown attempt from Richard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richard blocks a head kick by Stow.
Stow tries to clinch up.
Stow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Richard eats them both and turns towards Stow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stow wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stow clinches.
Stow stalling in the clinch but Richard improves position.
Richard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paddy Stow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Richard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richard's brow.
Stow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stow throws an elbow but it misses.
Stow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stow throws an elbow but it misses.
Stow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richard blocks it with crossed arms.
Richard goes for a takedown attempt but Stow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stow tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Richard or perhaps it was just good defense by Stow which made him look bad.
Stow misses with a series of wild punches.
Stow tries to clinch
and Richard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Richard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Richard might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Richard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Stow.
Richard fails with a takedown attempt.
Stow is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard fails to land with a series of punches.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stow closes the distance looking to clinch
so Richard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duke Richard will probably get the nod.
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.
Stow misses with a head kick.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richard counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Stow. No joy for Richard on that attempt.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Richard fails to land the takedown.
Richard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stow kicks off Richard and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Richard, into his guard.
Duke Richard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Richard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stow has Richard in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard controlling from the top position.
Richard forces his way into half guard.
Richard passes to full mount!
Stow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stow but Stow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paddy Stow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Richard.
A jab from Richard misses.
Stow throws a head kick that half lands.
Stow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Stow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stow slips a jab and a cross from Richard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Richard or perhaps it was just good defense by Stow which made him look bad.
Stow wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Stow.
Stow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richard to score with a decent uppercut.
Paddy Stow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stow fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stow scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Richard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stow throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
Richard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stow tries to close the distance and clinch but Richard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stow moves to clinch but Richard breaks away
and Richard counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Richard stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Richard decides to stand back up. Richard steps back and let's Stow get back to his feet.
Stow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stow stuffs the takedown.
Stow tries to clinch but Richard moves away
and Richard counters with a single leg into guard. Stow didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stow is keeping the position for now.
Richard content to stall in guard here.
Stow working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Richard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Duke Richard.
Stow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richard counters with a takedown into side control.
Richard is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Richard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Paddy Stow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying to work for a kimura but Stow is defending well.
Richard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Richard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richard 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Richard!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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