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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sproles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. O Toole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember my NAME!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Toole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Sproles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch but O Toole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sproles clinches.
Sproles is trying to force a seperation but O Toole has the dominant position.
Sproles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Toole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sproles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Toole.
Sproles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sproles misses with a head kick.
O Toole dives in and scores a takedown into Sproles's guard.
O Toole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sproles is keeping the position for now.
O Toole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sproles is pulling down on O Toole's head to control his posture.
O Toole wants to control from the top but Sproles keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Toole controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Timmy O Toole was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Toole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sproles misses with a head kick.
Sproles tries to clinch up
and O Toole makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Toole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles with a poor takedown
and O Toole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sproles lands with a nice combination. O Toole backs away looking to recover.
O Toole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sproles is able to avoid easily.
Sproles with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sproles. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Toole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Toole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sproles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Toole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sproles is looking to clinch.
Sproles tries a head kick but it misses.
O Toole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sproles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sproles is looking for a sweep. O Toole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is looking to pass Sproles's guard but actually Sproles recovers to full guard.
Sproles keeping full guard, as O Toole tries to pass.
Sproles keeping moving, preventing O Toole from controlling successfully.
O Toole preventing the sweep.
O Toole wants to control from the top but Sproles keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Toole wants to pass the guard but Sproles is keeping the position.
Timmy O Toole has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sproles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sproles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Toole circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch but O Toole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Toole misses with a straight left.
O Toole throws the kick towards the body but Sproles avoids it.
O Toole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Toole has Sproles pressed against the cage, preventing Sproles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sproles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Toole defending well as Sproles loads up on a big left hand.
O Toole clinches up against the cage.
Sproles tries a body shot but O Toole blocks it.
O Toole gets through Sproles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Toole misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sproles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sproles as O Toole tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sproles.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sproles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmy O Toole will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sproles instigates a clinch.
O Toole looking to throw knees to the head but Sproles is blocking nicely.
O Toole tries to stall but Sproles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sproles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Toole blocks an elbow strike from Sproles.
Sproles stalling against the cage.
O Toole scores with a shot to the side of Sproles's head.
O Toole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sproles.
Sproles prevents a body shot from O Toole.
O Toole missing with knees to the body.
O Toole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sproles's face.
O Toole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sproles's elbow.
Sproles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Toole or not.
Sproles can't break the clinch.
O Toole taking a breather.
Sproles scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sproles.
Sproles breaks from the clinch.
Sproles closes the distance and pushes O Toole back into the cage.
O Toole lands a shoulder strike.
O Toole taking a breather.
O Toole avoiding damage as Sproles throws knees to the body.
Sproles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sproles lands a jab.
Sproles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Toole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sproles counters by moving into the clinch.
O Toole prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sproles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Toole backwards.
O Toole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pete Sproles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Toole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sproles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sproles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Toole on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sproles.
O Toole drives through and clinches with Sproles against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sproles.
It looks like Timmy O Toole has been cut.
O Toole tries to throw a body punch but Sproles avoids it by throwing O Toole back against the cage.
O Toole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Toole misses with an uppercut.
O Toole has managed to clinch.
O Toole lands a right hand.
O Toole misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pete Sproles is winning the standup battle so far.
Sproles doesn't manage to clinch there - O Toole circles away.
Sproles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Toole clinches up against the cage.
O Toole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sproles taking a breather.
Sproles seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but O Toole is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but Sproles blocks it.
Sproles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sproles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pete Sproles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sproles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Toole tries to stall but Sproles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sproles displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Toole up against the cage.
Sproles lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sproles.
Sproles is looking to clinch but O Toole is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sproles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Toole blocks a head kick by Sproles.
Sproles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Toole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sproles's knee momentarily.
Sproles drives through and clinches with O Toole against the cage.
O Toole misses with an elbow strike.
O Toole works on Sproles's body with a couple of short punches.
O Toole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sproles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Toole leaves Sproles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Toole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sproles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pete Sproles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by O Toole.
O Toole clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Sproles.
A hook to the body from Sproles.
Sproles connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Toole's face.
Sproles is looking to break free of the clinch but O Toole has double underhooks.
O Toole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sproles instigates a clinch.
O Toole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Toole tries a body shot but Sproles blocks it.
O Toole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Toole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Toole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Toole is trying to maintain a safe position but Sproles gets an underhook and turns O Toole into the cage.
Sproles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Toole avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Toole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sproles breaks the clinch.
O Toole clinches with his opponent.
O Toole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Toole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Toole is trying to maintain a safe position but Sproles gets an underhook and turns O Toole into the cage.
O Toole pushes Sproles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Toole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sproles.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but Sproles blocks it.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the head but O Toole blocks with his arms.
Sproles scores with a shoulder strike.
O Toole breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Sproles.
Sloppy strikes from Sproles. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sproles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Toole throws a combination. Sproles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sproles shoots in and gets a takedown into O Toole's guard.
Sproles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Toole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Toole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Toole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sproles's guard.
Sproles wants to stand and escape but O Toole is having none of it.
O Toole is pushing down on Sproles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sproles is fighting to maintain full guard but O Toole has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sproles is trying to maintain the position but O Toole is very close to passing his half guard.
O Toole is keen to just control but Sproles is a slippery customer.
Sproles kicks O Toole off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sproles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Toole is looking to take a break and control but Sproles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Toole working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sproles prevents O Toole from improving position.
Sproles is not content to let O Toole control the position.
Sproles manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Toole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sproles thows a huge punch but O Toole dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles is nestled in close to O Toole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
Sproles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Toole's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Toole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sproles is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Toole is looking to control Sproles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Toole avoid being mounted?
Sproles tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Toole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timmy O Toole.
I think O Toole 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy O Toole!
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