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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proctor's entrance music is DreamWorld by Ralek Gracie. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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174 cm
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158 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Proctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pleasures wants it to stay on the feet.
Pleasures keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Michael Proctor has been cut.
Proctor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pleasures missing with a left hand there. Proctor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pleasures lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Proctor circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Pleasures misses.
Proctor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pleasures.
Pleasures displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Proctor.
Proctor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Proctor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proctor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures misses with a straight left.
Pleasures tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pleasures.
Proctor closes the distance but Pleasures moves to the side
and Pleasures counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Proctor misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Pleasures does no damage.
Proctor with a poor takedown
and Pleasures counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pleasures lands with a cross.
Proctor misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor looks to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a stiff right hand.
Proctor moves out of range of the strikes.
Pleasures bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pleasures changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Proctor fails with the takedown
enabling Pleasures to counter with a crisp jab.
Proctor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Proctor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pleasures counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures stalks Proctor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Proctor's face. Proctor staggers backwards, shaken.
Proctor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pleasures looks to score with a jab to the body but Proctor is just out of range.
Pleasures is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Proctor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Proctor staying out of range there.
Pleasures throws a hook to the side of Proctor's head but Proctor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proctor misses with a takedown
and Pleasures cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proctor tries for a takedown but Pleasures circles away easily
and Pleasures connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proctor.
John Pleasures is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proctor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pleasures counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Proctor is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleasures loads up on a big right hand but Proctor slips the punch.
Pleasures misses with a straight right.
Pleasures throws a looping overhand right but Proctor ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proctor fails with the takedown
and Pleasures counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Proctor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pleasures circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pleasures keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Proctor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pleasures.
Pleasures looks to land a left hand but Proctor moved out of range nicely.
Pleasures slaps away a takedown attempt from Proctor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, jab by Pleasures - just one landing.
Proctor looks to clinch
and Pleasures connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pleasures throws a hook but Proctor avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pleasures throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Proctor tries to clinch there but Pleasures circles away.
Pleasures pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Proctor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pleasures.
Pleasures connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Proctor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pleasures throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Proctor.
Proctor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pleasures counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Proctor tries to clinch but Pleasures moves away
and Pleasures counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Proctor thinking.
Proctor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pleasures counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Proctor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proctor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pleasures counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Proctor misses with a takedown attempt
and Pleasures makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pleasures slips a straight right by Proctor.
Pleasures lands a jab-cross combination.
Proctor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Pleasures as he connects with a hook.
Pleasures scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big left from Pleasures misses.
Proctor has his takedown stuffed
and Pleasures counters with a nice body shot.
Pleasures lands a right hook to the body.
Proctor takes one to the chin there.
Pleasures lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Proctor doesn't seem bothered though.
Pleasures drops Proctor with a left and a right! Oh, Proctor is hurt - Pleasures dives into side control looking to finish!
Proctor is rocked!
Pleasures is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Proctor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oh Proctor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pleasures in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pleasures wants to control but Proctor is keeping him busy.
Proctor seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The strikes coming from Pleasures are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Proctor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Pleasures as Proctor shoots in.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Proctor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pleasures throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Proctor on the side of the head.
Michael Proctor's cut is getting worse.
Proctor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pleasures works Proctor's body with a nice hook.
Pleasures is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Proctor.
Pleasures misses with a straight right.
Pleasures misses with a straight left.
Pleasures dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pleasures looks to land a combination but Proctor avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Proctor tries to clinch up
enabling Pleasures to counter with a crisp jab.
Proctor tries for a takedown but Pleasures circles away easily
and Pleasures counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proctor misses with a takedown attempt
and Pleasures counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Proctor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Proctor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael Proctor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Proctor throws an off balance right hand
and Pleasures counters with a stiff right hand.
Pleasures comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pleasures looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Proctor blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proctor blocks a head kick by Pleasures.
Pleasures uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proctor.
Proctor with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Pleasures to counter with a crisp jab.
Pleasures pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael Proctor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor tries for a takedown but Pleasures circles away easily
and Proctor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Proctor slips a jab from Pleasures.
Proctor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Proctor shoots and misses
and Pleasures counters with a left to the body.
Proctor misses with a takedown
and Pleasures counters with a straight right hand.
John Pleasures is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab lands there for Pleasures.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor misses with a takedown attempt
and Pleasures counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pleasures works Proctor's body with a nice hook.
Pleasures cracks Proctor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pleasures lands a head shot.
Proctor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John Pleasures seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleasures lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proctor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pleasures connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Proctor scrambles back to his feet.
Pleasures scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pleasures comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pleasures has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pleasures!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Pleasures waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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FIGHT
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