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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Akaboro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Lynch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Akaboro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a jab but it's blocked by Akaboro.
Horrible takedown by Akaboro or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
Akaboro staying out of range there.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akaboro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lynch lands with a good body shot.
Scott Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akaboro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lynch counters with a stiff right hand.
Akaboro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akaboro.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lynch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lynch.
Lynch takes a swing at Akaboro's ribcage but misses.
Akaboro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Akaboro.
A low kick from Lynch is predictable there
and Akaboro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lynch's guard now.
Lynch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akaboro defends well.
Lynch has a closed guard, preventing Akaboro from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akaboro trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akaboro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch has Akaboro pulled in close to control his posture.
Akaboro landing with the ground and pound.
Akaboro preventing the sweep.
Lynch is working hard here to advance 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.
Lynch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lynch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Akaboro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akaboro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Akaboro postures up in Lynch's guard and throws a big left but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch pulls Akaboro in close to his closed guard and prevents Akaboro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lynch trying to keep a closed guard but Akaboro is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Lynch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Akaboro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lynch to the ground. Akaboro is now in Lynch's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lynch is on top in guard.
Lynch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akaboro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akaboro keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch passes Akaboro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
Akaboro wants to control but Lynch is keeping busy.
Lynch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akaboro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 Scott Lynch will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akaboro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch throws a wild body kick that Akaboro sees coming a mile off.
Danga de danga de dang - Lynch scores with a four punch combination!
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akaboro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akaboro throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Akaboro is just out of range.
Lynch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lynch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akaboro closes the distance and clinches up with Lynch, looking for a takedown. Akaboro pushes Lynch against the cage but Lynch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akaboro tries for a takedown but Lynch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lynch misses the body punch
and Akaboro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lynch's knee momentarily.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynch thows a body shot but no joy.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch takes a swing at Akaboro's ribcage but misses.
Akaboro is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akaboro manages to avoid it.
Scott Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akaboro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scott Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Akaboro.
Akaboro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Akaboro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynch, pushing him back against the cage.
Lynch lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynch.
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch pushes Akaboro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lynch misses with a body punch.
Lynch tries a body shot but Akaboro blocks it.
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch stops a takedown attempt from Akaboro.
Akaboro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lynch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akaboro is looking for a takedown.
Lynch lands a shoulder strike.
Akaboro is breathing heavily.
Lynch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akaboro tries to score a body lock takedown but Lynch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akaboro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lynch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynch lands a nice hook to Akaboro's body. Akaboro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akaboro moves away.
Akaboro loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Scott Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akaboro checks a low kick from Lynch.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akaboro.
Lynch misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Akaboro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Akaboro blocks a head kick by Lynch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch misses with a leg kick
and Akaboro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Lynch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lynch takes one to the chin there.
Akaboro throws a combination. Lynch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Akaboro checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Akaboro tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akaboro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Akaboro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Lynch looks to land a body kick but Akaboro moved away.
Akaboro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Akaboro is just out of range.
Akaboro misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Akaboro dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Akaboro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Akaboro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lynch as he jumps to the side.
Akaboro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lynch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Akaboro tries to advance to mount but Lynch denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akaboro cracks Lynch with a big right hand but Lynch just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lynch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Akaboro's best efforts.
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.
Scott Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lynch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Akaboro landing with the ground and pound.
Lynch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Akaboro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lynch 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.
Akaboro being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Scott Lynch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lynch swings widly with a right hand
and Akaboro counters with a leg kick.
Danny Akaboro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akaboro slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lynch, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Lynch!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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