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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Simpson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Simpson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson Jr but Simpson Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simpson Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simpson Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Simpson Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
George Simpson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Armstrong.
Simpson Jr throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong swinging wildly here.
Simpson Jr misses with a body shot.
Simpson Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Simpson Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong letting Simpson Jr take a breather here.
Simpson Jr missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson Jr tries to stall but Armstrong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Simpson Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpson Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simpson Jr is defending well.
Simpson Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Simpson Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong has Simpson Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simpson Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson Jr has Armstrong pushed against the cage.
Simpson Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simpson Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson Jr misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson Jr. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson Jr avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Simpson Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson Jr sprawls well. Simpson Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson Jr stuns Armstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson Jr lands with an overhand left.
Simpson Jr is looking to wear down Armstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Simpson Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Simpson Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George Simpson Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Simpson Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Simpson Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Simpson Jr is pushing Armstrong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simpson Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Armstrong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson Jr prevents it.
Simpson Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Simpson Jr is trying to stall.
Simpson Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to break free but Simpson Jr has control.
Armstrong goes for a takedown attempt but Simpson Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson Jr.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simpson Jr lands a jab to Armstrong's midsection.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Simpson Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Simpson Jr takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simpson Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Simpson Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simpson Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Simpson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Simpson Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simpson Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Simpson Jr.
A jab lands there for Simpson Jr.
Armstrong dives in and grabs Simpson Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simpson Jr pushes down on Armstrong's head and hops out.
Armstrong has closed the distance and engaged Simpson Jr in a clinch.
Simpson Jr lands a nice elbow.
Simpson Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Armstrong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simpson Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George Simpson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong tries to work over Simpson Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Armstrong blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simpson Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Armstrong is trying to pull guard but Simpson Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Armstrong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Simpson Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Simpson Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Simpson Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Simpson Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George Simpson Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Simpson Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson Jr trying to control the position but instead, Armstrong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson Jr into the cage.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simpson Jr is defending well.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson Jr misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simpson Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simpson Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson Jr leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simpson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Simpson Jr misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simpson Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simpson Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Armstrong scrambles back to his feet.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson Jr but Simpson Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simpson Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George Simpson Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong misses with a leg kick.
George Simpson Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Simpson Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Armstrong ducks right into an uppercut from Simpson Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Armstrong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simpson Jr lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Simpson Jr does it's job there.
A left lands for Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simpson Jr moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson Jr sprawls well. Simpson Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong moves forwards but Simpson Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simpson Jr tried to score with a low kick but Armstrong checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Simpson Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Simpson Jr.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson Jr misses with a body punch.
Simpson Jr lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simpson Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Simpson Jr scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Simpson Jr - that landed with a thud.
Armstrong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simpson Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
George Simpson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson Jr missing with knees to the body.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hugh Armstrong has been cut.
Simpson Jr is trying to stall.
Armstrong tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simpson Jr pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simpson Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simpson Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Simpson Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Simpson Jr missing with knees to the body.
Simpson Jr lands a right hand.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simpson Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Simpson Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simpson Jr looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Armstrong missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Simpson Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Simpson Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong tightening his grip on Simpson Jr, looking for the choke.
Armstrong is looking for the choke from the back position but Simpson Jr is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson Jr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Simpson Jr is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hugh Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugh Armstrong.
I think Simpson Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Simpson Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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