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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Craig!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pressley lands a hook that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pressley lands an uppercut.
Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pressley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Craig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pressley staying out of range there.
Pressley moves in looking to clinch but Craig pushes him off.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt
and Craig counters with a nice leg kick.
Pressley misses with a hook. Craig ducked under it nicely.
Pressley moves into range and clinches up with Craig.
Pressley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig fails to pull guard.
Pressley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Craig is defending well for now.
Pressley is pressed up against the cage. Craig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pressley down to the mat. Pressley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Darren Pressley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pressley doesn't seem bothered though.
Pressley clinches up with Craig and pushes him back against the cage.
Pressley lands with a right to the head.
Pressley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pressley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Pressley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pressley lands a hook that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Craig cracks Pressley with a nice body shot.
Craig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Craig is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pressley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Craig is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig is trying to keep Pressley in close.
Craig wants to stand and escape but Pressley is having none of it.
Craig is looking for a triangle but Pressley pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig wants to stand up but Pressley is controlling him.
Pressley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Craig, up you get!
Craig takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pressley fails to land.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pressley working aggressively here.
Pressley lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Craig manages to break the clinch.
Craig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pressley!
Craig controlling from mount.
Pressley is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig controlling the position easily from mount.
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 Darren Pressley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pressley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Craig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craig shoots in for a double leg but Pressley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Craig wants to clinch up but Pressley keeps it at a distance.
Pressley tries to close the distance and clinch but Craig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pressley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Craig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pressley is fending him off so far but Craig persists. Nope, Pressley circles away and we're back to standing.
Pressley scores with a leg kick.
Craig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pressley!
Craig moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pressley has worked his arm free - good work by Pressley!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig trying to control the position but Pressley is working away.
Pressley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Craig asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Craig throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Craig is looking to take a break and control but Pressley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Craig is controlling him well.
Craig stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Craig on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pressley swinging wildly here.
Pressley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley has managed to clinch.
Pressley slows down the pace here.
Craig is trying to force a seperation but Pressley has the dominant position.
Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig fails with the takedown.
Darren Pressley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Craig.
Pressley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pressley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pressley.
Pressley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Craig blocks it with crossed arms.
Craig misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig tries to pull guard but Pressley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pressley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Pressley.
Pressley misses with an elbow strike.
Pressley prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Pressley on the inside.
Craig is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pressley to keep the fight standing.
Pressley is stalling here.
Craig tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pressley lands a shoulder strike.
Craig tries to pull guard but Pressley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pressley clinches up with Craig and pushes him back against the cage.
Pressley misses with a punch on the inside.
Craig is trying to pull guard but Pressley has him pressed against the cage.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Pressley tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pressley's elbow.
Pressley can't find room to land a body shot as Craig controls the action.
Pressley gets through Craig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pressley misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Craig fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pressley lands with a light punch inside.
Pressley pushes off an throws an elbow but Craig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pressley swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley stalling.
Craig fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darren Pressley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Craig.
Pressley pushes off an throws an elbow but Craig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pressley has Craig pressed against the cage.
Pressley gets underhooks to prevent Craig's takedown attempt.
Craig is trying to break the clinch but Pressley has him pressed against the cage.
Pressley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Craig can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pressley is stalling here.
Pressley lands a hook that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Pressley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pressley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pressley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craig is trying to pull guard but Pressley has him pressed against the cage.
Darren Pressley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pressley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Craig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pressley has him pressed against the cage.
Pressley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Craig up against the cage.
Pressley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pressley stalls.
Pressley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craig goes for a takedown attempt but Pressley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Darren Pressley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pressley takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pressley on the inside.
Craig avoiding damage as Pressley throws knees to the body.
Pressley throws an elbow but it misses.
Craig blocks an elbow strike from Pressley.
Pressley working aggressively here.
Craig has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pressley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Craig just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressley manages to reverse the position and now he's in Craig's guard. Nice work there by Pressley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Pressley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pressley, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Pressley!
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energy
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hype
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