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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Symonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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157 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Symonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell has a takedown stuffed.
Worrell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Worrell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Symonds tries to avoid it but Worrell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Symonds to the ground. Symonds escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darren Symonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Worrell.
Worrell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Symonds but Symonds pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Symonds throws a head kick that misses.
Worrell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Worrell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Symonds swivels and escapes.
Symonds gets tackled into the cage by Worrell. Worrell maintains the clinch.
Worrell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Symonds prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Worrell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Symonds tries to land a knee to the head but Worrell blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a body punch.
Worrell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Symonds is trying to keep an underhook but Worrell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Worrell passes to full mount!
Symonds is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Worrell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Symonds's face.
Worrell working the ground and pound effectively.
Worrell scoring with strikes but Symonds is staying in there.
Symonds in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Symonds is bucking up trying to escape but Worrell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Symonds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Worrell scoring with strikes but Symonds is staying in there.
Worrell working the ground and pound effectively.
Worrell scoring with strikes but Symonds is staying in there.
Worrell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Symonds?
Symonds tries to reverse the position but Worrell maintains control.
Worrell scoring with strikes but Symonds is staying in there.
Worrell unloading with bombs!
Worrell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Worrell lands a big elbow.
Worrell with shots to the head and body - Symonds looks very uncomfortable down there.
Worrell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Symonds's face.
Symonds in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Worrell lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Worrell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Worrell raining down shots from the mount!
Worrell controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symonds in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Worrell landing punches.
Symonds really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Worrell dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Symonds looks a forlorn figure.
Worrell with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Worrell dominated that round.
That's time! Symonds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Worrell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Symonds looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Worrell is staying tight to Symonds's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Worrell lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worrell working the ground and pound.
Symonds trying to remain calm as Worrell controls from the top position.
Worrell advances nicely into full mount.
Worrell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Symonds hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Worrell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Worrell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Worrell lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Symonds can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Worrell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Worrell.
Worrell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Worrell landing strikes from the mount.
Worrell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Worrell with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell tries to control but Symonds wriggling away.
Worrell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Symonds?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell with the ground and pound from mount.
Worrell controlling the position easily from mount.
Worrell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Symonds's face.
Worrell landing strikes from the mount.
Eric Worrell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worrell content just to control the position here.
Symonds is bucking up trying to escape but Worrell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell working the ground and pound effectively.
Worrell content just to control the position here.
Worrell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Worrell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Worrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worrell landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Worrell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell looking to control but Symonds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Worrell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Worrell working Symonds over with strikes here.
Worrell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Worrell looking to control but Symonds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Symonds that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrell tries to control but Symonds wriggling away.
The referee warns Symonds that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Worrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Worrell drives through and clinches with Symonds against the cage.
Symonds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Worrell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Symonds gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Worrell avoiding damage as Symonds throws knees to the body.
Worrell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Symonds looking to throw knees to the head but Worrell is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Symonds throws an elbow but misses.
Symonds is pressed up against the cage. Worrell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Symonds down to the mat. Symonds avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Worrell has Symonds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Symonds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darren Symonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Worrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Symonds regains guard.
Worrell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Worrell wants to pass the guard but Symonds is keeping the position.
Worrell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Worrell throws a big elbow that misses.
Worrell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Worrell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Worrell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Symonds keeping full guard, as Worrell tries to pass.
Worrell throwing strikes from guard but Symonds blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell trying to control but Symonds is working from the bottom.
Worrell wants to pass the guard but Symonds is keeping the position.
Worrell forces his way into half guard.
Worrell misses with a head shot. Symonds uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Symonds keeping full guard, as Worrell tries to pass.
Worrell passes Symonds's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Worrell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Worrell connects with a nice short shot to Symonds's temple.
Symonds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Worrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worrell winds up and cracks Symonds with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Worrell trying to control from half guard but Symonds is working away.
Worrell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symonds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Worrell is working away from the top position though.
Worrell drops an elbow to the side of Symonds's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Worrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worrell 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Worrell!
Eric Worrell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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