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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tory Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holdme Closertinydancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tory Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Holdme Closertinydancer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Closertinydancer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Closertinydancer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Tory Stark has been cut.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Closertinydancer fails with a takedown attempt.
Closertinydancer throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Closertinydancer misses with the combination.
Closertinydancer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Closertinydancer off to one side.
Tory Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holdme Closertinydancer.
Closertinydancer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Closertinydancer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Closertinydancer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Closertinydancer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stark pulls guard successfully.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Closertinydancer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stark is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stark has escaped and now he's on top!
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Closertinydancer is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to stand but Closertinydancer is controlling from the bottom.
Closertinydancer pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Closertinydancer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Closertinydancer is keeping the position.
Closertinydancer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stark stacks Closertinydancer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stark!
Stark fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stark has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Closertinydancer fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Closertinydancer scores with a four punch combination!
Stark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark misses with a body shot.
No luck for Closertinydancer with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Closertinydancer swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stark.
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 Tory Stark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tory Stark's cut.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Closertinydancer is looking to land body kicks.
Stark drives through and clinches with Closertinydancer against the cage.
Closertinydancer breaks from the clinch.
Closertinydancer goes for a double leg but Stark avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stark continues to drive forward.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stark can't break the clinch.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark jumps guard and drags Closertinydancer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Closertinydancer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Closertinydancer throws a big right hand that misses.
Closertinydancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Closertinydancer has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Closertinydancer is working for a kimura but Stark is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Closertinydancer.
Closertinydancer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Stark to get to his feet.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Closertinydancer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stark is trying to drag Closertinydancer to the mat but Closertinydancer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Closertinydancer wants to stall.
Stark tries to pull guard but Closertinydancer holds him up against the cage and eventually Stark drops back down to his feet.
Stark is pressed up against the cage. Closertinydancer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stark down to the mat. Stark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tory Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holdme Closertinydancer.
Stark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Closertinydancer but Closertinydancer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Closertinydancer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tory Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Closertinydancer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Closertinydancer off to one side.
Stark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Closertinydancer's waist but Closertinydancer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stark off to one side.
Closertinydancer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Closertinydancer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Closertinydancer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stark.
Closertinydancer scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Closertinydancer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Closertinydancer misses with a series of wild punches.
Closertinydancer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Closertinydancer is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark leaves Closertinydancer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Closertinydancer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Closertinydancer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Closertinydancer goes for a double leg but Stark avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stark continues to drive forward.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Closertinydancer won't allow it.
Closertinydancer jumps guard but Stark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Closertinydancer working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Closertinydancer.
Closertinydancer tries to circle away but Stark has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holdme Closertinydancer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tory Stark's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.
Closertinydancer shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Closertinydancer's waist but Closertinydancer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stark off to one side.
Closertinydancer tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holdme Closertinydancer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Closertinydancer.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Closertinydancer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tory Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holdme Closertinydancer.
Stark throws a right hand that Closertinydancer ducks under and follows up with a left that Closertinydancer also avoids with ease.
Closertinydancer clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Closertinydancer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Closertinydancer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Closertinydancer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Closertinydancer off to one side.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Closertinydancer is defended easily by Stark.
Stark lands with a slapping head kick.
Stark fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks for a takedown but Closertinydancer sprawls well.
Closertinydancer misses with a wild body shot.
Closertinydancer shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Closertinydancer. Closertinydancer obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Closertinydancer shoots in.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Closertinydancer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Closertinydancer's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark wants to work for an arm triangle but Closertinydancer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Closertinydancer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Closertinydancer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Closertinydancer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Closertinydancer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stark's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Closertinydancer tries to keep control of the position but Stark is staying busy.
Closertinydancer looking to break Stark's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stark remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Closertinydancer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stark can't escape the position.
Closertinydancer punches the canvas rather than the man.
Stark looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Closertinydancer misses with punches from the back.
Stark manages to reverse the position and now he's in Closertinydancer's guard. Nice work there by Stark.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Closertinydancer keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tory Stark.
I think Stark 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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