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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scamus Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scamus Kilpatrick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Selassie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scamus Kilpatrick !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kilpatrick shoots in and bounces Selassie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kilpatrick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Selassie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kilpatrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Selassie.
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. Selassie connects with a nice short shot to Kilpatrick 's temple.
Kilpatrick controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is trying to stand.
Selassie trying to control from half guard but Kilpatrick is working away.
Kilpatrick tries to roll over but Selassie keeps him under control.
Selassie passes to full mount!
Selassie controlling from the full mount.
Selassie landing strikes from the mount and Kilpatrick is in trouble!
Selassie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Selassie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kilpatrick tries to hold on but Selassie postures up.
Selassie looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selassie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kilpatrick looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilpatrick is squirming around, avoiding Selassie's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie cracks Kilpatrick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Selassie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kilpatrick 's face.
Selassie working Kilpatrick over with strikes here.
Kilpatrick wants to hold on but Selassie pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick looks winded!
Selassie lands a big shot there that rocks Kilpatrick but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kilpatrick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Selassie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilpatrick is squirming around, avoiding Selassie's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selassie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Kilpatrick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Selassie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Selassie with the ground and pound from mount.
Selassie scoring with strikes but Kilpatrick is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selassie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Selassie lands a nice shot to the head.
Kilpatrick is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Selassie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Selassie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Selassie lands in his opponent's guard.
Selassie controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick 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.
Selassie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilpatrick is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selassie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Selassie being controlled here momentarily.
Victor Selassie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick wants to improve his position but instead Selassie has moved into half guard.
Selassie controlling the action here.
Selassie working the head and body with strikes.
Selassie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Selassie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Selassie shoots in but no luck this time.
Selassie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kilpatrick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kilpatrick tries to improve position but can't.
Selassie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Selassie cracks Kilpatrick with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kilpatrick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Selassie is staying tight to Kilpatrick 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Selassie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilpatrick keeps working.
Kilpatrick is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kilpatrick some visible discomfort.
Selassie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Selassie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kilpatrick defends well and Selassie ends up having to push Kilpatrick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Selassie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kilpatrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Selassie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Selassie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Selassie.
Selassie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilpatrick can do to turn this around?
Selassie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Selassie showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selassie controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Selassie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Selassie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Selassie gets a takedown into half guard.
Selassie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick is defending against the submission attempts here by Selassie.
Selassie decides to stand up.
We've been told by Selassie's head coaches at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selassie dives in and scores a takedown into Kilpatrick 's guard.
Selassie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kilpatrick 's head.
Kilpatrick isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Selassie stacks Kilpatrick 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 Selassie!
Kilpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Selassie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kilpatrick down.
Kilpatrick tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Selassie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Selassie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kilpatrick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Selassie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kilpatrick can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie lands a big elbow.
Selassie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Selassie landing punches.
Kilpatrick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Selassie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Selassie controlling his opponent.
Kilpatrick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Selassie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kilpatrick hang on?
Selassie lands a heavy elbow.
Selassie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Selassie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Selassie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Selassie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Selassie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kilpatrick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selassie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Selassie working Kilpatrick over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selassie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Selassie lands a couple of good shots and Kilpatrick has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kilpatrick is still in real trouble! Can Selassie finish him?
Kilpatrick is trying to remain composed but Selassie is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Kilpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Selassie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Selassie is punishing Kilpatrick with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Selassie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Selassie, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Selassie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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