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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by Flume - Smoke & Retribution (Ekali Remix). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott dodges the punch combination from King.
Pott cracks King with a good jab.
Pott clinches up against the cage.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pott blocks with his arms.
Pott has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Pott gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pott.
King keeping full guard, as Pott tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking to stand up but Pott isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott content to stall in guard here.
Pott tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pott looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King throws a head kick but Pott moves out of range.
Pott misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Pott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King tries to clinch but Pott is having none of it.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pott misses with a right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Pott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pott thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Pott in the body.
Pott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Pott's shoulder, as Pott tries to avoid the shot.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pott on the side of the head.
Pott misses with a hook.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Pott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Pott moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKing.
King slips a jab from Pott.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pott is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King misses with a head kick.
Pott circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pott.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Combo King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from King misses.
Pott moves into the clinch successfully.
Pott goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pott clinches with his opponent.
King lands an uppercut.
A short right from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pott lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
King tries to work over Pott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pott ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pott no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pott looking to control.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Pott.
Pott looking to control.
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 Jack Pott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pott misses with a hook
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pott throws a hook but King blocks it.
Pott wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pott tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pott keeps the fight on the outside.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Combo King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King tries to clinch but Pott moves out of range.
Pott throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott clinches up against the cage.
King misses with a body punch.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Combo King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pott lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Pott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pott.
Pott fails with a takedown attempt.
King lands a big head kick that sends Pott tumbling to the mat! King takes a step backwards and waves Pott back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jack Pott has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pott is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pott.
Pott instigates a clinch.
Pott is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Pott is blocking nicely.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pott blocks with his arms.
Pott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King controlling the action here for a moment.
King blocking some punches.
A short right from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King lands with a right to the head.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pott tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pott blocks it with crossed arms.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Pott controls the action.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pott dodges an elbow strike from King.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Pott pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
King slips under a jab.
Pott throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pott tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
Pott clinches.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
King tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Combo King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pott jumps guard but King stands there with Pott around his waist. Pott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combo King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Pott's cut.
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!
Pott works the jab nicely.
Pott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King throws out a loose jab but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott throws out a powerful jab.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pott closes the distance and clinches.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Pott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Pott is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King trying to stall but Pott improves his position.
King misses with the head strike.
Pott misses with some punches.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pott successfully pulls guard.
Pott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pott wants to sweep but no luck.
King wants to get up but he can't break Pott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Pott is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
King pushes Pott off and scrambles back to his feet.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King slips under a jab from Pott.
King tries to keep at a distance but Pott has taken the fight into the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
Pott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King wants to clinch
and Pott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pott is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pott looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King lands a jab.
Pott misses with a straight left.
King looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pott keeps the fight on the outside.
Pott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Pott jumps guard but King stands there with Pott around his waist. Pott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pott blocks with his arms.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
King tries to work over Pott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tries to work over Pott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a nice uppercut.
Pott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Combo King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Combo King!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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