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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Rashford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashford has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Marcus Rashford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Rashford!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle drives through and clinches with Rashford against the cage.
Rashford looks winded!
Doyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle lands an elbow inside.
Doyle misses with a knee to the head.
Doyle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rashford uses from the top position.
Doyle lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Doyle keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Doyle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doyle drops an elbow to the side of Rashford's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle working over Rashford with some ground and pound. Rashford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doyle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doyle lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashford has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Doyle.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doyle drops an elbow to the side of Rashford's head.
Doyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doyle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rashford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doyle 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.
Doyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doyle working over Rashford with some ground and pound. Rashford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Doyle there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is nestled in close to Rashford, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rashford has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doyle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rashford has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Doyle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Doyle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Doyle lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Doyle connects with a nice short shot to Rashford's temple.
Doyle working over Rashford with some ground and pound. Rashford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rashford has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rashford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Doyle there.
Doyle working Rashford over with strikes.
Doyle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doyle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rashford looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doyle slips a nice elbow through Rashford's hands, connecting with Rashford's forehead.
Doyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rashford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doyle drops an elbow to the side of Rashford's head.
Ground and pound from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doyle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doyle slips a nice elbow through Rashford's hands, connecting with Rashford's forehead.
Rashford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Doyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doyle working the head and body with strikes.
Doyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle is nestled in close to Rashford, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rashford taking some punishment here, with Doyle in his half guard.
Doyle drops an elbow to the side of Rashford's head.
Rashford pushes Doyle off looking to stand but Doyle dives back in and keeps control.
Rashford taking some punishment here, with Doyle in his half guard.
Doyle postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rashford to stand up.
Rashford throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doyle was covering up waiting for the punch and Rashford finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rashford is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Doyle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
Rashford tries to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling the position.
Rashford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rashford tries to circle away but Doyle has him pinned against the cage.
Rashford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle throws an elbow but it misses.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doyle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Doyle.
Rashford takes a shot to the head.
Doyle looking to throw knees to the head but Rashford is blocking nicely.
Rashford is breathing heavily.
Doyle lands an elbow inside that Rashford shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doyle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rashford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rashford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doyle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rashford's brow.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but Rashford blocks it.
Doyle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rashford uses from the top position.
Rashford wants to stand and escape but instead Doyle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Doyle lands a couple of digs.
Doyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doyle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doyle cracks Rashford with a solid left hand.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doyle connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle postures up and lands a big shot to Rashford's brow.
Doyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doyle stands up over Rashford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doyle chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Doyle is in close to Rashford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Doyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doyle scoring with some ground and pound.
Doyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doyle lands a couple of elbows.
Doyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doyle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doyle cracks Rashford with a solid left hand.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doyle won't allow Rashford to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a couple of elbows.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doyle lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rashford's head.
Doyle lands a couple of elbows.
Doyle distracts Rashford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Derrick Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rashford wants to stand but Doyle is controlling the position.
Doyle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doyle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rashford's head.
Doyle stands up over Rashford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doyle distracts Rashford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doyle prevents Rashford from getting back to his feet.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doyle cracks Rashford with a solid left hand.
Doyle landing with the ground and pound.
Doyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Rashford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doyle is controlling him.
Doyle works over Rashford with some ground and pound from guard.
Doyle stands up over Rashford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rashford's head.
Doyle landing with the ground and pound.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rashford can do to turn this around?
Doyle landing with the ground and pound.
Doyle is working Rashford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Doyle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rashford's half guard.
Doyle winds up and cracks Rashford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working Rashford over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Doyle.
Doyle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rashford has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rashford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rashford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rashford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rashford is trying to stand back up but Doyle is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doyle lands a nice short elbow.
Doyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doyle working over Rashford with some ground and pound. Rashford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rashford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Doyle lands strikes from half guard.
Doyle stops Rashford from getting back to his feet.
Doyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle lands with a punch from half guard.
Rashford taking some punishment here, with Doyle in his half guard.
Rashford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rashford tries to kick Doyle off but Doyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Doyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle slips a nice elbow through Rashford's hands, connecting with Rashford's forehead.
Doyle working Rashford over with strikes.
Doyle lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Doyle connects with a nice short shot to Rashford's temple.
Doyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rashford taking some punishment here, with Doyle in his half guard.
Rashford is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle working Rashford over with strikes.
Rashford is still in real trouble! Can Doyle finish him?
Rashford has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rashford wants to get back to his feet.
Doyle lands strikes from half guard.
Doyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rashford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rashford tries to kick Doyle off but Doyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Doyle slips a nice elbow through Rashford's hands, connecting with Rashford's forehead.
Doyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doyle stands up from half guard.
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Rashford in a clinch.
Rashford takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle jumps guard.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rashford manages to get himself to full guard.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doyle is in close to Rashford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rashford seems to have recovered his senses.
Doyle won't allow Rashford to get back to his feet.
Rashford is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Doyle landing with the ground and pound.
Rashford wants to stand and escape but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle chips away with some ground and pound.
Doyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Rashford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doyle won't allow Rashford to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is working Rashford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doyle is working Rashford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doyle is working Rashford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rashford wants to stand and escape but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Doyle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rashford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rashford has momentary wrist control but Doyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Doyle scoring with some ground and pound.
Marcus Rashford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doyle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doyle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Doyle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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