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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Mcclure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umar Sherif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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346 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Mcclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Umar Sherif!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherif throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcclure's waist but Mcclure gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherif off to one side.
Sherif is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mcclure's half guard.
Mcclure tries to kick Sherif off in order to stand up. Sherif Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mcclure could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sherif trying to control the action but Mcclure is working from the bottom.
Mcclure tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sherif wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sherif working away.
Mcclure keeping his opponent close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcclure regains half guard.
Mcclure has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sherif is working away from the top position though.
Sherif trying to mount his opponent but Mcclure defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherif is trying to work for a kimura but Mcclure is defending well.
Sherif missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherif looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sherif wants to pass to mount but Mcclure is defending the position.
Sherif is thwarting Mcclure's attempts to control the position.
Mcclure is trying to control but Sherif manages to pass to mount!
Mcclure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcclure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sherif wants to control the pace but Mcclure is squirming around nicely.
Mcclure prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Mcclure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sherif tries to control but Mcclure wriggling away.
Mcclure is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mcclure sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mcclure trying to control but Sherif postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherif wants to stand but Mcclure has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mcclure keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sherif throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcclure trying to control here.
Mcclure moves into full guard.
Mcclure trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sherif wants to control from the top but Mcclure keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcclure is pulling down on Sherif's head. It's preventing any offense from Sherif, at least for the moment.
Sherif distracts Mcclure with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sherif pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcclure is keeping the position for now.
Mcclure keeping moving, preventing Sherif from controlling successfully.
Mcclure trying to keep a closed guard but Sherif is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcclure stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcclure wants it to stay on the feet.
Sherif shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcclure as he avoids it easily.
As Sherif tries to get set, Mcclure tries to push him back and clinch up but Sherif manages to avoid the attempt.
Brock Mcclure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umar Sherif.
Sherif connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umar Sherif dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Mcclure's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sherif shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcclure defends it nicely.
Sherif tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcclure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sherif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sherif fails with the takedown
so Mcclure counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sherif wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mcclure manages to pass to side control.
Umar Sherif has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcclure wants to work for an arm triangle but Sherif is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Mcclure there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherif has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcclure is working away from the top position though.
Sherif blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcclure.
Sherif is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mcclure scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sherif looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sherif is trying to maintain the position but Mcclure is very close to passing his half guard.
Mcclure not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcclure gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sherif pushes Mcclure up against the cage in a clinch.
Sherif wants to stall.
Mcclure tries to pull guard but Sherif forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcclure tries for a takedown but Sherif manages to get underhooks.
Sherif looking for a takedown.
Brock Mcclure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umar Sherif.
Mcclure pulls guard.
Sherif tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcclure is retaining full guard.
Sherif would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sherif is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherif trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcclure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcclure bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sherif's guard.
Sherif working a defensive guard here.
Sherif lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherif trying to move into half guard but instead Mcclure has managed to sweep!
Mcclure postures up in Sherif's guard and throws a big left but Sherif blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sherif is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcclure tries to roll over but Sherif keeps him under control.
Sherif with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcclure regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sherif won't allow Mcclure to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sherif advances to half guard.
Mcclure is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Mcclure dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Mcclure's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sherif tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcclure sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherif somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Sherif as Mcclure shoots in.
Mcclure throws a jab when Sherif was well out of range.
Sherif shoots in for a takedown but Mcclure shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcclure attempts a counter takedown but Sherif avoids it well and moves away.
Sherif clinches.
Mcclure jumps guard but Sherif stands there with Mcclure around his waist. Mcclure gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcclure tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Mcclure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherif trying to control the position but instead, Mcclure has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sherif into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherif drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcclure gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sherif changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcclure fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sherif lands a high kick!
Sherif moves into range and clinches up with Mcclure.
Sherif is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherif turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sherif manages to end up in side control.
Mcclure manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sherif on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.
Mcclure missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sherif trying to control from the bottom.
Sherif tries to roll over but Mcclure keeps him under control.
Sherif keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Mcclure.
Sherif wants to control but Mcclure is keeping busy.
Sherif is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sherif tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mcclure has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mcclure has hold of Sherif's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sherif manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcclure forces the positional change into back control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Mcclure showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcclure 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 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Mcclure!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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