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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Sergio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio comes into the arena with sandstrom blaring out of the sound system. Paulo Sergio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Stoner's chin.
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Sergio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner fails to land with a series of punches.
Sergio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sergio scores with a takedown into Stoner's guard.
Stoner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sergio is one step ahead there.
Sergio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stoner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sergio, into his guard.
Stoner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stoner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sergio has his foot on Stoner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stoner works his way back into a safe position though.
Sergio throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stoner uses it to pass to side control.
An elbow from Stoner crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Sergio.
Stoner with a couple of short strikes.
Stoner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sergio is trying desperately to improve position.
Sergio is working hard here to advance position.
Stoner controlling his opponent.
Sergio is trying desperately to improve position.
Sergio is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stoner controlling the position easily from mount.
Sergio is trying to escape the mount.
Sergio tries to lock up and control but Stoner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stoner lands with some strikes.
Sergio is trying desperately to improve position.
Stoner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sergio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner working for a guillotine from mount but Sergio is in no mood to give up.
Stoner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sergio tries to reverse the position but Stoner maintains control.
Stoner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sergio hang on?
Stoner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Sergio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sergio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Sergio flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stoner controlling his opponent.
Sergio tries to lock up and control but Stoner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stoner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stoner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stoner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stoner dominated that round.
That's time! Sergio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stoner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoner misses with a double jab.
Sergio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stoner swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoner as he connects with a hook.
Stoner tries to bum rush Sergio with a series of wild strikes but Sergio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoner fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergio shoots in and bounces Stoner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sergio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stoner controlling the position.
Sergio won't allow Stoner to get back to his feet.
Stoner tries to strike from the bottom.
Stoner has control of Sergio's left arm, preventing Sergio from doing any damage.
Sergio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stoner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sergio has Stoner in his guard.
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.
Sergio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stoner working some strikes from top position.
Sergio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stoner gets to his feet. Sergio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stoner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sergio avoids the head kick by Stoner.
Ben Stoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Stoner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stoner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sergio circles away quickly and effectively.
Stoner fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sergio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sergio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sergio fails with the takedown.
Sergio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sergio looks for a takedown but Stoner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Sergio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stoner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stoner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sergio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sergio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stoner swivels and escapes.
Sergio throws a head kick but Stoner moves out of range.
Stoner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sergio shoots in but Stoner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stoner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sergio misses with a takedown attempt - Stoner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sergio forces Stoner back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stoner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sergio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stoner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Stoner.
Stoner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab by Stoner.
Stoner moves in looking to clinch but Sergio pushes him off.
Stoner tries to clinch up but Sergio circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoner darts in trying to clinch
and Sergio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sergio looking to pass the guard.
Stoner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stoner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stoner has escaped and now he's on top!
Stoner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sergio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sergio looking for subs off his back but Stoner has passed one foot through into half guard.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stoner postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sergio to stand up.
Ben Stoner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sergio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoner wants to clinch.
Stoner throws a right hand that Sergio ducks under and follows up with a left that Sergio also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner is looking to clinch.
Stoner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sergio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stoner stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Stoner.
Stoner throws a body punch but Sergio moves out of range.
Stoner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sergio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoner clinches but Sergio breaks the clinch
and Sergio counters with a big head kick but Stoner shrugs it off.
Stoner throws a combination. Sergio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stoner fails to land with a series of punches.
Sergio circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stoner misses with a double jab.
Sergio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stoner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sergio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sergio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stoner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sergio, into his guard.
Sergio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sergio is looking for a triangle but Stoner pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stoner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stoner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stoner!
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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
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