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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Till (ranked 7048 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Spivey (ranked 4639 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Spivey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 cm
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160 lbs
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183 cm
18
161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Till! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Spivey! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spivey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Till eats them both and turns towards Spivey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Till shoots in and bounces Spivey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Spivey looking to control but Till passes into half guard.
Till slows the pace down in half guard. Spivey is trying to maintain the position but Till is very close to passing his half guard. 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. Spivey tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Till manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Till throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spivey tries to hold on but Till postures up. Till misses with a head shot. Till controlling from mount. Spivey is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Spivey is bucking up trying to escape but Till cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Till looking to control and managing it successfully. Till is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spivey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Spivey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spivey is still trying to improve position. Till controlling his opponent. Till 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. Spivey wants to control but Till is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spivey trying desperately to get to his feet.
Spivey tries to hold on but Till pushes him away. Spivey tries to get back to half guard but can't. Spivey wants to control but Till is having none of it.
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. Spivey tries to get back to half guard but can't. Spivey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Till tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Spivey wants to control but Till is having none of it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Spivey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Till dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice combination there by Spivey.
Till keeps the fight on the outside. Till bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Spivey is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Till is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Spivey wants to hold on but Till pushes him away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frank Till overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Till controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Till avoids the attempt from Spivey to control. Till controlling from the full mount. Spivey tries to hold on but Till pushes him away. Till controlling from mount.
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. Spivey tries to reverse the position but Till maintains control. Till scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spivey?
Till content just to control the position here. Spivey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spivey wants to control but Till is having none of it. Till sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Spivey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Spivey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Spivey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Till 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!
Spivey misses with a head kick.
Spivey closes the distance but Till moves to the side and Till makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Nice takedown defense from Till. No joy for Spivey on that attempt. Till is looking for a counter combo. Till bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Spivey tries to control but Till manages to take his back. Till scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Spivey is looking for a way out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Spivey trying to control the hands but Till won't let him. Spivey trying to get back to his feet but Till is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spivey is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Till manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Spivey is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Till!
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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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