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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piff Lord (ranked 3589 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Carmine Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
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185
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piff Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carmine Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston goes for a double leg but Lord avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lord continues to drive forward.
Lord tries to keep at a distance but Kingston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lord slowing the pace effectively.
Kingston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lord is defending well.
Lord misses with a knee strike.
Kingston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lord gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Piff Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmine Kingston.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingston is keeping busy.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lord working Kingston over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Lord is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lord gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kingston is working for takedown but Lord is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lord prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Lord taking a breather.
Kingston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lord gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lord unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kingston looks winded!
Kingston has clasped his hands together around Lord's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lord is trying to improve his position.
Lord is pushing Kingston's head away, looking to escape. Kingston manages to hold on to the position though.
Lord tries to bench press Kingston off him but Kingston keeps the position.
Lord is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kingston's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lord is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kingston passes into side control!
Lord is trying to improve his position.
Kingston in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord is pushing Kingston's head away, looking to escape. Kingston manages to hold on to the position though.
Kingston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lord to see if he's OK.
Kingston working the ground and pound from side control.
Lord is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kingston asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kingston looks up at the clock and then as Lord takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kingston smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lord is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kingston connects with a decent elbow.
Kingston cracks Lord with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lord takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lord is rocked!
Kingston is working Lord over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Lord is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord tries to bench press Kingston off him but Kingston keeps the position.
Lord seems to have got his legs back now.
Kingston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lord is trying to improve his position.
Kingston working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kingston connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lord some visible discomfort.
Kingston works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kingston lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston working the ground and pound from side control.
Kingston landing strikes.
Lord tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kingston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kingston is trying to get an arm triangle but Lord is defending well.
Lord is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kingston connects with a decent elbow.
Kingston scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston is putting a hurting on Lord here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lord down.
Kingston landing a few strikes.
Kingston working the ground and pound.
Kingston looks up at the clock and then as Lord takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kingston smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kingston lands an elbow.
Kingston lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lord is fending him off so far but Kingston persists. Nope, Lord circles away and we're back to standing.
Lord drives through and clinches with Kingston against the cage.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Kingston's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lord stalling.
Kingston wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingston wants a takedown but no success here.
Piff Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmine Kingston.
Lord stalls.
Lord prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord is trying to stall.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Lord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands a good knee to the midsection. Kingston won't want to take too many of those.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Lord slows down the pace here.
Lord lands an elbow that stopped Kingston in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Carmine Kingston has been cut.
Lord stalling in the clinch but Kingston improves position.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kingston is working for takedown but Lord is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kingston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lord pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lord clinches up with Kingston and pushes him back against the cage.
Lord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kingston.
Kingston is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Kingston is trying to drag Lord to the mat but Lord just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lord lands a nice knee to the body.
Lord lands a knee to the body.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lord slowing the pace effectively.
Lord is pressed up against the cage. Kingston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lord down to the mat. Lord avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lord has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kingston up against the cage.
Lord landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kingston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lord is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kingston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lord lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Lord.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingston as Lord tries to tie him up.
Lord is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kingston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Lord stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord controlling the action here for a moment.
Lord is pressed up against the cage. Kingston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lord down to the mat. Lord avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kingston turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kingston manages to end up in side control.
Lord sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lord is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kingston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lord pushes Kingston off looking to stand but Kingston dives back in and keeps control.
Lord tries to get to full guard but Kingston has control of the leg.
Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piff Lord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carmine Kingston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lord closes the distance and clinches.
Kingston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lord putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kingston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord tries to stall but Kingston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kingston wants the takedown. Lord is fighting it off but Kingston persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lord's guard against the cage.
Kingston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston distracts Lord with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lord looking for a guillotine here but Kingston defends easily.
Kingston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston postures up and lands a big shot to Lord's brow.
Kingston trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
Kingston landing some decent shots from guard.
Carmine Kingston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lord working for a triangle but Kingston defends it easily.
Kingston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lord's head.
Kingston working some strikes from top position.
Kingston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kingston pushes down on Lord's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston prevents Lord from standing back up.
Lord actively working from the bottom here.
Kingston winds up and cracks Lord with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lord has hold of Kingston's hands but Kingston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kingston working the head and body with strikes.
Kingston lands with a punch from half guard.
Lord knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kingston on the ground.
Kingston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kingston working over Lord with some ground and pound. Lord looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to work for a kimura but Lord is defending well.
Kingston working the head and body with strikes.
Kingston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lord wants to get back to his feet.
Kingston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lord tries to roll over but Kingston keeps him under control.
Kingston working Lord over with strikes.
Kingston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Kingston there.
Kingston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lord looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lord tries to kick Kingston off but Kingston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lord is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingston working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingston is nestled in close to Lord, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kingston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kingston 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmine Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kingston 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmine Kingston!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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