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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (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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176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pain is looking to clinch but Boyle is avoiding it.
Boyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyle misses with a takedown attempt - Pain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Boyle or perhaps it was just good defense by Pain which made him look bad.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain swinging wildly here.
Pain misses with the combination.
Pain misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pain parries the strikes from Boyle easily there. Boyle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pain to escape.
Pain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Boyle misses with an uppercut. Pain saw that one coming.
Boyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pain throws a right and a left that Boyle avoids nicely.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Boyle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boyle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boyle is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Pain slips a jab and a cross from Boyle.
Boyle shoots for a takedown but Pain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyle looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Boyle.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle misses the body punch
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Pain.
Pain throws a series of punches but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle ducks right into an uppercut from Pain.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pain as he jumps to the side.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
Boyle ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Pain tries to clinch there but Boyle circles away.
That's four 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.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain is looking to clinch but Boyle is avoiding it.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyle.
A head kick misses from Boyle.
Max Pain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyle throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Boyle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pain did well to prevent Boyle getting side control.
Pain is not content to let Boyle control the position.
Pain is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyle.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Pain tries to clinch but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle takes one on the button.
Boyle misses with a looping right.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pain.
Pain wants to clinch up but Boyle keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Boyle ducks down to avoid it.
Boyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boyle trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
Boyle controls the position.
Boyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pain is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pain is trying to escape the position but Boyle is controlling the position.
Boyle advances to mount.
Pain is squirming around, avoiding Boyle's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle working the ground and pound effectively.
Pain is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pain is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is squirming around, avoiding Boyle's attempts to control the action.
Boyle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pain to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pain shrugs it off.
Boyle looking to secure an arm triangle but Pain defends it well.
Pain is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boyle moves to the back.
Pain is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boyle missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to get back to his feet but Boyle has full control of the position and if anything, Pain has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boyle controls the action.
Pain is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boyle off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boyle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boyle scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pain is looking for a way out.
Pain is trapped and Boyle is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyle is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle 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!
Pain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyle circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Pain misses.
Fred Boyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Boyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boyle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boyle wants to control the pace but Pain is squirming around nicely.
Boyle dominating with strikes here.
Boyle 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.
Boyle unloading with bombs!
Boyle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boyle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pain looks a forlorn figure.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pain squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fred Boyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyle has hold of Pain's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pain manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boyle has control of Pain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boyle goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pain is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boyle, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to clinch but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle misses with a shot to the body
and Boyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Boyle's shoulder, as Boyle tries to avoid the shot.
Boyle ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
A shot to the body from Boyle misses
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Pain avoids the body shot from Boyle.
Boyle shoots and misses
and Pain counters with a two punch combo.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Boyle pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle shoots for a takedown but Pain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fred Boyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Max Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Boyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boyle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Boyle!
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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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