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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stonehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stonehouse is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Invaders Must Die. Tony McCoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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209 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Stonehouse!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stonehouse manages to avoid it.
Stonehouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stonehouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCoy stalks Stonehouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stonehouse's face. Stonehouse staggers backwards, shaken.
Tony McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy misses with a few strikes there.
Stonehouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stonehouse.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Stonehouse tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Stonehouse tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
Stonehouse tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Stonehouse dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
McCoy connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Stonehouse takes one to the chin there.
McCoy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCoy scores with a nice right hand.
Stonehouse tries to clinch up.
Stonehouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Stonehouse pushes McCoy up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse misses with a punch to the body.
Stonehouse is looking to control McCoy's arms but McCoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stonehouse has his back to the ropes.
Stonehouse tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
Stonehouse landing knees to the head.
Stonehouse keeps control of McCoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stonehouse lands a nice knee to the body.
McCoy tries to break free but Stonehouse pushes him back against the ropes.
Stonehouse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy jabs at Stonehouse's body.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy leaves Stonehouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Stonehouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCoy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stonehouse avoids the body shot from McCoy.
Stonehouse is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
McCoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonehouse gets a takedown into half guard.
Stonehouse is pressing down on McCoy's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCoy is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse wants to advance to full mount but McCoy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Stonehouse prevents McCoy from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stonehouse throwing strikes but missing.
Stonehouse wants to pass the guard but McCoy is keeping the position.
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.
McCoy wants to stand up but Stonehouse is controlling him.
McCoy keeping moving, preventing Stonehouse from controlling successfully.
Stonehouse is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse avoids the body shot from McCoy.
Stonehouse tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stonehouse moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
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.
Stonehouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy looks to land a combination. Stonehouse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tony McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stonehouse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCoy 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!
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Stonehouse.
Stonehouse slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
McCoy cracks Stonehouse with an open hand slap.
Tony McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Stonehouse moved out of range nicely.
Stonehouse slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse gets a clinch.
McCoy can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stonehouse gets control of McCoy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stonehouse will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McCoy wants to stand but Stonehouse has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stonehouse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCoy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stonehouse is trying to control here but McCoy has managed to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is staying active underneath Stonehouse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stonehouse works his way into side control.
Stonehouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
McCoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCoy tries to get out of the position.
McCoy is pushing Stonehouse's head away, looking to escape. Stonehouse manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stonehouse tries to move into full mount but can't pass McCoy's legs.
Paul Stonehouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stonehouse is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCoy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
Tony McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCoy throws a series of punches but Stonehouse avoids them all with ease.
Tony McCoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCoy lands a really nice looking cross but Stonehouse seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Stonehouse.
I think McCoy 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony McCoy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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