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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Vegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Cresswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Vegard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Cresswell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cresswell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cresswell throws a series of punches but Vegard avoids them all with ease.
Cresswell throws a right and a left that Vegard avoids nicely.
Cresswell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cresswell throws a right hand that Vegard ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegard also avoids with ease.
Vegard 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.
Vegard is looking to advance position but Cresswell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Vegard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cresswell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cresswell throwing strikes here but Vegard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vegard is trying desperately to improve position.
Vegard just holding on.
Vegard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cresswell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegard is trying desperately to improve position.
Vegard blocking the ground and pound.
Cresswell tries to control but Vegard wriggling away.
Cresswell punching from mount but Vegard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Cresswell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cresswell punching from mount but Vegard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cresswell throwing strikes here but Vegard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Cresswell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cresswell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cresswell cracks Vegard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cresswell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vegard tries to hold on but Cresswell postures up.
Cresswell working the ground and pound effectively.
Cresswell with shots to the head and body - Vegard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cresswell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cresswell looking to ground and pound but Vegard is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cresswell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vegard is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cresswell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cresswell looks gassed!
Cresswell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cresswell unloads with some shots from mount but Vegard bucks and avoids them well.
Vegard could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cresswell avoids the attempt from Vegard to control.
Vegard is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegard tries to hold on but Cresswell postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Cresswell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cresswell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vegard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegard manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Vegard, under a barage of strikes from Cresswell.
Vegard moves into full guard.
Vegard keeping moving, preventing Cresswell from controlling successfully.
Cresswell gets to his feet - Vegard follows without any prompting.
Vegard has Cresswell up against the cage in a clinch.
Vegard successfully pulls guard.
Vegard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vegard tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cresswell trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Cresswell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vegard moves in looking to clinch but Cresswell pushes him off.
Vegard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cresswell in his tracks.
Vegard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cresswell counters with a head kick. That will keep Vegard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vegard swats away the attempt to clinch by Cresswell.
Vegard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cresswell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vegard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cresswell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vegard counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cresswell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cresswell is breathing heavily.
Vegard trying to pass the guard but Cresswell defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vegard is stalling here. Cresswell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vegard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cresswell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A control attempt from Vegard but he's now mounted!
Vegard tries to hold on but Cresswell postures up.
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.
Cresswell wants to control the pace but Vegard is squirming around nicely.
Vegard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cresswell with shots to the head and body - Vegard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vegard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stuart Cresswell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegard tries to lock up and control but Cresswell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bjorn Vegard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vegard moves out of range of the leg kick from Cresswell.
Bjorn Vegard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Cresswell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cresswell misses with a combination
and Vegard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cresswell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresswell wants to hold on but Vegard pushes him away.
Vegard lands a big elbow.
Vegard wants to control the pace but Cresswell is squirming around nicely.
Cresswell wants to control but Vegard is having none of it.
Vegard lands a big elbow.
Vegard looking for a guillotine from mount but Cresswell is having none of it.
BOOM! Vegard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cresswell is looking to improve his position but Vegard isn't that keen on the idea.
Cresswell wants to control but Vegard is having none of it.
Vegard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cresswell tries to hold on but Vegard pushes him away.
Vegard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegard with a couple of short strikes.
Vegard with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Vegard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cresswell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vegard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cresswell!
Vegard lands a big shot there that rocks Cresswell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vegard looking to control but Cresswell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vegard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cresswell is bucking up trying to escape but Vegard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vegard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vegard lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresswell is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vegard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cresswell's face.
Vegard controlling from the full mount.
Cresswell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vegard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cresswell is desperately trying to improve his position but Vegard has a good base and remains in mount.
Vegard looking to control but Cresswell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cresswell is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Vegard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cresswell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vegard landing strikes from the mount and Cresswell is in trouble!
Vegard has control of Cresswell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cresswell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cresswell working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresswell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vegard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cresswell is surviving well by controlling Vegard's body position as best he can.
Vegard with good strikes from the mount here!
Vegard content just to control the position here.
Vegard wants to control the pace but Cresswell is squirming around nicely.
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.
Cresswell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vegard.
Vegard goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cresswell is on top in guard.
Cresswell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cresswell preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Vegard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vegard 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Vegard!
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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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