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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Sproston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie Sproston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Chaos's chin.
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Sproston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sproston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sproston moves to clinch but Chaos breaks away
and Chaos moves into the clinch.
Sproston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chaos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sproston drives through and clinches with Chaos against the cage.
Chaos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chaos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sproston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chaos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chaos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sproston has had enough of the clinch but Chaos keeps him there for the moment.
Sproston jumps guard but Chaos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chaos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sproston is struggling to control the position.
Chaos wants to take the fight to the mat but Sproston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sproston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sproston misses with a knee to the head.
Chaos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos manages to pull guard.
Chaos wants to sweep here but Sproston controlling him for the moment.
Sproston stops Chaos from standing up.
Chaos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Sproston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaos.
Sproston misses with a body punch.
Chaos fails to pull guard.
Sproston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chaos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chaos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Sproston - that landed with a thud.
Sproston lands a shot to the body.
Sproston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sproston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sproston doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaos circles away.
Sproston clinches up with Chaos and pushes him back against the cage.
Sproston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaos is defending well for now.
Sproston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sproston tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sproston.
Sproston scores with a head kick. Chaos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sproston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sproston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproston decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chaos to his feet.
Sproston takes the fight into the clinch.
Sproston breaks the clinch.
Sproston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sproston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaos but Chaos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by Sproston - just one landing.
Sproston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sproston doesn't seem bothered though.
Sproston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sproston scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Sproston.
Sproston fails to land the takedown.
Sproston tries to clinch but Chaos moves away
and Chaos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sproston tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaos avoids the damage to the body.
Chaos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sproston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sproston looking to score a takedown here. Chaos is defending well but Sproston drives through and ends up in Chaos's guard.
Chaos pulls Sproston in to control the position.
Chaos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos manages to break the clinch.
Sproston has closed the distance and engaged Chaos in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Sproston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sproston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sproston lands a lovely overhand right.
Sproston tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.
Sproston tries to clinch but Chaos is having none of it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sproston enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sproston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chaos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chaos gets to his feet. Sproston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sproston looks to clinch
and Chaos counters by clinching up.
Sproston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaos pulls guard successfully.
Sproston trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos kicks Sproston off and gets to his feet.
Sproston stuffs the takedown.
Sproston shoots in but Chaos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sproston tries to clinch
and Chaos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sproston stalling against the cage.
Sproston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
Sproston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chaos is defending well.
Chaos managing to block the knees to the body from Sproston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproston breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Sproston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sproston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sproston moves to clinch but Chaos breaks away
and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Sproston didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos trying to control but Sproston is working from the bottom.
Sproston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chaos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproston content just to control the position here.
Chaos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sproston controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Chaos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sproston trying to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproston wants to finish this one by submission but Chaos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sproston.
Jake Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos wants to control but Sproston is having none of it.
Chaos tries to reverse the position but Sproston maintains control.
Sproston lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos tries to hold on but Sproston pushes him away.
Sproston working the ground and pound effectively.
Chaos tries to hold on but Sproston postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Chaos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chaos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sproston moves into the clinch successfully.
Sproston trying to land knees to the body.
Chaos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sproston missing with knees to the body.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Sproston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sproston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sproston prevents the takedown attempt.
Chaos drags the fight down to the ground.
Chaos managing to control the position.
Sproston wanted to stand there but Chaos had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sproston advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos tries to get to full guard but Sproston has control of the leg.
Sproston is keen to just control but Chaos is a slippery customer.
Sproston is taking a breather. Chaos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sproston prevents Chaos from standing back up.
Chaos is looking to improve his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sproston wants to stand up but Chaos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproston is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sproston is thwarting Chaos's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chaos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sproston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sproston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sproston tries to clinch but Chaos is having none of it.
Sproston moves in looking to clinch but Chaos pushes him off.
Sproston is looking to clinch but Chaos is avoiding it.
Sproston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaos throws a low kick but Sproston moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sproston closes the distance looking to clinch
so Chaos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chaos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sproston seems keen to control Chaos's posture.
Sproston looking for a sweep. Not yet Sproston, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chaos swats away the attempt to clinch by Sproston.
Chaos shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaos counters by moving into the clinch.
Sproston trying to control the position but instead, Chaos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sproston into the cage.
Sproston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos pulls guard.
Sproston won't allow Chaos to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Chaos.
I think Chaos 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Sproston!
An out of breath Vinnie Sproston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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