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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Lord throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Lord clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
A short left from Lord.
Stark being controlled against the cage.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lord displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stark up against the cage.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lord misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lord shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Lord's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've been told by Stark's head coaches at GTi Boot Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Lord scores with a body shot.
Stark throws a hook but Lord avoids it easily.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Lord has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lord lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Stark is trying to break the clinch but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Stark is trying to push Lord away but Lord has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stark is trying to push Lord away but Lord has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a body kick that misses.
Lord misses with a low kick as Stark jumps back.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lord walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
It looks like William Lord has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lord.
Stark throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
Francis Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Lord.
Lord looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark lands with a nice combination. Lord backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord moves away from the strike by Stark.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with an outside leg kick.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lord.
Stark lands a nice shot that snaps Lord's head back.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Stark scores with a three punch combo!
Stark throws a hook but Lord avoids it easily.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Francis Stark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Lord moves into the clinch.
Stark has had enough of the clinch but Lord keeps him there for the moment.
Lord digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lord cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
A jab from Stark misses.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stark did well to prevent Lord getting side control.
Lord winds up and cracks Stark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lord looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark won't allow Lord to pass to mount.
Lord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lord throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lord is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lord sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
Lord landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lord is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
Lord missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lord is looking to advance position but Stark won't allow it.
Lord is trying to control the action in half guard but Stark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lord thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Stark is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lord scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lord is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
Lord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lord is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lord is stalling here. Stark is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lord seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stark has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lord tries to buck Stark off but Stark is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lord is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
Lord wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Lord moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stark uses from the top position.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Lord.
Lord has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
Lord is trying to control the position but Stark postures up.
Lord looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stark controlling from the top position.
Lord throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lord looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lord has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stark has managed to get both his arms back between Lord's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord being controlled here, momentarily.
Lord is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
Lord working for a triangle but Stark defends it easily.
Lord is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Lord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lord 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Lord!
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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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