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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Archer (ranked 2966 p4p, 5903 weight class) and Crispin Archibald (ranked 365 p4p, 528 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Archer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Crispin Archibald!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer swings for the body but Archibald moves out of range.
Archibald slips a jab from Archer .
Archibald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archer jabs Archibald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Archer stuffs the takedown attempt from Archibald. Archibald gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archibald throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer . Archibald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archibald changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Archibald lands a slapping body shot.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archibald gets a clinch.
Archibald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Archer tries to circle away but Archibald has him pinned against the cage.
Archer breaks from the clinch.
Archer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archibald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archibald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archibald was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer .
Archibald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archer lands a really nice looking cross but Archibald seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archibald tries to close the distance and clinch but Archer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archer misses with a body punch
and Archibald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Archibald wants to clinch.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Archibald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Archer both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archibald moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Archibald.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archibald defending well as Archer loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Archibald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Archibald moves in looking to clinch but Archer pushes him off.
Archer throws a hook but Archibald blocks it.
Archer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Archibald doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Archibald misses.
Archibald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
Archer misses with a lunging right hand
and Archibald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Archer scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archibald manages to avoid it.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Archibald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Archibald ducks under a wild hook from Archer .
Archer throws a body punch but Archibald moves out of range.
Archibald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Archibald is just out of range.
Archibald looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
Archibald closes the distance and pushes Archer back into the cage.
Archibald tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
Archibald is trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Archer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer . Archibald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Archibald can do to turn this around?
Archibald has managed to clinch.
Archibald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Archer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Archer wants to get back to striking at distance but Archibald won't allow it.
Archer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Archibald trying to stall but Archer improves his position.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Archibald has him pressed against the cage.
Archer breaks from the clinch.
Archibald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Archibald tries to clinch but Archer moves away
and Archer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Archer is looking to wear down Archibald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer connects with a jab.
Noah Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archibald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Archibald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archer .
Archibald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Noah Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archibald avoids the body shot from Archer .
A nice side step and Archibald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Archer clobbers Archibald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Archibald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
and Archibald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Archibald is just out of range.
Archer misses with a lunging right hand
and Archibald counters with a one-two to the body.
Noah Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archibald is looking to clinch.
It looked like Archer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Archibald.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archibald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Archer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Archibald.
Archibald closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Archer wants to get back to striking at distance but Archibald won't allow it.
Archer wants to get back to striking at distance but Archibald won't allow it.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
Archibald wants to clinch.
Archer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Archibald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Archer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Archibald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer .
Archibald is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Archer is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Archibald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer misses the body punch
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archibald clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Archer .
Archer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archibald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Archibald counters with a nice body shot.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Archibald.
Archer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Archer digs a good body shot into Archibald's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Archibald coming out on top.
Archer throws a series of punches but Archibald moves out of range.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archibald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Archibald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Archibald wants to clinch
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.
Archibald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archibald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer .
Archibald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Noah Archer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Archibald tries to clinch up.
Archer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archibald.
Archibald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Archer circles away.
Archer is looking to counter punch.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Archer misses the target.
Archibald instigates a clinch.
Archer breaks the clinch.
Archer misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archibald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archibald throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Archibald tries to clinch there but Archer circles away.
Archibald tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Archibald drives through with a takedown into guard.
Archer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Archibald is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer is wriggling around but Archibald manages to pass to half guard.
Archibald stops Archer from getting back to his feet.
Archibald perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Archibald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Archibald wants to control the pace but Archer is squirming around nicely.
Crispin Archibald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Archibald locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Archer is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Crispin Archibald!
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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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