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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus James (ranked 4006 p4p, 4750 weight class) and Larry Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Big!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James with a poor takedown
and Big counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Big counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Big shoots in and gets a takedown into James's guard.
Big is standing up over James. James looks to escape but Big dives into side control.
Big remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is looking to get back to his feet here but Big is keeping cool and he's managed to take James's back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Big has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Big gets his hands free as James looks to control.
James takes a big shot to the side of the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like Big might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big controlling from the back.
Big is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Big the control monster continue. Boring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Big dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Big throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
James closes the distance looking to clinch
and Big counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Big to acknowledge the strikes.
Big looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for James!
Big creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
James tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Big looking to control and managing it successfully.
James wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Big controlling the position easily from mount.
Big lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Big controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Big takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James is in all sorts of trouble here.
Big controlling the pace for now.
Big has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Big showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Big clinches with his opponent.
James has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Big after a bit of a struggle.
James can't break the clinch.
Big gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, James regains guard.
James wants to control the position but Big says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Big performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Big's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More stalling from Big.
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.
Big works his way into full mount!
Big controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Big comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Big has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Big!
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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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