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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Flannagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Cadaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Flannagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Cadaver!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadaver looks to land a combination but Flannagan avoids it well.
Flannagan clinches.
Flannagan avoiding damage as Cadaver throws knees to the body.
Flannagan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadaver avoids it.
Cadaver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cadaver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flannagan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flannagan missing with knees to the body.
Cadaver is trying to maintain a safe position but Flannagan gets an underhook and turns Cadaver into the cage.
Flannagan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cadaver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cadaver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flannagan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flannagan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Christian Cadaver has been cut.
The referee calls for Flannagan to work.
Cadaver tries to break the clinch but Flannagan is controlling the position.
Flannagan landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Flannagan.
Cadaver looks gassed!
Cadaver takes an elbow to the temple.
Flannagan just leaning against Cadaver, taking a breather.
Flannagan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flannagan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flannagan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flannagan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flannagan rushes Cadaver and presses him up against the cage.
Flannagan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cadaver up against the cage.
Cadaver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flannagan is keeping busy.
Cadaver being controlled against the cage.
Flannagan lands an elbow inside.
Flannagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flannagan dodges the punch combination from Cadaver.
Flannagan moves into the clinch.
Cadaver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flannagan lands a nice knee to the body.
Flannagan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flannagan working Cadaver over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Flannagan.
Flannagan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cadaver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Flannagan.
Flannagan scores a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flannagan.
Flannagan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flannagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flannagan landing knees to the body.
Cadaver is trying to drag Flannagan to the mat but Flannagan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
George Flannagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Cadaver.
Flannagan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cadaver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flannagan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadaver working hard to break the clinch.
Flannagan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadaver's defenses.
Flannagan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Flannagan landing knees to the head.
Cadaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadaver can't get the takedown.
Flannagan looking to throw knees to the head but Cadaver is blocking nicely.
Cadaver fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver trying to control the position but instead, Flannagan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cadaver into the cage.
Flannagan manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cadaver.
Flannagan misses with a head kick.
Cadaver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flannagan moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flannagan as Cadaver tries to tie him up.
Flannagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flannagan moves out of range of the body kick from Cadaver.
Cadaver throws a wild body kick that Flannagan sees coming a mile off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cadaver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flannagan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flannagan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cadaver looking for a takedown.
Flannagan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flannagan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cadaver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cadaver takes an elbow to the temple.
Flannagan slowing the pace effectively.
Cadaver is trying to break free.
Flannagan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadaver is defending well for now.
Cadaver avoiding damage as Flannagan throws knees to the body.
Flannagan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flannagan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadaver is defending well for now.
Flannagan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flannagan tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadaver avoids the damage to the body.
Cadaver fails to pull guard.
Flannagan misses with a knee to the head.
Cadaver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flannagan misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Flannagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Cadaver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cadaver throws a head kick that misses
and Flannagan counters by moving into the clinch.
George Flannagan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Flannagan lands a damaging elbow.
Cadaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flannagan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flannagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flannagan is looking to clinch.
Cadaver looks to clinch
and Flannagan counters by moving into the clinch.
Flannagan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cadaver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flannagan. Cadaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flannagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cadaver fails with the takedown.
Cadaver misses with a takedown attempt
and Flannagan moves into the clinch.
George Flannagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Cadaver.
Flannagan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flannagan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cadaver tries to circle away but Flannagan has him pinned against the cage.
Cadaver fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Flannagan.
Flannagan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannagan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flannagan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cadaver trying to control the position but instead, Flannagan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cadaver into the cage.
Cadaver working aggressively here.
Cadaver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cadaver has Flannagan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flannagan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flannagan lands a damaging elbow.
Flannagan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flannagan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cadaver jumps guard but Flannagan stands there with Cadaver around his waist. Cadaver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flannagan lands a nice elbow.
Flannagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Cadaver misses
and Flannagan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cadaver fails to pull guard.
Cadaver blocks an elbow strike from Flannagan.
Cadaver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flannagan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver missing with knees to the body.
Cadaver tries to pull guard but Flannagan won't allow it.
Flannagan scores with a hook to the body.
Flannagan landing knees to the head.
Flannagan keeps control of Cadaver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flannagan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cadaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadaver is looking to control Flannagan's arms but Flannagan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cadaver has his back to the cage.
Cadaver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flannagan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadaver's defenses.
Cadaver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flannagan working Cadaver over with knees to the body.
Cadaver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flannagan prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cadaver misses with a punch to the body.
Cadaver tries to break free but Flannagan pushes him back against the cage.
Flannagan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flannagan has Cadaver pressed against the cage, preventing Cadaver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cadaver wants to break free but Flannagan has control.
Flannagan throws an elbow but it misses.
Flannagan lands an elbow inside that Cadaver shrugs off.
Cadaver is trying to break the clinch but Flannagan is controlling him.
Cadaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadaver tries to stall but Flannagan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cadaver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cadaver managing to block the knees to the body from Flannagan.
Cadaver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flannagan prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flannagan obliges.
Cadaver tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flannagan smiles and moves away.
Cadaver keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cadaver has a takedown stuffed.
Flannagan takes the fight into the clinch.
Cadaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flannagan can't find room to land a body shot as Cadaver controls the action.
Cadaver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flannagan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flannagan trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flannagan as Cadaver tries to tie him up.
Flannagan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cadaver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flannagan leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flannagan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flannagan throws an elbow but it misses.
Flannagan keeps control of Cadaver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Flannagan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Cadaver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cadaver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Flannagan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flannagan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cadaver managing to block the knees to the body from Flannagan.
Cadaver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flannagan walks away with a smile on his face. Cadaver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cadaver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cadaver has a takedown stuffed.
Flannagan clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Flannagan.
Flannagan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cadaver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cadaver tries to circle away but Flannagan has him pinned against the cage.
Flannagan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flannagan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flannagan trying to stall but Cadaver improves his position.
Flannagan stops a takedown attempt from Cadaver.
George Flannagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Cadaver.
Cadaver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flannagan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannagan breaks from the clinch.
Cadaver moves in looking to clinch but Flannagan pushes him off.
Flannagan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cadaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flannagan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flannagan is looking to clinch.
Cadaver looks to clinch
and Flannagan counters by clinching up.
Cadaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cadaver. Flannagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cadaver punishes Flannagan's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flannagan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cadaver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flannagan but Flannagan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cadaver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cadaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Cadaver tries for a takedown but Flannagan circles away easily
and Flannagan moves into the clinch.
Flannagan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cadaver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flannagan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flannagan has closed the distance and engaged Cadaver in a clinch.
Flannagan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cadaver.
Flannagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flannagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cadaver can do to turn this around?
Cadaver looks for the body kick but Flannagan saw that one coming.
Flannagan moves into the clinch successfully.
Cadaver wants to break free but Flannagan has control.
Flannagan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flannagan crunches a lovely knee into Cadaver's ribcage.
Cadaver takes an elbow to the temple.
Flannagan trying to land knees to the body.
Cadaver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flannagan walks away with a smile on his face. Cadaver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cadaver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flannagan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flannagan.
Flannagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flannagan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadaver avoids it.
Cadaver jumps guard but Flannagan stands there with Cadaver around his waist. Cadaver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flannagan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flannagan gets underhooks to prevent Cadaver's takedown attempt.
Flannagan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cadaver wants to get back to striking at distance but Flannagan won't allow it.
Flannagan lands an elbow inside that Cadaver shrugs off.
Flannagan lands an elbow just above Cadaver 's eye.
Cadaver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flannagan.
Cadaver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flannagan scores with a knee to the head.
George Flannagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver tries to circle away but Flannagan has him pinned against the cage.
Cadaver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cadaver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flannagan'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.
Cadaver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cadaver looking for a takedown.
Flannagan lands an elbow that stopped Cadaver in his tracks for a moment.
Flannagan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadaver avoids it.
Flannagan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flannagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christian Cadaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flannagan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cadaver, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Flannagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flannagan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Flannagan!
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