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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in and bounces McNamara off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
McNamara throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Li wants to control from the top but McNamara keeps moving.
McNamara throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McNamara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNamara working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
Li wants to control from the top but McNamara keeps moving.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McNamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and McNamara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between McNamara's legs - danger averted.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McNamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McNamara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McNamara looking for a sweep. Not yet McNamara, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McNamara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McNamara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McNamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McNamara looking for a sweep. Not yet McNamara, not yet.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McNamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li wants to control from the top but McNamara keeps moving.
McNamara wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but McNamara is retaining full guard.
McNamara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Li's guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing McNamara from controlling successfully.
Li has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McNamara has passed into side control.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li is trying to control McNamara's posture but McNamara avoids it.
McNamara wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
McNamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McNamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McNamara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Li moves into full guard.
McNamara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but McNamara is one step ahead there.
Li keeping moving, preventing McNamara from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Li dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McNamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McNamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns McNamara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Li working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McNamara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McNamara?
McNamara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Li with shots to the head and body - McNamara looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li dominating with strikes here.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McNamara?
McNamara is rocked!
Li controlling his opponent.
Li lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McNamara is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li dominating with strikes here.
McNamara seems to have recovered his senses.
Li prevents McNamara from getting the reversal.
McNamara taking shots to the head.
Li with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McNamara scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Li land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Li stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Li!
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