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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry van Seggelen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Newell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry van Seggelen's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Newell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry van Seggelen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell fails to land with a series of punches.
Newell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Matthew Newell has been cut.
van Seggelen stuffs the takedown.
Newell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in van Seggelen's guard.
van Seggelen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newell's guard.
van Seggelen trying to control the position from guard on top but Newell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newell trying to control the position.
van Seggelen pushing down on Newell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newell wants to improve his position but van Seggelen is controlling well.
van Seggelen is thwarting Newell's attempts to control the position.
Newell is looking to improve his position.
Newell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
van Seggelen is looking to take a break and control but Newell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Seggelen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - van Seggelen lands in his opponent's guard.
van Seggelen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
van Seggelen trying to control but Newell is working from the bottom.
Newell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newell keeping moving, preventing van Seggelen from controlling successfully.
van Seggelen wants to pass the guard but Newell is keeping the position.
van Seggelen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Newell had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. van Seggelen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Newell Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take van Seggelen's back instead.
Newell is breathing heavily.
Newell lands strikes to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Seggelen staying busy and making it hard for Newell to control.
van Seggelen tries to escape the position.
van Seggelen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newell punishes van Seggelen with strikes from the back mount.
van Seggelen is in bad spot here.
Newell looking for the choke but no joy.
van Seggelen covering up well under a series of strikes from Newell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newell throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
van Seggelen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Newell is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Seggelen holding both Newell 's hands and preventing any damage.
van Seggelen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
van Seggelen wants to control his opponent's hands but Newell gets his hands free.
van Seggelen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
van Seggelen working to try and regain half guard.
Newell looking to finish van Seggelen with some ground and pound. This is bad for van Seggelen!
van Seggelen is looking to improve his position but Newell isn't that keen on the idea.
van Seggelen wants to hold on but Newell pushes him away.
van Seggelen is trying desperately to improve position.
Newell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
van Seggelen is working to get back to half guard.
Newell breaks from van Seggelen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
van Seggelen is looking to improve his position but Newell isn't that keen on the idea.
Newell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. van Seggelen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
van Seggelen tries to reverse the position but Newell maintains control.
Newell lands a big shot there that rocks van Seggelen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Newell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Newell landing strikes from the mount.
Newell prevents van Seggelen from getting the reversal.
van Seggelen wants to hold on but Newell pushes him away.
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 Matthew Newell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Newell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Newell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Newell lands a nice short elbow.
Newell is tying to control. van Seggelen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Newell moves into full mount! van Seggelen won't be happy about that!
Newell landing shots from mount.
van Seggelen is looking to improve his position but Newell isn't that keen on the idea.
van Seggelen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Newell landing strikes from the mount and van Seggelen is in trouble!
Newell landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newell wants to control the pace but van Seggelen is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Newell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Seggelen is looking to improve his position but Newell isn't that keen on the idea.
Newell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Newell goes for an armbar but van Seggelen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from van Seggelen.
van Seggelen looking to pass the guard.
van Seggelen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newell trying to keep a closed guard but van Seggelen is proving a slippery customer.
van Seggelen slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell is looking for a sweep. van Seggelen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Newell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Newell wants to improve his position but van Seggelen is controlling well.
van Seggelen is pressing down on Newell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Newell is holding on for now.
van Seggelen is tying to control. Newell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newell shoots and misses
and van Seggelen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
van Seggelen wants to control from the top but Newell keeps moving.
van Seggelen won't allow Newell to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell striking off his back but it's not causing van Seggelen any problems.
van Seggelen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Newell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newell is on top in guard.
Newell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Newell stands up and waves to van Seggelen to follow him.
Newell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Seggelen.
van Seggelen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Seggelen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Newell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Newell throws an elbow but it misses.
Newell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
van Seggelen tries for a takedown but Newell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Newell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
van Seggelen is trying to stand back up but Newell is controlling him
Newell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newell trying to control from van Seggelen's half guard. van Seggelen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
van Seggelen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newell throwing strikes from guard but van Seggelen blocks nicely.
Newell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as van Seggelen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew Newell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Newell's cut.
That's time! Newell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Newell misses with a takedown attempt - van Seggelen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
van Seggelen shoots in for a double leg but Newell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newell.
van Seggelen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by van Seggelen as he checks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Newell
and van Seggelen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Newell won't be happy with that.
van Seggelen looks up at the clock and then as Newell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, van Seggelen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Newell tries to bench press van Seggelen off him but van Seggelen keeps the position.
Newell taking punishment in the form of punches.
van Seggelen tries to move to mount but Newell blocks the move with his legs.
Newell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but van Seggelen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newell fails with the takedown
and van Seggelen counters with a three punch combo that has Newell backing up. Newell nods at van Seggelen to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Newell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Seggelen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newell pinned against the cage. Newell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newell misses with a takedown
and van Seggelen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Newell's guard now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for van Seggelen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Newell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Newell working van Seggelen over with strikes.
Newell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Newell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
van Seggelen is not content to let Newell control the position.
van Seggelen manages to get to full guard.
Harry van Seggelen has got the better of the ground game so far.
van Seggelen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Seggelen wants to sweep but no luck.
Newell stands and throws van Seggelen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Newell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Newell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Newell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, van Seggelen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on van Seggelen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell lands a few punches from side control.
van Seggelen wants to control but Newell postures up.
Newell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Newell looks up at the clock and then as van Seggelen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Newell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Newell is looking to take a break and control but van Seggelen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newell landing strikes.
Newell working the strikes but van Seggelen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
van Seggelen won't allow Newell to pass to mount.
van Seggelen trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
van Seggelen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
van Seggelen tries to clinch but Newell moves out of range.
Newell circles away from the clinch attempt.
van Seggelen shoots in for a double leg but Newell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthew Newell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Seggelen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newell but Newell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
van Seggelen avoids the head kick by Newell.
Newell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Newell is looking to clinch but van Seggelen is avoiding it.
van Seggelen keeps the fight on the outside.
Newell misses with a double jab
and van Seggelen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harry van Seggelen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newell taking some punishment here, with van Seggelen in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry van Seggelen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Newell!
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