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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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18
155 lbs
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184 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doran Connell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connell shoots in looking for a takedown. Winchester tries to sprawl out of it but Connell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winchester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Connell.
Connell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Connell closes the distance and clinches.
Connell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Winchester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Connell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winchester smiles and moves away.
Winchester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Winchester. No joy for Connell on that attempt.
Sam Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doran Connell.
Some wild striking there from Winchester.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winchester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connell tries to clinch up.
Winchester throws a nice looking combination but Connell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winchester avoids the body shot from Connell.
Winchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Connell tries to clinch but Winchester is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Winchester takes a kick to the side of the head.
Winchester stalks Connell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connell's face. Connell staggers backwards, shaken.
Connell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Winchester.
Connell wants to clinch.
Winchester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Connell.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winchester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connell wants to clinch up but Winchester keeps it at a distance.
Connell slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Sam Winchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester is trying to break the clinch but Connell has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Connell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winchester's brow.
Connell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.
Connell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Connell prevents Winchester from breaking the clinch.
Winchester wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Connell.
Connell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winchester.
Connell lands a damaging elbow.
Connell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winchester takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sam Winchester has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but Winchester blocks with his arms.
Connell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winchester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connell circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Sam Winchester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Winchester's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connell tries a head kick but it misses.
Connell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester wants to break free but Connell has control.
Connell lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Connell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winchester's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connell looking to throw knees to the head but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Connell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Connell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Connell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to break free of the clinch but Connell has double underhooks.
Connell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Connell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winchester's face.
Connell is struggling to control the position.
Winchester avoiding damage as Connell throws knees to the body.
Connell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Connell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Winchester avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Connell looking to throw knees to the head but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Connell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Connell scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winchester is trying to break the clinch but Connell has him pressed against the cage.
Connell landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Winchester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connell's brow.
Winchester wants to break free but Connell has control.
Connell pushes off an throws an elbow but Winchester leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winchester has had enough of the clinch but Connell keeps him there for the moment.
Winchester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Connell throws an elbow but misses.
Winchester prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Connell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell stalling the fight.
Winchester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connell landing knees to the head.
Winchester wants to get back to striking at distance but Connell won't allow it.
Connell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winchester.
Connell throws an elbow that misses.
Winchester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Connell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connell throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winchester.
Connell lands an elbow inside that Winchester shrugs off.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Winchester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winchester misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winchester blocks the elbow strike.
Connell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winchester's defenses.
Connell throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doran Connell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Winchester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Connell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winchester misses with a double jab.
Connell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but Winchester blocks with his arms.
Connell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Connell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winchester avoids the elbow strike from Connell, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winchester avoiding damage as Connell throws knees to the body.
Winchester can't break the clinch.
Winchester wants to break free but Connell has control.
Connell tries a knee to the head but Winchester blocks it.
Connell misses with an elbow over the top.
Connell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.
Connell throws an elbow that misses.
Winchester is trying to break free.
Connell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Winchester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connell throws an elbow that misses.
Connell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connell tries to clinch up but Winchester circles away and keeps his distance.
Connell lands a high kick!
Connell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winchester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winchester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Connell.
Connell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winchester is trying to break the clinch but Connell has him pressed against the cage.
Winchester gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connell.
Connell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Connell misses with an elbow strike.
Connell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester wants to break free but Connell has control.
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.
Connell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.
Connell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winchester wants to break free but Connell has control.
Connell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Connell is stalling here.
Connell looking to throw knees to the head but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Winchester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Connell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doran Connell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Connell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doran Connell!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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