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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neville Champman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and donny marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neville Champman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, donny marlow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champman misses with a looping left.
marlow takes one to the chin there.
Champman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but marlow manages to avoid it.
marlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
marlow moves in looking to clinch but Champman pushes him off.
Champman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
marlow working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Champman controlling his opponent.
Champman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
marlow wants to hold on but Champman pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Champman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Champman controlling from the full mount.
Champman landing strikes, looking to finish!
marlow tries to hold on but Champman pushes him away.
Champman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Champman avoids the attempt from marlow to control.
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.
marlow wants to get back to his feet.
Champman looking to control and managing it successfully.
marlow wants to get back to his feet.
Champman avoids the attempt from marlow to control.
Champman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Neville Champman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Champman throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like donny marlow has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marlow is looking to clinch but Champman is avoiding it.
marlow fails with an attempt to clinch.
marlow tries to clinch but Champman is having none of it.
marlow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Champman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
marlow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Champman is looking to advance position but marlow won't allow it.
Champman is controlling the pace.
Champman tries to pass to full mount but marlow defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Champman is pressing down on marlow's thigh, looking to free his foot. marlow is holding on for now.
Champman controlling the action here.
Champman wants to pass to mount but marlow is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Champman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on donny marlow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
marlow closes the distance but Champman moves to the side
and Champman counters with a body kick.
marlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Champman.
Champman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused marlow some visible discomfort.
Champman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Champman tries to score with some ground and pound. marlow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
marlow wants to control but Champman postures up.
marlow is looking for a sweep.
Champman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Neville Champman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Champman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Champman duly obliges.
marlow tries to clinch up
and Champman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marlow breaks from the clinch.
marlow fails to land the takedown.
marlow tries to clinch there but Champman circles away.
marlow misses with a takedown attempt
and Champman counters with a shoot takedown. marlow fights it but they end up in guard.
marlow is breathing heavily.
marlow wants to stand and escape but Champman is having none of it.
Champman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Champman landing some decent shots from guard.
Champman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champman preventing the sweep.
Champman wants to pass the guard but marlow is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Champman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Champman preventing the sweep.
marlow controls Champman momentarily but Champman frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Champman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on donny marlow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
marlow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
marlow being controlled here, momentarily.
Champman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
marlow looking for a guillotine here but Champman defends easily.
Champman 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.
Champman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of marlow's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Neville Champman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Champman falls off balance throwing a combination
and marlow counters with a single leg into guard. Champman didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Champman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. marlow manages to get himself to full guard.
marlow trying to control the position.
Champman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
marlow wants to stand but Champman is controlling the position.
Champman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neville Champman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marlow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
marlow keeping full guard, as Champman tries to pass.
Champman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
marlow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Champman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Champman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Champman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
marlow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Champman won't allow marlow to get back to his feet.
Champman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
marlow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
marlow wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Champman manages to pass to side control.
Champman controlling the action here.
marlow tries to kick Champman off but Champman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Champman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neville Champman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Champman 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neville Champman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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