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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seamus Farrelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Farfy Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Farfy Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farfy Iii tries for a takedown but Farrelly circles away easily
and Farrelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii cracks Farrelly with an open hand slap.
Farfy Iii decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Farrelly is looking to control Farfy Iii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farrelly avoid being mounted?
Farrelly wants to get back to full guard.
Farrelly has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Farfy Iii wants to pass to mount but Farrelly is defending the position.
Farrelly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seamus Farrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farfy Iii misses the body punch
and Farrelly counters with a straight right hand.
Farfy Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Farrelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farfy Iii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farfy Iii scoring with some ground and pound.
Farrelly has Farfy Iii pulled in close to control his posture.
Farfy Iii's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Farrelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrelly, not yet.
Farfy Iii advances to half guard.
Farfy Iii content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii uses his free foot to push down on Farrelly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Farrelly.
Farrelly really wants to buck Farfy Iii off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Farfy Iii landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farfy Iii dominating with strikes here.
Farfy Iii looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Farfy Iii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Farrelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Farrelly working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Farfy Iii keeping full guard, as Farrelly tries to pass.
Farfy Iii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farrelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farfy Iii has his foot on Farrelly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farrelly works his way back into a safe position though.
Farrelly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrelly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Farfy Iii keeping moving, preventing Farrelly from controlling successfully.
Farrelly wants to pass the guard but Farfy Iii is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Farrelly stacks Farfy Iii on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Farrelly!
Farrelly is looking to take a break and control but Farfy Iii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farfy Iii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Farfy Iii gets back to half guard.
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 Johan Farfy Iii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Farrelly lunges at Farfy Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farfy Iii's hand.
That kick from Farrelly tenderised Farfy Iii's leg. Farfy Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farfy Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farfy Iii thinking.
Farfy Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly takes a swing at Farfy Iii's ribcage but misses.
Farfy Iii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farrelly sprawls and moves away.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrelly throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farfy Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farrelly.
Farfy Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Farfy Iii misses the target.
Farfy Iii lands with an overhand left.
Farfy Iii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Farrelly's waist but Farrelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Farfy Iii off to one side.
Farrelly throws a big shot that misses.
Farrelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Farfy Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farfy Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farfy Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Farrelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Farfy Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farrelly wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Farfy Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farfy Iii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farfy Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farfy Iii at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Farrelly counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farfy Iii swings widly with a right hand
letting Farrelly counter with a right hand.
Farrelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Farfy Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Farfy Iii shoots in looking for a takedown. Farrelly tries to sprawl out of it but Farfy Iii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farrelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrelly misses.
Farfy Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Farrelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Farfy Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrelly swings widly with a right hand
enabling Farfy Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
It looked like Farfy Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii slips a straight right by Farrelly.
Farfy Iii attempts a counter takedown but Farrelly avoids it well and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Farfy Iii blocks the leg kick.
Farrelly throws a head kick but Farfy Iii moves out of range.
Farfy Iii ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Farfy Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Farrelly throws an overhand right that lands on Farfy Iii's shoulder, as Farfy Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Farrelly is looking to land body kicks.
Farfy Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farfy Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrelly throws a shot from downtown. Farfy Iii moves away and avoids it.
Farrelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farfy Iii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Farrelly pushes Farfy Iii off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farfy Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Farfy Iii ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Farfy Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farfy Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farfy Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Farrelly is quick to defend against it.
Farfy Iii tests Farrelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farfy Iii blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farfy Iii.
Farrelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farfy Iii throwing a counter right hand but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
Farrelly thuds his shin into the meat of Farfy Iii's side.
Farrelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farrelly wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Farrelly finds it's way through Farfy Iii's defenses.
Farrelly scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Farrelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Farfy Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Farrelly. Farfy Iii shrugs it off though.
Farfy Iii shoots in but no luck this time.
Farrelly throws out a counter right but Farfy Iii avoids it with no problem.
Farfy Iii slips under a jab from Farrelly.
Farfy Iii shoots in but Farrelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Farfy Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly scores with the left hand. Farfy Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
Farrelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farfy Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfy Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrelly.
It looked like Farfy Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrelly looks to throw the jab but Farfy Iii is out of range.
Farfy Iii checks the leg kick.
Farfy Iii staying out of range there.
Farrelly throws a hook to the side of Farfy Iii's head but Farfy Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farfy Iii ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farfy Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farrelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farfy Iii shoots in for a takedown but Farrelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Farrelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Farrelly thuds his shin into the meat of Farfy Iii's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Farrelly - that will leave a mark!
Farfy Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrelly throws a looping overhand right but Farfy Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Farrelly throws a body kick that misses.
Farrelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farfy Iii closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Farrelly quickly recovers to half guard.
Farrelly is controlling Farfy Iii's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Farfy Iii stops Farrelly from getting back to his feet.
Farrelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farfy Iii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Farfy Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farrelly.
Farrelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farfy Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Farrelly.
Farfy Iii wants to control from the top but Farrelly keeps moving.
Farrelly trying to control the position.
Farfy Iii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farrelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Farrelly seems keen to control Farfy Iii's posture.
Farfy Iii cracks Farrelly with a solid left hand.
Farrelly wants to stand up but Farfy Iii is controlling him.
Farrelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Farrelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Farrelly tries to land a body kick
and Farfy Iii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farrelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farfy Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Farrelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farfy Iii is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Farrelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farrelly 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Farrelly!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Seamus Farrelly made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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