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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bram Haswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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272 lbs
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244 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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, Tom Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bram Haswell !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington forces Haswell back against the cage and clinches.
Haswell wants to get back to striking at distance but Billington won't allow it.
Haswell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Billington can't fight it off and eventually Haswell manages to take the fight to the floor. Billington looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Billington trying to keep a closed guard but Haswell is proving a slippery customer.
Billington wants to sweep here but Haswell controlling him for the moment.
Billington working a defensive guard here.
Billington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haswell advances position into side control!
Haswell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haswell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haswell trying to control from the bottom.
Billington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Billington looks to land a strike but Haswell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haswell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Billington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haswell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haswell working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haswell wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Billington instigates a clinch.
Haswell goes for a takedown attempt but Billington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Billington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Billington is breathing heavily.
Haswell is trying to stand up here but Billington is controlling him well.
Haswell is staying active underneath Billington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Billington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haswell on the ground.
Haswell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Billington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haswell gets back to full guard.
Haswell keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Haswell lands an upkick as Billington stands over him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington landing some decent shots from guard.
Haswell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Billington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haswell is keeping the position for now.
Haswell striking off his back but it's not causing Billington any problems.
Haswell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haswell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haswell won't be happy with that.
Haswell dodges the ground and pound from Billington.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Haswell regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haswell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Billington tries to clinch but Haswell moves out of range.
Billington throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Billington.
Billington scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haswell can't escape the position.
Billington looking to finish Haswell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haswell !
Haswell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Billington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haswell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Haswell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Billington blocks Haswell 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Billington working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Billington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Billington scores with a takedown into Haswell 's guard.
Haswell tries to strike from the bottom.
Billington stopping the sweep attempt from Haswell .
Haswell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billington looking to pass the guard.
Haswell had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Billington is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Haswell Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Billington's back instead.
Billington is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Haswell gets his way!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington tries to escape the position.
Billington just looking to survive in the bad position.
Haswell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Billington is really stuck here.
Haswell has good solid back control here.
Haswell misses with an elbow to the head.
Haswell controlling from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haswell tries to keep control of the position but Billington is staying busy.
Billington can't escape the position.
Haswell lands strikes to the head.
Billington is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Haswell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Haswell 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Haswell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Haswell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Billington kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Haswell gets his way!
Haswell doesn't have the hooks in and Billington manages to turn into his guard.
Billington trying to control the position from guard on top but Haswell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Billington throws a right hand that Haswell ducks under and follows up with a left that Haswell also avoids with ease.
Billington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Billington lands in his opponent's guard.
Billington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Billington stays in close to Haswell 's body and controls the position.
Billington lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Billington is stalling in the full guard.
Billington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haswell is pulling down on Billington's head. It's preventing any offense from Billington, at least for the moment.
Billington stopping the sweep attempt from Haswell .
Haswell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Billington dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haswell tries for a takedown but Billington circles away easily
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haswell won't be happy with that.
Billington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haswell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tom Billington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billington controlling the action here.
Haswell manages to get to full guard.
Haswell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haswell pulls Billington in close to prevent any damage.
Billington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Billington stopping the sweep attempt from Haswell .
Haswell trying to control the position.
Haswell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Billington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haswell is trying to keep Billington in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haswell tries to clinch
and Billington counters with a single leg into guard. Haswell didn't expect that.
Haswell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Billington!
Billington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Billington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Billington tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haswell wants to control the pace but Billington is squirming around nicely.
Haswell prevents Billington from getting the reversal.
Haswell lands a nice shot to the head.
Haswell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haswell throwing strikes here but Billington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Haswell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Billington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haswell trying to control but Billington is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haswell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Billington blocking the ground and pound.
Billington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Haswell tries to control but Billington wriggling away.
Billington is trying to reverse the position but instead Haswell has taken his back - oops!
A lull in the action here.
Billington tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haswell has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Billington's body.
Billington tries to break free.
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.
Haswell tries to keep control of the position but Billington is staying busy.
Billington tries to roll but Haswell sticks to his back.
Billington is working hard here to advance position.
Haswell trying to control.
Haswell loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Billington hold on?
Haswell is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Billington defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haswell trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Even with his hooks in, Haswell manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Billington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Billington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Billington!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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