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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sheeran (ranked 24661 p4p, 2961 weight class) and Ieuan Thomas (ranked 564 p4p, 291 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.

170 cm
24
143
5 - 5 - 0
172 cm
26
146
3 - 2 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sheeran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ieuan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sheeran throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Sheeran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sheeran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Sheeran looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas tries to clinch but Sheeran moves away
and Sheeran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheeran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Sheeran scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Sheeran misses.
Sheeran sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Sheeran avoids it this time.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheeran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Sheeran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheeran swings widly with a right hand

and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sheeran's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheeran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheeran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheeran is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thomas defends well.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Sheeran is keeping the position.
Sheeran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheeran is keeping the position for now.

That's two 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.

Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sheeran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.

Sheeran is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheeran is retaining full guard.

Sheeran looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Thomas trying to control but Sheeran is working from the bottom.
Sheeran is pulling down on Thomas's head. It's preventing any offense from Thomas, at least for the moment.
Sheeran controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Sheeran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sheeran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thomas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA London. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

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.
Thomas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheeran's guard.
Sheeran wants to sweep but no luck.

Sheeran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomas passes Sheeran's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sheeran makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sheeran.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheeran controlling Thomas's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Sheeran dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sheeran looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Sheeran throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheeran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Sheeran dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
A big left from Sheeran misses.
Sheeran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheeran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Sheeran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
Sheeran trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sheeran trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
Sheeran gets back to full guard.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sheeran looking to control.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Sheeran.
Sheeran is working hard here to advance position.

Sheeran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sheeran keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Sheeran blocks nicely.
Sheeran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Thomas 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.
Sheeran trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sheeran holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stalling.
Sheeran goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sheeran throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Sheeran misses.
Sheeran misses with a hook

and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sheeran's guard.

Sheeran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Thomas.
Sheeran prevents Thomas from moving into mount.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheeran keeps working.

Thomas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sheeran rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thomas's guard! Nice work there by Sheeran!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheeran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheeran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheeran controlling from the top position.
Sheeran sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
Sheeran works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheeran controlling the pace for now.
Sheeran raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ieuan Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sheeran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas slips a jab from Sheeran.
A slow jab from Sheeran misses its intended target.
Thomas defending well as Sheeran loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Sheeran sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sheeran looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas flicks out a counter leg kick but Sheeran steps away.
Sheeran cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sheeran throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheeran throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sheeran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheeran has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Sheeran.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sheeran holds on and takes a little breather.
Sheeran controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Sheeran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheeran trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas passes Sheeran's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sheeran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.

That's two 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.
Sheeran wants to control but Thomas passes into side.
Sheeran is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ieuan Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas trying to control the position but Sheeran is working away.
Sheeran tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheeran keeps working.
Thomas in side control, throwing shots but Sheeran defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Thomas remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Thomas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thomas wants to control but Sheeran is keeping him busy.
Sheeran is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheeran keeps working.

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.
Sheeran wants to control but Thomas postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thomas controls the position.
Sheeran keeps Thomas under control for a moment.
Sheeran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thomas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sheeran is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thomas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thomas trying to control from Sheeran's half guard. Sheeran has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thomas pushing down on Sheeran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas trying to control from half guard but Sheeran is working away.

Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sheeran defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ieuan Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Sheeran!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
29%
 
 
 
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