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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Heidfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick O Shea is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Heidfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Shea!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shea misses with a wild combination.
O Shea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Shea wants it to stay on the feet.
Heidfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Shea.
Some wild striking there from O Shea.
O Shea throws a series of punches but Heidfield avoids them all with ease.
O Shea cracks Heidfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from O Shea both land. Nice combination.
O Shea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heidfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Shea.
Decent striking displayed by O Shea there.
O Shea throws a series of punches but Heidfield moves out of range.
Heidfield doesn't manage to clinch there - O Shea circles away.
O Shea misses with a wild combination.
O Shea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heidfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heidfield takes a swing at O Shea's ribcage but misses.
O Shea lands a glancing blow to the side of Heidfield's head.
Heidfield tries to clinch there but O Shea circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heidfield backs up against the cage.
Heidfield slips a jab and a cross from O Shea.
O Shea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by O Shea.
O Shea feints a jab promting Heidfield to slip. O Shea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heidfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Shea scores with a one two! Heidfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Shea misses with a few strikes there.
Heidfield slips a jab and a cross from O Shea.
O Shea stuffs the takedown attempt from Heidfield. Heidfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Heidfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Shea lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Shea.
Heidfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heidfield tries to close the distance and clinch but O Shea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heidfield tries to work over O Shea's front leg with a kick but O Shea checks it.
Heidfield wants to clinch up but O Shea keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from O Shea misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shea cracks Heidfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Shea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Shea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Shea misses with a two punch combination.
Heidfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Shea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from O Shea both land. Nice combination.
Heidfield wants to clinch up but O Shea keeps it at a distance.
Heidfield slips a jab and a cross from O Shea.
Patrick O Shea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Shea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heidfield at a distance.
O Shea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heidfield tries to close the distance and clinch but O Shea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Shea looks to land a combination. Heidfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A clash of legs there as O Shea blocks the low kick.
Heidfield tries to clinch but O Shea is having none of it.
A nice combination there by O Shea.
Heidfield throws a sloppy head kick and O Shea moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patrick O Shea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from O Shea both land. Nice combination.
O Shea looks gassed!
O Shea looks to land a combination but Heidfield avoids it well.
O Shea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Shea avoids a kick to the body.
O Shea throws a right and a left that Heidfield avoids nicely.
Heidfield shoots in and drives through. O Shea sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Heidfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heidfield dodges the punch combination from O Shea.
O Shea misses with a wild combination.
Heidfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Shea is fending him off so far but Heidfield persists. Nope, O Shea circles away and we're back to standing.
O Shea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Heidfield. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
O Shea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heidfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from O Shea does no damage.
That's four 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.
Heidfield tries to close the distance and clinch but O Shea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heidfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Shea throws a nice looking combination but Heidfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - O Shea scores with a four punch combination!
Heidfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Shea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Shea misses with a few strikes there.
O Shea misses with a wild combination.
O Shea scores with a body shot.
Heidfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heidfield dives in and grabs O Shea's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Shea pushes down on Heidfield's head and hops out.
Heidfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Shea was well out of range. Poor timing from Heidfield.
O Shea throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heidfield on the side of the head.
O Shea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heidfield at a distance.
Heidfield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Shea misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O Shea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Shea throws a combination that misses
and Heidfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heidfield throws a sloppy head kick and O Shea moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from O Shea as Heidfield shoots in.
O Shea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Shea lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from O Shea. Those never looked like landing.
O Shea stalks Heidfield and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heidfield's face. Heidfield staggers backwards, shaken.
O Shea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heidfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Shea has Heidfield pressed against the cage, preventing Heidfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Shea prevents Heidfield from breaking the clinch.
O Shea wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Shea wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heidfield has him pressed against the cage.
O Shea has had enough of the clinch but Heidfield keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Shea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heidfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heidfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heidfield slips a jab and a cross from O Shea.
Heidfield is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from O Shea. No joy for Heidfield on that attempt.
Nice body punch from O Shea.
O Shea scores with a three punch combo!
O Shea feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heidfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heidfield dodges the punch combination from O Shea.
O Shea swats away the attempt to clinch by Heidfield.
O Shea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heidfield counters with a head kick.
O Shea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Shea throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Heidfield or perhaps it was just good defense by O Shea which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Heidfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Shea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heidfield.
O Shea lands a two punch combo.
O Shea throws a series of punches but Heidfield avoids them all with ease.
O Shea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heidfield.
O Shea misses with a series of wild punches.
O Shea tests Heidfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Shea misses with the combination.
Heidfield throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Shea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Heidfield is in O Shea's guard.
Heidfield trying to control but O Shea is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidfield wants to get up but he can't break O Shea's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
O Shea is adopting a defensive guard.
Heidfield stands up from O Shea's guard - Heidfield perhaps looking for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heidfield.
O Shea scores with a one two! Heidfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Shea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heidfield back to the cage. O Shea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
O Shea misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Shea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heidfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heidfield.
Heidfield tries to work over O Shea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heidfield tries to pull guard but O Shea holds him up against the cage and eventually Heidfield drops back down to his feet.
Heidfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Shea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Shea is trying to break the clinch but Heidfield has him pressed against the cage.
Heidfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Shea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Shea tries to break the clinch but Heidfield is controlling the position.
Heidfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Shea wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heidfield has him pressed against the cage.
Heidfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Philip Heidfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heidfield dodges the punch combination from O Shea.
Heidfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Shea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Shea fails to land with a series of punches.
O Shea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Shea moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Shea lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Shea.
Sloppy strikes from O Shea. Those never looked like landing.
O Shea throws a right and a left that Heidfield avoids nicely.
Heidfield shoots for a takedown but O Shea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Shea misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heidfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heidfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Shea lands a two punch combo.
O Shea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea misses with a combination
and Heidfield counters with a series of strikes. O Shea will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Shea!
O Shea misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heidfield is defended easily by O Shea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Heidfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Shea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Shea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from O Shea.
Heidfield moves in looking to clinch but O Shea pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from O Shea.
Heidfield lands a front kick.
No luck for Heidfield with that takedown attempt.
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.
O Shea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heidfield counters with a head kick. That will keep O Shea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Shea tests Heidfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heidfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Shea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Shea looks to land a combination but Heidfield avoids it well.
O Shea is working the combinations to good effect here.
O Shea misses with a few strikes there.
Heidfield shoots in looking for a takedown but O Shea manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heidfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Shea looks to land a combination. Heidfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from O Shea.
O Shea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Shea misses with a two punch combination.
O Shea misses with a double jab.
Heidfield fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Shea throws a right and a left that Heidfield avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for O Shea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heidfield slips a straight right by O Shea.
Heidfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Shea is fending him off so far but Heidfield persists. Nope, O Shea circles away and we're back to standing.
Heidfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Shea.
O Shea slips a jab and a cross from Heidfield.
O Shea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Shea lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heidfield backs up against the cage.
Heidfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heidfield dodges the punch combination from O Shea.
O Shea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heidfield.
Heidfield is looking to clinch but O Shea is avoiding it.
Heidfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Shea circles away.
O Shea lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heidfield backs up against the cage.
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.
O Shea lands a nice shot to the body.
Heidfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Shea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heidfield somewhat.
A cross from Heidfield lands.
O Shea cracks Heidfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patrick O Shea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Shea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heidfield shoots in but O Shea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Shea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heidfield decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Shea's guard.
Heidfield won't allow O Shea to sweep him here.
Heidfield cracks O Shea with a solid left hand.
Heidfield trying to control the position from guard on top but O Shea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Philip Heidfield.
I think Heidfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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RATING
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