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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damon Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Eggson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon Weathers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Eggson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers closes the distance and pushes Eggson back into the cage.
Eggson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Weathers clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Weathers holding both Eggson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Eggson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Weathers is having to fend off submission attempts from Eggson, who is looking to sink in the choke. Eggson doesn't have the hooks in though and Weathers manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Eggson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weathers tries to free his leg and advance position but Eggson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Weathers has his takedown stuffed
and Eggson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Weathers won't be happy with that.
Weathers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Weathers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eggson on the ground.
Weathers tries to bench press Eggson off him but Eggson keeps the position.
Eggson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weathers keeps working.
Weathers tries to buck Eggson off but Eggson is having none of it.
Weathers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weathers tries to get out of the position.
Eggson stands up.
Weathers fails with the takedown
and Eggson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eggson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weathers has control of Eggson's left arm, preventing Eggson from doing any damage.
Weathers is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eggson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weathers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weathers is trying to control the position but Eggson postures up.
Eggson tries to free his leg and advance position but Weathers is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eggson misses with a takedown attempt
and Weathers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Eggson's guard now.
Weathers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Eggson dives on top into guard.
Eggson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weathers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eggson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers is trying to control the position but Eggson postures up.
Eggson is working Weathers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Weathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eggson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weathers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Weathers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eggson sees it coming and defends easily.
Weathers wants to work for an arm triangle but Eggson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eggson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eggson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weathers manages to get himself to full guard.
Eggson wants to stand but Weathers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weathers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eggson controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Eggson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eggson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Weathers eats them both and turns towards Eggson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Eggson with a poor takedown
and Weathers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eggson won't be happy with that.
Eggson gets back to half guard.
Eggson gets full guard.
Weathers stands up from Eggson's guard - Weathers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Eggson drives through with a takedown into Weathers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weathers controls Eggson momentarily but Eggson frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Weathers holds on and takes a little breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eggson gets to his feet. Weathers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Weathers gets a clinch.
Weathers breaks from the clinch.
Weathers fails with the takedown
and Eggson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eggson misses with a knee strike.
Eggson jumps guard but Weathers stands there with Eggson around his waist. Eggson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eggson effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eggson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eggson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Weathers.
Eggson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eggson fails to pull guard.
Damon Weathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Eggson.
Eggson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weathers breaks from the clinch.
Weathers gets a double leg takedown into Eggson's guard.
Eggson looking for a guillotine here but Weathers defends easily.
Weathers advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weathers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weathers is looking to pass Eggson's guard but actually Eggson recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eggson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Weathers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weathers tries to free his leg and advance position but Eggson is retaining full guard.
Eggson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weathers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Weathers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Weathers passes Eggson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eggson looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Eggson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Weathers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Eggson misses with a takedown
so Weathers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Weathers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eggson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weathers has managed to get both his arms back between Eggson's legs - danger averted.
Weathers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Weathers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Weathers wants to get up but he can't break Eggson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Weathers is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Eggson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Eggson has escaped and now he's on top!
Eggson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eggson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Weathers dives on top into guard.
Eggson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Weathers defends well.
Weathers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eggson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Weathers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Eggson controls Weathers momentarily but Weathers frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers looking to pass the guard.
Weathers is looking to advance position but Eggson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Weathers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weathers tries to hold on but Eggson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Weathers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eggson controlling from mount.
Weathers is looking to improve his position but Eggson isn't that keen on the idea.
Eggson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Eggson.
Weathers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eggson has control of Weathers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weathers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Eggson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Weathers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eggson 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Eggson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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