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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Hartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Hartnell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartnell cracks Opal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hartnell stuffs the takedown attempt from Opal. Opal gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartnell cracks Opal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Opal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hartnell misses with a wild combination.
Hartnell tests Opal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Opal shoots for a takedown but Hartnell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Opal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hartnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Opal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartnell pinned against the cage. Hartnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opal is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal misses with a takedown attempt
and Hartnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartnell connects with a crisp jab.
Opal throws a wild body kick that Hartnell sees coming a mile off.
Hartnell connects with a body shot.
Opal closes the distance and clinches.
Hartnell pulls guard successfully.
Hartnell keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Hartnell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hartnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartnell swinging wildly here.
Hartnell works over Opal's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartnell throws a combination that misses
and Opal counters with a head kick. That will keep Hartnell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hartnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hartnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Opal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell tests Opal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Opal is looking to clinch but Hartnell is avoiding it.
Norman Hartnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartnell misses with a few strikes there.
Opal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Opal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hartnell misses with a body shot.
Opal moves in looking to clinch but Hartnell pushes him off.
Hartnell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hartnell misses with the combination.
Hartnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hartnell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Opal shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartnell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Opal backs up against the cage.
Hartnell misses with a wild body shot.
Hartnell scores with a hook.
Hartnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Opal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartnell lands with a straight right. Opal didn't see that one coming.
Hartnell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Opal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hartnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Hartnell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Hartnell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hartnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartnell misses with a two punch combination.
Hartnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Opal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartnell misses with a few strikes there.
Hartnell lands a nice shot that snaps Opal's head back.
Hartnell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Opal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Opal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Opal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartnell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Opal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hartnell misses with a wild body shot.
Denis Opal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartnell lands with a nice body punch.
Hartnell scores with a hook to the body. Opal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Opal tries to clinch but Hartnell is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Hartnell. Those never looked like landing.
Opal misses the shot to the body.
Hartnell throws a one two combo.
Opal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartnell sprawls well. Hartnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Opal gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartnell misses with the combination.
Opal has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Opal. Opal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hartnell misses with a wild body shot.
Hartnell misses the shot to the body.
Opal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hartnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartnell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hartnell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Opal lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartnell throws a series of punches but Opal avoids them all with ease.
Hartnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Opal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hartnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Opal.
Opal fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartnell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Opal back to the cage. Hartnell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Opal closes the distance and clinches.
Opal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Opal looking for a takedown.
Hartnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Hartnell. No joy for Opal on that attempt.
Denis Opal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Opal shoots in for a takedown but Hartnell shows good takedown defense.
Hartnell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Opal back to the cage. Hartnell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horrible takedown by Opal or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartnell which made him look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Opal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Opal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal fails with the takedown.
Opal avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Hartnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Opal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Opal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hartnell dips to his left and cracks Opal with an uppercut!
Opal moves in looking to clinch but Hartnell pushes him off.
Opal is looking to clinch but Hartnell is avoiding it.
Hartnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Hartnell.
Opal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Opal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hartnell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opal wants to control but Hartnell is keeping him busy.
Hartnell prevents Opal from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartnell is looking to reverse the position.
Hartnell can't do much from the bottom here.
Opal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Opal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hartnell is trying to control Opal's posture but Opal avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell bucks up and tries to throw Opal off but instead Opal has got his back!
Hartnell prevents Opal from getting a body triangle.
Opal doesn't have the hooks in and Hartnell manages to turn into his guard.
Hartnell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Opal, up you get!
Opal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartnell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Opal somewhat.
Opal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartnell counters with a left and a right that stings Opal.
Opal wants to clinch
and Hartnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Opal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Opal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Opal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartnell throws a combination. Opal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Opal wants to clinch.
Norman Hartnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hartnell coming out on top.
Opal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartnell circles away.
Opal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartnell.
Opal walks into a stiff left hand from Hartnell.
Opal slips a jab and a cross from Hartnell.
Opal shoots in but no luck this time.
Opal fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartnell is fending him off so far but Opal persists. Nope, Hartnell circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Hartnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hartnell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Hartnell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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