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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Jhonny Mulligan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jhonny Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Storm!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mulligan misses.
Good shot there by Mulligan.
Storm moves away from the strike by Mulligan.
Storm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mulligan trying to control from the bottom.
Mulligan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mulligan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Storm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Storm working Mulligan over with strikes.
Storm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mulligan wants to control but Storm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Storm trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulligan is breathing heavily.
Mulligan trying to control but Storm postures up.
Storm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mulligan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mulligan wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
Mulligan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Storm pulls his head out easily.
Storm trying to control the pace.
Mulligan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Storm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mulligan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Storm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Storm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm working Mulligan over with strikes.
Storm lands with a punch from half guard.
Storm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Storm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulligan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Mulligan wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
Storm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Storm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Storm lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Storm connects with a nice short shot to Mulligan's temple.
Storm takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Storm prevents Mulligan from standing back up.
Storm controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan wants to get back to his feet.
Mulligan actively working from the bottom here.
Storm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mulligan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Storm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Storm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulligan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mulligan has hold of Storm's hands but Storm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Storm sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Storm drops an elbow to the side of Mulligan's head.
Mulligan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan pushes Storm off looking to stand but Storm dives back in and keeps control.
Storm content to control rather than advance.
Storm wants to control but Mulligan is keeping him busy.
Storm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
I looks like Storm might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Mulligan tries to get to full guard but Storm has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Storm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm is taking a breather. Mulligan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Storm's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Storm 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.
Storm throws a good cross that connects.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Mulligan.
Mulligan avoids the body shot from Storm.
Mulligan has his takedown stuffed
and Storm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mulligan won't be happy with that.
Mulligan taking a bit of punishment here - Storm scoring with strikes.
Storm content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Storm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mulligan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storm landing shots from mount.
Storm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Storm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mulligan looks a forlorn figure.
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan is desperately trying to improve his position but Storm has a good base and remains in mount.
Storm unloading with bombs!
Mulligan is in a horrible position here. Storm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulligan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Storm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Storm working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Storm landing strikes, looking to finish!
Storm with the ground and pound from mount.
Mulligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Storm lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Storm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mulligan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mulligan wants to hold on but Storm pushes him away.
The referee warns Mulligan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Storm content just to control the position here.
Storm lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulligan is in all sorts of trouble here.
You get the feeling that Mulligan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan tries to hold on but Storm postures up.
Storm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mulligan's face.
Mulligan tries to reverse the position but Storm maintains control.
Storm punishing his opponent with strikes.
Storm looking to finish Mulligan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mulligan!
Mulligan wants to control but Storm is having none of it.
Storm working the ground and pound effectively.
Storm with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mulligan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Storm controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Storm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You get the feeling that Mulligan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Storm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mulligan hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mulligan to the mat! Mulligan manages to get full guard.
Mulligan is looking for a triangle but Storm pushes his legs off easily.
Storm landing some decent shots from guard.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulligan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Storm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mulligan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Storm stands up over Mulligan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mulligan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Storm stacks Mulligan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Storm!
Storm working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm working away.
Mulligan is trying to get back to half guard.
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Mulligan looks to move to half guard but instead Storm has passed into mount! Damn!
Storm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Storm lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Mulligan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mulligan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mulligan tries to reverse the position but Storm maintains control.
Storm unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mulligan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Storm connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Storm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Storm lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Storm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mulligan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Storm with good strikes from the mount here!
Mulligan is trying desperately to improve position.
Mulligan is in a horrible position here. Storm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan can't escape the position.
Storm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mulligan is working to get back to half guard.
Storm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
Jhonny Mulligan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm landing shots from mount.
Storm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mulligan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ronnie Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm controlling from mount.
Mulligan is trying to escape the mount.
Storm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mulligan is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm blocks Mulligan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Storm 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Storm!
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