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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between steven maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Heller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Heller struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ryan Heller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, steven maxwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Heller!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Heller.
Heller looks to land a combination but maxwell avoids it well.
Heller misses with the combination.
Heller throws a jab when maxwell was well out of range.
maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Heller pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heller.
Heller misses with a kick to the body.
Heller misses with a kick to the body.
maxwell avoids a kick to the body.
maxwell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Heller looks to land a body kick but maxwell moved away.
maxwell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan Heller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Heller.
Heller looks gassed!
Good standup being displayed there by Heller as he connects with a hook.
Heller is looking to land body kicks.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heller connects with a good right hand that stumbles maxwell. maxwell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
maxwell moves away from the strike by Heller.
Heller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heller throws a series of punches but maxwell avoids them all with ease.
Heller throws a leg kick which misses maxwell's front leg but catches the back leg as maxwell tries to avoid it.
maxwell wants to clinch.
maxwell blocks a head kick by Heller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heller swats away the attempt to clinch by maxwell.
maxwell tries to clinch there but Heller circles away.
Heller keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heller.
Heller swats away the attempt to clinch by maxwell.
Heller throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maxwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
maxwell has closed the distance and engaged Heller in a clinch.
Heller looking to throw knees to the head but maxwell is blocking nicely.
maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Heller stalling in the clinch but maxwell improves position.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Heller blocks with his arms.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Heller blocks with his arms.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Heller blocks with his arms.
Heller breaks from the clinch.
Heller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
maxwell wants to clinch up but Heller keeps it at a distance.
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.
Heller throws a right hand that maxwell ducks under and follows up with a left that maxwell also avoids with ease.
Heller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heller misses with a wild combination.
Heller circles away from the clinch attempt.
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick.
maxwell could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Heller.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
maxwell wants to clinch.
Heller tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Heller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
maxwell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heller blocks it with crossed arms.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
Heller crunches a lovely knee into maxwell's ribcage.
maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heller scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heller.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heller.
Heller breaks from the clinch.
maxwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Heller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maxwell circles away quickly and effectively.
maxwell dodges the punch combination from Heller.
Heller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heller misses with a low kick.
maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heller fails to land with a series of punches.
maxwell is looking to clinch.
maxwell moves into range and clinches up with Heller.
Heller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
maxwell connects with a knee to the head.
maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heller just leaning against maxwell, taking a breather.
maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Heller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heller throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
Heller throws a wild body kick that maxwell sees coming a mile off.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Heller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
maxwell tries to clinch up.
Heller misses with a series of wild punches.
Heller fails to land with a series of punches.
maxwell tries to clinch up but Heller circles away and keeps his distance.
Heller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller throws out a leg kick but maxwell moves out of range and Heller only half commits.
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller is having none of it.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heller swats away the attempt to clinch by maxwell.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Heller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heller throws the kick towards the body but maxwell avoids it.
Heller swinging wilding here.
Heller misses with a double jab.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
maxwell wants to clinch up but Heller keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Heller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Heller misses.
Heller throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
Heller swats away the attempt to clinch by maxwell.
Heller throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Heller misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
maxwell closes the distance and pushes Heller back into the cage.
Heller wants to stall.
Heller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Heller blocks with his arms.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heller blocks it with crossed arms.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heller stalling.
maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Heller is blocking nicely.
Heller breaks the clinch.
Heller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller is having none of it.
Heller lands a nice looking body kick.
maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Heller pushes him off.
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.
Heller throws a head kick that misses.
steven maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
maxwell tries to clinch up.
Heller throws a push kick but maxwell slaps the foot to one side.
Heller looks to land a body kick but maxwell moved away.
Heller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
maxwell wants to clinch up but Heller keeps it at a distance.
Heller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller keeps the fight on the outside.
Heller motions for maxwell to come forward. Heller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heller is looking to land body kicks.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller moves out of range.
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller is having none of it.
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick.
maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four 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.
maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heller.
Heller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heller circles away from the clinch attempt.
maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Heller pushes him off.
Heller circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Heller.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
maxwell tries to clinch up.
Heller throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Heller circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ryan Heller just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Heller misses with a double jab.
maxwell avoids a kick to the body.
maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Heller circles away.
maxwell moves out of range as Heller throws a body kick.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
maxwell is looking to clinch.
maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller is having none of it.
Heller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heller throws a series of punches but maxwell avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maxwell tries to clinch there but Heller circles away.
maxwell tries to clinch up but Heller circles away and keeps his distance.
Heller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
maxwell is looking to clinch.
Heller keeps the fight on the outside.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Heller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two 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.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Heller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heller misses with a body kick.
maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
maxwell tries to clinch up.
maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Heller pushes him off.
maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heller is looking to break free of the clinch but maxwell has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
Heller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Heller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
maxwell tries to clinch there but Heller circles away.
Heller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - maxwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heller misses with a few strikes there.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Heller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heller keeps maxwell at a distance using the push kick.
Heller throws a nice looking combination but maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any 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.
Heller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heller misses with a leg kick.
maxwell moves into the clinch successfully.
maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
maxwell scores with a knee to the head.
maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Heller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
maxwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Heller scores with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heller misses with a body kick.
maxwell is looking to clinch but Heller is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that steven maxwell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
maxwell tries to clinch but Heller is having none of it.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heller throws the kick towards the body but maxwell avoids it.
maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heller throws the kick towards the body but maxwell avoids it.
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Heller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
maxwell tries to clinch up.
maxwell tries to clinch up.
maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Heller.
Heller throws a right and a left that maxwell avoids nicely.
maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heller circles away from the clinch attempt.
maxwell clinches.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heller manages to break the clinch.
maxwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heller misses with a kick to the body.
maxwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Heller pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Heller.
maxwell is looking to clinch but Heller is avoiding it.
Heller misses with an attempted mid kick.
maxwell tries to clinch there but Heller circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Heller.
Some wild striking there from Heller.
maxwell defending well as Heller loads up on a big left hand.
maxwell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heller misses with a double jab.
maxwell forces Heller back against the cage and clinches.
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.
maxwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
maxwell tries a knee to the head but Heller blocks it.
maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heller.
maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Heller circles away.
maxwell blocks a head kick by Heller.
Heller misses with a low kick.
Ryan Heller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
maxwell is looking to clinch but Heller is avoiding it.
Heller throws a hook but maxwell blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
steven maxwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heller 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Heller!
Ryan Heller is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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