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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Lloyd (ranked 5215 p4p, 5209 weight class) and Brad Betts (ranked 419 p4p, 418 weight class). Betts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. xcape kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 New York, Jamal Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Betts!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Betts circles away quickly and effectively.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Betts moves out of range.
Lloyd clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
Betts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lloyd defends well and Betts ends up having to push Lloyd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Betts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Betts is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Betts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to control but Betts postures up.
Betts moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Betts advances to mount.
Betts controlling from mount.
Lloyd tries to hold on but Betts pushes him away.
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Betts looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two 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.
Lloyd is trying to escape the mount.
Betts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Betts has a good base and remains in mount.
Betts controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Betts has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Betts controlling the position easily from mount.
Lloyd tries to reverse the position but Betts maintains control.
Betts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lloyd has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Betts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Betts closes the distance and clinches.
Betts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lloyd breaks the clinch.
Betts gets a clinch.
Betts breaks from the clinch.
Betts gets a clinch.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Betts backwards.
Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Betts moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Betts.
Jab by Betts.
Betts throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Betts closes the distance and clinches.
Betts breaks the clinch.
Betts gets a double leg takedown into Lloyd's guard.
Betts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Betts stands up from Lloyd's guard - Betts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lloyd with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betts is looking to score with low kicks.
Lloyd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Betts circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd moves in looking to clinch but Betts pushes him off.
Betts rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Betts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lloyd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Betts.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
Betts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Betts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betts doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lloyd counter with a right hand.
Betts is breathing heavily.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Betts tries to counter with a clinch but Lloyd shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd cracks a nice hook into Betts's ribs.
Betts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Betts closes the distance and clinches up with Lloyd, looking for a takedown. Betts pushes Lloyd against the cage but Lloyd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Betts.
Betts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lloyd pushes Betts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betts prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Betts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Betts backwards.
Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Betts unleashes a big counter combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Betts moves out of range.
Lloyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Betts counters with a nice leg kick.
Betts looks to land a combination but Lloyd avoids it well.
Betts fails to land with a series of punches.
Lloyd clinches up against the cage.
Betts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Betts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Betts keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Betts.
Betts throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Betts pushes Lloyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Betts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd misses with a punch on the inside.
Betts breaks from the clinch.
Betts fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betts shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Betts.
Betts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betts keeps the fight on the outside.
Lloyd tests Betts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Betts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Betts is having none of it.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Betts circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Betts lands a nice shot to the body.
Betts tries for a takedown but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lloyd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Betts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lloyd!
Lloyd explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lloyd has Betts up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betts's elbow.
Betts takes a shot to the head.
Lloyd pushes Betts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
Betts taking a breather.
Lloyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Betts.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brad Betts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
Lloyd taking a breather.
Lloyd cracks Betts with a nice body shot.
Lloyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Betts keeps the fight on the outside.
Betts circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Betts does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Betts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lloyd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lloyd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lloyd throws a combination. Betts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betts dives in for a single leg takedown but Lloyd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lloyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Betts circles away.
Jamal Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Betts is avoiding it.
Betts tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Lloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Betts 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Betts!
Brad Betts spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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