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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Sundial (ranked 25457 p4p, 7179 weight class) and Jamal Browne (ranked 777 p4p, 720 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Very strong |
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Good wrestler Brawler Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Sundial! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Browne! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Browne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sundial looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Browne lands a nice forearm strike. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Browne throws an elbow but Sundial slips to the side and avoids it well. Browne working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Browne landing strikes. Browne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sundial down.
Browne scoring with punches and elbows.
Sundial is rocked! Sundial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Browne on the ground. Browne in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Oh Sundial is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Browne working the ground and pound from side control. Browne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Browne throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Browne misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sundial seems to have got his legs back now. Sundial defending against the ground and pound. Browne lands a few punches from side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Browne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Browne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Browne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sundial as he jumps to the side. Nice sprawl there from Sundial as Browne shoots in. Ken Sundial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Browne. Sundial changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Browne tries to avoid it but Sundial manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Browne to the ground. Browne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Browne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sundial counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Browne shoots in for a double leg but Sundial sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Sundial closes the distance and clinches. Browne is trying to drag Sundial to the mat but Sundial just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Browne wants a takedown.
Browne looks winded! Sundial missing with knees to the body.
Sundial scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sundial slows down the pace here.
Sundial gets underhooks to prevent Browne's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sundial lands a nice uppercut. Sundial tries to stall but Browne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Browne is working for takedown but Sundial is calmly controlling the position for now. Sundial is pressed up against the cage. Browne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sundial down to the mat. Sundial avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Sundial with a lazy takedown attempt and Browne moves into the clinch. Browne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sundial pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browne stuffs the takedown attempt from Sundial. Sundial gets slowly back to his feet. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Browne doesn't succeed with the takedown and Sundial counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sundial clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sundial. Browne is looking for a takedown. Browne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sundial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Browne tries to throw a body punch but Sundial avoids it by throwing Browne back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Browne prevents Sundial from breaking the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Sundial.
Sundial digs a right hand into Browne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Browne's gas tank. Browne tries to score a body lock takedown but Sundial shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Sundial is looking to control Browne's arms but Browne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sundial has his back to the cage. Sundial lands with a left to the head. Sundial is trying to stall.
Sundial prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sundial lands a body punch in the clinch. Sundial is trying to maintain a safe position but Browne gets an underhook and turns Sundial into the cage. Sundial stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sundial gets through Browne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A nice left hand lands by Sundial.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sundial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sundial is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. We've been informed that Browne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Sundial gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sundial pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browne gets tackled into the cage by Sundial. Sundial maintains the clinch. Browne has hold of one of Sundial's legs. Sundial is fighting the takedown attempt but Browne gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Browne lands a couple of elbows. Sundial not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Browne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Sundial keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully. Browne wants to pass the guard but Sundial is keeping the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Sundial 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. Sundial shoots in but no luck this time. Browne shoots for a double leg takedown but Sundial sprawls well. He's pushed Browne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sundial gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Browne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sundial after a bit of a struggle. Sundial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Browne can do to turn this around? Browne is looking for a takedown. Ken Sundial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Browne. Browne can't get the takedown.
Sundial is defending well against a takedown attempt. Browne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ken Sundial has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sundial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sundial throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A short body shot lands from Sundial as the two fighters clinch.
Browne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundial fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice takedown defense from Browne. No joy for Sundial on that attempt. And Browne tries to counter it with a takedown but Sundial pushes his down on his head and steps out. Sundial moves into the clinch. Browne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sundial pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browne is breathing heavily. Sundial forces Browne back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Sundial as the two fighters clinch.
Browne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sundial to keep the fight standing. Sundial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sundial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sundial scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head. Sundial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head. Browne wants a takedown but no success here.
Browne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundial fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Browne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sundial to score an easy takedown into full guard. Browne keeping moving, preventing Sundial from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sundial trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Browne keeping moving, preventing Sundial from controlling successfully. Browne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Browne wants to get back to his feet but Sundial is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Browne manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sundial misses with a takedown and Browne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sundial swings wildly with an uppercut but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it. Sundial stops a takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sundial. Browne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sundial gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Sundial tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body. Sundial pushes Browne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Browne tries for a takedown but Sundial manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Sundial. Browne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Sundial pushes Browne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sundial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundial fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamal Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Browne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sundial counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Browne as Sundial shoots in. Sundial wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance. Browne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Browne wants it to stay on the feet. Sundial wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance. Sundial fails with the takedown. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice sprawl there from Sundial as Browne shoots in. Browne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sundial looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. You can see the frustration on Sundial's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Sundial is trying to buck Browne off. Browne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Sundial dominated that second round. 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! Sundial stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sundial wants it to stay on the feet. Browne tries to clinch up but Sundial circles away and keeps his distance. No luck with that takedown attempt from Sundial. Sundial shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Browne defends it nicely. Browne moves into the clinch successfully.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Browne jumps guard but Sundial stands there with Browne around his waist. Browne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ken Sundial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Browne. Browne has Sundial pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sundial manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Browne is looking for a takedown. Browne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sundial works on Browne's body with a couple of short punches. Sundial lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Browne.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sundial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundial darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage. Sundial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sundial wants to break free but Browne has control.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Sundial wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sundial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sundial wants to get back to striking at distance but Browne won't allow it.
Sundial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sundial tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body. Browne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sundial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sundial stops a takedown attempt from Browne.
Sundial scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sundial gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browne.
A short right from Sundial on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sundial scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head. Sundial lands an uppercut. Sundial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head. 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! Browne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sundial trying to control the position but instead, Browne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sundial into the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sundial. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sundial. Browne is trying to drag Sundial to the mat but Sundial just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Sundial breaks the clinch.
Sundial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Browne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt. Sundial pushes Browne up against the cage in a clinch. Browne is looking for a takedown. Sundial tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it. Sundial trying to control the position but instead, Browne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sundial into the cage. Jamal Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sundial is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Browne is working for takedown but Sundial is calmly controlling the position for now. Browne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Browne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Browne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sundial defends it easily. Sundial trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sundial is really struggling to control Browne but he's trying to hold on to the position. Browne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sundial defends it easily. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Browne can do anything to dispel that myth. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Browne thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Ken Sundial showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sundial, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Sundial!
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