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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Journeyman (ranked 5110 p4p, 3887 weight class) and Oisin Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Journeyman comes to the cage accompanied by Schizophrenic Phonk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Journeyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oisin Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan slips a jab and a cross from Journeyman.
Nolan ducks under a wild hook from Journeyman.
Nolan checks a low kick from Journeyman.
Journeyman tries a low kick but Nolan avoids it.
Journeyman takes the fight into the clinch.
Journeyman can't break the clinch.
Journeyman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nolan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Journeyman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Journeyman slaps away a takedown attempt from Nolan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Journeyman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nolan fails to land with a series of punches.
Journeyman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Journeyman misses with a two punch combination.
Journeyman misses with a two punch combination.
Frank Journeyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Journeyman throws a combination that misses
and Nolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Journeyman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Journeyman just misses with a punch to the body.
Journeyman misses with a low kick.
Journeyman misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Journeyman. No joy for Nolan on that attempt.
Frank Journeyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oisin Nolan.
Nolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Journeyman shoots in for a double leg but Nolan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nolan misses with a hook. Journeyman ducked under it nicely.
Journeyman misses with the combination.
Nolan throws a body punch but Journeyman moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nolan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nolan.
Journeyman lands with a hook. Nolan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nolan fails with the takedown.
Nolan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nolan looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Journeyman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nolans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Journeyman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Journeyman throws a leg kick
and Nolan counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Journeyman does no damage.
Journeyman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNolan.
Nolan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Journeyman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Journeyman moves into range and clinches up with Nolan.
Nolan stalling against the cage.
Nolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Journeyman avoids the damage to the body.
Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Nolan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Journeyman's waist but Journeyman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nolan off to one side.
Journeyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Nolan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nolan tries for a takedown but Journeyman circles away easily
and Journeyman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Journeyman.
Nolan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Journeyman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan dodges the punch combination from Journeyman.
Journeyman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNolan.
Nolan fails with the takedown.
Journeyman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Journeyman lands with a nice combination. Nolan backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Journeyman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Journeyman fails to land with a series of punches.
Journeyman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Journeyman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Journeyman.
Journeyman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Journeyman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nolan defends well and Journeyman ends up having to push Nolan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Journeyman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nolan shoots in for a double leg but Journeyman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Nolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Journeyman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Journeyman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frank Journeyman is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Journeyman.
Journeyman shoots in but no luck this time.
Nolan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Journeyman.
Nice sprawl there from Journeyman as Nolan shoots in.
Journeyman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Journeyman's efforts to push away.
Journeyman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nolan can do to turn this around?
Journeyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Journeyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nolan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Journeyman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nolan misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Journeyman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frank Journeyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oisin Nolan.
Nolan is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Journeyman.
Journeyman misses with a low kick as Nolan jumps back.
Journeyman sets himself, and Nolan steps forward looking for the clinch! Journeyman avoids it this time.
Nolan throws a right and a left that Journeyman avoids nicely.
Journeyman drives through and clinches with Nolan against the cage.
Journeyman working hard to break the clinch.
Journeyman manages to break the clinch.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Journeyman as he avoids it easily.
Journeyman checks a leg kick nicely.
Journeyman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Nolan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nolan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nolan shoots in for a double leg but Journeyman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nolan checks a leg kick.
Journeyman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Journeyman.
Nolan feints the counter takedown.
Frank Journeyman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Journeyman moves into range and clinches up with Nolan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Journeyman misses with some punches.
Nolan prevents the takedown attempt.
Journeyman tries to circle away but Nolan has him pinned against the cage.
Journeyman is looking to break free of the clinch but Nolan has double underhooks.
Journeyman tries to circle away but Nolan has him pinned against the cage.
Journeyman breaks the clinch.
Nolan throws the kick towards the body but Journeyman avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Journeyman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nolan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nolan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Journeyman.
Nolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Journeyman circles away.
Journeyman moves out of range as Nolan throws a body kick.
Journeyman stuffs the takedown attempt from Nolan. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nolan tries to keep at a distance but Journeyman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Journeyman's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Journeyman manages to break the clinch.
Nolan shoots in but Journeyman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nolan connects with a right hand. Journeyman shakes it off.
Journeyman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Journeyman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Journeyman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nolan back to the cage. Journeyman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Journeyman shoots in for a double leg but Nolan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nolan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Journeyman throws a series of punches but Nolan moves out of range.
Journeyman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Journeyman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nolan shoots in and drives through. Journeyman sprawls well.
Nolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Journeyman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Nolan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Journeyman avoids it really well and circles away.
Frank Journeyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oisin Nolan.
Nolan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Journeyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan leaves Journeyman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Journeyman throws a lazy uppercut
and Nolan moves into the clinch.
Nolan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Journeyman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Journeyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
Journeyman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Journeyman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nolan or perhaps it was just good defense by Journeyman, which made it look bad.
Nolan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Journeyman gets tackled into the cage by Nolan. Nolan maintains the clinch.
Journeyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Journeyman sprawls well. Journeyman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Journeyman tries to clinch but Nolan moves out of range.
Journeyman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Nolan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nolan closes the distance and clinches.
Nolan is working Journeyman over against the cage.
Nolan can't get the takedown.
Journeyman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Journeyman is looking to break free of the clinch but Nolan has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Journeyman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Journeyman tries to circle away but Nolan has him pinned against the cage.
Journeyman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nolan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Journeyman defends it nicely.
Journeyman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Journeyman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Journeyman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Journeyman closes the distance and clinches.
Journeyman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Journeyman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nolan takes one on the button.
Journeyman throws a leg kick but Nolan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Journeyman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolan.
Nolan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Journeyman sprawls well. Journeyman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Journeyman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Journeyman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Journeyman!
Post fight, Frank Journeyman stared into the camera and said 'THE NEXT CHALLENGER SHOULD FEAR THE FRANKSTER COMING'.
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RATING
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