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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Blackwell (ranked 25384 p4p, 5123 weight class) and Sheamus Secord (ranked 254 p4p, 242 weight class). The key to victory for Marcel Blackwell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheamus Secord!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secord rushes Blackwell and presses him up against the cage.
Blackwell prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Secord content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Secord can't break the clinch.
Secord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Secord tries to throw a body punch but Blackwell avoids it by throwing Secord back against the cage.
Blackwell tries to pull guard but Secord holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackwell drops back down to his feet.
Secord tries to pull guard but Blackwell won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwell breaks from the clinch.
Blackwell misses with a takedown attempt - Secord sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackwell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSecord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secord shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Secord showed some decent athleticism there.
Secord is controlling the pace.
Secord tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Blackwell.
Secord is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell tries to get to full guard but Secord has control of the leg.
Blackwell trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Secord sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blackwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secord scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Secord is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blackwell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blackwell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Secord stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Blackwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Secord's waist but Secord gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackwell off to one side.
Blackwell fails with the takedown.
Blackwell is breathing heavily.
Blackwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Secord swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Secord as he jumps to the side.
Secord clinches up with Blackwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackwell wants to take the fight to the mat but Secord manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Secord works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blackwell is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Secord dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Secord happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Secord moves into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus Secord dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Secord shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blackwell moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secord slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blackwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Secord won't allow Blackwell to sweep him here.
Secord prevents Blackwell from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Secord controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Secord fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches.
Secord struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackwell controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Secord to keep the fight standing.
Blackwell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Secord is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blackwell to the mat. Blackwell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Secord's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Secord postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Secord lands a couple of digs.
Secord slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blackwell is being controlled here.
Secord stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Secord shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blackwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blackwell wants to get back to his feet but Secord passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secord seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blackwell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sheamus Secord!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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