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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman has chosen You Dont Know - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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180 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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, Adam Sweeney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sweeney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but Sweeney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Hitman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Hitman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sweeney is fending him off so far but The Hitman persists. Nope, Sweeney circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sweeney 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 The Hitman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Hitman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Hitman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sweeney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Hitman somewhat.
Adam Sweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Hitman.
The Hitman connects with a high kick.
It looks like Adam Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney feints and as The Hitman raises his hands in defense, Sweeney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sweeney is looking to stand up but The Hitman won't let him.
The Hitman has control of Sweeney's left arm, preventing Sweeney from doing any damage.
Sweeney trying to control the position from guard on top but The Hitman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sweeney is controlling him.
Sweeney wants to stand but The Hitman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sweeney looking to pass the guard.
The Hitman pushes Sweeney off and gets back to his feet.
The Hitman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweeney.
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.
The Hitman fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Hitman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Sweeney misses.
Sweeney throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Hitman sprawls well. The Hitman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sweeney gets slowly back to his feet.
Sweeney looks to land a combination but The Hitman avoids it well.
The Hitman has a takedown stuffed.
Adam Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sweeney throws a low kick, looking for The Hitman's leg but The Hitman calmly moves out of range.
Sweeney throws a right and a left that The Hitman avoids nicely.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Hitman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sweeney keeps the fight on the outside.
Sweeney could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sweeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Hitman misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sweeney is trying to control the action in half guard but The Hitman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sweeney tries to stand and escape but The Hitman is controlling the position.
The Hitman regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Hitman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Hitman keeping full guard, as Sweeney tries to pass.
Sweeney tries to stand but The Hitman is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is fighting to break The Hitman's control of his arms but The Hitman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Hitman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sweeney defends well.
Sweeney is looking to stand up but The Hitman won't let him.
The Hitman pushes Sweeney off and scrambles back to his feet.
The Hitman darts in trying to clinch
and Sweeney counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adam Sweeney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Sweeney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sweeney throws a jab when The Hitman was well out of range.
The Hitman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Hitman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Hitman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet.
Sweeney is refusing to be controlled, as The Hitman sits in half guard.
Sweeney is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sweeney wants to get back to full guard.
The Hitman is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman is looking to take a break and control but Sweeney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sweeney is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and The Hitman moves out of range easily.
Sweeney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Hitman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hitman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Hitman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweeney keeps working.
The Hitman tries for a kimura but Sweeney is defending well.
Sweeney tries to bench press The Hitman off him but The Hitman keeps the position.
The Hitman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweeney keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman is trying to get an arm triangle but Sweeney is defending well.
Sweeney can't do much from the bottom here.
The Hitman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sweeney is looking to regain half guard here but The Hitman keeps moving and retains side control.
Sweeney prevents The Hitman from improving position.
That's four 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.
Sweeney takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sweeney bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sweeney with a poor takedown
and The Hitman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sweeney is trying to force a seperation but The Hitman has the dominant position.
The Hitman decides to pull guard.
The Hitman is adopting a defensive guard.
The Hitman wants to stand and escape but Sweeney is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Hitman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Sweeney's cut.
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.
The Hitman tries to clinch up but Sweeney circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Sweeney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sweeney misses with a series of wild punches.
The Hitman is looking to clinch.
Sweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Hitman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Sweeney does no damage.
Sweeney misses with a wild combination.
The Hitman misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sweeney fails to land.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeney goes for a takedown attempt but The Hitman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweeney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Hitman tries to clinch but Sweeney is having none of it.
The Hitman misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Hitman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sweeney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sweeney's back!
The Hitman keeps control of the position as Sweeney tries to break free.
The Hitman working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney breaks The Hitman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney wants to stand but The Hitman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Hitman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The Hitman throws a head kick but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman is not content to let Sweeney control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hitman tries to buck Sweeney off but Sweeney is having none of it.
The Hitman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sweeney off and has taken his back!
Sweeney looking very determined here, making life difficult for The Hitman.
The Hitman looking for the choke but no joy.
Sweeney tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four 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.
Sweeney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Hitman wants to control the pace but Sweeney is squirming around nicely.
Sweeney is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Hitman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sweeney is looking to escape.
Sweeney wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Sweeney clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Sweeney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sweeney falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Hitman moves into the clinch.
The Hitman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Hitman is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sweeney has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Hitman wants to pass to mount but Sweeney is defending the position.
The Hitman prevents Sweeney from standing back up.
Sweeney tries to get to full guard but The Hitman has control of the leg.
The Hitman wants to work for an arm triangle but Sweeney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney regains full guard. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Hitman wants to control from the top but Sweeney keeps moving.
The Hitman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Hitman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sweeney lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Hitman!
Sweeney with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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.
The Hitman tries to hold on but Sweeney pushes him away.
The Hitman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sweeney tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sweeney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Hitman is looking to escape.
The Hitman can't escape the position.
The Hitman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sweeney trying to control but The Hitman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sweeney prevents The Hitman from standing back up.
The Hitman tries to get to full guard but Sweeney has control of the leg.
Sweeney wants to free his trapped foot but The Hitman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Sweeney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
The Hitman won't allow Sweeney to pass to mount.
Gary The Hitman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sweeney stops The Hitman from getting back to his feet.
Sweeney wants to pass the guard but The Hitman is defending well.
Sweeney wants to stand but The Hitman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sweeney misses with a double jab.
The Hitman misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters with a head kick. That will keep The Hitman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Hitman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Adam Sweeney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Hitman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sweeney.
Sweeney tries to keep at a distance but The Hitman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sweeney tries to score a body lock takedown but The Hitman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sweeney is trying to force a seperation but The Hitman has the dominant position.
Sweeney stalls.
Sweeney manages to break the clinch.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hitman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweeney, pushing him back against the cage.
Sweeney trying to stall but The Hitman improves his position.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney is looking to break free of the clinch but The Hitman has double underhooks.
The Hitman tightens his grip and picks Sweeney up, before dumping him to the ground. Sweeney manages to land in guard.
The Hitman drops back looking for a leg! Sweeney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sweeney manages to kick The Hitman off! The Hitman jumps back into Sweeney's guard.
Sweeney wants to sweep but no luck.
The Hitman wants to control from the top but Sweeney keeps moving.
The Hitman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Hitman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sweeney dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sweeney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A combination from Sweeney does no damage.
The Hitman tries for a takedown but Sweeney circles away easily
and Sweeney counters with a left and a right that stings The Hitman.
Sweeney has The Hitman up against the cage in a clinch.
The Hitman wants a takedown.
Sweeney is trying to break the clinch but The Hitman is controlling him.
The Hitman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Hitman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney passes The Hitman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Hitman is not content to let Sweeney control the position.
The Hitman kicks Sweeney off and gets back to his feet.
Adam Sweeney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweeney throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Adam Sweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Hitman.
Sweeney misses with the combination.
The Hitman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Hitman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Hitman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeney is looking to stand up but The Hitman isn't so interested in that idea.
The Hitman stopping the sweep attempt from Sweeney.
The Hitman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Hitman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary The Hitman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Hitman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary The Hitman!
Gary The Hitman is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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