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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between boxing sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, boxing sparing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sparing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sweeney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sweeney showed some decent athleticism there.
Sweeney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sparing wants to get back to his feet.
Sweeney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sweeney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sweeney wants to free his trapped foot but sparing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
sparing kicks off Sweeney and gets to his feet.
Sweeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sparing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from sparing.
Sweeney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sweeney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear sparing down.
sparing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
sparing moves into full guard.
sparing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sparing is looking to stand up but Sweeney isn't so interested in that idea.
Sweeney cracks sparing with a solid left hand.
Sweeney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sparing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sweeney stands up over sparing, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sweeney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
sparing pushes Sweeney off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
boxing sparing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
sparing is breathing heavily.
sparing is looking to clinch but Sweeney is avoiding it.
sparing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sweeney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sweeney moves into the clinch.
Sweeney can't break the clinch.
Sweeney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as sparing walks away with a smile on his face. Sweeney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sweeney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but sparing keeps moving.
Sweeney wants to pass the guard but sparing is keeping the position.
sparing keeping moving, preventing Sweeney from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Sweeney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sweeney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
sparing wants to get back to his feet but Sweeney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sweeney distracts sparing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sweeney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sparing is keeping the position for now.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sweeney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sparing's head.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sweeney is in close to sparing's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to sparing's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sparing's head.
sparing has momentary wrist control but Sweeney slips an elbow through the middle.
sparing has momentary wrist control but Sweeney slips an elbow through the middle.
Sweeney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
sparing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sweeney is trying to stand.
sparing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweeney keeps working.
Sweeney is trying to stand up here but sparing is controlling him well.
Sweeney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
sparing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sweeney 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.
Sweeney prevents sparing from getting back to his feet.
Sweeney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
sparing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sweeney landing some decent shots from guard.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but sparing keeps moving.
sparing wants to stand but Sweeney is controlling the position.
Sweeney wants to pass the guard but sparing is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but sparing keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from sparing as Sweeney shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sweeney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sweeney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
sparing has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sweeney.
Sweeney gets a takedown into half guard.
sparing is trying to stand.
Sweeney is looking to take a break and control but sparing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sparing is positioning himself well to prevent Sweeney advancing to mount.
sparing pushes Sweeney off looking to stand but Sweeney dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Sweeney there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sparing slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ben Sweeney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to sparing's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney passes sparing's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sweeney lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sweeney lands a nice short elbow.
sparing won't allow Sweeney to pass to mount.
Sweeney gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
sparing tries to clinch but Sweeney moves away
and Sweeney counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sparing!
sparing manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sweeney working the head and body with strikes.
Sweeney working the head and body with strikes.
sparing might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
sparing lands with a few short shots to the body.
Sweeney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Sweeney.
Sweeney is stalling here. sparing is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sweeney seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and sparing has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sparing closes the distance looking to clinch
and sparing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sweeney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney working away.
Sweeney is putting a hurting on sparing here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sweeney working the head and body with strikes.
Sweeney scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on sparing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sweeney wants to lay and pray for a moment but sparing keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparing takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sweeney looks up at the clock and then as sparing takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sweeney smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sparing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
sparing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sweeney backwards.
sparing stops a takedown attempt from Sweeney.
Come on sparing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sweeney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
boxing sparing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sweeney.
Sweeney has clasped his hands together around sparing's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sweeney tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
sparing is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Sweeney's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sweeney trying to control the action but sparing is working from the bottom.
sparing tries to escape but Sweeney is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sparing sneaks back into half guard.
Sweeney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sweeney slips a nice elbow through sparing's hands, connecting with sparing's forehead.
Sweeney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
sparing misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sweeney wants to free his trapped foot but sparing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
sparing trying to control but Sweeney postures up.
Sweeney wants to stand up but sparing has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sparing taking some punishment here, with Sweeney in his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sparing tries to clinch but Sweeney moves away
so Sweeney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
sparing throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sweeney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sweeney ducks under a wild hook from sparing.
Sweeney circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sweeney counters with a shoot takedown. sparing fights it but they end up in guard.
sparing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sweeney landing with the ground and pound.
Sweeney with a nice head shot there.
Sweeney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sparing is keeping the position for now.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to sparing's brow.
Sweeney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sparing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sparing wants to clinch up but Sweeney keeps it at a distance.
Sweeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
sparing throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sweeney lands a couple of digs.
Sweeney scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweeney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sweeney trying to control but sparing is working from the bottom.
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
sparing working a defensive guard here.
sparing wants to stand but Sweeney is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweeney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sparing sprawls well initially but Sweeney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sweeney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
sparing wants to get back to his feet.
sparing wants to get back to full guard.
Sweeney works his foot free and advances to mount.
sparing taking shots to the head.
Sweeney working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sweeney raining down shots from the mount!
Sweeney landing shots from mount.
Ben Sweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that sparing really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sweeney landing shots from mount.
Sweeney scoring with strikes but sparing is staying in there.
Sweeney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sweeney trying to control but sparing is having none of it.
sparing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sweeney avoids the attempt from sparing to control.
sparing is trying to escape the mount.
Sweeney looking to control and managing it successfully.
sparing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sweeney controlling his opponent.
Sweeney's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Sweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sweeney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sweeney!
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FIGHT
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