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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason MacDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDougal comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason MacDougal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean O Malley! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Malley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacDougal swivels and escapes. MacDougal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. O Malley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. MacDougal controlling from the top position. MacDougal stops O Malley from standing up. O Malley wants to sweep but no luck. MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving. MacDougal chips away with some ground and pound. MacDougal looking to sit in guard and control but O Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. MacDougal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacDougal tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of MacDougal is proving hard to escape from. O Malley looking to pass the guard. MacDougal pulls O Malley in close to prevent any damage. O Malley tries to stand but MacDougal is controlling from the bottom. MacDougal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two 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. O Malley wants to stand but MacDougal has a closed guard, so he can't escape. MacDougal wants to sweep here but O Malley controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. MacDougal gets the takedown into side control. O Malley regains half guard there - taking advantage of MacDougal's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. MacDougal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Malley is looking for a sweep. MacDougal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. MacDougal wants to free his trapped foot but O Malley is holding on for dear life with his legs. MacDougal passes the guard and advances to mount! MacDougal cracks O Malley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacDougal controlling the pace for now. MacDougal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Malley is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MacDougal wants to control but instead O Malley manages to regain half guard. MacDougal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. MacDougal works his foot free and advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason MacDougal dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick. MacDougal fails with the takedown. MacDougal tries for a takedown but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. O Malley lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacDougal takes a step back to recover. MacDougal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Malley is fending him off so far but MacDougal persists. Nope, O Malley circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason MacDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Malley closes the distance and clinches up with MacDougal, looking for a takedown. O Malley pushes MacDougal against the cage but MacDougal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch but MacDougal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. O Malley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and MacDougal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in O Malley's guard now. MacDougal trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom. MacDougal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Malley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. O Malley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacDougal defends well. O Malley being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two 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. MacDougal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. MacDougal trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom. MacDougal landing with the ground and pound. MacDougal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason MacDougal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. MacDougal shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! MacDougal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Malley - the referee stops the clock and MacDougal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Malley. MacDougal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. MacDougal closes the distance and clinches up with O Malley, looking for a takedown. MacDougal pushes O Malley against the cage but O Malley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. MacDougal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. MacDougal is looking to clinch. MacDougal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. MacDougal trying to control the position but O Malley is working away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. MacDougal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Malley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. O Malley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MacDougal advances to full mount. O Malley is trying to get back to his feet but can't. O Malley tries to reverse the position but MacDougal maintains control. MacDougal cracks O Malley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacDougal punishing his opponent with strikes. MacDougal landing punches. MacDougal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. MacDougal tries to control but O Malley wriggling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason MacDougal 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!
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacDougal swats him away and circles back towards the center. O Malley throws a lazy head kick so MacDougal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. MacDougal is looking to stand up but O Malley won't let him. MacDougal content to stall in guard here. MacDougal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down O Malley for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacDougal trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom. MacDougal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. O Malley doesn't succeed with the takedown and MacDougal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Malley's guard. O Malley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving. MacDougal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Malley wants to stand and escape but MacDougal is having none of it. MacDougal throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely. MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow MacDougal down. O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. MacDougal shoots in looking for a takedown. O Malley tries to sprawl out of it but MacDougal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Malley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MacDougal swats away the attempt to clinch by O Malley. MacDougal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and O Malley counters with a two punch combo. O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and MacDougal moves out of range easily. MacDougal fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason MacDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Malley has his takedown stuffed and MacDougal counters with a shoot takedown. O Malley fights it but they end up in guard. MacDougal sitting in guard, not really doing much. O Malley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Malley keeping moving, preventing MacDougal from controlling successfully. O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacDougal is controlling him. MacDougal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. MacDougal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. MacDougal closes the distance and clinches up with O Malley, looking for a takedown. MacDougal pushes O Malley against the cage but O Malley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jason MacDougal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. MacDougal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jason MacDougal showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacDougal, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason MacDougal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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