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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
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186 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roland gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roland pushes Harrison off and gets back to his feet.
Roland lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roland as he avoids it easily.
Harrison dives in and grabs Roland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roland pushes down on Harrison's head and hops out.
Roland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Seb Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Roland looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roland defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Roland.
Harrison looks gassed!
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Roland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Roland.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Roland sprawls well.
Roland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roland throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Harrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Roland is staying active underneath Harrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roland is just riding it out for now. Harrison eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland pushes Harrison off and gets back to his feet.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Roland.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Roland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roland pinned against the cage. Roland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Roland, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Roland against the cage but Roland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roland throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Seb Roland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Roland throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roland's waist but Roland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
Roland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrison doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Roland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Harrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Roland which made him look bad.
Roland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
William Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roland cracks a nice hook into Harrison's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roland stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Roland.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roland drops Harrison with a beautiful combination! Harrison stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roland is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Roland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Roland.
Harrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roland avoids it really well and circles away.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Roland.
A combination from Roland does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roland swivels and escapes.
Seb Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roland's waist but Roland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roland fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland misses with a body shot.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roland.
A combination from Roland does no damage.
Harrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Seb Roland is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Roland.
Seb Roland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Roland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roland because Harrison loaded up on that one.
Roland is trying to stand up.
Harrison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Roland's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Harrison controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harrison landing strikes from the mount.
Harrison controlling the pace for now.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Roland is trying to stand up.
Harrison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrison has control of Roland's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roland regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roland lands a body shot.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harrison is keen to just control but Roland is a slippery customer.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison wants to free his trapped foot but Roland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland is trying to stand.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Roland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harrison prevents Roland from standing back up.
Harrison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harrison trying to control from half guard but Roland is working away.
Harrison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up William Harrison's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roland stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Roland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Roland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Roland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roland to the mat! Roland manages to get full guard.
Harrison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Roland is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roland manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Roland's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roland is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roland has escaped and now he's on top!
Roland stands up from Harrison's guard - Roland perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrison shoots in but Roland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seb Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roland slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Roland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Roland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Roland!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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