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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farrelly scores with a punch to the head.
Farrelly throws a hook to the side of Uy's head but Uy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Uy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Uy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farrelly defends it nicely.
Farrelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uy is able to avoid easily.
Farrelly thuds a left hand into Uy's body.
Uy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farrelly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uy manages to avoid it.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Farrelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly with a nice cross.
Uy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly drops Uy with a nice combination! Farrelly dives into Uy's guard, looking to finish!
Uy is rocked!
It looks like William Uy has been cut.
Uy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farrelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh Uy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Farrelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Farrelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uy seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrelly passes Uy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrelly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Farrelly decides to stand and escape the position.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uy moves away.
Uy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrelly's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrelly. Uy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a right and a left that Uy avoids nicely.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uy moves away.
A cross from Uy lands.
Farrelly throws a combination. Uy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uy at a distance.
Uy dodges the punch combination from Farrelly.
Farrelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uy rather than just go for the knockout.
Farrelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Farrelly.
Farrelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Farrelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrelly lands a body shot.
Uy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Farrelly sprawls well. Farrelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uy gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Uy blocks the leg kick.
Uy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farrelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farrelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy not doing much here.
Uy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Uy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Farrelly has worked his arm free - good work by Farrelly!
Farrelly wants to control but Uy postures up.
Farrelly is trying to buck Uy off.
Uy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Farrelly throws a head kick but Uy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Farrelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Uy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uy was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Uy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farrelly tries to avoid it but Uy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farrelly to the ground. Farrelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farrelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
William Uy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uy tries for a takedown but Farrelly circles away easily
and Farrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uy thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uy dodges the punch combination from Farrelly.
Uy tries for a takedown but Farrelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farrelly throws and low kick but Uy moves out of range easily.
Steve Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrelly tries to score with a low kick but Uy moves his leg out of the way.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uy moves away.
Farrelly misses with a double jab
so Uy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farrelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Farrelly pushes Uy off and scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a push kick but Uy slaps the foot to one side.
Uy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farrelly scores with a body shot.
Uy throws a looping overhand right but Farrelly ducks down to avoid it.
Uy fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrelly lands with a good body shot.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Uy is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands with a good body shot.
Farrelly looks to land a combination. Uy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Farrelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Uy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uy misses with a looping right.
Uy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farrelly throws a chopping leg kick but Uy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Farrelly lands a nice hook to Uy's body. Uy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrelly misses with a combination
and Uy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farrelly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Uy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Uy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farrelly is fending him off so far but Uy persists. Nope, Farrelly circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly stalks Uy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uy's face. Uy staggers backwards, shaken.
Uy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Farrelly connects with a single shot there.
Farrelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Farrelly does no damage.
Uy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farrelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uy checks a low kick from Farrelly.
Uy blocks a low kick nicely.
Farrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly throws a right hand that Uy ducks under and follows up with a left that Uy also avoids with ease.
Farrelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Uy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Uy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy drops his hands momentarily and Farrelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrelly stuffs the takedown.
Farrelly throws a leg kick
so Uy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrelly wants to stand and escape but Uy is having none of it.
Farrelly keeping moving, preventing Uy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Farrelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrelly pulls Uy in close to prevent any damage.
Uy stopping the sweep attempt from Farrelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Farrelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Uy'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. This is the final round!
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
Farrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uy.
Nice jab there from Farrelly.
Farrelly cracks a nice hook into Uy's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uy.
Uy shoots in and bounces Farrelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uy throwing strikes from guard but Farrelly blocks nicely.
Farrelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uy is one step ahead there.
Farrelly pushes Uy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farrelly stalks Uy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uy's face. Uy staggers backwards, shaken.
Farrelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrelly misses with a combination
and Uy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Farrelly won't be happy with that.
Farrelly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Farrelly is refusing to be controlled, as Uy sits in half guard.
Farrelly is trying to maintain the position but Uy is very close to passing his half guard.
Farrelly pushes Uy off looking to stand but Uy dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uy is trying to work for a kimura but Farrelly is defending well.
Uy seems to be looking for submissions.
Farrelly wants to get back to his feet.
Farrelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uy trying to control but Farrelly is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Uy wants to land a leg kick but Farrelly is out of range.
Uy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uy will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Farrelly lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly tries to bum rush Uy with a series of wild strikes but Uy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uy needs to keep his hands up - Farrelly had a free shot at his head there.
Uy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farrelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Farrelly throws the kick towards the body but Uy avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Uy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Farrelly misses
and Uy counters with a series of strikes. Farrelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body punch from Farrelly.
Farrelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Uy moves out of range.
A low kick from Farrelly is predictable there
and Uy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farrelly wriggles free and stands up.
Farrelly misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farrelly scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Uy moves out of range.
Farrelly misses with a low kick as Uy jumps back.
Uy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uy. Farrelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uy shoots in and drives through. Farrelly sprawls well.
Uy moves out of range of the leg kick from Farrelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uy manages to avoid it.
William Uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uy.
Farrelly lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Farrelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farrelly 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Farrelly!
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energy
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