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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. White Rabbit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sheamus OReilly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sheamus OReilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OReilly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OReilly shoots in for a takedown but Gonzo shows good takedown defense.
Gonzo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gonzo is nestled in close to OReilly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
OReilly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
OReilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if OReilly tries to get out of the position.
OReilly is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OReilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzo slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OReilly trying to control from the bottom.
OReilly has hold of Gonzo's hands but Gonzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
OReilly won't allow Gonzo to pass to mount.
OReilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzo lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gonzo wants to control but OReilly is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo slips a nice elbow through OReilly's hands, connecting with OReilly's forehead.
Gonzo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OReilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OReilly is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OReilly taking some punishment here, with Gonzo in his half guard.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but OReilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gonzo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gonzo has eaten all the pies!
Gonzo lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gonzo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzo slips a nice elbow through OReilly's hands, connecting with OReilly's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Gonzo.
Gonzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gonzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
OReilly is breathing heavily.
OReilly is staying active underneath Gonzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
OReilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OReilly is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzo tries to pass the half guard into mount. OReilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzo not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Gonzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gonzo gets a takedown into half guard.
OReilly is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OReilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzo is stalling here. OReilly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gonzo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and OReilly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
OReilly stands up and beckons Gonzo to join him on the feet.
Sheamus OReilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a push kick but OReilly slaps the foot to one side.
OReilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OReilly.
OReilly misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OReilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzo controls the pace.
Gonzo stands up over OReilly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gonzo stays in close to OReilly's body and controls the position.
Doctor Gonzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gonzo working the head and body with strikes.
OReilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzo working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OReilly is looking to regain half guard here but Gonzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Gonzo is chipping away with strikes.
OReilly is trying to escape the position but Gonzo is controlling the position.
Gonzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gonzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzo connects with a nice short shot to OReilly's temple.
OReilly pushes Gonzo off looking to stand but Gonzo dives back in and keeps control.
Gonzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gonzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
OReilly has hold of Gonzo's hands but Gonzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzo lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzo lands a nice short elbow.
Gonzo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for OReilly to stand up.
Gonzo feints and as OReilly raises his hands in defense, Gonzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
OReilly keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo is working OReilly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzo is in close to OReilly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzo connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Gonzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
OReilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OReilly misses with a takedown
and Gonzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzo is nestled in close to OReilly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gonzo wants to control but OReilly is keeping him busy.
Gonzo content to control rather than advance.
OReilly has hold of Gonzo's hands but Gonzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Let's hope that Gonzo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Doctor Gonzo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gonzo feints and as OReilly raises his hands in defense, Gonzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzo with a nice head shot there.
Gonzo with a nice head shot there.
Gonzo lands a couple of digs.
Gonzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzo connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo lands a couple of digs.
Gonzo connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzo controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo distracts OReilly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzo with a nice head shot there.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but OReilly keeps moving.
Gonzo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
OReilly has momentary wrist control but Gonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
OReilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OReilly wants to stand up but Gonzo is controlling him.
Gonzo is working OReilly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo cracks OReilly with a solid left hand.
Gonzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OReilly keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzo postures up and lands a big shot to OReilly's brow.
OReilly wants to stand up but Gonzo is controlling him.
OReilly keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control but OReilly is working from the bottom.
Gonzo cracks OReilly with a solid left hand.
Gonzo lands a couple of digs.
Gonzo stands up over OReilly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gonzo with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzo works over OReilly with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OReilly keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Gonzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Gonzo!
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