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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Eastmond has chosen Nelly- Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Eastmond acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
12 - 15 - 1 |
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174 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eastmond throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eastmond looking to ground and pound but Lotus is blocking nicely.
Eastmond scoring with strikes but Lotus is staying in there.
Lotus is desperately trying to improve his position but Eastmond has a good base and remains in mount.
Lotus tries to lock up and control but Eastmond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eastmond dominating with strikes here.
Lotus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus is trying to get back to full guard.
Lotus is trying to stand back up but Eastmond is controlling him
Lotus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eastmond.
Lotus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eastmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Eastmond wants to pass to mount but Lotus is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Eastmond there.
Eastmond wants to free his trapped foot but Lotus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eastmond perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lotus wants to get back to full guard.
Eastmond looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lotus trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lotus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lotus wants it to stay on the feet.
Eastmond lands a leg kick that knocks Lotus off balance momentarily.
Lotus misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lotus.
Lotus fails with a takedown attempt.
Lotus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eastmond avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastmond tries to score with a low kick but Lotus moves his leg out of the way.
Lotus shoots for a double leg takedown but Eastmond sprawls well. He's pushed Lotus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lotus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lotus sprawls well. Lotus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eastmond gets slowly back to his feet.
Lotus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eastmond avoids it really well and circles away.
Tommy Lotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lotus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Eastmond. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lotus.
Eastmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eastmond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eastmond looks to land a combination but Lotus avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Eastmond.
Eastmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond misses with the combination.
Eastmond dips to his left and cracks Lotus with an uppercut!
Eastmond misses with a wild combination.
Lotus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lotus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eastmond throws the left hand but Lotus avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lotus is defended easily by Eastmond.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Lotus with that takedown attempt.
Eastmond scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Eastmond dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lotus tries to clinch but Eastmond moves out of range.
Lotus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eastmond counters with a nice uppercut.
Eastmond lands a jab.
Lotus moves to clinch but Eastmond breaks away
and Lotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eastmond connects with a right hand. Lotus shakes it off.
Lotus gets the takedown into side control.
Lotus taking a breather here.
Lotus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eastmond keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus works to advance to full mount. Eastmond defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lotus trying to control but Eastmond is having none of it.
Lotus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus prevents Eastmond from getting the reversal.
Lotus gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lotus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eastmond's guard.
Lotus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lotus wants to control from the top but Eastmond keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Lotus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lotus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown but Eastmond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lotus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lotus misses the body punch
letting Eastmond counter with a right hand.
Lotus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lotus tries to clinch there but Eastmond circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eastmond!
Ryan Eastmond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eastmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lotus misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lotus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eastmond controls the pace.
Eastmond trying to control but Lotus is working from the bottom.
Lotus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Eastmond is now in half guard.
Lotus is staying active underneath Eastmond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastmond drops an elbow to the side of Lotus's head.
Lotus tries to roll over but Eastmond keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lotus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eastmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lotus.
Lotus misses with a wild combination.
Eastmond closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ryan Eastmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lotus is looking to improve his position.
Eastmond is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lotus looking for submissions off his back.
Lotus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus is looking to get back to full guard here but Eastmond has managed to pass to side control instead.
Eastmond wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Lotus defending against the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lotus defending against the ground and pound.
Lotus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eastmond content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond trying to control the action but Lotus is working from the bottom.
Eastmond cracks Lotus with a big elbow.
Lotus is looking for a sweep.
Lotus being controlled for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond is trying to get an arm triangle but Lotus is defending well.
Eastmond scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lotus is trying to control Eastmond's posture but Eastmond avoids it.
Eastmond trying to control the position but Lotus is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus is trying to get back to half guard.
Lotus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Eastmond connects with a decent elbow.
Lotus can't do much from the bottom here.
Eastmond wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Lotus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastmond working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Eastmond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eastmond 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Eastmond!
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energy
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hype
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