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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lebron Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montague Withnail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withnail has chosen My Friends as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Montague Withnail!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withnail circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Bryant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Withnail did well to prevent Bryant getting side control.
Withnail wants to get back to full guard.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Withnail is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant is thwarting Withnail's attempts to control the position.
Withnail is staying active underneath Bryant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bryant postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Withnail to stand up.
Bryant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Withnail looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withnail is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bryant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Withnail can't do much from the bottom here.
Withnail might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bryant kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Withnail is looking to regain half guard here but Bryant keeps moving and retains side control.
Bryant decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Withnail circles away.
Bryant dives in and scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Withnail trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Withnail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Withnail has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Withnail throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Withnail is working an open guard so Bryant takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Withnail misses with a hook.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Bryant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Withnail has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Withnail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withnail wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is holding on tight.
Withnail trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant is looking to get to half guard.
Bryant manages to control the position for a moment.
Bryant is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebron Bryant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Withnail throws out the jab.
Bryant tries to clinch
and Withnail counters with a single leg into guard. Bryant didn't expect that.
Bryant seems keen to control Withnail's posture.
Withnail with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryant trying to control the position.
Withnail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant is working an open guard so Withnail takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Withnail is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withnail keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Withnail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Withnail keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Lebron Bryant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Withnail scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryant is looking to control Withnail's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bryant avoid being mounted?
Bryant keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Withnail is thwarting Bryant's attempts to control the position.
Bryant is trying to stand back up but Withnail is controlling him
Withnail tries to stand and escape but Bryant is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lebron Bryant just wasn't active enough.
Withnail dives in and scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant pulls Withnail in close to his closed guard and prevents Withnail from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bryant 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Withnail is controlling him.
Withnail would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bryant scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bryant misses with a double jab.
Lebron Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Withnail.
A looping hook to the body misses from Withnail. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Bryant wanted to stand there but Withnail had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Withnail had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to control but Withnail is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Montague Withnail will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bryant wants to clinch up but Withnail keeps it at a distance.
Withnail shoots in looking for a takedown. Bryant tries to sprawl out of it but Withnail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bryant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Withnail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Withnail tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Withnail throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Withnail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Withnail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Withnail drives through with a takedown into guard.
Withnail tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryant is retaining full guard.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Withnail pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Bryant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Withnail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lebron Bryant just wasn't active enough.
Bryant dives in and scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Withnail trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Withnail is keeping the position for now.
Withnail wants to control but Bryant passes easily into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Withnail is working away.
Withnail tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Bryant works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries for a kimura but Withnail is defending well.
Withnail manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bryant's best efforts.
Withnail trying to control here.
Withnail is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Withnail looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is trying to control the action in half guard but Withnail is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Withnail!
Withnail is desperately trying to improve his position but Bryant has a good base and remains in mount.
Bryant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Withnail is desperately trying to improve his position but Bryant has a good base and remains in mount.
Withnail is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lebron Bryant.
Well Bryant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lebron Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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