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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury lands with a nice body punch.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell moves forwards but Fury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury cracks Powell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Powell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Powell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fury 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.
Fury controlling the position.
Powell gets to his feet. Fury looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell takes one on the button.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Fury pushes him off.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fury's waist but Fury gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Powell checks a leg kick.
Powell feints and as Fury raises his hands in defense, Powell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Powell wants to get up but he can't break Fury's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fury wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Powell stands up and waves to Fury to follow him.
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury misses with the combination.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a three punch combo that has Powell backing up. Powell nods at Fury to acknowledge the strikes.
Fury throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury throws a head kick that misses
and Powell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Powell stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Powell.
Fury catches Powell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fury throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a lazy head kick
and Powell counters with a nice leg kick.
Powell blocks a head kick by Fury.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Powell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fury!
Fury is breathing heavily.
Powell stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the cage. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fury throws a lazy head kick
and Powell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fury won't be happy with that.
Fury struggling a bit here.
Powell stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fury sprawls well. Fury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Powell gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury lands a jab.
Powell shoots in and bounces Fury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury is looking to stand up but Powell isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Powell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fury lands a nice shot that snaps Powell's head back.
Powell moves into the clinch.
Powell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fury trying to control the position.
Powell gets to his feet - Fury follows without any prompting.
Powell shoots in and drives through. Fury sprawls well.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
Powell shoots in but no luck this time.
Fury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick
and Powell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fury's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell wants to get up but he can't break Fury's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Powell won't allow Fury to sweep him here.
Powell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but Powell is proving a slippery customer.
Powell stands and steps away. Fury gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fury scores with a nice head shot.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Bryan Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Powell moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Fury as Powell shoots in.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Powell.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury thows a body shot but no joy.
Powell avoids the head kick by Fury.
Powell fails with the takedown.
Bryan Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fury as he avoids it easily.
Fury jabs Powell right on the nose. Powell blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powell is defended easily by Fury.
Powell avoids the head kick by Fury.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Powell's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects with an inside leg kick.
Powell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fury, pushing him back against the cage.
Fury is trying to break free.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Fury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Powell shoots in looking for a takedown but Fury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Powell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, jab by Fury - just one landing.
Fury digs a good body shot into Powell's ribs.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury misses with a hook.
Powell scores with a takedown into Fury's 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!
Powell gets to his feet. Fury looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powell closes the distance and clinches.
Powell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Powell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fury is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Fury is trying to break free.
Powell is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Powell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fury as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick by Fury misses
and Powell counters by moving into the clinch.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Powell is controlling him.
Powell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Powell trying to land knees to the body.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Powell is controlling the position.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury prevents a takedown attempt there.
Powell tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Fury looking to stall.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fury is trying to break free.
Fury is trying to force a seperation but Powell has the dominant position.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powell is keeping busy.
Fury misses with an elbow strike.
Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powell shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Powell.
Powell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryan Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a head kick!
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powell.
Fury scores with a one two! Powell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Powell moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fury throws an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fury is trying to get back to half guard.
Powell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powell.
Powell closes the distance and clinches up with Fury, looking for a takedown. Powell pushes Fury against the cage but Fury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
James Powell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Fury throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell gets a double leg takedown into Fury's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powell shoots in but Fury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bryan Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell fails with the takedown.
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 Bryan Fury.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Powell!
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