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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Lotus has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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28
183 lbs
15 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotus blocks a head kick by Eastmond.
Tommy Lotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Eastmond catches Lotus right on the button with a cross.
Lotus scores with a shot to the body.
Eastmond shoots in looking for a takedown but Lotus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eastmond's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lotus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eastmond.
Eastmond drives through with a takedown into Lotus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lotus wants to sweep but no luck.
Eastmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lotus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eastmond manages to get himself to full guard.
Lotus tries to free his leg and advance position but Eastmond is retaining full guard.
Lotus passes Eastmond's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lotus trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lotus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus stopping the sweep attempt from Eastmond.
Lotus wants to control from the top but Eastmond keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tommy Lotus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eastmond takes one to the chin there.
Lotus stuns Eastmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eastmond scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lotus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eastmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lotus.
Lotus misses with a double jab
and Eastmond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lotus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lotus looks to land a combination but Eastmond avoids it well.
Lotus slips under a jab.
Eastmond takes a swing at Lotus's ribcage but misses.
Eastmond misses with a lunging right hand
and Lotus counters with a series of strikes. Eastmond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eastmond counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lotus counters with a left to the body.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eastmond counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lotus throws a body punch but Eastmond moves out of range.
Lotus throws a sloppy body shot
and Eastmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lotus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lotus throws out a loose jab but Eastmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lotus misses with a left hand
and Eastmond makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lotus really felt that one!
Tommy Lotus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastmond.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Lotus.
Eastmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Eastmond will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Eastmond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lotus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lotus misses with a combination
and Eastmond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Eastmond there.
Eastmond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lotus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastmond throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Lotus misses.
A slow jab from Eastmond misses its intended target.
Eastmond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastmond is just out of range.
Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eastmond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lotus eats them both and turns towards Eastmond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lotus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lotus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eastmond shoots in looking for a takedown. Lotus tries to sprawl out of it but Eastmond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lotus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lotus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eastmond manages to avoid it.
Eastmond takes a swing at Lotus's ribcage but misses.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eastmond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lotus. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus lands a nice shot that snaps Eastmond's head back.
Ryan Eastmond is winning the standup battle so far.
Lotus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lotus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lotus.
Lotus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eastmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Lotus.
Eastmond throws a sloppy head kick and Lotus moves out of range easily.
Lotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Eastmond. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Lotus misses.
Lotus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lotus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond 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.
Eastmond throws a looping overhand right but Lotus ducks down to avoid it.
Lotus misses with a double jab.
Eastmond dives in and grabs Lotus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lotus pushes down on Eastmond's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Lotus misses.
Sloppy strikes from Eastmond. Those never looked like landing.
Eastmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lotus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lotus.
Eastmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eastmond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eastmond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eastmond takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eastmond darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lotus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eastmond.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond misses with a low kick.
Lotus throws a right hand that Eastmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Eastmond also avoids with ease.
Lotus with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lotus jabs at Eastmond's body.
A punch lands to the side of Lotus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lotus lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Lotus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Eastmond misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Lotus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lotus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Decent striking displayed by Lotus there.
Lotus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lotus. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Lotus misses.
Lotus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eastmond throws a looping overhand right but Lotus ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Lotus misses.
Eastmond misses with the combination.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lotus but Lotus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus misses with a body shot.
Lotus blocks a jab.
Lotus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eastmond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eastmond walks into a stiff left hand from Lotus.
Eastmond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastmond is just out of range.
Lotus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eastmond's head backwards.
Lotus misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eastmond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lotus's waist but Lotus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eastmond off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Eastmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastmond slips a jab and a cross from Lotus.
Lotus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lotus tries to bum rush Eastmond with a series of wild strikes but Eastmond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eastmond counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lotus's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lotus keeping full guard, as Eastmond tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eastmond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus trying to keep a closed guard but Eastmond is proving a slippery customer.
Lotus looking for subs off his back but Eastmond has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lotus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eastmond winds up and cracks Lotus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lotus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eastmond.
Lotus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eastmond.
Eastmond looks to land a strike but Lotus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Eastmond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus looking to control.
Lotus tries to strike from the bottom.
Eastmond throws a big elbow that misses.
Lotus is looking to stand up but Eastmond isn't so interested in that idea.
Eastmond postures up in Lotus's guard and throws a big left but Lotus blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eastmond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eastmond wants to stand but Lotus is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eastmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Eastmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eastmond 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryan Eastmond!
Ryan Eastmond tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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