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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawrense Neel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrense Neel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gannon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neel throws a nice looking combination but Gannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gannon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Neel and Gannon goes tumbling to the canvas! Neel follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Gannon is rocked!
Neel throwing shots but Gannon is blocking nicely.
Gannon is still in real trouble! Can Neel finish him?
Neel wants to stand up but Gannon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neel stands up from half guard.
Neel misses with a two punch combination.
Gannon seems to have recovered his senses.
Gannon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neel stands up out of the half guard.
Neel throws a nice looking combination but Gannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neel throws a right hand that Gannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gannon also avoids with ease.
Neel misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neel looks to throw the jab but Gannon is out of range.
Neel lands a nice looking body shot.
Neel throws a nice looking combination but Gannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neel throws a series of punches but Gannon avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Neel as he connects with a hook.
Neel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neel misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Neel as he connects with a hook.
Neel swats away the attempt to clinch by Gannon.
Gannon slips a jab and a cross from Neel.
A punch combination from Neel misses.
Neel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Gannon or perhaps it was just good defense by Neel which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neel thuds his right hand into Gannon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neel misses with a looping right.
Neel fails to land with a series of punches.
Gannon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gannon shoots in for a double leg but Neel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrense Neel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gannon.
Neel has a takedown stuffed.
Neel throws a series of punches but Gannon avoids them all with ease.
Neel looks to land a left hand but Gannon moved out of range nicely.
Neel swinging wilding here.
Neel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Neel misses.
Neel throws a series of punches but Gannon avoids them all with ease.
Gannon rushes Neel and presses him up against the cage.
Neel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gannon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Neel uses from the top position.
Gannon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neel is controlling him.
Neel trying to control but Gannon is working from the bottom.
Neel wants to stand but Gannon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gannon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gannon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neel is looking to stand up but Gannon won't let him.
Neel postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neel!
Neel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neel throws a chopping leg kick but Gannon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gannon.
Neel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neel tries to get out of the position.
Neel is looking to regain half guard here but Gannon keeps moving and retains side control.
Neel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrense Neel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neel is fending him off so far but Gannon persists. Nope, Neel circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Neel does no damage.
Lawrense Neel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neel shoots in looking for a takedown. Gannon tries to sprawl out of it but Neel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gannon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neel throws a low kick but Gannon avoids it.
Neel throws a series of punches but Gannon moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Neel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neel.
Neel misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neel misses with a two punch combination.
Neel throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannon misses with a head kick.
Neel misses with a double jab.
Neel misses with a double jab.
Gannon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gannon tries to move into range but Neel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gannon checks a low kick from Neel.
Neel swinging wilding here.
Neel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neel looks to land a combination but Gannon avoids it well.
Neel misses with a series of wild punches.
Gannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neel has Gannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Gannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gannon tries to break the clinch but Neel is controlling the position.
Neel can't get the takedown.
Gannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Neel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neel works over Gannon's head and body with a nice combination.
Neel stalks Gannon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gannon's face. Gannon staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrense Neel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neel throws a right hand that Gannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gannon also avoids with ease.
Neel looks to land a combination but Gannon avoids it well.
Neel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gannon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Neel avoids the head kick by Gannon.
Gannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gannon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neel.
Gannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Neel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gannon counters with a left and a right that stings Neel.
Neel misses with a few strikes there.
Neel stalks Gannon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gannon's face. Gannon staggers backwards, shaken.
Neel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neel.
Neel throws a nice looking combination but Gannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neel.
Neel misses with a double jab.
Neel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neel swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gannon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gannon.
Neel is wriggling around but Gannon manages to pass to half guard.
Neel is trying to get back to full guard.
Gannon trying to control the action but Neel is working from the bottom.
Neel gets full guard.
Neel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gannon trying to control but Neel is working from the bottom.
Gannon tries to free his leg and advance position but Neel is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Gannon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Neel misses with a double jab
and Gannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gannon.
A right hand to the body from Neel.
Gannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gannon misses with a knee to the head.
Neel breaks from the clinch.
Neel clinches.
Neel manages to break the clinch.
Neel throws a series of strikes that have Gannon backpedaling.
Neel misses with a combination
and Gannon counters with a single leg into guard. Neel didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neel trying to control the position.
Neel keeping moving, preventing Gannon from controlling successfully.
Neel pushes Gannon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Neel does no damage.
Gannon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neel tries for a takedown but Gannon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neel shoots in but no luck this time.
Neel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neel throws a series of punches but Gannon moves out of range.
Neel misses with a few strikes there.
Gannon misses with a looping right.
Gannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No luck for Gannon with that takedown attempt.
Neel scores with a one two! Gannon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neel fails to land with a series of punches.
Neel scores with a three punch combo!
Gannon tries to clinch up.
Neel tries to bum rush Gannon with a series of wild strikes but Gannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gannon tries a head kick but it misses.
Neel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gannon is out of range and Neel settles back down.
Gannon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neel thows a leg kick but Gannon checks it
and Gannon counters with a takedown into side control.
Neel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gannon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gannon stands up.
Gannon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gannon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gannon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neel misses with a double jab
and Gannon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Neel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neel can't break the clinch.
Neel lands a nice shot to the body.
Gannon misses with the head strike.
Neel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gannon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gannon manages to break the clinch.
Gannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gannon dodges the punch combination from Neel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neel throws a leg kick
and Gannon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gannon.
Neel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gannon on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gannon stops Neel from standing up.
Neel wants to sweep but no luck.
Paul Gannon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Neel pushes Gannon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Neel thuds his right hand into Gannon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gannon.
Neel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gannon counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrense Neel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gannon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neel looking for a takedown.
Gannon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gannon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gannon 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gannon!
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energy
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