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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lugh Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lugh Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams clinches.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackburn blocks a leg kick.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams'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.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Williams just leaning against Blackburn, taking a breather.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Blackburn with an uppercut!
Owen Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackburn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Owen Williams has been cut.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Blackburn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Blackburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackburn catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackburn.
Williams has Blackburn up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Williams tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackburn throws out a powerful jab.
Blackburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blackburn staying out of range there.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blackburn will feel that in the morning.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Blackburn in the body.
Blackburn avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Blackburn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams rushes Blackburn and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams gets through Blackburn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackburn lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Blackburn moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackburn's sensitive parts.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Owen Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackburn circles away.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackburn.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blackburn rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackburn moves away.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Blackburn's shoulder, as Blackburn tries to avoid the shot.
Blackburn lands an overhand right.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackburn's calf.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Blackburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackburn.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams rushes Blackburn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Owen Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blackburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Blackburn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackburn finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Blackburn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A body shot lands from Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Owen Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Nice cross by Blackburn.
Lugh Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackburn or not.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackburn up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands a body punch.
Owen Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blackburn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams pushes Blackburn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Williams!
Owen Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Lugh Blackburn stepped up to the mic, saying 'All due respect to my opponent and his manager, I'm sure we'll be seeing each other again. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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