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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James The Titain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Willish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Titain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Willish!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Willish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Titain.
Willish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Titain circles away quickly and effectively.
Willish moves in looking to clinch but The Titain pushes him off.
Willish fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Titain blocks a head kick by Willish.
Willish tries to close the distance and clinch but The Titain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willish.
James The Titain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Willish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willish clinches up against the cage.
Willish prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Titain wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Titain is trying to drag Willish to the mat but Willish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Willish gets underhooks to prevent The Titain's takedown attempt.
Willish jumps guard but The Titain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Willish drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Titain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Willish closes the distance and clinches.
Willish is trying to drag The Titain to the mat but The Titain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Titain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Titain looking for a takedown.
Willish tries to break free but The Titain pushes him back against the cage.
The Titain managing to block the knees to the body from Willish.
The Titain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Titain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Titain throws a strike but Willish avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Titain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Willish managing to control the position.
The Titain passes Willish's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Willish wants to control but The Titain is keeping busy.
The Titain wants to take a breather but Willish is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willish tries to get to full guard but The Titain has control of the leg.
The Titain trying to control from half guard but Willish is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johny Willish will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Willish clinches.
The Titain gets control of Willish's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Titain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Willish throws a big right hand that misses.
Willish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Titain has Willish pulled in close to control his posture.
Willish stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johny Willish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willish gets a double leg takedown into The Titain's guard.
Willish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Willish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Titain trying to keep a closed guard but Willish is proving a slippery customer.
The Titain has a closed guard, preventing Willish from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Titain controlling the position.
The Titain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Willish stands up from The Titain's guard - Willish perhaps looking for a knockout.
Willish clinches up against the cage.
Willish throws a head punch that misses.
The Titain breaks the clinch.
The Titain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willish.
Nice sprawl there from The Titain as Willish shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willish is defended easily by The Titain.
James The Titain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Willish.
The Titain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Titain advances to full mount.
The Titain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Titain with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Titain throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willish takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Titain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Titain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Titain lands a big elbow.
The Titain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Titain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Willish has worked his arm free - good work by Willish!
Willish is looking to reverse the position.
Willish is breathing heavily.
The Titain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Titain taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Titain taking a break here but Willish is having none of it and regains half guard.
The Titain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Willish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Titain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Willish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Willish controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James The Titain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Titain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Willish looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Titain tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Titain trying to control the position but Willish is working away.
The Titain goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Willish has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for The Titain but great work by Willish.
Willish stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Titain's waist but The Titain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willish off to one side.
The Titain shoots in but Willish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Willish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Titain's waist but The Titain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willish off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Titain dives in and scores a takedown into Willish's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Titain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Titain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Titain trying to control the position from guard on top but Willish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Titain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willish keeping moving, preventing The Titain from controlling successfully.
The Titain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Titain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Titain there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Titain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Willish.
James The Titain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Willish.
The Titain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Willish dives in for a single leg takedown but The Titain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Willish gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Titain.
Willish looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Willish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four 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.
Willish is pressed up against the cage. The Titain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Willish down to the mat. Willish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Willish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Willish dodges the punch combination from The Titain.
Willish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Titain sprawls well. The Titain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willish gets slowly back to his feet.
Willish throws a sloppy head kick and The Titain moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willish tries to close the distance and clinch but The Titain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Titain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Willish is fending him off so far but The Titain persists. Nope, Willish circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
James The Titain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Titain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James The Titain!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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