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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Patrick Flanery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Normandale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanery comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to boston. Paul Normandale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Patrick Flanery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Normandale!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normandale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Normandale wants to clinch up but Flanery keeps it at a distance.
Flanery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Normandale gets a takedown into half guard.
Flanery is trying to stand up here but Normandale is controlling him well.
Normandale moves nicely into side control.
Flanery gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flanery is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Normandale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Normandale's back!
Normandale looking very determined here, making life difficult for Flanery.
Normandale rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Normandale tries to roll over but Flanery keeps him under control.
Flanery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Normandale wants to control but Flanery is keeping busy.
Flanery looks to land a strike but Normandale avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Normandale has a closed guard, preventing Flanery from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flanery throws out a powerful jab.
Normandale looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Normandale wants to control from the top but Flanery keeps moving.
Normandale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flanery is keeping the position for now.
Flanery is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery has an active guard here but Normandale has managed to pass into half guard.
Flanery wants to control the action here but instead Normandale manages to pass to full mount!
Normandale scoring with strikes but Flanery is staying in there.
Flanery is trying to escape the mount.
Normandale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flanery is looking to escape.
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.
Normandale looking for a guillotine from mount but Flanery is having none of it.
Normandale with a couple of short strikes.
Flanery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Normandale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Normandale dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Normandale closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Normandale tries to advance to mount but can't.
Flanery wants to control but Normandale postures up.
Normandale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flanery has escaped the position, nice work there.
Normandale working away.
Normandale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flanery manages to work his way to half guard, despite Normandale's best efforts.
Normandale is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery gets back to full guard.
Flanery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Normandale looking to sit in guard and control but Flanery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flanery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Normandale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flanery's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandale won't allow Flanery to sweep him here.
Flanery is trying to control the position but Normandale postures up.
Normandale postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flanery is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Normandale, into his guard.
Normandale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery throwing strikes from guard but Normandale blocks nicely.
Normandale keeping moving, preventing Flanery from controlling successfully.
Normandale tries to strike from the bottom.
Flanery drops back looking for a leg! Normandale is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Normandale manages to kick Flanery off! Flanery jumps back into Normandale's guard.
Normandale controls Flanery momentarily but Flanery frees himself.
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.
Flanery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flanery wants to clinch but Normandale slips to the side
and Normandale counters with a good low kick that Flanery was not able to check.
Flanery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Normandale counters with a single leg into guard. Flanery didn't expect that.
Normandale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Normandale won't allow Flanery to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Normandale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Normandale scores with a one two! Flanery had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Flanery
and Normandale counters with a big head kick but Flanery shrugs it off.
Flanery shoots and misses
and Normandale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flanery won't be happy with that.
Normandale working away.
Flanery takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Normandale tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Normandale has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Normandale taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Normandale lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery wants to control but Normandale postures up.
Normandale goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flanery has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Normandale but great work by Flanery.
Normandale can't do much from the bottom here.
Flanery is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Normandale is trying to escape and Flanery transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Normandale is forced to tap! Nice work there by Flanery! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Patrick Flanery!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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