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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mcconnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Mcconnell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Lampard! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lampard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mcconnell's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lampard controlling from the top position. Lampard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Mcconnell keeping moving, preventing Lampard from controlling successfully. Lampard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Lampard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcconnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lampard postures up.
Lampard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcconnell looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcconnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lampard is one step ahead there. Lampard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lampard is looking to stand up but Mcconnell won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Lampard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Mcconnell is trying to get back to full guard. Mcconnell works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lampard trying to control but Mcconnell is working from the bottom. Lampard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcconnell swivels though and keeps the full guard. Lampard stopping the sweep attempt from Mcconnell. Mcconnell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mcconnell keeping full guard, as Lampard tries to pass. Lampard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Lampard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcconnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Lampard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lampard prevents Mcconnell from improving his position. Mcconnell actively working from the bottom here. Lampard sitting and controlling from the half guard. Mcconnell moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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. Lampard wants to control from the top but Mcconnell keeps moving. Lampard is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcconnell has wrist control. Mcconnell keeping full guard, as Lampard tries to pass. Mcconnell keeping moving, preventing Lampard from controlling successfully. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Lampard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mcconnell throws a head kick but Lampard moves out of range.
And Lampard tries to counter it with a takedown but Mcconnell pushes his down on his head and steps out. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lampard dominated that round. 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.
Lampard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Mcconnell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcconnell keeping moving, preventing Lampard from controlling successfully. Mcconnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Mcconnell is trying to hold Lampard in close to prevent damage but Lampard has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lampard seems content to control. Henry Lampard has got the better of the ground game so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lampard tries to pass to full mount but Mcconnell defends it. Mcconnell trying to hold on to Lampard's head to control him but Lampard postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcconnell manages to get to full guard.
Lampard with a flurry of punches that miss. Lampard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcconnell swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mcconnell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lampard controls the pace. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Mcconnell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mcconnell keeps the fight on the outside.
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. Lampard dives in and scores a takedown into Mcconnell's guard. Lampard preventing the sweep. Mcconnell controls Lampard momentarily but Lampard frees himself. Mcconnell looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lampard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcconnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mcconnell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mcconnell striking off his back but it's not causing Lampard any problems. Lampard looking to pass the guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Lampard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mcconnell to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lampard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mcconnell pulls down on the head and he's put Lampard to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Mcconnell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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