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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamara comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Teardrop (House M.D.). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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225 lbs
22 - 35 - 0 |
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223 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara swinging wildly here.
McNamara fails with the takedown.
Riordan lands with a nice body punch.
Riordan misses with a hook. McNamara ducked under it nicely.
McNamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riordan lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McNamara misses with a double jab.
Riordan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riordan dodges the punch combination from McNamara.
We've been told by McNamara's head coaches at Main Event Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McNamara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McNamara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McNamara.
No joy there for Riordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNamara slips a straight right by Riordan.
McNamara throws a big counter combination but Riordan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Riordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
McNamara swinging wildly here.
McNamara stalks Riordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riordan's face. Riordan staggers backwards, shaken.
McNamara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but McNamara blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McNamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
McNamara is adopting a defensive guard.
Riordan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Riordan prevents McNamara from getting back to his feet.
Riordan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Riordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.
Riordan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McNamara with a body shot.
McNamara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McNamara!
Riordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McNamara.
And Riordan tries to counter it with a takedown but McNamara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Riordan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McNamara did well to prevent Riordan getting side control.
Riordan working McNamara over with strikes.
Riordan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McNamara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riordan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riordan is looking to advance position but McNamara won't allow it.
Riordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McNamara's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riordan.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. McNamara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by McNamara!
McNamara stopping the sweep attempt from Riordan.
McNamara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McNamara gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan cracks McNamara with a right hand to the side of the head.
McNamara takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riordan is defended easily by McNamara.
Riordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.
Tommy Riordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McNamara but McNamara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riordan.
Riordan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McNamara misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riordan throws out the jab.
A cross from Riordan lands.
McNamara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by McNamara!
McNamara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riordan misses with a takedown attempt - McNamara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Riordan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McNamara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McNamara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riordan tries to roll over but McNamara keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNamara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McNamara trying to control from half guard but Riordan is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamara is thwarting Riordan's attempts to control the position.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan is trying to control but can't.
McNamara trying to control the action but Riordan is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McNamara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McNamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riordan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riordan throws a body punch but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara connects with an inside leg kick.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McNamara as he avoids it easily.
McNamara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riordan defends it nicely.
Riordan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McNamara is fending him off so far but Riordan persists. Nope, McNamara circles away and we're back to standing.
Riordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNamara.
McNamara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara controlling the pace.
Riordan tries to get to full guard but McNamara has control of the leg.
McNamara stalling.
Sean McNamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNamara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riordan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throwing shots but Riordan is blocking nicely.
Riordan trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McNamara controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riordan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McNamara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riordan is in McNamara's guard.
McNamara is controlling Riordan's posture.
Riordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
McNamara manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riordan.
Riordan falls off balance throwing a combination
and McNamara counters with a series of strikes. Riordan will be more careful next time no doubt.
McNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNamara throws a series of punches but Riordan avoids them all with ease.
Riordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McNamara to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Riordan misses.
McNamara looks to land a left hand but Riordan moved out of range nicely.
Riordan works over McNamara's head and body with a nice combination.
Riordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riordan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McNamara pinned against the cage. McNamara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sean McNamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Riordan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McNamara moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McNamara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McNamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNamara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riordan to the ground. McNamara is now in Riordan's guard.
McNamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riordan can do to turn this around?
McNamara pushes down on Riordan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riordan tries to roll over but McNamara keeps him under control.
McNamara controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan wants to get back to his feet.
Riordan is looking for a sweep. McNamara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riordan gets back to full guard.
McNamara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McNamara looking to sit in guard and control but Riordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. McNamara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by McNamara!
McNamara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McNamara wants to control from the top but Riordan keeps moving.
Riordan wants to sweep here but McNamara controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara wants to control from the top but Riordan keeps moving.
Riordan wants to get back to his feet but McNamara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from McNamara does no damage.
Riordan dodges the punch combination from McNamara.
McNamara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McNamara is taking a breather. Riordan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara trying to control from half guard but Riordan is working away.
McNamara works his way into full mount!
McNamara content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riordan tries to hold on but McNamara pushes him away.
McNamara landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean McNamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McNamara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean McNamara!
Sean McNamara really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Das Labor logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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