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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemuel Roach has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemuel Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourne lands a front kick.
Bourne feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bourne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bourne throws a sloppy head kick and Roach moves out of range easily.
Bourne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourne scores with a takedown into Roach's guard.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roach wants to get back to his feet but Bourne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bourne drops back looking for a leg! Roach is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roach manages to kick Bourne off! Bourne jumps back into Roach's guard.
Roach is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bourne is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne won't allow Roach to get back to his feet.
Bourne wanted to stand there but Roach had control of the position.
Roach wants to stand but Bourne is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roach manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bourne. No joy for Roach on that attempt.
Bourne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne stalks Roach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roach's face. Roach staggers backwards, shaken.
Bourne shoots in and bounces Roach off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Roach trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach wants to stand and escape but Bourne is having none of it.
Bourne stands up from Roach's guard - Bourne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roach wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roach ducks right into an uppercut from Bourne.
Roach shoots in and gets a takedown into Bourne's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roach throws an elbow that misses. Bourne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roach's guard. Nice move by Bourne!
Roach is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roach wants to stand but Bourne is controlling the position.
Bourne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bourne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bourne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roach will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bourne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roach is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bourne dives into side control.
Bourne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bourne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bourne scoring with punches from side control.
Bourne stands up.
Bourne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roach's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries to get to full guard but Bourne has control of the leg.
Bourne is thwarting Roach's attempts to control the position.
Bourne decides to stand and escape the position.
Bourne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bourne showed some decent athleticism there.
Bourne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roach sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Bourne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Bourne.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bourne.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roach.
Andrew Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bourne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bourne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bourne throwing strikes from guard but Roach blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne is pushing down on Roach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roach is fighting to maintain full guard but Bourne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bourne working the head and body with strikes.
Roach is rocked!
Bourne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Roach is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roach wants to improve his position but Bourne is controlling well.
Bourne is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Roach is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bourne fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Roach from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bourne! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Bourne!
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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
41% |
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