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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bellchambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nn nn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nn nn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Bellchambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, nn nn!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bellchambers misses.
nn looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A left lands for Bellchambers.
Bellchambers pushes nn up against the cage in a clinch.
Bellchambers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bellchambers stalling.
Bellchambers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bellchambers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bellchambers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bellchambers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bellchambers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in nn's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellchambers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bellchambers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bellchambers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
nn has his foot on Bellchambers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bellchambers works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellchambers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellchambers throwing strikes but missing.
Bellchambers is stalling in the full guard.
Bellchambers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
nn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bellchambers stays in close to nn's body and controls the position.
Bellchambers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bellchambers lands with an uppercut that bounces nn off the cage and back into range.
Bellchambers lands with a cross.
It looks like nn nn has been cut.
Bellchambers throws a right and a left that nn avoids nicely.
Bellchambers takes the fight into the clinch.
Bellchambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and nn avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellchambers is trying to break free.
Bellchambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Bellchambers.
Bellchambers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
nn nn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nn gets tackled into the cage by Bellchambers. Bellchambers maintains the clinch.
nn managing to block the knees to the body from Bellchambers.
Bellchambers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
nn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bellchambers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bellchambers tries to break the clinch but nn is controlling the position.
Bellchambers has had enough of the clinch but nn keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nn has Bellchambers pressed against the cage, preventing Bellchambers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bellchambers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bellchambers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
nn being controlled against the cage.
nn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Bellchambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellchambers pulls nn into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellchambers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Bellchambers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on nn nn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bellchambers thuds his right hand into nn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bellchambers darts in and clinches nn up against the cage.
Bellchambers decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bellchambers is on top in guard.
Bellchambers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bellchambers stands up and waves to nn to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellchambers closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellchambers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nn has him pressed against the cage.
nn is breathing heavily.
Bellchambers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but nn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bellchambers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A frustrated look appears on Bellchambers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bellchambers manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
nn being controlled here momentarily.
Bellchambers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bellchambers wants to sweep but no luck.
Bellchambers managing to control the position.
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.
Bellchambers working for a triangle but nn defends it easily.
nn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bellchambers throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bellchambers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. nn manages to get himself to full guard.
Bellchambers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellchambers landing some decent shots from guard.
Bellchambers throwing strikes but missing.
Bellchambers throwing strikes from guard but nn blocks nicely.
Bellchambers advances position into side control!
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.
nn dodges the ground and pound from Bellchambers.
Bellchambers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but nn is avoiding damage well.
nn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bellchambers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bellchambers controls the position.
Bellchambers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bellchambers working the ground and pound but nn is defending the strikes.
Bellchambers stands up and beckons nn to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bellchambers instigates a clinch.
Bellchambers tries to break free but nn pushes him back against the cage.
Bellchambers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Bellchambers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on nn nn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bellchambers rushes nn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bellchambers tries to circle away but nn has him pinned against the cage.
nn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellchambers.
Bellchambers pulls guard successfully.
nn looking to pass the guard.
Bellchambers wriggles free and stands up.
Bellchambers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. nn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellchambers lands a lovely overhand right.
Bellchambers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with nn, pushing him back against the cage.
Bellchambers pulls guard.
nn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellchambers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellchambers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bellchambers thows a huge punch but nn dodges it nicely.
Bellchambers controlling the action here.
Bellchambers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bellchambers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two 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.
nn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
nn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bellchambers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bellchambers throws some wild stikes that nn manages to avoid easily.
nn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bellchambers.
Bellchambers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Bellchambers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellchambers controlling from mount.
Bellchambers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bellchambers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
nn nn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellchambers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bellchambers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellchambers throws some wild stikes that nn manages to avoid easily.
Bellchambers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bellchambers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bellchambers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bellchambers controlling the position easily from mount.
nn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bellchambers.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellchambers controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Bellchambers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bellchambers 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Bellchambers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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