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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer swings for the body but MacLeod moves out of range.
Brewer has managed to clinch.
MacLeod gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brewer regains guard.
Brewer is trying to keep MacLeod in close.
Brewer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
MacLeod with a nice head shot there.
Brewer looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacLeod is one step ahead there.
MacLeod has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod stands and throws Brewer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brewer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MacLeod off and has taken his back!
Brewer struggling to land strikes to the head as MacLeod covers up.
MacLeod is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brewer is not going to allow MacLeod to sit and survive in this position.
Brewer somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
MacLeod manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brewer's guard. Nice work there by MacLeod.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
MacLeod fails with a takedown attempt.
Brewer stuffs the takedown.
MacLeod will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brewer is looking for a counter combo.
James Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor MacLeod.
Brewer tries for a takedown but MacLeod sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brewer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Brewer.
MacLeod can't do much from the bottom here.
Brewer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is staying tight to MacLeod's torso, preventing him from escaping.
MacLeod is looking to regain half guard here but Brewer keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer wants to stand but MacLeod is controlling his arm.
Brewer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer leaves MacLeod with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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.
MacLeod looks for a takedown but Brewer sprawls well.
MacLeod shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than MacLeod was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brewer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
MacLeod has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brewer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for MacLeod with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Brewer as MacLeod shoots in.
Brewer is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brewer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brewer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brewer throws a head kick but MacLeod moves out of range.
Brewer takes the fight into the clinch.
Brewer fails to pull guard.
MacLeod decides to pull guard.
Brewer trying to stand up but can't free himself from MacLeod's guard.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacLeod can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but MacLeod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brewer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brewer is looking to stand up but MacLeod won't let him.
Brewer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
MacLeod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacLeod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brewer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brewer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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.
MacLeod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brewer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brewer throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacLeod.
Brewer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod shoots in looking for a takedown but Brewer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing MacLeod's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brewer tries to score a power double leg takedown but MacLeod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brewer somewhat.
MacLeod with the counter takedown but Brewer avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacLeod sprawls well. MacLeod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brewer gets slowly back to his feet.
MacLeod scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is working for a submission of some sort.
MacLeod is keen to just control but Brewer is a slippery customer.
MacLeod is looking to advance position but Brewer won't allow it.
Brewer is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacLeod is looking for a kimura here.
Brewer trying to hold on to MacLeod's head to control him but MacLeod postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
MacLeod stuffs the takedown attempt from Brewer. Brewer gets slowly back to his feet.
MacLeod gets caught napping as Brewer dives in and scores a takedown. MacLeod manages to retain guard.
Brewer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MacLeod wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer is looking to work some ground and pound but MacLeod has wrist control.
MacLeod is trying to control the position but Brewer postures up.
Brewer stands up from MacLeod's guard - Brewer perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brewer defends it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brewer enables MacLeod to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brewer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brewer looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacLeod is one step ahead there.
MacLeod wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacLeod stands up over Brewer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing MacLeod from controlling successfully.
MacLeod in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacLeod throws a big right hand that misses.
Brewer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MacLeod on the ground.
Brewer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brewer drives through and clinches with MacLeod against the cage.
Brewer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Brewer. No joy for MacLeod on that attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from MacLeod enables Brewer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MacLeod manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
MacLeod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer trying to control but MacLeod is working from the bottom.
MacLeod is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brewer throws an elbow that misses. MacLeod uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brewer's guard. Nice move by MacLeod!
MacLeod trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Brewer keeping full guard, as MacLeod tries to pass.
Brewer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacLeod passes Brewer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brewer connects with the punch.
MacLeod misses with a takedown attempt - Brewer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor MacLeod.
Brewer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacLeod decides to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brewer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brewer!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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