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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Reed kicks off Queen and gets to his feet.
Queen swinging wildly here.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Queen dives in and scores a takedown into Reed's guard.
Reed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen gets to his feet - Reed follows without any prompting.
Reed really is a fat lump.
Queen dives in and scores a takedown into Reed's guard.
Queen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Reed has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Queen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reed tries to pull guard but Queen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Queen gets underhooks to prevent Reed's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellis Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen is trying to trip Reed. He has hold of a leg but Reed is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Queen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Queen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Queen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Queen postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reed is looking to stand up but Queen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Queen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Queen stalling.
Queen works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen controlling from mount.
Queen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Reed is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Reed and Queen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Reed regains half guard.
Queen prevents Reed from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Reed enables Queen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reed wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed being controlled here, momentarily.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Queen stacks Reed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Queen!
Queen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reed to his feet.
Oliver Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Queen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Queen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Queen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Reed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Reed slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Queen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Queen pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Queen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Queen throwing shots but Reed is blocking nicely.
Queen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to maintain the position but Queen is very close to passing his half guard.
Queen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Queen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Queen trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reed trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Queen manages to pass to mount!
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Queen punching from mount but Reed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Queen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen 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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reed is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Queen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Queen drags the fight down to the ground.
Queen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Queen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reed escapes and throws Queen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Oliver Queen 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.
Queen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is trying to escape the mount.
Reed avoids the attempt from Queen to control.
Reed landing strikes from the mount and Queen is in trouble!
Queen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reed.
Queen can't escape the position.
Queen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to lock up and control but Reed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Queen tries to reverse the position but Reed maintains control.
Queen wants to hold on but Reed pushes him away.
Queen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Queen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reed manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Queen controlling Reed's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen trying to control the position.
Queen controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Queen is on top in guard.
Queen throws a strike but Reed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Queen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Queen thows a body kick. Reed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen moves into range and clinches up with Reed.
Ellis Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oliver Queen!
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RATING
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