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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden OKeeffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying OKeeffe's choice of entrance music: Hit'em Up. Hayden OKeeffe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayden OKeeffe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill avoids a punch combination nicely.
OKeeffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OKeeffe closes the distance and clinches up with Churchill, looking for a takedown. OKeeffe pushes Churchill against the cage but Churchill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Churchill tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Churchill as OKeeffe shoots in.
Hayden OKeeffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OKeeffe moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
OKeeffe wants to clinch
and Churchill counters by moving into the clinch.
Churchill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Churchill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
OKeeffe looks gassed!
Churchill lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hayden OKeeffe has been cut.
Churchill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OKeeffe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Churchill stalling the fight.
Churchill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Churchill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Winston Churchill.
Churchill tries to clinch up but OKeeffe circles away and keeps his distance.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
OKeeffe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Churchill throws a right and a left that both miss.
OKeeffe circles away from the clinch attempt
and OKeeffe counters by clinching up.
Churchill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Churchill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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.
Churchill trying to land knees to the body.
OKeeffe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Churchill smiles and moves away.
Winston Churchill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden OKeeffe.
Churchill has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Churchill.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Churchill slows down the pace here.
Churchill tries to land a knee to the head but OKeeffe blocks with his arms.
Churchill trying to control the position but instead, OKeeffe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Churchill into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Winston Churchill.
OKeeffe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill moves into the clinch.
Churchill taking a breather.
Churchill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OKeeffe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Churchill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Churchill wants to stall.
Churchill looking to throw knees to the head but OKeeffe is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Churchill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Churchill is trying to stall.
Churchill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Churchill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
OKeeffe blocks an elbow strike.
Churchill is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Winston Churchill.
OKeeffe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Churchill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
OKeeffe avoids a wild elbow strike from Churchill.
Churchill throws an elbow that misses.
OKeeffe managing to block the knees to the body from Churchill.
OKeeffe looking for a takedown.
Churchill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OKeeffe's defenses.
Churchill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but OKeeffe is keeping busy.
Churchill tries to land knees in the clinch but OKeeffe avoids the damage to the body.
Churchill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Churchill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Churchill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Churchill looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayden OKeeffe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
OKeeffe clinches up with Churchill and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Churchill.
Churchill stalling against the cage.
Churchill misses with a knee to the head.
Churchill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churchill unloads a knee to the mid-section. OKeeffe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OKeeffe goes for a takedown attempt but Churchill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
OKeeffe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Churchill but Churchill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Churchill tries to clinch but OKeeffe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeeffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Churchill stuffs the takedown.
Winston Churchill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden OKeeffe.
Churchill throws a leg kick that misses.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but OKeeffe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Churchill wants to clinch up but OKeeffe keeps it at a distance.
Churchill lands a really nice looking cross but OKeeffe seems unphased.
OKeeffe tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch.
OKeeffe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Churchill lands a nice knee to the body.
Churchill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Churchill stalling in the clinch but OKeeffe improves position.
Churchill stalling in the clinch.
Churchill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Churchill trying to land knees to the body.
Churchill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OKeeffe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Churchill is trying to stall.
Churchill keeps control of OKeeffe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Churchill lands a damaging elbow.
Churchill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but OKeeffe is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Winston Churchill.
A kick lands to the mid section there for OKeeffe.
Churchill drives through and clinches with OKeeffe against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Churchill connects with a nasty looking knee right to OKeeffe's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Churchill.
OKeeffe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Churchill tries to stall but OKeeffe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
OKeeffe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OKeeffe has Churchill pushed against the cage.
Churchill blocks an elbow strike from OKeeffe.
Churchill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OKeeffe managing to block the knees to the body from Churchill.
Churchill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Churchill trying to control the position but instead, OKeeffe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Churchill into the cage.
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.
Churchill misses with a knee to the head.
OKeeffe misses with an elbow over the top.
Churchill looking to throw knees to the head but OKeeffe is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from OKeeffe.
Churchill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but OKeeffe is keeping busy.
Maybe Churchill would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Winston Churchill.
OKeeffe drives through and clinches with Churchill against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Churchill trying to land knees to the body.
OKeeffe lands a nice elbow.
OKeeffe successfully pulls guard.
Churchill wanted to stand there but OKeeffe had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hayden OKeeffe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
OKeeffe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Churchill is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
OKeeffe tries to move to mount but Churchill blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Churchill tries to escape but OKeeffe is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeeffe lands a few punches from side control.
OKeeffe stands up.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill stalling in the clinch but OKeeffe improves position.
Churchill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Churchill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Churchill can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Winston Churchill.
Churchill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OKeeffe circles away from the clinch attempt
and OKeeffe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Churchill wants to get back to his feet but OKeeffe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
OKeeffe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Churchill is looking to stand back up but OKeeffe counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Churchill.
OKeeffe tries to pass to full mount but Churchill defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Churchill pushes OKeeffe off looking to stand but OKeeffe dives back in and keeps control.
OKeeffe throws a strike but Churchill avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayden OKeeffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Churchill 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Churchill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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