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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
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187 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 1, fighting out of London, Lonnie Mueller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Clay! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Clay pushes Mueller up against the cage in a clinch. Clay jumps guard and drags Mueller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Clay is looking to sweep but instead, Mueller has passed into half guard.
Clay tries to get to full guard but Mueller has control of the leg. Clay preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Clay is continuing to stall. Mueller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clay wants to get back to full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clay controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Clay is looking to escape. Mueller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Clay controlling the position for now. Clay manages to get to full guard.
Clay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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. Mueller preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Clay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mueller, pushing him back against the cage. Clay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clay pulls guard effortlessly. Clay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. The adventures of Clay the control monster continue. Boring. Clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clay seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Clay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clay holds on and takes a little breather. Clay wants to sweep here but Mueller controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Clay takes the fight into the clinch. Clay tries to land knees in the clinch but Mueller avoids the damage to the body. Clay breaks from the clinch.
Clay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Clay seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Clay missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Clay controlling the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Clay dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clay clinches up with Mueller and pushes him back against the cage. Mueller tries to work over Clay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A battle for position here, against the cage. Clay has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mueller jumps guard but Clay stands there with Mueller around his waist. Mueller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clay prevents Mueller from breaking the clinch. Clay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clay turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Clay manages to end up in side control. Clay works to advance to full mount. Mueller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Mueller is bucking up trying to escape but Clay cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Clay controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Clay content just to control the position here. Clay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mueller is rocked! Mueller tries to improve his position but instead Clay has taken his back! Oh Mueller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mueller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clay on the ground. Clay really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mueller.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clay working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Mueller is doing well to defend. Clay seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Mueller is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shane Clay!
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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
29% |
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