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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Ibraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Ibraham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Owen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibraham.
Owen motions for Ibraham to come forward. Owen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Owen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luke Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like George Ibraham has been cut.
Ibraham walks forward, straight into a front kick from Owen.
Owen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owen throws a sloppy head kick and Ibraham moves out of range easily.
Ibraham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Owen just manages to avoid it.
Owen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ibraham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Owen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ibraham eats them both and turns towards Owen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ibraham slips a jab and a cross from Owen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owen misses with a few strikes there.
Owen throws a head kick that misses.
Ibraham went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Owen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Owen tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Owen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ibraham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Owen if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Owen.
Owen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Owen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibraham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Owen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ibraham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Owen is looking to land body kicks.
Owen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Owen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibraham. That did some damage!
Ibraham throws a solid leg kick but Owen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibraham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen misses with a wild combination.
Ibraham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Owen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Owen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Owen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibraham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Owen throws a leg kick
and Ibraham counters with a head kick.
Owen misses with a kick to the body
and Ibraham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ibraham.
Owen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Owen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibraham circles away quickly and effectively.
Ibraham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Owen.
Owen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Owen lands a high kick!
Owen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibraham is looking to slow Owen down with leg kicks.
Ibraham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Owen.
Owen throws a big shot that misses.
Owen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Owen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ibraham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibraham throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Owen.
Owen misses with a double jab.
Owen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ibraham back to the cage. Owen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ibraham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Owen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Owen misses with the body kick
and Ibraham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ibraham throws a leg kick but Owen checks it.
Owen throws a body kick that misses
and Ibraham counters with a head kick.
A head kick by Owen misses
and Ibraham counters with a low kick, right behind Owen 's knee.
Ibraham avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Ibraham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Owen cracks the inside of Ibraham's front leg.
Ibraham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Owen throws a counter combo.
Ibraham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibraham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Owen's sensitive parts.
Owen throws a head kick that misses.
Ibraham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Owen eats them both and turns towards Ibraham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Owen tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ibraham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Owen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ibraham counters with a low kick, right behind Owen 's knee.
Luke Owen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Owen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owen misses with a low kick.
Ibraham lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham lands with a straight right. Owen didn't see that one coming.
Ibraham throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Owen.
Owen lands with a kick to the temple. Ibraham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Owen misses with a combination
and Ibraham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Owen looks for the body kick but Ibraham saw that one coming.
Ibraham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Owen misses with a body kick.
Owen misses with a few strikes there.
Owen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibraham slips a jab and a cross from Owen.
Owen lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen avoids the head kick by Ibraham.
Ibraham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owen throws out the jab.
Owen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibraham counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Owen.
Owen misses with a double jab
and Ibraham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Owen really felt that one!
Owen is breathing heavily.
Owen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibraham lands a leg kick that knocks Owen off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Owen blocks the leg kick.
Ibraham moves out of range as Owen throws a body kick.
Ibraham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen misses with a head kick.
As Owen backs away, Ibraham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Owen misses with the body kick
and Ibraham counters with a low kick, right behind Owen 's knee.
Ibraham lands with a kick to the ribs.
Owen misses the shot to the body.
Ibraham throws a big counter combination but Owen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ibraham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owen throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Ibraham misses.
Owen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Owen throws a sloppy head kick and Ibraham moves out of range easily.
Ibraham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Owen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ibraham misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen throws a wild body kick that Ibraham sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ibraham.
Owen tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibraham blocks the body kick.
Ibraham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Owen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Owen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibraham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Owen misses the body punch
and Ibraham counters with a good low kick that Owen was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibraham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibraham blocks a head kick by Owen.
Luke Owen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibraham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Owen misses with a double jab
and Ibraham counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Ibraham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Ibraham'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. And we move into the final round!
Owen misses the body punch
and Ibraham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Owen's knee momentarily.
Owen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibraham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Owen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Owen throws a combination that misses
and Ibraham counters with a good low kick that Owen was not able to check.
Owen misses with a hook.
Ibraham tried to counter with a leg kick but Owen avoided it.
Owen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ibraham counters with a low kick, right behind Owen 's knee.
Owen throws a head kick that misses
and Ibraham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Owen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Owen throws a head kick but Ibraham moves out of range.
Owen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owen throws a sloppy head kick and Ibraham moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Owen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ibraham rather than just go for the knockout.
Ibraham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Owen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a head kick that misses
and Ibraham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Owen throws a leg kick
and Ibraham counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibraham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Owen misses with a double jab
and Ibraham counters with a left and a right that stings Owen.
Owen takes a swing at Ibraham's ribcage but misses.
Ibraham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibraham moves out of range of the body kick.
Owen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Owen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen misses with a double jab
letting Ibraham counter with a right hand.
Ibraham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibraham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibraham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibraham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ibraham connects with a leg kick. Owen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Owen misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Ibraham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Owen misses with a wild combination.
Ibraham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Owen misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Owen misses with a double jab.
Ibraham lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Owen tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen throws a right hand that Ibraham ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibraham also avoids with ease.
Owen looks to throw a body kick
and Ibraham counters with a leg kick.
Ibraham connects with a leg kick. Owen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ibraham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibraham avoids the head kick by Owen.
Sloppy strikes from Owen. Those never looked like landing.
Owen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ibraham counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ibraham is looking to slow Owen down with leg kicks.
Owen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Owen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ibraham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ibraham thumps Owen with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen throws a sloppy head kick and Ibraham moves out of range easily.
Owen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ibraham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Owen misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Owen misses
and Ibraham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ibraham lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Ibraham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibraham 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ibraham!
George Ibraham thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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