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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owin Erl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Portland Bill (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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180 lbs
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191 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owin Erl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Portland Bill!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erl scores with a jab. Bill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erl throws out the jab.
Erl scores with a nice right hand.
Erl throws a leg kick
and Bill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erl can't keep his opponent in guard - Bill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bill thows a huge punch but Erl dodges it nicely.
Erl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bill.
Erl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erl is refusing to be controlled, as Bill sits in half guard.
Bill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erl defending well though.
Bill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erl is trying to stand up here but Bill is controlling him well.
Erl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Erl tries to get out of the position.
Erl is trying to maintain the position but Bill is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bill lands a nice short elbow.
Erl is pressing down on Bill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill throwing strikes from guard but Erl blocks nicely.
Bill throwing strikes from guard but Erl blocks nicely.
Erl keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
Bill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Bill wants to control from the top but Erl keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erl tries to bum rush Bill with a series of wild strikes but Bill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Erl does no damage.
Bill feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Erl.
A low kick from Erl misses
and Bill counters with a takedown into side control.
Erl takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Erl wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Erl tries to buck Bill off but Bill is having none of it.
My spies in Arm Breakers/BJJ inform me that Bill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Erl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl wants to control but Bill postures up.
Bill throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Erl is trying to get back to half guard.
Erl regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bill's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Erl is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erl is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erl gets back to full guard.
Bill connects with a couple of short punches.
Bill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Erl has control of Bill's left arm, preventing Bill from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bill cracks Erl with a solid left hand.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill with a nice head shot there.
Bill throws a big elbow that misses.
Bill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erl has wrist control.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erl is trying to keep Bill in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erl tries to clinch but Bill is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Portland Bill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Erl clinches.
Erl breaks from the clinch.
Bill throws a lazy right hand but Erl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bill avoids the body shot from Erl.
Erl misses with a combination
and Bill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Erl controls Bill momentarily but Bill frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill postures up.
Bill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
Bill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Erl's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bill trying to control the position from guard on top but Erl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erl wants to stand but Bill is controlling the position.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Erl there.
Erl instigates a clinch.
Erl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erl clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Erl.
Bill stalling in the clinch but Erl improves position.
Erl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bill with the counter takedown but Erl avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Erl misses.
Erl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bill doesn't seem bothered though.
Owin Erl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bill under the eye.
Erl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erl throws a combination. Bill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl works over Bill's head and body with a nice combination.
Bill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Erl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bill misses with a body shot.
Erl throws a right hand that Bill ducks under and follows up with a left that Bill also avoids with ease.
Bill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erl swinging wildly here.
Bill changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Owin Erl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erl misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Bill misses.
Erl throws a hook but Bill avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Erl throws a right hand that Bill ducks under and follows up with a left that Bill also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bill tries to clinch up.
Erl misses with an uppercut.
Bill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owin Erl dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Erl misses with a series of wild punches.
Bill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bill misses the shot to the body.
Bill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Bill tries to counter it with a takedown but Erl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Erl lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Erl lands with a shot to the body.
Owin Erl is winning the standup battle so far.
Erl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bill looks to land a right hand but Erl moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erl scores with a shot to the body.
Erl misses with an uppercut. Bill saw that one coming.
Erl with a hook.
Erl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy left from Erl finds it's target.
A slow jab from Erl misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Erl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bill.
Bill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Erl throws a shot from downtown. Bill moves away and avoids it.
Erl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bill.
Erl wants to stand but Bill is controlling the position.
Bill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bill stops Erl from standing up.
Bill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bill is still trying to improve position.
Erl keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erl has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bill trying to control the position from guard on top but Erl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erl lands a jab.
Erl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Bill.
Erl digs a good body shot into Bill's ribs.
A head kick from Erl lands but Bill takes it in his stride.
Erl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bill with the counter takedown but Erl avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erl throws a solid leg kick but Bill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erl.
Bill with the counter takedown but Erl avoids it easily.
Bill jabs Erl to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erl.
Nice jab there from Erl.
A left lands for Erl.
A shot to the body from Erl misses
and Bill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erl won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bill trying to control the action but Erl is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owin Erl showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Erl 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owin Erl!
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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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