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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheikh Mohammad Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Sells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sheikh Mohammad Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sells punishes Naseem Hamed's body with a nice straight punch.
Naseem Hamed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sells to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Sheikh Mohammad Naseem Hamed has been cut.
Sells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Naseem Hamed counters with a straight right hand.
Sells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naseem Hamed.
Naseem Hamed takes one on the button.
No luck for Naseem Hamed with that takedown attempt.
Naseem Hamed shoots in and bounces Sells off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Naseem Hamed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sells is pulling down on Naseem Hamed's head to control his posture.
Naseem Hamed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sells trying to control the position.
Sells wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naseem Hamed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sells wants to sweep here but Naseem Hamed controlling him for the moment.
Sells is trying to keep Naseem Hamed in close.
Sells is controlling Naseem Hamed's posture.
Naseem Hamed postures up.
Naseem Hamed throws a big elbow that misses.
Naseem Hamed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sells trying to control the position.
Naseem Hamed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sells works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naseem Hamed is looking to work some ground and pound but Sells has wrist control.
Naseem Hamed scoring with some ground and pound.
Naseem Hamed is looking to work some ground and pound but Sells has wrist control.
Sells has his hands on Naseem Hamed's head, controlling the position.
Naseem Hamed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naseem Hamed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naseem Hamed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naseem Hamed tries to free his leg and advance position but Sells is retaining full guard.
Sells trying to keep a closed guard but Naseem Hamed is proving a slippery customer.
Sells is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Naseem Hamed is trying is best to control the position here.
Sells tries to pass the half guard into mount. Naseem Hamed knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Naseem Hamed is trying to control but can't.
Naseem Hamed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sells. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sells wants to control but Naseem Hamed is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sells content to control rather than advance.
Sells missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sells trying to control the action but Naseem Hamed is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up 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.
Sells performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sells misses with a few strikes there.
Sells digs a good hook to Naseem Hamed's body.
Naseem Hamed lands with a nice combination. Sells backs away looking to recover.
Naseem Hamed misses with the combination.
Sells takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short body shot lands from Sells as the two fighters clinch.
Naseem Hamed goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sells prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Sells will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sheikh Mohammad Naseem Hamed's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Naseem Hamed swings for the body but Sells moves out of range.
Sells misses with a hook. Naseem Hamed ducked under it nicely.
Sells goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sells tries to clinch but Naseem Hamed moves out of range.
Tommy Sells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sells moves into range and clinches up with Naseem Hamed.
Naseem Hamed blocks a body shot from Sells.
Sells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sells lands a nice uppercut.
Sells lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sells lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sells cracks Naseem Hamed with a nice body shot.
Sells lands a hook that snaps the head of Naseem Hamed backwards.
Sells is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naseem Hamed can do to turn this around?
Sells stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Naseem Hamed successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naseem Hamed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naseem Hamed has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sells has passed into side control.
Sells slows the pace down.
Sells wants to control but Naseem Hamed is keeping him busy.
Sells postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sells wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naseem Hamed keeps working.
Sells misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sells looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Naseem Hamed is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Naseem Hamed's face as Sells controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sells trying to control the action but Naseem Hamed is working from the bottom.
Sells tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sells works to advance to full mount. Naseem Hamed defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sells controlling his opponent.
Tommy Sells overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sells throws some wild stikes that Naseem Hamed manages to avoid easily.
Sells tries to control but Naseem Hamed wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sells controlling from the full mount.
Sells sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Naseem Hamed holds on, trying desperately to control.
Sells throwing strikes here but Naseem Hamed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sells sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sells trying to control but Naseem Hamed is having none of it.
Sells sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naseem Hamed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sells.
Sells wants to control the pace but Naseem Hamed is squirming around nicely.
Sells punching from mount but Naseem Hamed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sells has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sells misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sells thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Naseem Hamed wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sells.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sells can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naseem Hamed is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sells dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sheikh Mohammad Naseem Hamed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Naseem Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Sells.
Naseem Hamed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sells swings for the body but Naseem Hamed moves out of range.
Naseem Hamed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Sells tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sells avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sells scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sells just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Naseem Hamed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sells swings for the body but Naseem Hamed moves out of range.
As Sells backs off Naseem Hamed throws a huge counter combo but Sells manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naseem Hamed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sells to score with a decent uppercut.
Sells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sells. That's going to slow Naseem Hamed down.
Good standup being displayed there by Sells as he connects with a hook.
Naseem Hamed lands a two punch combo.
Sells throws a body shot but no joy.
Sells takes a swing at Naseem Hamed's ribcage but misses.
Sells fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Naseem Hamed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naseem Hamed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Sheikh Mohammad Naseem Hamed's cut even more.
Sells drives through and clinches with Naseem Hamed against the cage.
Sells lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naseem Hamed backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sells lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naseem Hamed is rocked!
A hook to the body from Sells.
Naseem Hamed is still on wobbly legs! Can Sells finish him?
Sells lands a shot to the body.
Naseem Hamed seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Sells.
Sells lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sells drops Naseem Hamed onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Naseem Hamed is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sells is leaning against Naseem Hamed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sells pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sells pounces like a tiger and cracks Naseem Hamed with a vicious hook! Naseem Hamed is down but not out! Sells follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Sells!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Sells thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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