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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Downing (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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doran Connell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Downing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connell throws a head kick but Downing moves out of range.
Downing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connell moves into range and clinches up with Downing.
Connell misses with a knee to the head.
Connell tries a knee to the head but Downing blocks it.
Downing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Connell smiles and moves away.
Downing throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connell's waist but Connell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Downing off to one side.
Downing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connell tries to clinch up
and Downing counters with a takedown into side control.
Downing tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Connell is trying to escape the position but Downing is controlling the position.
Downing wants to control but Connell is keeping him busy.
Downing blocks the strikes from Connell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downing takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Connell to pass into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Downing tries to control but Connell wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connell can't escape the position.
Connell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Connell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Connell tries to get out of the position.
Connell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Downing trying to control but Connell is having none of it.
Connell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Downing on the ground.
Connell is desperately trying to improve his position but Downing has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two 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.
Downing tries to control but Connell wriggling away.
Connell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Downing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Connell is looking to escape.
Connell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Connell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Downing tries to control but Connell wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Connell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Downing manages to capitalize on a mistake by Connell to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downing is not going to allow Connell to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on Connell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Connell is working hard here to advance position.
Connell trying to control the position but Downing manages to sink in the hooks.
Connell is breathing heavily.
Downing is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Downing gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Downing gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Downing apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Downing tries a head kick but it misses.
Downing tries to score with a low kick but Connell moves his leg out of the way.
Connell closes the distance but Downing moves to the side
and Downing counters by clinching up.
Downing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doran Connell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Downing.
Connell with a knee to the head.
Downing tries to pull guard but Connell won't allow it.
Downing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Connell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Connell has Downing pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Downing manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Connell tries a knee to the head but Downing blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Connell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Downing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Connell.
Connell misses with a knee strike.
Downing is working for takedown but Connell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Downing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connell tries to clinch but Downing moves away
and Downing counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Downing shoots for a takedown but Connell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Connell clinches.
Connell scores a nice knee to the body.
Connell trying to land knees to the body.
Downing slowing the pace effectively.
Connell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Downing tries to pull guard but Connell holds him up against the cage and eventually Downing drops back down to his feet.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Downing.
Downing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Connell lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Connell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Downing 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.
Connell moves into the clinch.
Connell lands a damaging elbow.
Connell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Downing crunches a lovely knee into Connell's ribcage.
Connell connects with a knee to the head.
Connell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Connell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Downing dodges an elbow strike from Connell.
Downing avoiding damage as Connell throws knees to the body.
Connell avoiding damage as Downing throws knees to the body.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Downing stalling in the clinch but Connell improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Downing gets control of Connell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Downing will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Downing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Connell manages to get himself to full guard.
Downing trying to control the position from guard on top but Connell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downing won't allow Connell to sweep him here.
Connell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Downing trying to control the position from guard on top but Connell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Connell trying to mount his opponent but Downing defends it.
Connell blocks the strikes from Downing.
Downing wants to get back to full guard.
Connell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Downing is trying to control but can't.
Downing taking some punishment here, with Connell in his half guard.
Downing has hold of Connell's hands but Connell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Connell lands a nice short elbow.
Connell lands with a punch from half guard.
Connell is nestled in close to Downing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Connell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Downing wants to get back to full guard.
Connell slips a nice elbow through Downing's hands, connecting with Downing's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downing is trying to get back to full guard.
Downing throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Connell is nestled in close to Downing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Downing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Connell slips a nice elbow through Downing's hands, connecting with Downing's forehead.
Downing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connell trying to control the action but Downing is working from the bottom.
Downing is looking to improve his position.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Connell closes the distance and clinches.
Connell lands an elbow inside that Downing shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Connell.
Connell with a knee to the head.
Connell lands an elbow just above Downing 's eye.
Connell decides to pull guard.
Connell keeping moving, preventing Downing from controlling successfully.
Downing trying to stand up but can't free himself from Connell's guard.
Connell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downing wants to control from the top but Connell keeps moving.
Downing tries to stand but Connell is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doran Connell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Connell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Connell missing with knees to the body.
Connell looking to throw knees to the head but Downing is blocking nicely.
Downing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Downing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Connell smiles and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Connell.
Downing tries to clinch but Connell moves out of range.
Downing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Connell is fending him off so far but Downing persists. Nope, Connell circles away and we're back to standing.
Doran Connell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Downing.
Connell wants to clinch but Downing slips to the side
and Downing counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Connell tries to get to full guard but Downing has control of the leg.
Connell punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell punching from the bottom.
Downing wants to work for an arm triangle but Connell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Downing tries to pass the half guard into mount. Connell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Downing trying to control from half guard but Connell is working away.
Downing is pressing down on Connell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Connell is holding on for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Connell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connell moves into the clinch successfully.
Connell has hold of one of Downing's legs. Downing is fighting the takedown attempt but Connell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell lands a couple of elbows.
Connell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Connell stops Downing from standing up.
Connell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Downing wants to stand and escape but Connell is having none of it.
Downing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Connell connects with a couple of short punches.
Downing throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Connell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Downing had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Connell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Downing Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Connell's back instead.
Connell holding both Downing 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downing controls the action.
Connell wants to control his opponent's hands but Downing gets his hands free.
Connell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Downing scores with punches from the back.
Connell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Connell wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Connell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connell.
No luck for Downing with that takedown attempt.
Connell moves into range and clinches up with Downing.
Connell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connell throws an elbow that misses.
Connell throws an elbow but it misses.
Downing manages to break the clinch.
Downing closes the distance and clinches.
Connell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Downing's face.
Downing drops down looking for an ankle pick but Connell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Connell rushes Downing and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doran Connell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connell 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 Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doran Connell!
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