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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between darren nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun OShea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OShea has chosen S.O.S. - The Irish Curse as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, darren nightmare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun OShea!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea blocks a head kick by nightmare.
OShea takes the fight into the clinch.
OShea pulls guard successfully.
nightmare thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
OShea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OShea has nightmare pulled in close to control his posture.
nightmare forces his way into half guard.
nightmare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
nightmare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and OShea defends it well.
OShea is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea is looking to improve his position.
nightmare trying to pass the guard but OShea defending well.
nightmare is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
nightmare jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but OShea manages to avoid the submission attempt.
OShea is looking to reverse the position.
nightmare thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
nightmare tries for a kimura but OShea is defending well.
nightmare is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nightmare tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no nightmare has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OShea manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
OShea is trying to control but can't.
nightmare tries to pass the half guard into mount. OShea knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
OShea wants to control but nightmare is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OShea desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea is trying to stand up here but nightmare is controlling him well.
OShea has his hands clasped together around nightmare's back. He's all about the action.
nightmare trying to mount his opponent but OShea defends it.
nightmare looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
OShea is looking for a sweep. nightmare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
nightmare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and OShea defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nightmare is trying to work for a kimura but OShea is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
OShea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has nightmare pinned against the cage. nightmare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaun OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nightmare gets caught flat footed, as OShea shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
OShea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
OShea passes nightmare's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun OShea will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from OShea, right into the meat.
darren nightmare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OShea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nightmare throws a head kick but OShea moves out of range.
nightmare has his takedown stuffed
and OShea holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
nightmare fails to pull the fight into his guard.
OShea displaying some good clinch control by pressing nightmare up against the cage.
OShea tries to pull guard but nightmare holds him up against the cage and eventually OShea drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nightmare wants to stall.
OShea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nightmare misses with a takedown
and OShea counters with a single leg into guard. nightmare didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for darren nightmare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nightmare had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. OShea is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. nightmare Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take OShea's back instead.
OShea trying to control the hands but nightmare breaks the grip.
OShea has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
nightmare controlling well, preventing OShea from escaping the position.
OShea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with nightmare. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
nightmare working for the choke.
nightmare patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nightmare looking for the choke from the back.
OShea manages to reverse the position and now he's in nightmare's guard. Nice work there by OShea.
nightmare has his foot on OShea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. OShea works his way back into a safe position though.
nightmare keeping moving, preventing OShea from controlling successfully.
nightmare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OShea gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
OShea trying to control the position from guard on top but nightmare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
nightmare is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
nightmare looking to hit a scissor sweep but OShea is one step ahead there.
OShea trying to stand up but can't free himself from nightmare's guard.
nightmare is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nightmare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
nightmare has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OShea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
nightmare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OShea gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
nightmare looking for subs off his back but OShea has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OShea trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren nightmare dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
OShea scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
nightmare is looking to improve his position.
nightmare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
OShea has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
nightmare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
OShea looking to control but nightmare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea controlling his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OShea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. nightmare can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
OShea trying to control but he's not successful this time.
nightmare takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
nightmare slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
OShea wants to stand but nightmare has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
OShea wants to free his trapped foot but nightmare is holding on for dear life with his legs.
nightmare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nightmare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
nightmare tries to get to full guard but OShea has control of the leg.
nightmare is staying active underneath OShea, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
nightmare actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OShea lands with a nice combination. nightmare backs away looking to recover.
nightmare has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by OShea.
nightmare misses with a takedown
and OShea moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShea breaks from the clinch.
nightmare drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
nightmare tries for a kimura but OShea is defending well.
OShea tries to buck nightmare off but nightmare is having none of it.
nightmare is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but OShea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
nightmare goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, OShea rolls with the submission and now he's on top in nightmare's guard! Nice work there by OShea!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nightmare is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
OShea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of nightmare's head.
nightmare manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
OShea is in all sorts of trouble here.
nightmare has hold of OShea's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and OShea manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
nightmare is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But OShea has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from OShea!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but darren nightmare did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
OShea closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
OShea trying to control the position but nightmare is working away.
nightmare is looking to reverse the position.
nightmare regains half guard.
darren nightmare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
nightmare looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
OShea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but nightmare does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
nightmare tries to roll over but OShea keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nightmare actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
OShea has nightmare up against the cage in a clinch.
OShea jumps guard.
nightmare has gone for a leg lock! OShea slips out almost immediately though and dives into nightmare's guard.
nightmare being controlled here, momentarily.
OShea tries to stand but nightmare is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nightmare manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
nightmare works his way to his opponent's back.
nightmare not allowing OShea to control his hands.
OShea is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get nightmare off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
nightmare has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. OShea is defending well but eventually nightmare manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! OShea has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). darren nightmare!
darren nightmare is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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