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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Sweet (ranked 25335 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mcdowell (ranked 7957 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Mcdowell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fidel Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcdowell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdowell works over Sweet's head and body with a nice combination.
Mcdowell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcdowell lands a jab to the head.
Mcdowell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sweet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcdowell.
Mcdowell misses with an uppercut. Sweet saw that one coming.
Sweet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mcdowell manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Sweet.
Mcdowell connects with a single shot there.
Mcdowell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sweet ducks under a wild hook from Mcdowell.
Sweet ducks under a wild hook from Mcdowell.
Sweet moves in looking to clinch but Mcdowell pushes him off.
Mcdowell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sweet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcdowell tests Sweet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdowell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sweet moves forwards but Mcdowell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sweet ducks under a wild hook from Mcdowell.
Sweet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcdowell lands with a shot to the body.
Mcdowell stuffs the takedown attempt from Sweet. Sweet gets slowly back to his feet.
Sweet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mcdowell lands with a hook. Sweet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcdowell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sweet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mcdowell manages to circle out of the way.
Mcdowell misses with an uppercut.
Mcdowell swings widly with a right hand
and Sweet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcdowell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcdowell lands a nice hook to Sweet's body. Sweet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcdowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sweet.
Nice defenses there by Sweet.
Sweet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mcdowell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sweet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sweet misses the target.
Mcdowell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryan Mcdowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdowell throws a shot to the body.
Sweet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mcdowell misses with a hook. Sweet ducked under it nicely.
Sweet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mcdowell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sweet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws an off balance right hand
and Mcdowell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweet slips under a jab.
Mcdowell throws a poor cross that misses
and Sweet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcdowell wants to stand back up but Sweet manages to pass into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sweet lands a nice forearm strike.
Mcdowell wants to get back to his feet but Sweet drags him back down.
Mcdowell wants to get back to his feet but Sweet is dominant here and he's now got Mcdowell's back!
Sweet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sweet throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell is trying to stand back up.
Mcdowell has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sweet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdowell is trying to get back to his feet but Sweet has full control of the position and if anything, Mcdowell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet tries to get the hooks in deep but Mcdowell pushed the leg off.
Mcdowell covering up well under a series of strikes from Sweet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Mcdowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Sweet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcdowell throws a hook but Sweet avoids it easily.
Sweet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcdowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcdowell throws a hook but Sweet blocks it.
Mcdowell misses with a looping left.
Sweet staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Mcdowell.
Sweet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mcdowell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sweet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet slips a straight right by Mcdowell.
Mcdowell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sweet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcdowell.
Sweet is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sweet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Mcdowell.
Sweet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fidel Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcdowell looks to land a left hand but Sweet moved out of range nicely.
Sweet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mcdowell jabs Sweet right on the nose. Sweet blinks but takes it well.
Mcdowell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sweet.
Mcdowell misses with a right hand
and Sweet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcdowell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sweet in his tracks.
Mcdowell throws a big shot that misses.
Sweet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet slips a jab from Mcdowell.
Mcdowell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sweet is looking to clinch but Mcdowell is avoiding it.
Mcdowell throws a hook to the side of Sweet's head but Sweet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sweet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sweet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcdowell misses with a hook.
Sweet slips under a jab.
Mcdowell throws a hook to the side of Sweet's head but Sweet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcdowell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Mcdowell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sweet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcdowell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sweet eats them both and turns towards Mcdowell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcdowell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcdowell throws a hook but Sweet avoids it easily.
Sweet slips a jab from Mcdowell.
Sweet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sweet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweet staying out of range there.
Sweet swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcdowell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcdowell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sweet slips a straight right by Mcdowell.
Mcdowell misses with a hook.
Sweet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcdowell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell throws a hook but Sweet blocks it.
Sweet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sweet staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Sweet misses its target.
A big right from Mcdowell misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sweet misses the target.
Sweet staying out of range there.
Mcdowell lands a glancing blow to the side of Sweet's head.
Mcdowell misses with an uppercut. Sweet saw that one coming.
Sweet seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sweet staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdowell lands a glancing blow to the side of Sweet's head.
Mcdowell swings widly with a right hand
and Sweet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweet moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcdowell throws a hook but Sweet blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Mcdowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fidel Sweet's cut.
That's time! Sweet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mcdowell works Sweet's body with a nice hook.
Sweet defending well as Mcdowell loads up on a big left hand.
Mcdowell misses with a straight right.
Sweet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mcdowell manages to circle out of the way.
Mcdowell looks to throw the jab but Sweet is out of range.
Sweet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcdowell.
Sweet walks into a jab.
Sweet takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sweet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet slips a straight right by Mcdowell.
Sweet defending well as Mcdowell loads up on a big left hand.
Mcdowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sweet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcdowell.
Sweet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdowell scores with a hook to the body. Sweet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryan Mcdowell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweet throws a shot to the body.
Mcdowell throws the left hand but Sweet avoids the punch easily.
Sweet attempts a counter takedown but Mcdowell avoids it well and moves away.
A cross from Mcdowell lands.
Mcdowell connects with a nice looking jab.
Sweet slips under a jab.
Mcdowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sweet.
Sweet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sweet has his takedown stuffed
and Mcdowell counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcdowell misses with a straight right.
Mcdowell throws a hook but Sweet blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell misses with a hook.
Sweet is looking to clinch but Mcdowell is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Mcdowell. Beautiful body shot.
Mcdowell throws a big shot that misses.
Mcdowell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryan Mcdowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdowell loads up on a big right hand but Sweet slips the punch.
Mcdowell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcdowell.
Sweet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sweet is looking to clinch but Mcdowell is avoiding it.
Mcdowell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mcdowell misses with a hook.
Mcdowell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell looks to land a left hand but Sweet moved out of range nicely.
Sweet wants to clinch but Mcdowell slips to the side
and Mcdowell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcdowell lands a really nice looking cross but Sweet seems unphased.
Sweet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcdowell throws out a loose jab but Sweet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sweet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcdowell misses with a hook. Sweet ducked under it nicely.
Sweet blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Mcdowell misses its intended target.
It looked like Sweet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcdowell.
Sweet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcdowell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sweet somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdowell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sweet misses the shot to the body.
Sweet slips a jab from Mcdowell.
Mcdowell throws a lazy uppercut
and Sweet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcdowell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mcdowell lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcdowell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mcdowell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sweet back to the cage. Mcdowell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdowell looks to land a left hand but Sweet moved out of range nicely.
Sweet is looking to wear down Mcdowell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcdowell works Sweet's body with a nice hook.
Mcdowell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Mcdowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcdowell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Mcdowell!
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