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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olin Poole (ranked 24755 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Headley (ranked 5684 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olin Poole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Headley!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headley misses with a double jab.
Poole tries to counter by clinching up but Headley breaks away and moves out of range.
Nathan Headley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poole looking to score a takedown here. Headley is defending well but Poole drives through and ends up in Headley's guard.
Headley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poole is controlling him.
Headley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Poole has passed into side control.
Poole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Headley keeps working.
Poole working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Headley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Headley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Poole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Poole working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole gets to mount! Headley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Poole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Headley is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Headley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poole wants to control but instead Headley manages to regain half guard.
Poole is trying to control. Headley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Headley is trying is best to control the position here.
Poole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Headley works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headley keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
Poole preventing the sweep.
Headley keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Poole won't allow Headley to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poole needs to keep his hands up - Headley had a free shot at his head there.
Headley throws a sloppy head kick and Poole moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole swinging wildly here.
Poole misses with a takedown attempt
and Headley counters with a straight right hand.
Headley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Headley tries to get set, Poole tries to push him back and clinch up but Headley manages to avoid the attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Poole or perhaps it was just good defense by Headley, which made it look bad.
Headley misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Headley misses.
Headley looks for the body kick but Poole saw that one coming.
Headley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sloppy strikes from Headley. Those never looked like landing.
As Headley tries to get set, Poole tries to push him back and clinch up but Headley manages to avoid the attempt.
Headley looks winded!
Poole goes for a double leg but Headley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Headley continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olin Poole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headley lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Headley misses.
Headley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poole manages to avoid it.
Headley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poole.
Headley looks for the body kick but Poole saw that one coming.
Poole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Headley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Headley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Headley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Headley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Headley. No joy for Poole on that attempt.
Poole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poole is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Headley.
Poole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Headley is looking for the big counter here.
Headley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poole is rocked!
Headley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Poole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Headley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poole blocks a head kick by Headley.
Headley leaves Poole with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olin Poole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headley lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Poole can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Headley and Poole drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Headley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Headley!
A less than humble Nathan Headley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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