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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sheeran (ranked 4406 p4p, 359 weight class) and Big Daddy Cool (ranked 5606 p4p, 403 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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143 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sheeran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Daddy Cool!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool gets caught flat footed, as Sheeran shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sheeran is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sheeran passes into half guard.
Sheeran with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cool can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sheeran slows the pace down in half guard.
Sheeran lands strikes from half guard.
Sheeran keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sheeran prevents Cool from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Sheeran seems content to control.
Sheeran looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cool with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sheeran is taking a breather. Cool says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've been hearing that Sheeran has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sheeran's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two 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.
Sheeran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Sheeran seems content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cool closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sheeran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sheeran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sheeran controls Cool momentarily but Cool frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool stopping the sweep attempt from Sheeran.
Sheeran keeping moving, preventing Cool from controlling successfully.
Sheeran seems keen to control Cool's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cool's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cool being controlled here momentarily.
Cool is looking to pass into half guard but Sheeran pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sheeran is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeran landing with the ground and pound.
Sheeran passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
We've been informed that Cool has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sheeran stalling.
Cool kicks Sheeran off and gets back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sheeran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheeran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sheeran tries to sprawl but Cool drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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 Ben Sheeran will probably get the nod.
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.
Cool closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sheeran quickly recovers to half guard.
Sheeran works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sheeran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cool doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sheeran is tightening it up a little... Cool has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cool reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cool taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sheeran!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ben Sheeran!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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