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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davidson's choice of entrance music: Bad to the bone . 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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223 lbs
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192 cm
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210 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stack Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harley Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davidson is not content to let Bundles control the position.
Bundles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davidson won't allow Bundles to pass to mount.
Bundles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Davidson tries to get to full guard but Bundles has control of the leg.
Bundles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Davidson is trying to stand up here but Bundles is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles is keen to just control but Davidson is a slippery customer.
Bundles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bundles looking to finish with strikes here!
Davidson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bundles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bundles controlling from mount.
Bundles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davidson is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles blocks Davidson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Davidson is trying to escape the mount.
Bundles raining down shots from the mount!
Bundles looking to control but Davidson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bundles controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Stack Bundles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bundles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Bundles tries to pass.
Bundles wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Bundles tries to pass.
Bundles postures up in Davidson's guard and throws a big left but Davidson blocks it.
Bundles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davidson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bundles puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davidson is looking to clinch.
Davidson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Davidson is trying to keep Bundles in close.
Bundles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles passes easily into half guard.
Davidson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bundles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bundles pulls his head out easily.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Bundles is taking a breather. Davidson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Bundles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bundles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bundles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davidson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Bundles from controlling successfully.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundles.
Bundles throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Davidson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bundles postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundles throws a chopping leg kick but Davidson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stack Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson with a poor takedown
and Bundles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davidson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bundles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davidson is working to get back to half guard.
Bundles looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
Bundles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bundles throws some wild stikes that Davidson manages to avoid easily.
Bundles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davidson is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Bundles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is having none of it.
Bundles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bundles wants to control the pace but Davidson is squirming around nicely.
Bundles punching from mount but Davidson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bundles sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bundles landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles wants to control the pace but Davidson is squirming around nicely.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles postures up.
Davidson is working to get back to half guard.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is having none of it.
Bundles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davidson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Davidson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bundles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Bundles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davidson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davidson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundles throws a strike aimed at the side of Davidson's head but Davidson avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davidson sizes up Bundles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bundles blocks the body kick.
Davidson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bundles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davidson!
Bundles controlling from the full mount.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Bundles dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Davidson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bundles counters with a takedown into side control.
Davidson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bundles has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bundles misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davidson is trying to control Bundles's posture but Bundles avoids it.
Bundles trying to control the action but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson is looking to regain half guard here but Bundles keeps moving and retains side control.
Davidson parries the strikes from Bundles easily there. Bundles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davidson to escape.
Bundles tries for a kimura but Davidson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles throws an elbow but Davidson slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bundles shoots in for a double leg but Davidson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bundles misses with a low kick.
Davidson misses with a leg kick.
Bundles tries for a takedown but Davidson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davidson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bundles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bundles.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson has control of Bundles's left arm, preventing Bundles from doing any damage.
Bundles tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Bundles stops Davidson from standing up.
Davidson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles stops Davidson from standing up.
Bundles postures up.
Bundles trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bundles shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bundles was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundles controlling from the full mount.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throwing strikes here but Davidson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bundles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davidson is trying to escape the mount.
Bundles breaks from Davidson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bundles looking to ground and pound but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundles controlling from the full mount.
That's four 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Bundles there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bundles thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Bundles tries to control but Davidson wriggling away.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Bundles throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Davidson because Bundles loaded up on that one.
Bundles sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Harley Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundles controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bundles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stack Bundles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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