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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Bucholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andrews might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born to be somebody. The key to victory for Taylor Andrews has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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146 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Taylor Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Bucholz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bucholz does no damage.
Andrews instigates a clinch.
Andrews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bucholz working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andrews.
Bucholz has Andrews pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bucholz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Andrews tumbling to the mat - Bucholz dives into Andrews's guard.
Andrews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bucholz trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Andrews throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bucholz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Bucholz tries to pass.
Bucholz throws a big elbow that misses.
Bucholz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bucholz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andrews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bucholz throwing strikes from guard but Andrews blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bucholz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andrews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bucholz on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bucholz wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Bucholz is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrews has wrist control.
Bucholz wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Damian Bucholz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bucholz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andrews shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bucholz's guard.
Andrews stopping the sweep attempt from Bucholz.
Bucholz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bucholz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucholz looking to control but Andrews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bucholz working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews working to try and regain half guard.
Bucholz unloads with some shots from mount but Andrews bucks and avoids them well.
Andrews tries to hold on but Bucholz postures up.
Bucholz tries to control but Andrews wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucholz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bucholz lands with some strikes.
Bucholz lands with some strikes.
Andrews is rocked!
Andrews is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bucholz controlling the position easily from mount.
Bucholz wants to control the pace but Andrews is squirming around nicely.
Bucholz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Andrews wants to hold on but Bucholz pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucholz controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bucholz lands a heavy elbow.
Andrews tries to buck Bucholz off but he can't manage it.
Bucholz misses with a head shot.
Bucholz lands a big elbow.
Bucholz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bucholz looking to finish Andrews with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andrews!
Andrews is desperately trying to improve his position but Bucholz has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bucholz throwing strikes here but Andrews is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bucholz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Andrews scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bucholz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bucholz stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Bucholz!
Damian Bucholz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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