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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riccardo Puller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Puller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungary misses with a double jab
and Puller counters with a single leg into guard. Hungary didn't expect that.
Puller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hungary is breathing heavily.
Puller throws a big elbow that misses.
Puller throws a big elbow that misses.
Puller throwing strikes but missing.
Puller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puller is looking to work some ground and pound but Hungary has wrist control.
Puller stays in close to Hungary's body and controls the position.
Hungary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungary definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Puller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puller is stalling in the full guard.
Puller is working Hungary over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Puller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hungary was covering up waiting for the punch and Puller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Puller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hungary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Puller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hungary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puller with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller throwing strikes but missing.
Hungary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puller.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hungary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hungary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puller.
Puller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hungary is keeping the position for now.
Hungary can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puller controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puller.
Puller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hungary appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hungary misses with a series of wild punches.
Puller shoots for a double leg takedown but Hungary sprawls well. He's pushed Puller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hungary napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Puller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hungary sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Puller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puller just content to control the position.
Puller working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puller scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riccardo Puller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Puller tries to clinch up but Hungary circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Hungary misses.
Hungary tries to sprawl but Puller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puller tries to pass to full mount but Hungary defends it.
Puller is working for a kimura but Hungary is defending it quite comfortably.
Puller trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Puller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puller controlling the action here.
Puller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Puller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hungary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puller not doing much here.
Hungary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puller.
Hungary pushes Puller off but Puller dives into side control.
Puller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Puller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hungary is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puller on the ground.
The ground and pound from Puller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hungary sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Puller throws an elbow but Hungary slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hungary managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Puller.
Riccardo Puller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puller moves into full mount!
Puller punching from mount but Hungary doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Puller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hungary is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungary wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Puller.
Oh Hungary is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puller controlling the position easily from mount.
Puller is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Puller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Riccardo Puller!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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