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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 10075 p4p, 881 weight class) and Antonie Bulle (ranked 5144 p4p, 643 weight class). Bulle has chosen Dutch as his entrance music. Kevin Huang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonie Bulle!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulle fails to land the takedown.
Bulle tries for a takedown but Huang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huang throwing a counter right hand but Bulle manages to avoid it.
Bulle fails to land the takedown.
Kevin Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonie Bulle.
Bulle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huang could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bulle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Huang on his heels. He'll look to pass Huang's guard now, I'm sure.
Huang is trying to control the position but Bulle postures up.
Huang pulls Bulle in close to prevent any damage.
Huang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bulle drops back looking for a leg! Huang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huang manages to kick Bulle off! Bulle jumps back into Huang's guard.
Bulle wants to control from the top but Huang keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bulle pushes down on Huang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bulle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bulle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Huang haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bulle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bulle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huang's head.
Huang is looking for a sweep. Bulle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bulle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huang!
Huang can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Huang is breathing heavily.
Bulle cracks Huang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bulle wants to control the pace but Huang is squirming around nicely.
Huang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bulle tries to control but Huang wriggling away.
Bulle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huang tries to hold on but Bulle postures up.
Bulle wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Huang is in a horrible position here. Bulle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bulle with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bulle looking for a guillotine from mount but Huang is having none of it.
Bulle lands a nice shot to the head.
Bulle with the ground and pound from mount.
Bulle landing strikes from the mount.
Bulle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Huang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Huang shrugs it off.
Huang tries to hold on but Bulle pushes him away.
Bulle is working for a guillotine from mount but Huang frees his head quite easily.
Bulle landing punches.
Bulle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bulle landing shots from mount.
Huang working to try and regain half guard.
Bulle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bulle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Huang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bulle looking to ground and pound but Huang is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulle jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonie Bulle 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bulle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Huang.
Huang working away.
Huang just content to control the position.
Huang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bulle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Huang but great work by Bulle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulle scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bulle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bulle tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Huang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bulle is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bulle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bulle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Huang tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bulle working the ground and pound but Huang is defending the strikes.
Bulle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Huang is trying to control Bulle's posture but Bulle avoids it.
That's two 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.
Bulle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huang sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Huang holds on to Bulle's head and controls the position momentarily.
Huang prevents Bulle from improving position.
Bulle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huang has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Bulle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bulle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bulle swings around for an armbar but Huang sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bulle's guard.
Huang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bulle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulle seems keen to control Huang's posture.
Bulle keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang tries to stand but Bulle is controlling from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Huang has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bulle holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Huang trying to control but Bulle is working from the bottom.
Bulle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huang controls the pace.
Bulle has Huang pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huang wants to stand but Bulle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonie Bulle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Huang. No joy for Bulle on that attempt.
Huang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bulle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bulle somewhat.
Huang leaves Bulle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kevin Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonie Bulle.
A combination from Huang does no damage.
Huang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bulle.
Bulle with a poor takedown
and Huang counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bulle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bulle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huang wants to control but Bulle is keeping him busy.
Huang tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulle is not content to let Huang control the position.
Bulle prevents Huang from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bulle is trying to control Huang's posture but Huang avoids it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Huang trying to control the position but Bulle is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Huang gets a double leg takedown into Bulle's guard.
Bulle keeping full guard, as Huang tries to pass.
Bulle seems keen to control Huang's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang is looking to stand up but Bulle won't let him.
Bulle keeping full guard, as Huang tries to pass.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulle pulls Huang in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kevin Huang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four 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.
Bulle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huang tries to buck Bulle off but Bulle is having none of it.
Bulle is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Huang will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Huang struggling a bit here.
Bulle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huang, who protects the arm well.
Huang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bulle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Huang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bulle's guard! Nice work there by Huang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Huang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bulle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonie Bulle!
After the fight, Antonie Bulle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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