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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Poop Poopp (ranked 4399 p4p, 4662 weight class) and Lenard Larry (ranked 229 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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134
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Poop Poopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenard Larry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poopp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Larry tries to counter it with a takedown but Poopp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Poopp gets the takedown into side control.
Larry is trying to buck Poopp off.
Poopp connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Larry some visible discomfort.
Larry is trying to improve his position.
Larry sneaks back into half guard.
Poopp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larry has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Poopp is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Larry.
Poopp working the body and head with strikes.
Poopp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Larry down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopp landing a few strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Larry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Larry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Poopp is controlling him well.
Poopp could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An elbow from Poopp crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Poopp crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poopp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larry keeps working.
Larry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poopp cracks Larry with a big right hand but Larry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Larry can't do much from the bottom here.
Poopp looks up at the clock and then as Larry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Poopp smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopp trying to control the action but Larry is working from the bottom.
Larry tries to buck Poopp off but Poopp is having none of it.
Poopp is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Larry's shoulder. That is not cool.
Larry wants to get back to his feet but Poopp drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Larry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Poopp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Larry to see if he's OK.
Larry is pushing Poopp's head away, looking to escape. Poopp manages to hold on to the position though.
Larry is looking for a sweep.
Larry pushes Poopp away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Poopp gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry regains half guard there - taking advantage of Poopp's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Poopp slips a nice elbow through Larry's hands, connecting with Larry's forehead.
Poopp thows a huge punch but Larry dodges it nicely.
Larry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poopp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Larry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poopp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larry looking for submissions off his back.
Larry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Larry is not content to let Poopp control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry actively working from the bottom here.
Larry is refusing to be controlled, as Poopp sits in half guard.
Larry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poopp.
Poopp is pressing down on Larry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Larry is holding on for now.
Poopp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larry keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poopp is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Larry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poop Poopp dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larry gets caught napping as Poopp dives in and scores a takedown. Larry manages to retain guard.
Poopp throwing strikes but missing.
Larry has his foot on Poopp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poopp works his way back into a safe position though.
Larry is trying to keep Poopp in close.
Poopp trying to control the position from guard on top but Larry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poopp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poopp defends it easily.
Larry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larry has his foot on Poopp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poopp works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Poopp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Larry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Larry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poopp manages to get himself to full guard.
Poopp thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larry trying to control but Poopp is working from the bottom.
Larry looking to sit in guard and control but Poopp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poopp trying to control but Larry is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poopp throws a big elbow that misses.
Poopp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Larry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poopp's guard.
Larry is pushing down on Poopp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Poopp is fighting to maintain full guard but Larry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Larry trying to control from Poopp's half guard. Poopp has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Larry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Poopp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larry can do to turn this around?
Larry stopping the sweep attempt from Poopp.
Larry wants to pass the guard but Poopp is keeping the position.
Poopp keeping moving, preventing Larry from controlling successfully.
Larry wants to stand but Poopp is controlling his posture from full guard.
Larry trying to control but Poopp is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Larry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Larry trying to control but Poopp is working from the bottom.
Poopp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Larry connects with an inside leg kick.
Poopp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larry swivels and escapes.
Larry dives in and scores a takedown into Poopp's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poopp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poopp keeping moving, preventing Larry from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lenard Larry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Larry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Larry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Larry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poopp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larry trying to control the position from guard on top but Poopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Larry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larry wants to control from the top but Poopp keeps moving.
Poopp trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larry tries to free his leg and advance position but Poopp is retaining full guard.
Larry throws an elbow that misses. Poopp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Larry's guard. Nice move by Poopp!
Larry wriggles free and stands up.
Poop Poopp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Poopp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poopp gets the takedown into side control.
Poopp is looking to take a break and control but Larry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larry wants to get back to his feet but Poopp drags him back down.
Larry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Larry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poop Poopp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poopp is looking to work some ground and pound but Larry has wrist control.
Poopp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poopp throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poopp defends it easily.
Larry keeping moving, preventing Poopp from controlling successfully.
Larry is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Poopp dives into side control.
Larry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Poopp connects with a decent elbow.
Poopp misses with the ground and pound.
Poopp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Larry down.
Poopp trying to control the action but Larry is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry tries to buck Poopp off but Poopp is having none of it.
Poopp trying to control the action but Larry is working from the bottom.
Larry is looking to reverse the position.
Poopp scores with punches from side control.
Larry bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Poopp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry wants to get back to his feet.
Larry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Poopp pulls his head out easily.
Larry strikes from the bottom but Poopp passes into mount!
Larry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poopp can't keep his opponent in guard - Larry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Poopp is positioning himself well to prevent Larry advancing to mount.
Larry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poopp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenard Larry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larry 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenard Larry!
Poop Poopp spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank fans'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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