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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 108 p4p, 580 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 12 p4p, 83 weight class). Bolleke comes into the arena with RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG blaring out of the sound system. Llewellyn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doomsday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewellyn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bolleke tries to buck Llewellyn off but Llewellyn is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke stops Llewellyn from passing to mount.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolleke keeps working.
Bolleke wants to control but Llewellyn postures up.
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from moving into mount.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolleke keeps working.
Llewellyn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bolleke down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from improving position.
Llewellyn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
What's Bolleke going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke is trying to control Llewellyn's posture but Llewellyn avoids it.
Bolleke is looking for a sweep.
Llewellyn is putting a hurting on Bolleke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Llewellyn is looking to take a break and control but Bolleke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolleke tries to bench press Llewellyn off him but Llewellyn keeps the position.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolleke keeps working.
Bolleke is looking to regain half guard here but Llewellyn keeps moving and retains side control.
Bolleke dodges the ground and pound from Llewellyn.
Bolleke is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Doom's Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Llewellyn lands some shots froms side control.
Bolleke stops Llewellyn from passing to mount.
Bolleke tries to buck Llewellyn off but Llewellyn is having none of it.
Llewellyn trying to control the position but Bolleke is working away.
Bolleke parries the strikes from Llewellyn easily there. Llewellyn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bolleke to escape.
Bolleke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Llewellyn connects with a decent elbow.
Llewellyn wants to control but Bolleke is keeping him busy.
Llewellyn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bolleke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn actively working from the bottom here.
Bolleke wants to work for an arm triangle but Llewellyn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from improving his position.
Llewellyn is looking to escape.
Llewellyn trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bolleke manages to pass to mount!
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from getting the reversal.
Llewellyn is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke landing strikes from the mount and Llewellyn is in trouble!
Llewellyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolleke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bolleke raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from getting the reversal.
Bolleke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Llewellyn?
Bolleke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Llewellyn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolleke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Llewellyn is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolleke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Llewellyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bolleke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Llewellyn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Llewellyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolleke scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Bolleke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bolleke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Llewellyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolleke connects with a body shot that sends Llewellyn's belly button to the back.
Bolleke punishes Llewellyn's body with a nice straight punch.
Llewellyn throws an off balance right hand
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn looking to score a takedown here. Bolleke is defending well but Llewellyn drives through and ends up in Bolleke's guard.
Bolleke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolleke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Llewellyn manages to get himself to full guard.
Llewellyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bolleke scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke cracks Llewellyn with a solid left hand.
Bolleke lands a couple of elbows.
Bolleke landing with the ground and pound.
Bolleke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bolleke passes Llewellyn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Llewellyn is looking for a sweep. Bolleke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bolleke trying to control from half guard but Llewellyn is working away.
Llewellyn wants to control but Bolleke is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn is looking to improve his position.
Bolleke maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Llewellyn could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bolleke has cracked it and Llewellyn is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bolleke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oscar Bolleke!
Oscar Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Oscar Bolleke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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