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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reilly Booth (ranked 4250 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Grave Robber (ranked 234 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm 18 135 0 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm 18 143 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reilly Booth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grave Robber! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Robber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Booth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Robber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Robber doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Robber's coach down at Freakshow Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Robber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Booth circles away from the clinch attempt and Booth counters with a nice double leg into guard. Booth stands up and waves to Robber to follow him. Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robber tries to clinch up. Booth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Booth drives through and clinches with Robber against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robber tries to land a knee to the head but Booth blocks with his arms.
Robber misses with an elbow over the top. Robber tries to land knees in the clinch but Booth avoids the damage to the body. Robber trying to land knees to the body.
Booth breaks the clinch.
Robber tries to clinch up and Booth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Booth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Booth not doing much here.
Booth thows a huge punch but Robber dodges it nicely.
Robber is looking to escape. Booth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Booth seems to be working for a kimura but Robber defends the submission attempt. Booth controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robber won't allow Booth to pass to mount. Still in half guard, Booth seems content to control. Booth missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Booth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Booth works his foot free and advances to mount. Robber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Booth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Booth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Robber blocking the ground and pound. Booth throwing strikes here but Robber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Booth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Robber because Booth loaded up on that one. Booth controlling from mount. Robber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Booth. Robber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Booth is landing with some decent strikes but Robber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Booth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Robber because Booth loaded up on that one. Booth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Booth stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Robber wants to clinch. Booth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Booth missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Booth in particular looking to stall. Booth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Still in half guard, Booth seems content to control. Booth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Robber is defending against the submission attempts here by Booth.
Grave Robber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's six minutes gone in the round. Booth maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Robber could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Booth has cracked it and Robber is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Booth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reilly Booth!
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hype
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pop
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44% |
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