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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 1341 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 173 p4p, 148 weight class). Tiger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alok - Hear Me Tonight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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17 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bainbridge misses with a takedown
and Tiger counters with a crisp one two that drops Bainbridge! Tiger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bainbridge to his feet! Bainbridge is in big trouble!
Bainbridge fails to land the takedown.
As Bainbridge looks to move away, Tiger throws a big counter combo but Bainbridge just gets out of the way.
Lion Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Bainbridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tiger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bainbridge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiger as he jumps to the side.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge with a poor takedown
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bainbridge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tiger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bainbridge thinking.
Bainbridge looks winded!
Tiger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiger as he jumps to the side.
Tiger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bainbridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Lion Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bainbridge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tiger!
Bainbridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tiger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bainbridge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiger sees it coming and defends easily.
Bainbridge is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tiger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bainbridge is looking for a kimura here.
Bainbridge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bainbridge is working for a kimura but Tiger is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tiger continues to stall.
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.
Bainbridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tiger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bainbridge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiger dives on top into guard.
Bainbridge is looking for a triangle but Tiger pushes his legs off easily.
Bainbridge has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tiger 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 Bainbridge.
Tiger wants to control but Bainbridge is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge stops Tiger from passing to mount.
Bainbridge is looking for a sweep.
Bainbridge is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tiger off and has taken his back!
Tiger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bainbridge on the ground.
Tiger is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bainbridge working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Tiger trying to control the hands but Bainbridge breaks the grip.
Tiger is trying to break free.
Bainbridge looking for the RNC.
Tiger is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bainbridge working for a choke but Tiger is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tiger knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tiger for a finish.
Bainbridge looking for the choke from the back.
Bainbridge has the hooks in. Tiger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bainbridge is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tiger is defending well though. Bainbridge let's go of the attempt for now.
Bainbridge is looking for a rear naked choke here but Tiger reverses the position brilliantly into Bainbridge's guard!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiger 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.
Bainbridge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiger defends it easily.
Bainbridge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tiger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tiger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bainbridge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tiger trying to control but Bainbridge is working from the bottom.
Bainbridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bainbridge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Bainbridge keeps moving.
Bainbridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bainbridge working for a triangle but Tiger defends it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bainbridge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bainbridge is looking for a triangle but Tiger pushes his legs off easily.
Tiger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bainbridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiger has managed to get both his arms back between Bainbridge's legs - danger averted.
Tiger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bainbridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiger has managed to get both his arms back between Bainbridge's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bainbridge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiger defends well.
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 Lion Tiger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bainbridge doesn't seem phased though.
Bainbridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiger swivels and escapes.
Bainbridge with a poor takedown
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tiger tests Bainbridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger scores with a nice head shot.
Bainbridge misses with a takedown
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
Lion Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Tiger cracks Bainbridge with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bainbridge looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiger finish him?
Bainbridge is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bainbridge is aggressively charging in as Tiger backs up avoiding any damage. Tiger tosses out a jab and Bainbridge runs right into it face first! Bainbridge is out cold! Tiger dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bainbridge's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lion Tiger!
A very excited looking Lion Tiger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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