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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KC Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nic ram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunshine comes to the cage accompanied by The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells. ram has chosen Just another victim by Helmet&House of Pain as his entrance music. 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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167 cm
22
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
24
144 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, KC Sunshine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, nic ram! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sunshine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ram. Sunshine lands a body shot.
ram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sunshine tries to clinch there but ram circles away.
ram is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. ram throws an overhand right that lands on Sunshine's shoulder, as Sunshine tries to avoid the shot. ram throws a head kick that misses. ram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sunshine's head backwards. Sunshine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Sunshine not landing any meaningful shots this time. Sunshine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sunshine looks to land a strike but ram avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Sunshine postures up in ram's guard and throws a big left but ram blocks it. ram is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Sunshine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Sunshine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sunshine throws a strike but ram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. ram wants to stand but Sunshine is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. ram connects with the punch. ram loads up on a big right hand but Sunshine slips the punch. ram throws a hook but Sunshine avoids it easily. ram connects with a nice looking jab.
Sunshine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Sunshine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ram but ram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No luck for Sunshine with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KC Sunshine. That's going to take a lot out of him. ram lands with a right hand. ram throws a looping overhand right but Sunshine ducks down to avoid it. ram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
ram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sunshine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. ram connects with the punch.
Sunshine is rocked! Sunshine moves out of range as ram strikes. ram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sunshine. ram takes a swing at Sunshine's ribcage but misses. Sunshine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. 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! Sunshine working the head and body with strikes. ram regains half guard, as Sunshine was trying to land strikes. Sunshine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sunshine trying to mount his opponent but ram defends it. Sunshine misses with a head shot. ram uses the momentum to regain guard. Sunshine trying to control the position from guard on top but ram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. ram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Sunshine cracks ram with a solid left hand. Sunshine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ram swivels though and keeps the full guard. ram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. ram lands a two punch combo.
Oh Sunshine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like KC Sunshine has been cut. ram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sunshine seems to have got his legs back now. Sunshine moves out of range as ram strikes. nic ram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A telegraphed right hand from ram misses the target. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A combination from ram does no damage. ram lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sunshine. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sunshine. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nic ram dominated that round. The cut man is working on KC Sunshine's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sunshine fails with the takedown. Sunshine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. ram tries to buck Sunshine off but he can't manage it. Sunshine throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for ram because Sunshine loaded up on that one. ram is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
ram avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sunshine.
Sunshine with a couple of short strikes. ram taking shots to the head. Sunshine lands a big shot there that rocks ram but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
ram wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sunshine.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sunshine won't let ram get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sunshine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ram looks a forlorn figure.
Sunshine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ram is breathing heavily. ram is bucking up trying to escape but Sunshine cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Poor strikes thrown by Sunshine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sunshine looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sunshine connects with a bit shot that sees ram covering up! More strikes from Sunshine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sunshine is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KC Sunshine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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