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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandt Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ray skillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellamy comes to the cage accompanied by Dead and Gone. Brandt Bellamy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandt Bellamy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ray skillz! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! skillz cracks Bellamy with a right hand to the side of the head. Excellent takedown into side control there by Bellamy. skillz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Bellamy decides to stand back up. Bellamy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. skillz sprawls well initially but Bellamy persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Bellamy throwing shots but skillz is blocking nicely. Bellamy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Bellamy trying to control from half guard but skillz is working away. Bellamy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bellamy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bellamy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. skillz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bellamy. Bellamy is breathing heavily. Bellamy is looking for a kimura but skillz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bellamy to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. skillz is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bellamy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Bellamy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
skillz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
skillz tries to hold on but Bellamy pushes him away. Bellamy landing punches. skillz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bellamy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. skillz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bellamy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bellamy lands a nice shot to the head. Bellamy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Bellamy landing strikes, looking to finish! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. skillz working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bellamy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Bellamy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
skillz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Bellamy lands a nice shot to the head. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bellamy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bellamy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bellamy punishing his opponent with strikes. Bellamy wants to control the pace but skillz is squirming around nicely. skillz tries to lock up and control but Bellamy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandt Bellamy dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Bellamy tries to clinch but skillz moves out of range. skillz with a poor takedown and Bellamy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in skillz's guard now. Bellamy trying to control but skillz is working from the bottom. Bellamy thows a big elbow that misses. skillz keeping moving, preventing Bellamy from controlling successfully. Bellamy landing some decent shots from guard. Bellamy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. skillz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bellamy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bellamy stands up and waves to skillz to follow him. Bellamy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for skillz! skillz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bellamy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bellamy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bellamy tries to control but skillz wriggling away. Bellamy controlling from the full mount. Bellamy misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bellamy throwing strikes here but skillz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Bellamy. Bellamy with the ground and pound from mount. Bellamy scoring with strikes but skillz is staying in there. skillz tries to lock up and control but Bellamy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. skillz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bellamy landing shots from mount.
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. Bellamy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bellamy dominating with strikes here. Bellamy content just to control the position here. Bellamy misses with a head shot. Bellamy landing shots from mount. Bellamy cracks skillz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandt Bellamy dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
skillz throws a right hand that Bellamy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellamy also avoids with ease. Bellamy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Bellamy landing some decent shots from guard. Bellamy trying to control but skillz is working from the bottom. Bellamy passes skillz's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Bellamy looks to land a strike but skillz avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Bellamy prevents skillz from getting back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bellamy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. skillz is keeping the position for now. Bellamy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. skillz looking to control.
skillz keeping moving, preventing Bellamy from controlling successfully. Bellamy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Brandt Bellamy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. skillz works over Bellamy's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two 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. Bellamy closes the distance and pushes skillz back into the cage. Bellamy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bellamy jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. skillz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bellamy is proving hard to escape from. Bellamy controls skillz momentarily but skillz frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. skillz wants to control from the top but Bellamy keeps moving. Bellamy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in skillz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Bellamy thows a big elbow that misses. Brandt Bellamy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. skillz seems keen to control Bellamy's posture. Bellamy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Bellamy controls from within his opponent's guard. skillz has momentary wrist control but Bellamy slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight! Brandt Bellamy showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellamy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandt Bellamy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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