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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hermias might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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159 cm
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143 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Hermias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hermias to counter with a crisp jab.
Sims wants to clinch but Hermias slips to the side
enabling Hermias to counter with a crisp jab.
Sims gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hermias to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hermias working some strikes from top position.
Hermias postures up and lands a big shot to Sims's brow.
Hermias postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it.
Sims looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hermias passes into side control.
Hermias tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sims wants to control but Hermias postures up.
Hermias tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hermias has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sims tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sims, who protects the arm well.
Sims managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hermias.
Sims is trying to improve his position.
Sims is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hermias trying to control the position but Sims is working away.
Sims is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sims's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hermias landing strikes.
Hermias scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hermias in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hermias sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sims is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias is putting a hurting on Sims here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sims is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hermias's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sims is not content to let Hermias control the position.
Hermias is thwarting Sims's attempts to control the position.
Sims actively working from the bottom here.
Sims blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hermias.
Hermias throwing shots but Sims is blocking nicely.
Hermias is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sims is refusing to be controlled, as Hermias sits in half guard.
Sims wants to improve his position but Hermias is controlling well.
Sims trying to hold on to Hermias's head to control him but Hermias postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hermias pulls his head out easily.
Hermias is nestled in close to Sims, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sims wants to control but Hermias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sims is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hermias pulls his head out easily.
Sims looks gassed!
Sims is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hermias pulls his head out easily.
Hermias winds up and cracks Sims with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hermias is working for a kimura but Sims is defending it quite comfortably.
Sims actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Hermias is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sims is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hermias pulls his head out easily.
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.
Hermias lands strikes from half guard.
Sims is trying to get back to full guard.
Sims on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hermias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sims sees it coming and defends easily.
Hermias sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sims defending well though.
Hermias missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hermias working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sims trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hermias manages to pass to mount!
Sims tries to hold on but Hermias postures up.
Hermias trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hermias with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Hermias dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hermias shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sims looking for a guillotine here but Hermias defends easily.
Sims had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hermias defends it easily.
Hermias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hermias trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermias is really struggling to control Sims but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hermias working some strikes from top position.
Sims is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sims is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hermias defends well.
Sims is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermias makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hermias scoring with some ground and pound.
Sims is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hermias rolls with it to try and escape but Sims cranks on the arm and Hermias is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Sims!
William Sims is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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