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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Marycz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Marycz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marycz throws a head kick that misses
and Bussel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marycz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marycz throws a head kick that misses.
Marycz gets tackled into the ropes by Bussel. Bussel maintains the clinch.
Marycz has had enough of the clinch but Bussel keeps him there for the moment.
Bussel leaning against his opponent.
Marycz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bussel stalls.
Marycz trying to control the position but instead, Bussel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marycz into the ropes.
Bussel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bussel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marycz's brow.
Bussel misses with a knee strike.
Marycz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bussel gets an underhook and turns Marycz into the ropes.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marycz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marycz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marycz tries a head kick but it misses.
Marycz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marycz slips a jab and a cross from Bussel.
Bussel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marycz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marycz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marycz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marycz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bussel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marycz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marycz throws a sloppy head kick
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bussel.
Bussel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel misses with a knee strike.
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
Marycz fails to land with a series of punches.
Bussel avoids the head kick by Marycz.
Bussel darts in and clinches Marycz up against the ropes.
Bussel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bussel leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bussel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marycz is trying to break free.
Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Bussel.
Bussel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bussel fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marycz slips under a jab.
Bussel moves into range and clinches up with Marycz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Bussel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marycz looks to land a combination but Bussel avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Marycz.
Marycz throws a sloppy head kick
and Bussel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bussel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bussel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bussel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marycz's efforts to push away.
Marycz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bussel is defending well for now.
Bussel just leaning against Marycz, taking a breather.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marycz avoids it.
Marycz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bussel's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bussel crunches a lovely knee into Marycz's ribcage.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters with a thumping low kick.
Bussel drives through and clinches with Marycz against the ropes.
Bussel is stalling here.
Marycz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marycz has had enough of the clinch but Bussel keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel scores with a knee to the head.
Bussel slowing the pace effectively.
Bussel misses with a knee strike.
Bussel misses with a knee to the head.
Bussel stalling against the ropes.
Marycz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bussel won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marycz is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel lands a knee to the head.
Marycz wants to stall.
Bussel avoiding damage as Marycz throws knees to the body.
Bussel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marycz tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marycz misses with a head kick.
Bussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bussel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lukasz Marycz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bussel closes the distance and clinches.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bussel checks a leg kick nicely.
Bussel swats away the attempt to clinch by Marycz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marycz's knee momentarily.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel moves into the clinch.
Bussel is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Bussel dominated that second round.
That's time! Bussel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bussel throws an overhand right that lands on Marycz's shoulder, as Marycz tries to avoid the shot.
Marycz moves in looking to clinch but Bussel pushes him off.
Marycz throws a sloppy head kick and Bussel moves out of range easily.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Marycz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sydney Bussel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bussel slowing the pace effectively.
Bussel crunches a lovely knee into Marycz's ribcage.
Marycz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marycz is trying to force a seperation but Bussel has the dominant position.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Marycz.
Bussel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marycz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Marycz misses
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bussel.
Bussel working Marycz over with knees to the body.
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
Bussel moves into the clinch successfully.
Bussel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marycz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marycz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marycz misses with a knee to the head.
Marycz is trying to stall.
Marycz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Marycz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marycz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marycz working hard to break the clinch.
Bussel breaks the clinch.
Marycz tries to clinch up but Bussel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bussel swats away the attempt to clinch by Marycz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marycz is looking to clinch.
Marycz throws a head kick that misses
and Bussel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marycz misses with a knee to the head.
Bussel crunches a lovely knee into Marycz's ribcage.
Bussel slows down the pace here.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marycz looking to stall.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bussel blocks a head kick by Marycz.
Marycz throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch.
Bussel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bussel misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Bussel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bussel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Bussel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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