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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffla Lantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badass comes to the ring accompanied by Two Tub Man. Lantis has chosen Combine Harvester as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffla Lantis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lantis swinging wilding here.
Lantis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Lantis.
Badass moves away from the strike by Lantis.
Lantis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lantis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Badass wants to clinch.
Lantis looks to land a combination but Badass avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lantis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Badass shoots for a double leg takedown but Lantis sprawls well. He's pushed Badass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Lantis misses.
Lantis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Badass postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Badass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lantis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to control but Lantis is working from the bottom.
Lantis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badass wants to control from the top but Lantis keeps moving.
Badass has gone for a leg lock! Lantis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Badass's guard.
Badass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badass is pressing down on Lantis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lantis is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to work for a kimura but Lantis is defending well.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Lantis trying to hold on to Badass's head to control him but Badass postures up.
Badass is trying to work for a kimura but Lantis is defending well.
Badass stalling away here and it's allowed Lantis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lantis controlling the position.
Lantis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Badass dodges the punch combination from Lantis.
Lantis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lantis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badass shoots in but Lantis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lantis.
Jeffla Lantis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass tries to clinch there but Lantis circles away.
Lantis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Badass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lantis is fending him off so far but Badass persists. Nope, Lantis circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Lantis misses.
Badass closes the distance and clinches up with Lantis, looking for a takedown. Badass pushes Lantis against the ropes but Lantis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lantis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lantis and sends Badass crashing to the mat! Lantis follows him down to the mat - Badass regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Badass is rocked!
Lantis prevents Badass from improving his position.
Lantis stalling.
Lantis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Badass is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lantis pulls his head out easily.
Badass is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lantis pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lantis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Badass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Lantis.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lantis drops Badass with a left right combo! Lantis follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Badass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass sneaks back into half guard.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass is pressing down on Lantis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Badass trying to keep a closed guard but Lantis is proving a slippery customer.
Badass has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lantis 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 Badass.
Lantis trying to control the position but Badass is working away.
Badass manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffla Lantis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Badass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lantis is fending him off so far but Badass persists. Nope, Lantis circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass fails with the takedown.
Jeffla Lantis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lantis looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Lantis fails to land with a series of punches.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Lantis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lantis fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lantis's waist but Lantis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Badass off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lantis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lantis circles away.
Lantis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lantis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Badass shoots in looking for a takedown. Lantis tries to sprawl out of it but Badass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lantis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badass wants to clinch up but Lantis keeps it at a distance.
Badass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lantis to the mat! Lantis manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lantis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badass pushing down on Lantis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Badass tries to pass to full mount but Lantis defends it.
Badass is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lantis is just riding it out for now. Badass eventually gives up the hold.
Badass controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lantis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Badass manages to pass to mount!
Lantis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Badass moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lantis has worked his arm free - good work by Lantis!
Lantis stops Badass from passing to mount.
Lantis tries to escape but Badass is in control.
That's four 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.
Badass is trying to move to mount but Lantis reverses beautifully and ends up in Badass's guard.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lantis is stalling in the full guard.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Badass working for submissions but it's allowed Lantis to get to half guard.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Badass manages to get to full guard.
Badass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six 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.
Badass is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Badass looking for a guillotine here but Lantis defends easily.
Badass looking for a guillotine here but Lantis defends easily.
Lantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lantis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Badass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badass looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lantis passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lantis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Badass wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lantis is trying to control the action in half guard but Badass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badass wants to get back to full guard.
Badass moves into full guard.
Badass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badass has an active guard here but Lantis has managed to pass into half guard.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Badass makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Badass.
Badass striking off his back but it's not causing Lantis any problems.
Badass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lantis is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lantis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Badass.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jeffla Lantis!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jeffla Lantis!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jeffla Lantis!
Jeffla Lantis wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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