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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bazz Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Bugz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bazz Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Bugz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham shoots in but no luck this time.
Bugz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durham is looking for a sweep.
Bugz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bugz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Durham dodges the ground and pound from Bugz.
Bugz misses with the ground and pound.
Bugz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Durham is avoiding damage well.
Bugz is looking to take a break and control but Durham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bugz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugz misses with the ground and pound.
Durham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Durham is being controlled here.
Bugz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bugz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Bugz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bugz tries to score with some ground and pound. Durham controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bugz wants to control but Durham is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham is trying to work for a sweep but Bugz has mounted him!
Bugz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bugz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Durham defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bugz.
Bugz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Durham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugz trying to control the position but Durham is working away.
Bugz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bugz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bugz cracks Durham with a big elbow.
Durham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Durham tries to get out of the position.
Bugz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bugz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bugz trying to control the action but Durham is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bugz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Bugz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bugz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Bugz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here.
Durham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bugz on the ground.
Bugz advances to mount.
Bugz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bugz dominating with strikes here.
Durham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bugz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durham is looking to escape.
Bugz breaks from Durham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Durham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bugz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bugz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bugz looking to secure an arm triangle but Durham defends it well.
Bugz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harry Bugz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bugz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Durham's face.
Bugz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bugz lands a big elbow - Durham is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Durham is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harry Bugz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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