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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem comes into the arena with Solitaire Unraveling blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bookem digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Bookem misses with a straight right.
Bookem scores with a punch to the head.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bookem.
Bookem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bookem there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Douglas is predictable there
and Bookem counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bookem.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bookem throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bookem.
Bookem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas looks to land a body kick but Bookem moved away.
Bookem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Bookem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Bookem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Bookem moves out of range easily.
Bookem shoots for a takedown but Douglas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bookem moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.
Bookem misses with a double jab.
Bookem throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bookem.
Douglas slips under a jab from Bookem.
Bookem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bookem throws knees to the body.
Douglas pushes Bookem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bookem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bookem.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bookem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Bookem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Bookem tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Bookem.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bookem.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bookem backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bookem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Bookem misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bookem backwards.
Bookem scores with a hook to the body.
Bookem breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas feints and then cracks Bookem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bookem down.
Bookem blocks a jab.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Bookem misses with an uppercut
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Douglas thuds a left hand into Bookem's body.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billy Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bookem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bookem stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bookem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Bookem.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Bookem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bookem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Douglas tenderised Bookem's leg. Bookem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Douglas defending well as Bookem loads up on a big left hand.
Bookem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bookem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Bookem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bookem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bookem scores with a jab to the body.
Bookem is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Douglas's half guard.
Bookem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bookem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Douglas defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bookem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Douglas is not content to let Bookem control the position.
Bookem looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Douglas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bullet Bookem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Bookem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Bookem coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bookem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas lands with a kick to the temple. Bookem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bookem throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas moves out of range of the leg kick from Bookem.
Bookem throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Bookem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Bookem lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bookem misses.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bookem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bookem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Douglas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Bookem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Bookem's front leg but catches the back leg as Bookem tries to avoid it.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bookem lands a lovely overhand right.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Bookem moves out of range easily.
Bookem works the jab nicely.
Bookem throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bookem avoids the head kick by Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Douglas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bookem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Bookem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bookem is able to avoid easily.
Bookem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas moves out of range of the leg kick from Bookem.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bookem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bullet Bookem is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Bookem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bookem.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bookem finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Bookem off balance momentarily.
Bookem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Douglas sprawls well. Douglas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bookem gets slowly back to his feet.
Bookem throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and Bookem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Douglas lands a high kick!
Douglas throws a jab when Bookem was well out of range.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bookem or perhaps it was just good defense by Douglas which made him look bad.
Bookem throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Bookem scores with a decent looking hook.
Bookem tries to work over Douglas's front leg with a kick but Douglas checks it.
Bookem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Douglas counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Bookem.
Douglas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bookem avoids the head kick by Douglas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bookem misses with a wild combination.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bullet Bookem will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bookem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bookem tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Bookem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bookem throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Bookem coming out on top.
Douglas stuffs the takedown.
Bookem throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Douglas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bookem is out of range and Douglas settles back down.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bookem.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bookem moves away.
Bookem shoots in looking for a takedown but Douglas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bookem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Douglas drives through and clinches with Bookem against the cage.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bookem's ribcage. Bookem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Bookem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bookem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bookem throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
A right handed body shot lands from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bookem controls his hands.
Bookem is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bookem has his back to the cage.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Bookem avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
Bookem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Bookem blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas tries to work over Bookem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bookem tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bookem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douglas prevents Bookem from breaking the clinch.
Bookem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bookem.
Bookem tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Bookem back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bookem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Bookem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bookem blocking some punches.
Bookem slowing the pace effectively.
Bookem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Bookem drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bullet Bookem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bookem looks for a takedown but Douglas sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas slips under a jab from Bookem.
Bookem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Bookem misses.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bookem takes a step back to recover.
Douglas moves out of range as Bookem strikes.
Douglas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bookem in his tracks.
Bookem throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bookem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bookem moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.
Bookem ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Douglas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Bookem moves out of range easily.
Bookem checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bullet Bookem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bookem scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bookem stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Bookem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bookem scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Billy Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bookem is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Douglas has escaped the position, nice work there.
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 Bullet Bookem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bookem, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bullet Bookem!
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energy
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