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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kick Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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144 lbs
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170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Puncher! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kingsley Tepes! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tepes scores with the left hand. Puncher knows he should have avoided that one. Puncher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Tepes lands with a good body shot. A big right from Tepes misses. Tepes throws a right hand that Puncher ducks under and follows up with a left that Puncher also avoids with ease. Tepes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puncher circles away quickly and effectively. Puncher fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes misses with a right hand and Puncher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tepes's guard now. Puncher throwing strikes from guard but Tepes blocks nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Puncher wants to control from the top but Tepes keeps moving. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Puncher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Puncher looking to sit in guard and control but Tepes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Puncher controlling Tepes's posture. Tepes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Tepes is fighting to break Puncher's control of his arms but Puncher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Puncher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Tepes being controlled here momentarily.
Kick Puncher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Tepes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Puncher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Kingsley Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Tepes.
Tepes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Tepes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Puncher to counter with a crisp jab. Puncher digs a good hook to Tepes's body.
The fighters circling - Tepes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A combination from Tepes does no damage. A jab lands there for Puncher. Puncher throws a leg kick which misses Tepes's front leg but catches the back leg as Tepes tries to avoid it. Tepes fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puncher counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Tepes is trying to pull guard but Puncher has him pressed against the ropes. Puncher landing knees to the head.
Puncher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tepes. Puncher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Puncher lands with a right to the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Puncher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Puncher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tepes's defenses. A left hand lands to the body for Puncher.
This has been an exciting period of action! Tepes tries to pull guard but Puncher holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tepes drops back down to his feet.
Tepes is looking to break free of the clinch but Puncher has double underhooks. Puncher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tepes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puncher just stands there and leans against the ropes. Kick Puncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingsley Tepes. Puncher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tepes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tepes looks gassed! Puncher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Puncher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kingsley Tepes has been cut. Tepes letting Puncher take a breather here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Puncher crunches a lovely knee into Tepes's ribcage. The referee is keeping an eye on Puncher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Puncher dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kingsley Tepes's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Puncher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Tepes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puncher counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Puncher gets in close and instigates a clinch. Puncher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puncher leaning against his opponent.
Puncher connects with a knee to the head.
Puncher gets through Tepes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Tepes is trying to break the clinch but Puncher has him pressed against the ropes. Tepes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puncher just stands there and leans against the ropes. Puncher'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. Puncher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Puncher lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Puncher drops Tepes with a big knee straight up the middle! Tepes is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tepes is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Puncher throws a front kick that sends Tepes stumbling back into the ropes. Tepes is still on wobbly legs! Can Puncher finish him? Puncher lands with a hook. Tepes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Tepes got wobbled bad by a big combination! Puncher presses forward with punches and knees until Tepes stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Tepes closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kick Puncher! Kick Puncher is the new bantamweight champion! Kick Puncher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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