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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varz Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bundy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stay In The Lines--Chino XL. Defoe has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm
26
202 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt Bundy! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Varz Defoe! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bundy takes a swing at Defoe's ribcage but misses. Defoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bundy is looking to clinch but Defoe is avoiding it.
Defoe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Defoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bundy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A slow jab from Bundy misses its intended target. Defoe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Varz Defoe has been cut. Good leg kick by Bundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bundy misses with a looping right. Bundy lands a head kick!
The fighters circling - Bundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bundy tests Defoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horrible takedown by Bundy or perhaps it was just good defense by Defoe which made him look bad. Bundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Defoe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Black Belt Bundy has been cut. Bundy misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Defoe looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely. Defoe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Defoe on the wrong end of a nice hook. Defoe avoids the head kick by Bundy.
Bundy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Defoe avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Defoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Defoe slips a jab from Bundy. Defoe throws a right hand that Bundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bundy also avoids with ease. Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Defoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundy. Bundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Defoe's sensitive parts. Varz Defoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Defoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Defoe avoids the head kick by Bundy.
Bundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bundy scores with a sloppy right hand. Defoe should have avoided that one. Bundy looks to throw the jab but Defoe is out of range. Defoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Defoe moves away from the strike by Bundy. Defoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Defoe shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Defoe. Bundy tried to score with a low kick but Defoe checks it. Defoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Bundy's head. Some wild striking there from Defoe.
Bundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bundy tries to work over Defoe's front leg with a kick but Defoe checks it. A jab from Bundy misses. Nice cross by Bundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bundy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The fight moves into the clinch position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Defoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bundy pushes Defoe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Defoe blocks a body shot from Bundy. Bundy scores with a shoulder strike. Bundy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Defoe blocks it with crossed arms. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy. Defoe lands with a right to the head. Bundy lands with a left to the head. Defoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bundy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Belt Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bundy pulls guard effortlessly. Bundy has his hands on Defoe's head, controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Defoe stays in close to Bundy's body and controls the position. Bundy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Defoe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Defoe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Defoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bundy seems keen to control Defoe's posture. Bundy trying to control the position.
Bundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundy, not yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bundy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Defoe has his hands clasped together but Bundy extends an breaks Defoe's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bundy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Belt Bundy! Black Belt Bundy retains his light heavyweight title! Black Belt Bundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Happy Pills logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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