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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo comes to the cage accompanied by Cassidy - Rondo. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poopha lands with a kick to the temple. Rondo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rondo scores with a sloppy right hand. Poopha should have avoided that one.
Rondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rondo avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Rondo misses with a straight right.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Rondo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rondo tries to bum rush Poopha with a series of wild strikes but Poopha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Rondo as he connects with a hook.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poopha.
Poopha missing with a left hand there. Rondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poopha clinches.
Rondo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rondo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poopha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rondo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Poopha.
Rondo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rondo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rondo lands a hook that snaps the head of Poopha backwards.
Rondo takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rondo.
Poopha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rondo.
Poopha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rondo's defenses.
Rondo misses with a punch on the inside.
Poopha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poopha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Rondo.
Poopha slips a straight right by Rondo.
Poopha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poopha throws a head kick but Rondo moves out of range.
Poopha lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rondo misses the jab.
Poopha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rondo misses with a straight right.
Rondo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poopha momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poopha!
Rondo lands with an uppercut that bounces Poopha off the cage and back into range.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poopha moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Poopha.
Rondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rondo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
Rondo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rondo.
Poopha lands an elbow just above Rondo 's eye.
Poopha lands an elbow inside that Rondo shrugs off.
Rondo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poopha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rondo is defending well for now.
Poopha throws an elbow that misses.
Rondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rondo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poopha at a distance.
Poopha throws an overhand right that lands on Rondo's shoulder, as Rondo tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rondo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poopha under the eye.
Poopha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo loads up on a big right hand but Poopha slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poopha - that will leave a mark!
Rondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poopha circles away quickly and effectively.
Poopha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rondo.
Poopha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rondo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo walks into a left hand.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poopha.
Poopha connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poopha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rondo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rondo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poopha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rondo scores with a nice strike.
Poopha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anucha Poopha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rondo looks to throw the jab but Poopha is out of range.
Poopha tried to score with a low kick but Rondo checks it.
Poopha misses with a leg kick.
Rondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rondo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poopha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poopha.
Rondo throws a leg kick which misses Poopha's front leg but catches the back leg as Poopha tries to avoid it.
Rondo misses with a low kick.
Rondo connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rondo throws a hook but Poopha avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rondo misses the target.
Poopha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Poopha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rondo manages to avoid it.
Poopha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rondo throws a front kick aimed at Poopha's knee but Poopha avoids it well.
Poopha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rondo.
Poopha moves out of range as Rondo strikes.
Rondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rondo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Rondo. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha scoring well with a low kick there.
Poopha tries to clinch there but Rondo circles away.
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Poopha ducks down to avoid it.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poopha moves away.
Poopha moves out of range as Rondo strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rondo misses the target.
Poopha misses with an uppercut. Rondo saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo avoids the body shot from Poopha.
Poopha is looking to clinch.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Poopha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rondo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rondo misses with a straight left.
Rondo checks the leg kick.
Poopha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice straight punches there by Rondo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rondo.
Rondo scores with a three punch combo!
Poopha looks to score with a jab to the body but Rondo is just out of range.
Rondo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Rondo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rondo misses with a hook.
Rondo missing with a left hand there. Poopha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poopha loads up on a big right hand but Rondo slips the punch.
Poopha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poopha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rondo's head.
Poopha throws out a loose jab but Rondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poopha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poopha misses with a low kick.
Poopha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo dominated that second round.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rondo.
Poopha scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rondo. Those never looked like landing.
Poopha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poopha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rondo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rondo tests Poopha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Poopha scores with a nice body kick.
Poopha swings for the body but Rondo moves out of range.
Poopha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Poopha connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha tests Rondo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rondo misses with a combination
and Poopha counters with a left to the body.
Poopha tries to score with a low kick but Rondo moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Poopha.
Rondo lands with an uppercut that bounces Poopha off the cage and back into range.
Rondo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poopha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poopha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha slips under a jab from Rondo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poopha. That's going to slow Rondo down.
Rondo misses with a right hand
and Poopha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poopha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poopha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rondo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poopha just misses with a punch to the body.
Rondo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poopha's hands.
Poopha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rondo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poopha connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Rondo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rondo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poopha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rondo throws a hook but Poopha blocks it.
Rondo throws out a loose jab but Poopha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poopha misses with a kick to the body.
Rondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rondo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poopha counters with a thumping low kick.
Poopha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rondo moves out of range as Poopha throws a body kick.
Poopha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Rondo blocks the leg kick.
Rondo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poopha. Poopha obviously looking to wear him down.
Rondo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poopha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rondo thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rondo throws a big shot that misses.
Rondo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poopha throws a sloppy head kick and Rondo moves out of range easily.
Poopha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poopha.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Poopha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rondo throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo with a jab.
Poopha throws a front kick that sends Rondo stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Poopha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha really dominated that round.
That's time! Rondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rondo scores with a jab. Poopha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poopha lands with an overhand left.
Rondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poopha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poopha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rondo to score with a decent uppercut.
Rondo throws a hook to the side of Poopha's head but Poopha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Rondo both land. Nice combination.
Rondo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poopha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poopha thuds his shin into the meat of Rondo's side.
Poopha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Poopha as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha blocks a jab.
Rondo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poopha throws a sloppy head kick and Rondo moves out of range easily.
Rondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poopha. That did some damage!
Poopha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poopha throws a leg kick but Rondo moved away.
Poopha moves out of range of the strikes.
Rondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Poopha.
Both fighters circling a little - Poopha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rondo throws a right hand that Poopha ducks under and follows up with a left that Poopha also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rondo checks a leg kick.
Rondo throws a body punch but Poopha moves out of range.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poopha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
Rondo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poopha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Poopha tries to land a front kick but Rondo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poopha tries to clinch there but Rondo circles away.
Rondo tried to score with a low kick but Poopha checks it.
Poopha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rondo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo delivers a nice body kick.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poopha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rondo. Rondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Poopha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Rondo misses with a left hand
and Poopha counters with an outside leg kick.
Rondo cracks Poopha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rondo slips a jab and a cross from Poopha.
Poopha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poopha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rondo.
Poopha misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poopha circles away quickly and effectively.
Poopha thuds his right hand into Rondo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rondo throws out a powerful jab.
Rondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poopha connects with a leg kick. Rondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rondo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rondo lands a jab to the nose.
Poopha throws a low kick but Rondo moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rondo.
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!
Rondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Poopha.
Rondo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poopha connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Anucha Poopha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Poopha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rondo looks to throw the jab but Poopha is out of range.
Poopha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rondo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Rondo misses.
Poopha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondo moves away.
Donk. Rondo catches Poopha right on the button with a cross.
Rondo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poopha scores with a leg kick.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Poopha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rondo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo missing with a left hand there. Poopha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poopha - that will leave a mark!
Poopha throws a lazy head kick
and Rondo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rondo checks a low kick from Poopha.
Poopha slips a straight right by Rondo.
Poopha motions for Rondo to come forward. Poopha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo throws a chopping leg kick but Poopha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rondo misses with a hook. Poopha ducked under it nicely.
Poopha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rondo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poopha takes a step back to recover.
Poopha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rajon Rondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha thows a body shot but no joy.
Poopha checks the leg kick.
Poopha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poopha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rondo.
Rondo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poopha throws a head kick but Rondo moves out of range.
Poopha is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poopha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poopha throws a right and a left that Rondo avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rondo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws the left hand but Poopha avoids the punch easily.
Rondo blocks a low kick nicely.
Poopha tries to land a leg kick but Rondo saw it coming and moves away.
Poopha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Poopha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rondo throws a shot from downtown. Poopha moves away and avoids it.
Anucha Poopha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rondo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poopha.
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
Poopha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poopha misses with a low kick.
Rondo misses with a left hand
and Poopha counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Poopha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo misses with a low kick as Poopha jumps back.
Poopha misses with a low kick.
Rondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Poopha.
Rondo misses with a wild combination.
Rondo is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rondo.
Poopha connects with a leg kick. Rondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poopha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anucha Poopha.
Well Poopha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anucha Poopha!
Anucha Poopha is the new bantamweight champion!
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