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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talha has chosen Lightning Bolt- Jake Bugg as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
18 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrell Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs throws a nice looking combination but Talha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Suggs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suggs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Talha is rocked!
Suggs looks to land a right hand but Talha moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suggs. That's going to slow Talha down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs lands with a nice combination. Talha backs away looking to recover.
Talha is still on wobbly legs! Can Suggs finish him?
Talha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Talha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Talha seems to be working for a kimura but Suggs defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suggs's head.
Talha seems to have recovered his senses.
Talha is thwarting Suggs's attempts to control the position.
Talha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Suggs trying to hold on to Talha's head to control him but Talha postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Talha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suggs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Talha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Talha wants to pass the guard but Suggs is defending well.
Talha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suggs defends it well.
Talha winds up and cracks Suggs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha is looking to take a break and control but Suggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suggs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suggs.
Talha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talha with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suggs is on top in guard.
Suggs is posturing up here but Talha has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Suggs tries to roll out but it's too tight and Suggs has to tap! Slick submission there by Talha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Firnanda Talha!
A determined Firnanda Talha didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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