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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Nimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Nimmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Winnie Pooh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pooh has managed to clinch.
Pooh can't get the takedown.
Nimmo manages to pull guard.
Pooh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pooh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pooh throwing strikes but missing.
Pooh is looking to work some ground and pound but Nimmo has wrist control.
Nimmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pooh works over Nimmo with some ground and pound from guard.
Pooh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pooh distracts Nimmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nimmo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nimmo is trying to control the position but Pooh postures up.
Pooh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nimmo is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pooh is one step ahead there.
Nimmo throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Pooh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nimmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pooh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nimmo's head.
Pooh landing some decent shots from guard.
Pooh trying to control but Nimmo is working from the bottom.
Pooh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pooh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pooh trying to control but Nimmo is working from the bottom.
Pooh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nimmo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooh stands up over Nimmo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nimmo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pooh on the ground.
Pooh connects with a couple of short punches.
Pooh scoring with some ground and pound.
Pooh throwing strikes from guard but Nimmo blocks nicely.
Nimmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nimmo blocks Pooh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pooh regains half guard.
Pooh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nimmo is breathing heavily.
Pooh striking off his back but it's not causing Nimmo any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pooh throwing short punches from the bottom.
Pooh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pooh tries to strike from the bottom.
Nimmo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pooh's guard.
Nimmo postures up.
Nimmo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pooh lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Pooh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nimmo manages to get himself to full guard.
Pooh landing with the ground and pound.
Pooh landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pooh is in close to Nimmo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nimmo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pooh is in close to Nimmo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nimmo working a defensive guard here.
Pooh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pooh landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pooh stands and steps away. Nimmo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pooh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nimmo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winnie Pooh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pooh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pooh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pooh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pooh working Nimmo over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pooh connects with a nice short shot to Nimmo's temple.
Nimmo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nimmo tries to get out of the position.
Pooh is trying to control the action in half guard but Nimmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pooh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pooh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pooh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nimmo keeps working.
Pooh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pooh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pooh working over Nimmo with some ground and pound. Nimmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pooh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nimmo is not content to let Pooh control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pooh connects with a nice short shot to Nimmo's temple.
Pooh working over Nimmo with some ground and pound. Nimmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pooh is keen to just control but Nimmo is a slippery customer.
Nimmo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pooh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pooh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimmo tries to get to full guard but Pooh has control of the leg.
Pooh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nimmo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pooh slips a nice elbow through Nimmo's hands, connecting with Nimmo's forehead.
Pooh controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Pooh there.
Winnie Pooh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nimmo has hold of Pooh's hands but Pooh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Pooh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pooh is trying to control the action in half guard but Nimmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Pooh.
Nice strikes from Pooh there.
Nimmo is looking for a sweep. Pooh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pooh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pooh working over Nimmo with some ground and pound. Nimmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pooh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nimmo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pooh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nimmo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nimmo taking some punishment here, with Pooh in his half guard.
Pooh is tying to control. Nimmo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pooh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is thwarting Nimmo's attempts to control the position.
Pooh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nimmo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pooh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pooh drops an elbow to the side of Nimmo's head.
Pooh lands with a punch from half guard.
Pooh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pooh slips a nice elbow through Nimmo's hands, connecting with Nimmo's forehead.
Nimmo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pooh is nestled in close to Nimmo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pooh lands strikes from half guard.
Pooh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pooh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winnie Pooh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pooh lands a nice shot that snaps Nimmo's head back.
Winnie Pooh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pooh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pooh with shots to the head and body - Nimmo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nimmo tries to hold on but Pooh postures up.
Pooh landing punches.
Pooh with a couple of short strikes.
Pooh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pooh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pooh landing strikes from the mount and Nimmo is in trouble!
Pooh raining down shots from the mount!
Pooh with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh with the ground and pound from mount.
Pooh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pooh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nimmo tries to lock up and control but Pooh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pooh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nimmo looks a forlorn figure.
Pooh raining down shots from the mount!
Nimmo tries to lock up and control but Pooh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pooh lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Pooh.
Pooh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nimmo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pooh landing strikes from the mount and Nimmo is in trouble!
Pooh lands a big shot there that rocks Nimmo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nimmo is looking to improve his position but Pooh isn't that keen on the idea.
Nimmo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pooh raining down shots from the mount!
Pooh lands a heavy elbow.
Pooh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nimmo is desperately trying to improve his position but Pooh has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Nimmo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh breaks from Nimmo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pooh landing strikes from the mount and Nimmo is in trouble!
Nimmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pooh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nimmo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nimmo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pooh looking to isolate an arm here. Nimmo doesn't see it coming and as Pooh extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Pooh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Winnie Pooh!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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