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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wrecking Ball. Dead has chosen Better off Dead as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 cm
28
170 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
21
176 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Bullard! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick by Dead misses and Bullard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bullard. Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Bullard.
Bullard misses with some punches.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Bullard has the dominant position. Bullard struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead. Bullard lands a body shot. Bullard lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dead is trying to break the clinch but Bullard is controlling him. Dead has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead. Bullard lands a nice shot to the body. Dead has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment. Bullard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bullard lands a shot to the body. Dead wants to break free but Bullard has control.
Bullard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards. Dead breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Dead misses. Dead throws a series of punches but Bullard avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bullard throws a jab but it's blocked by Dead. Dead throws out a counter right but Bullard avoids it with no problem. Dead misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bullard counter with a right hand. Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bullard dodges the punch combination from Dead.
Bullard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Bullard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bullard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Dead throws a right and a left that Bullard avoids nicely. Dead lands the left hand. Bullard staying out of range there. Bullard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dead manages to circle out of the way. Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Bullard counters with a nice uppercut. Bullard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Dead throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bullard counter with a right hand. Bullard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullard walks into a stiff left hand from Dead.
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Dead. Those never looked like landing. Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Bullard's shoulder, as Bullard tries to avoid the shot. Dead blocks a jab. Dead looks to land a combination but Bullard avoids it well. Bullard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bullard throws an overhand right that lands on Dead's shoulder, as Dead tries to avoid the shot. Dead misses with a wild combination.
Bullard is looking to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch. Bullard cracks Dead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Dead looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bullard tries to counter by clinching up but Dead breaks away and moves out of range. Dead getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Bullard moved out of range. Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dead connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dead jabs Bullard right on the nose. Bullard blinks but takes it well. Dead fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bullard is out of range. Dead misses with a looping left. Dead throws a nice looking combination but Bullard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. As Dead tries to get set, Bullard tries to push him back and clinch up but Dead manages to avoid the attempt. Bullard jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well. Dead throws a body kick that misses and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bullard moves out of range as Dead strikes. A jab from Dead misses. Dead misses with a body shot.
Bullard is looking to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch. Bullard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. It looks like Bullard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Dead looks to land a left hand but Bullard moved out of range nicely. Bullard is looking to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch. Dead throws a hook to the side of Bullard's head but Bullard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bullard appears to be looking for a big counter. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bullard staying out of range there. Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Bullard counters by clinching up. Bullard scores with a nice hook to the head. Bullard blocks an uppercut.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dead lands with a right to the head. Dead misses with a body punch.
Bullard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dead is trying to push Bullard away but Bullard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bullard lands a right hand. Dead pushes Bullard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Dead misses with some punches.
Dead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice body punch from Bullard. Bullard lands a body shot. Bullard lands a body shot. Dead looks winded! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bullard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bullard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dead or not. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Better Dead will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bullard sends Dead crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bullard is motioning to the referee to let Dead up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dead is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round! Dead lands a lovely overhand right. Bullard moves into the clinch. Bullard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A right handed body shot lands from Bullard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land. Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead. Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land. Tony Bullard has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead. A short left from Bullard. Bullard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bullard lands a right hand. Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullard finish him? A nice right hand lands inside from Bullard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bullard has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Bullard has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Bullard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bullard struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Bullard lands a nice uppercut. Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it. Dead is trying to stall.
Dead tries to circle away but Bullard has him pinned against the cage. Dead seems to have recovered his senses. Bullard lands a body punch in the clinch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it. Dead is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullard has double underhooks. Bullard lands a left hand.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bullard lands a shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Bullard.
Dead is breathing heavily. Bullard lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dead takes a shot to the head. Bullard lands a body punch. Bullard lands a right hand. Bullard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. 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! Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bullard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bullard is looking to clinch. Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Bullard counters with a huge left! Dead is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bullard isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dead from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bullard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard! Tony Bullard retains his welterweight title! A very excited looking Tony Bullard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. In defeat, Better Dead stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
60% |
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