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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Q Tip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Budden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tip's entrance music is Check the Rhime. A fine choice. Budden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Warfare - Joe Budden ft. Joell "Crack Pitcher" Ortiz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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144 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Q Tip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Budden!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tip stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice sprawl there from Budden as Tip shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Budden misses with a hook.
Budden jabs Tip right on the nose. Tip blinks but takes it well.
Tip on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Budden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Budden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budden works over Tip's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Budden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Budden.
Q Tip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tip fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Budden thuds a left hand into Tip's body.
Jab, jab by Budden - just one landing.
Budden gets caught flat footed, as Tip shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Budden wants to stand and escape but Tip is having none of it.
Tip with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tip with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tip.
Tip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tip is breathing heavily.
Tip trying to control the position from guard on top but Budden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Budden wants to stand and escape but Tip is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tip shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tip sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Budden squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tip tries to control but Budden wriggling away.
Budden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tip. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Budden is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tip lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Budden hang on?
Budden wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tip can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Budden is looking to escape.
Tip is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Budden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Budden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tip looking to ground and pound but Budden is blocking nicely.
Budden is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tip putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Budden wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tip has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tip looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Tip.
Tip can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Budden is looking to escape.
Budden is in a horrible position here. Tip smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tip is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tip scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Budden?
Tip misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Budden tries to buck Tip off but he can't manage it.
Tip looking to finish Budden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Budden!
Tip pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tip throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tip lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tip lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Budden is rocked!
Budden wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Budden will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Budden throws a sloppy head kick and Tip moves out of range easily.
Tip shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tip showed some decent athleticism there.
Tip working the head and body with strikes.
Budden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tip.
Nice strikes from Tip there.
Tip is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tip has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Budden is breathing heavily.
Budden really wants to buck Tip off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tip lands a big shot there that rocks Budden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tip has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Budden's face.
Budden is still in real trouble! Can Tip finish him?
Tip putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tip working Budden over with strikes here.
Tip connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tip has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Budden's face.
Tip lands a big shot to the head and Budden winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Q Tip!
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