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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins has chosen big in japan as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Speedy Atkins enters the cage!
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140 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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150 lbs
34 - 33 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins moves into the clinch.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay is stalling here.
Atkins tries to work over Jay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Atkins up against the cage.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Atkins.
Jay with a knee to the head.
Atkins scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay has Atkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Atkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atkins as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Atkins.
Atkins forces Jay back against the cage and clinches.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jay for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins misses with a knee strike.
Jay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jay can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins tries to work over Jay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jay.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Jay taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Jay can't get the takedown.
Jay is pushing Atkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jay.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jay.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Jay trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Atkins.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Jay controls his hands.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Jay connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jay.
Jay prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay blocks an uppercut.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkins looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Jay blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Jay blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Jay blocks a body shot from Atkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins scores with a hook.
Jay moves out of range of the leg kick from Atkins.
Atkins clinches.
Jay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Atkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Speedy Atkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Atkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay stalls.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jay's elbow.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Jay works on Atkins's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Come on Jay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jay manages to break the clinch.
Atkins scores with a shot to the body.
Jay tries to keep at a distance but Atkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay has Atkins pressed against the cage.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins tries to work over Jay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Atkins up against the cage.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jay closes the distance and pushes Atkins back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Atkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jay landing knees to the body.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Atkins avoiding damage.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Jay will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Atkins up against the cage.
Atkins avoiding damage as Jay throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jay.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins misses with a knee to the head.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins 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. This is the final round!
Atkins rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
Jay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jay as Atkins tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay gets through Atkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Jay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Atkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jay lands a knee to the head.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Jay.
Atkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay lands a nice knee to the body.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Atkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins pushes Jay up against the cage in a clinch.
Jay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins throws an elbow that misses.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Jay controls his hands.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Jay.
A short right from Jay.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Atkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Atkins.
Atkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jay blocks it with crossed arms.
Jay avoiding damage as Atkins throws knees to the body.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jay lands a right hand.
Jay prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jay's elbow.
Atkins scores with a hook to the body.
Jay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay prevents a body shot from Atkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atkins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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