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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Buesching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Clottey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Buesching!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Clottey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Clottey misses.
Buesching looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Clottey misses with a two punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clottey.
Clottey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Clottey stands up and beckons Buesching to his feet.
Buesching tries to clinch up but Clottey circles away and keeps his distance.
Clottey throws a series of punches but Buesching avoids them all with ease.
Buesching showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clottey.
Kingston Clottey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clottey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Buesching to the mat! Buesching manages to get full guard.
Buesching will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clottey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clottey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clottey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey advances to mount.
Clottey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
I looks like Clottey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Clottey breaks from Buesching's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clottey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clottey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Buesching manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Buesching tries to improve position but can't.
Buesching seems a little lost for a moment, as Clottey dominates the positioning.
Clottey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Buesching is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buesching prevents Clottey from moving into mount.
Clottey decides to stand back up.
No joy there for Clottey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clottey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buesching is able to avoid easily.
Buesching moves out of range of the leg kick from Clottey.
Clottey tries to bum rush Buesching with a series of wild strikes but Buesching uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clottey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clottey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Buesching!
Clottey tries to control but Buesching wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clottey with a couple of short strikes.
Clottey breaks from Buesching's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Clottey controlling his opponent.
Buesching is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Clottey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clottey looks to land a combination but Buesching avoids it well.
Clottey connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice combination there by Clottey.
Clottey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clottey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buesching.
Clottey misses with the combination.
Clottey scores a takedown into full mount!
Clottey controlling his opponent.
Clottey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey raining down shots from the mount!
Clottey controlling from mount.
Clottey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Clottey lands a big shot there that rocks Buesching but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clottey cracks Buesching with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clottey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clottey controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clottey scoring with strikes but Buesching is staying in there.
Clottey working for a submission but Buesching is keeping him at bay.
Clottey landing punches.
Clottey controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buesching tries to lock up and control but Clottey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clottey controlling the pace for now.
Clottey tries to control but Buesching wriggling away.
Clottey controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kingston Clottey just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clottey misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Clottey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Clottey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clottey misses with the combination.
Buesching moves out of range of the leg kick from Clottey.
Clottey throws a nice looking combination but Buesching bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clottey throws a series of punches but Buesching avoids them all with ease.
Clottey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clottey works over Buesching with some ground and pound from guard.
Clottey gets to his feet. Buesching looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Clottey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clottey gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clottey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Buesching!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey lands a big shot there that rocks Buesching but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clottey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Buesching tries to hold on but Clottey pushes him away.
Clottey controlling his opponent.
Clottey landing strikes from the mount.
Clottey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buesching tries to hold on but Clottey postures up.
Buesching is looking to get to half guard.
Clottey controlling from mount.
Clottey scoring with strikes but Buesching is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clottey content just to control the position here.
Clottey is working for a guillotine from mount but Buesching frees his head quite easily.
Buesching is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clottey tries to control but Buesching wriggling away.
Clottey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kingston Clottey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clottey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Clottey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buesching tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingston Clottey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clottey 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingston Clottey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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