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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bang Pitung (ranked 1434 p4p, 187 weight class) and Simon Budimon (ranked 2331 p4p, 267 weight class). Pitung's entrance music is Bars of Death - Radio Raheem. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bang Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budimon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a hook. Budimon ducked under it nicely.
Budimon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pitung moves away from the strike by Budimon.
Pitung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budimon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pitung slips a straight right by Budimon.
Budimon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Budimon catches Pitung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pitung feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Budimons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pitung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Budimon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Budimon misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Budimon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budimon.
Budimon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pitung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Budimon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pitung.
Budimon cracks the inside of Pitung's front leg.
Pitung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budimon throws out a counter right but Pitung avoids it with no problem.
Pitung misses the shot to the body.
Budimon throws a looping overhand right but Pitung ducks down to avoid it.
Pitung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
An attempted straight right counter from Pitung misses the target.
We've been informed that Budimon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pitung misses the target.
Pitung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Budimon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Budimon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Budimon digs a good body shot into Pitung's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Budimon.
Budimon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Pitung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Budimon misses with a looping left.
Pitung went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitung lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pitung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitung slips a straight right by Budimon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budimon staying out of range there.
A jab from Budimon does it's job there.
Pitung throws a low kick but Budimon avoids it.
Pitung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitung staying out of range there.
Pitung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budimon throws a jab but it's blocked by Pitung.
Budimon throws a big shot that misses.
Pitung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Budimon throws a hook but Pitung avoids it easily.
Pitung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pitung loads up on a big right hand but Budimon slips the punch.
Pitung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Budimon misses.
Budimon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitung half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Budimon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simon Budimon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitung scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Pitung.
Budimon takes a swing at Pitung's ribcage but misses.
Pitung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Budimon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Pitung.
Jab from Budimon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Budimon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budimon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pitung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pitung avoids a kick to the body.
Budimon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Budimon throws a head kick that Pitung semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitung throws a lazy right hand but Budimon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budimon.
Pitung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Budimon. That did some damage!
Pitung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Pitung is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Budimon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budimon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. Budimon saw that one coming.
Budimon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitung.
Pitung connects with a nice looking jab.
Budimon misses with a kick to the body.
Budimon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Budimon misses with a left hand
and Pitung counters with a series of strikes. Budimon will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitung.
Pitung appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Budimon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pitung tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Budimon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Budimon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Budimon misses with a looping left.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses.
Pitung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budimon throws a lazy right hand but Pitung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Budimon throws out a loose jab but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung throwing a counter right hand but Budimon manages to avoid it.
Pitung misses with a head kick.
Pitung misses with a few strikes there.
Budimon lands a jab to Pitung's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Budimon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budimon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pitung counter with a right hand.
Budimon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitung.
Good shot there by Budimon.
Budimon blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Budimon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pitung misses with a double jab.
Budimon throws a jab when Pitung was well out of range.
Pitung is looking to counter punch.
Pitung looks to land a body kick but Budimon moved away.
Pitung scores with a shot to the body.
Budimon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pitung has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Budimon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitung.
Pitung appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Budimon misses.
A head kick misses from Pitung.
Pitung avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pitung.
Budimon throws a nice looking combination but Pitung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Budimon lands a jab to Pitung's midsection.
A punch combination from Budimon misses.
Pitung looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Budimon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Budimon misses with a leg kick.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitung slips a jab from Budimon.
A head kick misses from Pitung.
Pitung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung looks to land a left hand but Budimon moved out of range nicely.
Budimon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Budimon.
Budimon misses the shot to the body.
Pitung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Budimon lands with a good body shot.
Budimon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budimon.
Budimon misses with a right hand
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Budimon coming out on top.
Budimon throws a looping overhand right but Pitung ducks down to avoid it.
Pitung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pitung might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pitung lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitung walks into a left hand.
A combination from Pitung does no damage.
Budimon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budimon fails to land with a series of punches.
Budimon scores with a shot to the body.
Budimon misses with a wild body shot.
Budimon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pitung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Budimon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Budimon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Budimon jabs at Pitung's body.
A shot to the liver by Budimon. Beautiful body shot.
Budimon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Budimon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Budimon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Budimon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budimon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitung looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Budimon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Budimon blocks a head kick by Pitung.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
Pitung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick from Pitung lands but Budimon takes it in his stride.
Budimon throws a poor cross that misses
and Pitung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Budimon misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budimon cracks Pitung with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Simon Budimon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Budimon lands with a nice body punch.
Pitung blocks a head kick by Budimon.
Budimon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Budimon there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budimon throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
Pitung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budimon misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Pitung counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Pitung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Budimon throws a shot to the body.
Budimon tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pitung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pitung throws a body shot but no joy.
Budimon missing with a left hand there. Pitung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitung slips a straight right by Budimon.
Pitung was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pitung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
Pitung looks to throw the jab but Budimon is out of range.
Budimon slips a straight right by Pitung.
Budimon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pitung blocks the leg kick.
Budimon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pitung misses with a double jab
and Budimon counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Budimon misses.
Pitung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pitung smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budimon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pitung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
Budimon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Budimon checks the leg kick.
Budimon throws a nice head kick!
Budimon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pitung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simon Budimon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Budimon lands with a nice body punch.
Pitung swings for the body but Budimon moves out of range.
Budimon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Pitung throws a lazy uppercut
and Budimon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitung looks for the body kick but Budimon saw that one coming.
Pitung throws a looping overhand right but Budimon ducks down to avoid it.
Budimon swings widly with a right hand
and Pitung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budimon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Budimon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pitung.
Pitung misses with a looping right.
Pitung just misses with a punch to the body.
Budimon throws out a counter right but Pitung avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Budimon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Budimon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Budimon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Budimon misses.
Budimon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Budimon takes a swing at Pitung's ribcage but misses.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Budimon avoids the body shot from Pitung.
Budimon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Budimon lands a nice looking body kick.
Pitung just misses with a punch to the body.
Budimon feints a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Budimon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Budimon 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Budimon!
Simon Budimon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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