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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balder Bull (ranked 1302 p4p, 160 weight class) and Biffa Bacon (ranked 2230 p4p, 270 weight class). Biffa Bacon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Biffa Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bull lands with a good body shot.
Bull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bull throws a lazy uppercut
and Bacon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
Bacon moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Balder Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bacon moves out of range as Bull strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon clobbers Bull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bull, as that shot connected.
Bacon throws a poor cross that misses
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull moves out of range as Bacon strikes.
Bacon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bull counter with a right hand.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
Bacon misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Bull tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Bacon moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands a jab.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bacon manages to avoid it.
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Bacon swings widly with a right hand
and Bull counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bull digs a right hand into Bacon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bacon's gas tank.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Bacon controls the action.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacon's elbow.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bacon fails to land.
Bull lands a left hand.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacon.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bacon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bull works on Bacon's body with a couple of short punches.
Bull lands a shoulder strike.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bacon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bacon as Bull tries to tie him up.
Bull misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bacon working aggressively here.
Bacon tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Bull tries a body shot but Bacon blocks it.
Bacon blocks a body shot from Bull.
Bacon misses with some punches.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bacon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacon lands a nice uppercut.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bacon takes a shot to the head.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Bull.
Bacon lands with a short shot to the head.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull tries to work over Bacon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bull presses Bacon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Bacon controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bacon throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bacon misses with some punches.
Bacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bacon.
Bacon blocking some punches.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacon throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
A body shot lands from Bull.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bacon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bacon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bull tries a body shot but Bacon blocks it.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull is leaning against Bacon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bacon looks winded!
Bacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bull up against the ropes.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Bull.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
Bull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bacon blocks a body shot from Bull.
Bacon blocks a body shot from Bull.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bull dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bacon blocking some punches.
Bull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bacon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull is working Bacon over against the ropes.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bull lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balder Bull dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bull misses with an uppercut. Bacon saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Bacon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
Bull was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bacon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bull momentarily.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bacon can do to turn this around?
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Bacon's shoulder, as Bacon tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bacon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Bacon moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bacon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Bacon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull swings widly with a right hand
and Bacon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balder Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bacon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bacon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bull throws a series of punches but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bacon throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Bacon's shoulder, as Bacon tries to avoid the shot.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bacon throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull rushes Bacon and presses him up against the ropes.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull tries to work over Bacon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Bacon's ribcage. Bacon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bacon prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull lands a body punch.
Bull taking a breather.
Bacon is trying to break the clinch but Bull has him pressed against the ropes.
Bacon working hard to break the clinch.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull stalling in the clinch but Bacon improves position.
The referee calls for Bull to work.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bacon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull scores with a shoulder strike.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bacon has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Bacon blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull blocking some punches.
Bacon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bull.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bull as Bacon tries to tie him up.
Bull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
Bacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacon lands a left hand.
Bull working aggressively here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bull blocking some punches.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Bacon controls the action.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull scores with a shot to the side of Bacon's head.
Bull misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacon.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacon.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacon.
Bull lands a left hand.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bacon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull tries a body shot but Bacon blocks it.
Bacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Bacon takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bull.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
Bull tries to work over Bacon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bacons head.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull cracks Bacon with a nice body shot.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacon's elbow.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bull.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bacon is rocked!
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacon is still on wobbly legs! Can Bull finish him?
Bacon blocks an uppercut.
Bacon seems to have recovered his senses.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bull lands a big right hand that sends Bacon to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Bacon!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull thows a huge punch but Bacon dodges it nicely.
Bull is looking to advance position but Bacon won't allow it.
Bull trying to control the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bacon trying to control here.
Well, if Bull is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bacon can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bacon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bull takes one to the side of the head.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bacon.
Bacon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balder Bull dominated that second round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull takes a swing at Bacon's ribcage but misses.
Bacon misses with a hook
letting Bull counter with a right hand.
A jab from Bacon misses.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Bacon slips the punch.
Bacon connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bull.
Bull lunges at Bacon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bacon's hand.
Bacon throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bacon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Bacon moves away and avoids it.
Bull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bull lunges at Bacon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bacon's hand.
Bacon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bull misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon slips a jab from Bull.
Bacon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Bacon.
Bacon avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bacon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Bull was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bacon moves out of range as Bull strikes.
It seemed like Bacon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bacon! But no joy.
Bacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
Bacon connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Bacon throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Bull swings for the body but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bacon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Bull looks to land a right hand but Bacon moved out of range.
Bacon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bacon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bull's head backwards.
Bacon defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Bacon misses with a looping right.
Bacon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Bacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull has closed the distance and engaged Bacon in a clinch.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses with some punches.
Bacon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Bull.
Bull has Bacon pressed against the ropes, preventing Bacon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bacon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bull.
Bacon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Bacon's ribcage. Bacon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.
Bull lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Biffa Bacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Bull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bull lands an uppercut.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balder Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacon blocks an uppercut.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bull keeps control of Bacon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Bacon.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bacons head.
Bacon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull lands a big right hand that sends Bacon to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Bacon!
Bull is controlling the pace.
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bull sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bacon defending well though.
Bull with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Balder Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balder Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Balder Bull!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Balder Bull!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Balder Bull!
Balder Bull wins by unanimous decision!
Balder Bull retains his middleweight title!
Balder Bull bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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FIGHT
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