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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 116 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jack Potter (ranked 299 p4p, 28 weight class). Bhullar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Potter has chosen THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
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267 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Potter!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Potter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Potter loads up on a big right hand but Bhullar slips the punch.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Bhullar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar forces Potter back against the cage and clinches.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bhullar prevents a body shot from Potter.
Potter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bhullar.
I was talking to Bhullar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bhullar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bhullar misses with some punches.
Bhullar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potters head.
Bhullar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Bhullar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Potter.
Bhullar lands an uppercut.
Bhullar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter is looking to break free of the clinch but Bhullar has double underhooks.
Potter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bhullar prevents a body shot from Potter.
We've been informed that Potter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar pushes Potter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bhullar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bhullar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potter lands with a nice combination. Bhullar backs away looking to recover.
Potter throws a leg kick
and Bhullar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bhullar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potter is doing well to control the position and prevent Bhullar from advancing to side control.
Bhullar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Potter defending well though.
Bhullar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter wants to improve his position but Bhullar is controlling well.
Bhullar 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.
Bhullar winds up and cracks Potter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Potter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar unloads with some huge strikes here! Potter is out! Bhullar wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Arjan Bhullar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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