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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Allen (ranked 2836 p4p, 261 weight class) and Queen Boudica (ranked 3800 p4p, 324 weight class). Boudica has chosen Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
20
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Boudica! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boudica listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Boudica has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Allen is landing a low percentage of strikes. Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Boudica cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs. A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudica. Boudica with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boudica cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs. Boudica lands a body shot.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudica as he jumps to the side. Boudica throws a good cross that connects.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boudica can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Allen with a lazy takedown attempt and Boudica counters with a leg kick. Boudica lands a nice looking kick to the body. Allen takes a step back to recover. Allen wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boudica fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boudica lands with a shot to the body. Boudica buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Boudica connects with the punch. Allen shoots in and drives through. Boudica sprawls well. Boudica gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allen to score an easy takedown into full guard. 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! Boudica is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Allen is stalling in the full guard. Boudica wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment. Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Allen is fighting to break Boudica's control of his arms but Boudica is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Allen wants to control from the top but Boudica keeps moving. Boudica being controlled here, momentarily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boudica connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boudica. Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Allen has been working on his balance at Navy Street MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Boudica. Boudica keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Boudica connects with a solid leg kick. Boudica scores with a spinning back kick! Nice body kick there by Boudica. Allen has a takedown stuffed. Queen Boudica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Boudica. Boudica lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Allen shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudica sprawls well. He's pushed Allen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice leg kick lands there from Boudica. Allen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boudica. That one must have hurt. Boudica moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boudica lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily. Boudica scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Boudica fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Boudica scores with a punch to the head. Boudica lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Boudica throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Boudica regains full guard. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Queen Boudica dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boudica thuds his shin into the meat of Allen's side. Boudica feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down. Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A nice inside leg kick there by Boudica. That's going to slow Allen down. Boudica scores with a leg kick.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudica as he jumps to the side. Queen Boudica seems to be getting the better of the standup. Boudica throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it. Boudica throws a head kick that Allen semi-blocks.
Boudica misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Allen misses its target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boudica goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Boudica's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye. A good leg kick by Boudica. This has been an exciting period of action! Allen tries for a takedown but Boudica sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Boudica appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boudica plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Boudica lands a right hook to the body.
Boudica lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Boudica throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boudica throws out a powerful jab. Allen dives in and grabs Boudica's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boudica pushes down on Allen's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boudica scores with a head kick. Allen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boudica fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Queen Boudica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boudica stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Crunch! Boudica slams his shin into Allen's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boudica thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Boudica scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudica thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Boudica scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though. A head kick misses from Boudica. Boudica dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage! Boudica swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen. Boudica gets caught napping as Allen dives in and scores a takedown. Boudica manages to retain guard. Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Boudica is pulling down on Allen's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Allen preventing the sweep. Boudica controlling the position. Allen throws a big right hand that misses. Boudica tries to land a sweep but no joy. Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nice body kick from Boudica. Boudica lands a high kick!
Allen misses with a takedown attempt and Boudica counters with a thumping low kick. Decent striking displayed by Boudica there. Boudica throws a sloppy head kick and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boudica's guard. Allen wants to control from the top but Boudica keeps moving. Boudica pulls Allen in to control the position. Boudica is continuing to stall. Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Queen Boudica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boudica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Allen darts in looking for a takedown but Boudica gets double underhooks and turns Allen into the cage. Boudica turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Boudica throws a nice inside leg kick. Boudica stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet. Boudica dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage! Allen tries for a takedown but Boudica circles away easily and Boudica counters with a left to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudica. Boudica obviously looking to wear him down.
Boudica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Boudica.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Boudica seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Boudica gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Boudica is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him. Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Boudica passes into half guard. Bruce Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Allen is looking for a sweep. Boudica is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Bruce Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boudica seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boudica in particular looking to stall. Boudica is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Allen sees it coming and defends easily. Boudica wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen is looking for a sweep. Boudica is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Boudica has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Boudica slows the pace down in half guard. Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Queen Boudica is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Allen is refusing to be controlled, as Boudica sits in half guard. Boudica trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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. A chopping leg kick lands by Boudica. Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Boudica sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Allen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. A solid body kick from Boudica. Boudica pushes Allen away with a front kick. Boudica throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it. Boudica throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Boudica darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Boudica keeps Allen at a distance using the push kick. Boudica throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Queen Boudica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Boudica winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Queen Boudica! Our winner, Queen Boudica, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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