The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bogdan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bayley Jeffery on the side of the head. Bogdan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bayley Jeffery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bogdan lands a jab to the head.
Shay Bayley Jeffery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bayley Jeffery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Bogdan lands a body shot.
Bayley Jeffery throws the left hand but Bogdan avoids the punch easily. Bayley Jeffery connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Bayley Jeffery throws a right and a left that Bogdan avoids nicely.
Bogdan moves into range and clinches up with Bayley Jeffery. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bogdan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bayley Jeffery gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bogdan lands a nice shot to the body. Bogdan lands a hook to the side of the head. Bogdan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bogdan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayley Jeffery backwards. Bayley Jeffery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bogdan to keep the fight standing. A short body shot lands from Bogdan as the two fighters clinch.
Bogdan lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bogdan lands a shoulder strike.
Bayley Jeffery is rocked! Bogdan has a couple of punches blocked by Bayley Jeffery.
Bogdan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogdan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bayley Jeffery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogdan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bogdan defending well as Bayley Jeffery loads up on a big left hand. Sloppy strikes from Bayley Jeffery. Those never looked like landing. Bogdan drops Bayley Jeffery with a naaaaasty hook - Bayley Jeffery is in real trouble here! Bogdan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atanase Bogdan!