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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubbles comes to the cage accompanied by The Ship Song - Nick Cave. Laia has chosen ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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167 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laia looks for the body kick but Bubbles saw that one coming.
Laia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range and Laia settles back down.
Laia throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bubbles to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Laia is predictable there
and Bubbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bu Laia has been cut.
Nice body punch from Bubbles.
Laia is looking to land body kicks.
Laia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bubbles counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia jabs Bubbles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laia tries to work over Bubbles's front leg with a kick but Bubbles checks it.
Laia throws a body kick the misses
and Bubbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laia misses with a low kick.
Laia throws a jab but it's blocked by Bubbles.
A low kick from Laia is predictable there
enabling Bubbles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laia misses with a leg kick
letting Bubbles counter with a right hand.
Laia swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
Bubbles blocks a low kick nicely.
Laia misses with a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a left to the body.
Bubbles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laia.
Laia is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles moves forwards but Laia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bubbles blocks the leg kick.
Bubbles ducks right into an uppercut from Laia.
A lazy body kick from Laia
and Bubbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bubbles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia stuns Bubbles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bubbles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laia throws a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laia thinking.
Laia scoring well with a low kick there.
Laia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laia is looking to slow Bubbles down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bubbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aitch Bubbles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bubbles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bubbles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Laia.
Bubbles throws a nice looking combination but Laia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laia misses with an uppercut. Bubbles saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laia working aggressively here.
Come on Laia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bubbles walks away with a smile on his face. Laia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Laia misses with a few strikes there.
Bubbles connects with an inside leg kick.
Laia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bu Laia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Laia is predictable there
and Bubbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aitch Bubbles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bubbles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laia misses with an uppercut
and Bubbles counters with a one-two to the body.
Laia is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bubbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Laia is predictable there
and Bubbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laia is still on wobbly legs! Can Bubbles finish him?
Aitch Bubbles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laia seems to have recovered his senses.
Laia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bubbles counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laia tries a low kick but Bubbles avoids it.
Bubbles swings widly with a right hand
and Laia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laia misses with a hook
and Bubbles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laia throws a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a nice body shot.
Bubbles blocks the body kick.
Bubbles throws a low kick, looking for Laia's leg but Laia calmly moves out of range.
Laia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bubbles is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia scores with a nice strike.
Laia throws a leg kick but Bubbles moved away.
Laia looks to land a body kick but Bubbles moved away.
Bubbles scores with a jab. Laia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bubbles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aitch Bubbles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bubbles throws a lazy right hand but Laia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laia slips under a jab from Bubbles.
A good leg kick by Laia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laia, right into the meat.
Laia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia lands a leg kick that knocks Bubbles off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laia is fighting to break Bubbles's control of his arms but Bubbles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bubbles is trying to keep Laia in close.
Bubbles keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Laia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bu Laia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Laia postures up in Bubbles's guard and throws a big left but Bubbles blocks it.
Bubbles keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Bu Laia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laia thumps Bubbles with a low kick.
Bubbles checks a low kick from Laia.
Bubbles tests Laia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a front kick aimed at Laia's knee but Laia avoids it well.
Laia throws a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a nice body shot.
Laia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laia misses with the body kick
and Bubbles counters with a low kick, right behind Laia 's knee.
Laia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bubbles checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bubbles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Bu Laia's cut even more.
Laia thumps Bubbles with a low kick.
Laia misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bubbles counter with a right hand.
Laia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Laia is predictable there
and Bubbles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bubbles lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aitch Bubbles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bubbles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aitch Bubbles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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