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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Buma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anucha Poopha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Buma!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buma shoots in but no luck this time.
Buma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poopha but Poopha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anucha Poopha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Buma.
Buma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poopha as he avoids it easily.
Jacob Buma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buma avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Poopha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poopha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buma takes a step back to recover.
Horrible takedown attempt by Buma or perhaps it was just good defense by Poopha, which made it look bad.
Poopha scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Poopha - just one landing.
Poopha jabs Buma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buma loads up on a big right hand but Poopha slips the punch.
Poopha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poopha scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha tries to sprawl but Buma drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Buma looks winded!
Poopha is trying to stand up here but Buma is controlling him well.
Buma is trying to control. Poopha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poopha is trying to stand.
Buma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Buma seems to be working for a kimura but Poopha defends the submission attempt.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buma is defended easily by Poopha.
Buma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poopha misses with a straight left.
Buma misses with a takedown attempt - Poopha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poopha misses with a hook to the body
and Buma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buma manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poopha on his heels. He'll look to pass Poopha's guard now, I'm sure.
Buma prevents Poopha from getting back to his feet.
Buma has gone for a leg lock! Poopha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Buma's guard.
Poopha wants to control from the top but Buma keeps moving.
Buma keeping full guard, as Poopha tries to pass.
Buma 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.
Buma has an active guard here but Poopha has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buma actively working from the bottom here.
Poopha wants to take a breather but Buma is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buma actively working from the bottom here.
Poopha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buma defending well though.
Buma looking for submissions off his back.
Buma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poopha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poopha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poopha gets caught flat footed, as Buma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Buma passes Poopha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poopha tries to kick Buma off but Buma keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Poopha tries to kick Buma off but Buma keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buma trying to control the action but Poopha is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buma trying to control from Poopha's half guard. Poopha has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Buma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poopha keeping moving, preventing Buma from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Buma misses with a right hand
and Poopha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Buma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Poopha as Buma shoots in.
Anucha Poopha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poopha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buma is breathing heavily.
Poopha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jacob Buma has been cut.
Poopha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Poopha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buma doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Poopha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buma is defended easily by Poopha.
Anucha Poopha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Buma.
Poopha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poopha wants it to stay on the feet.
Poopha jabs at Buma's body.
Poopha scores with the left hand. Buma knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Buma - just one landing.
Buma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poopha in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buma.
A cross from Poopha lands.
Buma needs to keep his hands up - Poopha had a free shot at his head there.
Anucha Poopha is winning the standup battle so far.
Poopha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buma is rocked!
Poopha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buma is still on wobbly legs! Can Poopha finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poopha defends it nicely.
Poopha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buma's head.
Whack! Poopha lands a heavy head kick that drops Buma. The ref tackles Poopha to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Buma was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Anucha Poopha!
In his post fight interview, Anucha Poopha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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RATING
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