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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Atkinson (ranked 2169 p4p, 3324 weight class) and Demetrius Sims (ranked 205 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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| 166 cm 27 145 6 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm 27 150 3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronald Atkinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Sims! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkinson closes the distance and clinches. Atkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sims breaks the clinch.
Atkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Atkinson throws a leg kick but Sims sees it coming and moves out of range. A head kick misses from Sims. Atkinson lands a jab to Sims's midsection. Sims steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atkinson.
Atkinson has managed to clinch.
Atkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sims's elbow. Atkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it. Atkinson blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims pressing his opponent against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sims tries to pull guard but Atkinson won't allow it.
Sims is trying to break the clinch but Atkinson has him pressed against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Atkinson throws an elbow but misses. Atkinson has Sims pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sims manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Atkinson.
Atkinson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sims regains guard.
Sims trying to control the position here. Atkinson cracks Sims with a solid left hand. Atkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Atkinson lands a couple of digs. Atkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Atkinson stopping the sweep attempt from Sims. Atkinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Sims not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Atkinson throws an elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Atkinson's guard. Nice move by Sims!
Atkinson wants to get back to his feet but Sims is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sims sitting in guard here, content to control. Sims is looking to stand up but Atkinson won't let him. Atkinson wants to get back to his feet but Sims is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Atkinson keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully. Atkinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Atkinson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. 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! Atkinson lands with a left to the head. A short right from Atkinson. Sims tries to pull guard but Atkinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Atkinson misses with some punches.
Sims tries to break free but Atkinson pushes him back against the cage. Atkinson misses with a punch to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sims jumps guard but Atkinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Ronald Atkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Sims. Sims jumps guard but Atkinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sims manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Atkinson scoring with some ground and pound. Sims is trying to control the position but Atkinson postures up. Atkinson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atkinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sims looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Sims seems keen to control Atkinson's posture. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Atkinson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Sims preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sims has his foot on Atkinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Atkinson works his way back into a safe position though. Sims has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sims is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Atkinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Atkinson landing some decent shots from guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atkinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Atkinson postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it. Sims keeping moving, preventing Atkinson from controlling successfully. Sims controls Atkinson momentarily but Atkinson frees himself. Atkinson lands a couple of decent looking shots. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Atkinson dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Atkinson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sims! Sims is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Sims takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Sims is trying to get back to half guard. Sims takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Sims striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sims tries to bench press Atkinson off him but Atkinson keeps the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sims takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Sims manages to work his way to half guard, despite Atkinson's best efforts. Atkinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sims is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Atkinson is looking to stall here but Sims recovers full guard. Sims looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Atkinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Atkinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sims has wrist control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Atkinson landing some decent shots from guard. Atkinson is fighting to break Sims's control of his arms but Sims is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Sims is trying to control the position but Atkinson postures up. Atkinson stands up over Sims, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Atkinson trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom. Atkinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Atkinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Atkinson throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely. Atkinson postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sims keeping moving, preventing Atkinson from controlling successfully. Sims is looking to stand up but Atkinson isn't so interested in that idea. Atkinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Atkinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Sims trying to keep a closed guard but Atkinson is proving a slippery customer.
Ronald Atkinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Atkinson wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving. Atkinson cracks Sims with a solid left hand. Atkinson with a nice head shot there. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sims is on top in guard.
Sims trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sims is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Atkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it. Atkinson lands with a left to the head.
 Sims is rocked!
Atkinson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sims is trying to keep an underhook but Atkinson manages to get the takedown into half guard. Sims is still in real trouble! Can Atkinson finish him? Atkinson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sims! More strikes land and this one is all over! Atkinson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Atkinson! Jumping up and down and very excited, Ronald Atkinson waved his t-shirt featuring Warpath Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
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