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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gentleman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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146 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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162 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Bates!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Stiffington Jr!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stiffington Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stiffington Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stiffington Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stiffington Jr looking to score a takedown here. Bates is defending well but Stiffington Jr drives through and ends up in Bates's guard.
Stiffington Jr lands a couple of digs.
Stiffington Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Stiffington Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stiffington Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stiffington Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiffington Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Stiffington Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Bates's brow.
Stiffington Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Stiffington Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stiffington Jr distracts Bates with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stiffington Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stiffington Jr stands up over Bates, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stiffington Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stiffington Jr cracks Bates with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stiffington Jr won't allow Bates to sweep him here.
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Bates working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Bates has wrist control.
Bates knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stiffington Jr on the ground.
Stiffington Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stiffington Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stiffington Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bates on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bates tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Stiffington Jr from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stiffington Jr with a nice head shot there.
Stiffington Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Stiffington Jr pushes down on Bates's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stiffington Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stiffington Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Stiffington Jr sits in half guard.
Bates is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stiffington Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stiffington Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Bates has hold of Stiffington Jr's hands but Stiffington Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stiffington Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Stiffington Jr there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiffington Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bates is rocked!
Stiffington Jr working over Bates with some ground and pound. Bates looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Bates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stiffington Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Stiffington Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Bates.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Bates connects with a jab.
Stiffington Jr motions for Bates to come forward. Stiffington Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stiffington Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stiffington Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Stiffington Jr wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Bates defending against the ground and pound.
Bates parries the strikes from Stiffington Jr easily there. Stiffington Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bates to escape.
Bates is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stiffington Jr scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr grinds an elbow into Bates's temple.
Check out the look on Stiffington Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Bates's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stiffington Jr wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Stiffington Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stiffington Jr is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stiffington Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Stiffington Jr crashes against the mat.
Stiffington Jr slows the pace down.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Bates takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound from side control.
Rod Stiffington Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stiffington Jr cracks Bates with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Stiffington Jr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bates is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Stiffington Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Stiffington Jr!
Rod Stiffington Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
The defeated James Bates had this to say: 'All I can say man is, props to my opponent tonight. He was a tough son of a bitch, and tonight he was the better man. I just wanna thank all you fans, and I promise I'll come back next time better, and stronger!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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