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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball. James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Love the Cocaine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Bullard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Bullard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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37
182 lbs
32 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
31
184 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James with a jab.
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bullard sprawling to the canvas. James follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bullard hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullard manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. James keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullard controls his hands.
James missing with knees to the body.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullard controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Bullard.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullard controls his hands.
Bullard avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
James told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Bullard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Bullard avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
A left hand lands to the body for Bullard.
Bullard manages to break the clinch.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullard moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James has Bullard up against the cage in a clinch.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James tries a body shot but Bullard blocks it.
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bullard manages to break the clinch.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bullard scrambles back to his feet.
Bullard is looking to clinch.
Bullard is looking to clinch.
James misses the jab.
James blocks a head kick by Bullard.
Bullard dodges the punch combination from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James darts in and clinches Bullard up against the cage.
James misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
James blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bullard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Bullard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tony Bullard's cut is getting worse.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Bullard clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Bullard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bullard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bullard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tony Bullard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullard breaks the clinch.
James throws out a loose jab but Bullard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullard throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bullard.
Bullard tries for a takedown but James manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Bullard.
Bullard tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bullard back against the cage.
Bullard managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Bullard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bullard is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bullard lands a hook to the side of the head.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Bullard stalling in the clinch.
Bullard looking to slow down the pace here.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James pushes Bullard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bullard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullard tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Bullard blocks a head kick by James.
Bullard throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James gets tackled into the cage by Bullard. Bullard maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from James.
Bullard is breathing heavily.
Bullard trying to land knees to the body.
Bullard avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
Bullard tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bullard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bullard prevents a body shot from James.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullard is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Bullard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullard blocks an elbow strike.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bullard tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Bullard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by James.
Bullard throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullard is just out of range.
Rick James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullard avoids the head kick by James.
Bullard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but James manages to circle out of the way.
Bullard throws a one two combo.
Bullard darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
James lands an elbow that stopped Bullard in his tracks for a moment.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bullard stalling the fight.
Bullard effectively controlling the action here.
Bullard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bullard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rick James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullard tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bullard back against the cage.
Bullard breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Bullard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bullard moves out of range of the body kick.
Tony Bullard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullard tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James throws a jab when Bullard was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bullard.
James avoiding damage as Bullard throws knees to the body.
Bullard scores with a hook to the body.
Bullard looking to slow down the pace here.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bullard is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bullard trying to stall but James improves his position.
James throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Bullard avoids the damage to the body.
Bullard digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Bullard lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Bullard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Bullard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullard trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bullard into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bullard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee calls for Bullard to work.
Bullard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short right from Bullard.
Bullard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Bullard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bullard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James with a hook.
Bullard misses with the combination.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Bullard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullard tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bullard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James loads up on a big right hand but Bullard slips the punch.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Bullard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jeez, Tony Bullard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bullard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Bullard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bullard stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
Bullard fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bullard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bullard has him pressed against the cage.
Bullard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullard manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bullard gets a clinch.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Bullard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick James!
Rick James took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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