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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music. Pawel Ufcowski jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Furious George's chin.
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furious George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a right hand that misses
and Ufcowski jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Ufcowski jr.
George takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Furious George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ufcowski jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George dodges the punch combination from Ufcowski jr.
George shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ufcowski jr's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
George lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
George controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George looking to pass the guard.
George throwing strikes but missing.
Ufcowski jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ufcowski jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from George.
George trying to control but Ufcowski jr is working from the bottom.
George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr keeping moving, preventing George from controlling successfully.
George throwing strikes from guard but Ufcowski jr blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ufcowski jr throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George slips under a jab.
Ufcowski jr takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Ufcowski jr ducks under a wild hook from George.
Ufcowski jr misses with a combination
and George counters with a takedown into side control.
George tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no George has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
George in side control, throwing shots but Ufcowski jr defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by George.
Ufcowski jr is looking to reverse the position.
George lands an elbow.
Ufcowski jr stops George from passing to mount.
George wants to control but Ufcowski jr is keeping him busy.
Ufcowski jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ufcowski jr prevents George from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furious George dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ufcowski jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ufcowski jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ufcowski jr throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a nice body shot.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range as George strikes.
Ufcowski jr missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George shoots for a double leg takedown but Ufcowski jr sprawls well. He's pushed George's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ufcowski jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ufcowski jr pinned against the cage. Ufcowski jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ufcowski jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ufcowski jr throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
George closes the distance and clinches up with Ufcowski jr, looking for a takedown. George pushes Ufcowski jr against the cage but Ufcowski jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ufcowski jr misses the shot to the body.
George slips a jab and a cross from Ufcowski jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ufcowski jr takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from George.
Ufcowski jr missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ufcowski jr as he jumps to the side.
Ufcowski jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by George.
George throws a hook but Ufcowski jr blocks it.
Ufcowski jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a right hand that George ducks under and follows up with a left that George also avoids with ease.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
George scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr feints a jab promting George to slip. Ufcowski jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. George slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Ufcowski jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ufcowski jr misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by George or perhaps it was just good defense by Ufcowski jr which made him look bad.
Ufcowski jr throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ufcowski jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George scores with a nice head shot.
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ufcowski jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr misses with a double jab.
Pawel Ufcowski jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ufcowski jr leaves George with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George throws a jab when Ufcowski jr was well out of range.
George throws the left hand but Ufcowski jr avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
George misses with a lunging right hand
and Ufcowski jr counters with a straight right hand.
George throws a big shot that misses.
Ufcowski jr avoids the body shot from George.
A jab from Ufcowski jr misses.
Ufcowski jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
George swings for the body but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ufcowski jr moves away from the strike by George.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Ufcowski jr misses its intended target.
Ufcowski jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
George scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ufcowski jr throws out the jab.
George misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Ufcowski jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George throws a lazy right hand but Ufcowski jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George misses with a double jab
letting Ufcowski jr counter with a right hand.
Ufcowski jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Ufcowski jr misses.
George manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ufcowski jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Ufcowski jr's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furious George clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ufcowski jr. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ufcowski jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
Ufcowski jr throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr ducks under a wild hook from George.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ufcowski jr.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufcowski jr manages to avoid it.
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ufcowski jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
Ufcowski jr throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ufcowski jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
Ufcowski jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George shoots in for a takedown but Ufcowski jr shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George misses with a takedown attempt
and Ufcowski jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling George to score with a decent uppercut.
George throws a shot from downtown. Ufcowski jr moves away and avoids it.
George looks to throw the jab but Ufcowski jr is out of range.
Ufcowski jr throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ufcowski jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Ufcowski jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Ufcowski jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
George misses with a takedown attempt - Ufcowski jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
George shoots in for a takedown but Ufcowski jr shows good takedown defense.
George is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ufcowski jr misses with a jab to the body
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George with a poor takedown
and Ufcowski jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ufcowski jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
A swing and a miss from George.
Ufcowski jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr ducks under a wild hook from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pawel Ufcowski jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Ufcowski jr - just one landing.
George swings for the body but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
Ufcowski jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from George.
Ufcowski jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from George.
George fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ufcowski jr avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a looping overhand right but Ufcowski jr ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ufcowski jr.
George shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. George showed some decent athleticism there.
George has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. George connects with a nice short shot to Ufcowski jr's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ufcowski jr!
George misses with a head shot.
George looking to ground and pound but Ufcowski jr is blocking nicely.
George throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
George is trying to control here but Ufcowski jr has managed to regain half guard.
George not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George throwing shots but Ufcowski jr is blocking nicely.
George is looking to take a break and control but Ufcowski jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ufcowski jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from George.
George moves into full mount! Ufcowski jr won't be happy about that!
Ufcowski jr is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
George with a couple of short strikes.
George dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George unloading with bombs!
George can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ufcowski jr is looking to escape.
George throwing strikes but Ufcowski jr bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ufcowski jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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!
Ufcowski jr wants to stand but George is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George controls Ufcowski jr momentarily but Ufcowski jr frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Furious George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think George has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furious George!
Furious George is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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