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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Sparring Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphons Draclau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with The Sparring Bot's chin.
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143 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Sparring Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau cracks a nice hook into Bot's ribs.
Bot looks to land a body kick but Draclau moved away.
Bot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bot misses with a lunging right hand
and Draclau moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bot.
Draclau lands with a short shot to the head.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau misses with a punch on the inside.
Draclau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bot blocking some punches.
Draclau throws a punch but it's blocked by Bot.
Draclau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bot.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Bot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Draclau.
Bot blocks an uppercut.
Draclau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draclau prevents it.
Bot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bot throws a punch but it's blocked by Draclau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Bot controls the action.
Bot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draclau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draclau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bot.
Draclau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bot cracks Draclau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Draclau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throws a leg kick
and Draclau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Draclau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bot connects with an inside leg kick.
Draclau clinches up with Bot and pushes him back against the cage.
Bot tries for a takedown but Draclau manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sparring Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draclau pushes Bot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bot.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Bot controls the action.
Bot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draclau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
Bot tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bot looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Bot controls the action.
Draclau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draclau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draclau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draclau tries a body shot but Bot blocks it.
Draclau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bot lands a nice uppercut.
Draclau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bot blocking some punches.
Bot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
Bot misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bot blocks an uppercut.
Bot lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draclau has a couple of punches blocked by Bot.
Draclau tries a body shot but Bot blocks it.
Bot blocks a body shot from Draclau.
Bot tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bot struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Bot lands a hook that snaps the head of Draclau backwards.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draclau tries to work over Bot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alphons Draclau will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draclau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Draclau quickly recovers to half guard.
Draclau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bot trying to control the position from guard on top but Draclau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draclau is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Draclau looking for a sweep. Not yet Draclau, not yet.
Draclau is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bot wants to control from the top but Draclau keeps moving.
Draclau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Draclau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bot doesn't seem bothered though.
Bot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draclau scores with a body shot.
Good work by Draclau as he checks the leg kick.
Donk. Draclau catches Bot right on the button with a cross.
Draclau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bot moves away.
Bot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draclau.
Bot misses with a double jab.
Draclau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Draclau checks a leg kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Bot or perhaps it was just good defense by Draclau which made him look bad.
Draclau keeps Bot at a distance using the push kick.
Draclau scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draclau wants to slow Bot down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throws a front kick aimed at Draclau's knee but Draclau avoids it well.
Bot cracks the inside of Draclau's front leg.
Bot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draclau jabs at Bot's body.
Donk. Draclau catches Bot right on the button with a cross.
Bot connects with an inside leg kick.
Draclau throws a sloppy head kick and Bot moves out of range easily.
Bot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draclau. Draclau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draclau, right into the meat.
Bot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau tries to clinch there but Bot circles away.
Bot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Draclaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bot scores with a nice right hand.
The Sparring Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draclau is fending him off so far but Bot persists. Nope, Draclau circles away and we're back to standing.
Bot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draclau moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draclau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bot motions for Draclau to come forward. Bot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draclau. That's going to slow Bot down.
Bot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draclau.
Draclau misses with a wild body shot.
Draclau keeps the fight on the outside.
Bot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draclau at a distance.
Draclau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draclau.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draclau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draclau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sparring Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bot moves away.
A low kick from Draclau is predictable there
and Bot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draclau swivels and escapes.
Draclau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draclau tries to clinch up.
Bot misses with a shot to the body
and Draclau counters with a good low kick that Bot was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draclau throws a head kick that half lands.
Bot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Bot misses.
A cross from Bot lands.
Draclau throws a sloppy head kick and Bot moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draclau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Draclau - just one landing.
Bot throws a head kick that misses.
Draclau clinches up with Bot and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Draclau rushes Bot and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draclau.
Draclau tries to work over Bot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Draclau.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draclau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bot controls his hands.
Bot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Bot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Bot lands a hook that snaps the head of Draclau backwards.
Draclau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Draclau.
Draclau scores with a hook to the body.
Draclau tries a body shot but Bot blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draclau.
Bot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alphons Draclau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draclau lands with a nice body punch.
Draclau lands a body shot.
Bot throws a head kick that misses.
Bot throws a head kick but Draclau moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau connects with a right hand. Bot shakes it off.
Draclau tries to clinch up.
Draclau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draclau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bot avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draclau ducks under a wild hook from Bot.
Draclau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bot rather than just go for the knockout.
Bot wants to land a leg kick but Draclau is out of range.
Bot misses with an uppercut.
Bot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draclau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draclau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draclau connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot looking to score a takedown here. Draclau is defending well but Bot drives through and ends up in Draclau's guard.
Bot being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draclau controls Bot momentarily but Bot frees himself.
The Sparring Bot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bot is in close to Draclau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Draclau is on top in guard.
Draclau looking to pass the guard.
Bot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Draclau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draclau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alphons Draclau.
Well Draclau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
The Sparring Bot was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations James, you was better...'.
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