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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 883 p4p, 97 weight class) and Brandon Vee (ranked 151 p4p, 16 weight class). Vee has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Brandon Vee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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249 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napoleon.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
Napoleon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vee 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.
Vee instigates a clinch.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Vee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Napoleon blocking some punches.
Vee tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vee is working Napoleon over against the cage.
Vee pushes Napoleon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
I was talking to Napoleon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Napoleon controls the action.
Napoleon blocks an uppercut.
Napoleon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vee up against the cage.
Napoleon is pushing Vee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Napoleon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee blocking some punches.
Vee prevents a body shot from Napoleon.
Napoleon misses with a punch on the inside.
Napoleon slowing the pace effectively.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Vee blocks an uppercut.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee pushes Napoleon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Vee.
Napoleon tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Napoleon.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vee is leaning against Napoleon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Napoleon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
Napoleon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandon Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vee tries to bum rush Napoleon with a series of wild strikes but Napoleon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napoleon is looking to counter punch.
Vee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napoleon has time to react.
Vee cracks Napoleon with a good jab.
Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vee.
Napoleon misses with a two punch combination.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vee throws a combination. Napoleon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napoleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee swats away the attempt to clinch by Napoleon.
It seemed like Vee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Napoleon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vee.
Vee lands an overhand right.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoleon.
Vee works over Napoleon's head and body with a nice combination.
Vee thuds a left hand into Napoleon's body.
Napoleon throws a leg kick
and Vee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Vee.
A punch combination from Napoleon misses.
Napoleon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon walks into a left hand.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a nice strike.
Napoleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee pushes Napoleon up against the cage in a clinch.
Napoleon misses with a body punch.
Napoleon misses with a punch to the body.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vee.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Napoleon taking a breather.
Vee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Napoleon misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Napoleon is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vee.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Napoleon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Napoleon blocks a body shot from Vee.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Vee lands with a right to the head.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Vee.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
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!
Vee lands a left hand.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.
Napoleon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Vee.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Napoleon.
Vee is working Napoleon over against the cage.
Napoleon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Vee.
A right hand to the body from Vee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandon Vee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vee gets through Napoleon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee lands with a right to the head.
Vee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Napoleon misses with some punches.
Vee blocking some punches.
Napoleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Vee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
Napoleon misses with the head strike.
Napoleon blocking some punches.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Napoleon is rocked!
A short uppercut from Vee.
Oh Napoleon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Vee on the inside.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Napoleon breaks the clinch.
Vee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Napoleon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vee scores with a hook.
Brandon Vee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Vee. Beautiful body shot.
Vee lands with a shot to the body.
Vee throws a series of punches but Napoleon moves out of range.
Vee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Napoleon's head.
Vee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napoleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vee connects with a body shot that sends Napoleon's belly button to the back.
Napoleon seems to have got his legs back now.
Vee lands a jab-cross combination.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Vee lands.
Vee checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Vee finds it's target.
Vee connects with a crisp jab.
Vee slips under a jab from Napoleon.
Napoleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vee clobbers Napoleon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vee lands a shoulder strike.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
Napoleon tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Napoleon back against the cage.
Napoleon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vee lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon breaks from the clinch.
Vee lands with a hook. Napoleon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vee lands with a right hand.
Vee missing with a left hand there. Napoleon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Napoleon dodges the punch combination from Vee.
Napoleon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Napoleon counter with a right hand.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut. Vee saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Vee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vee misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Napoleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vee lands a jab to Napoleon's midsection.
Napoleon connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buster Napoleon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napoleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Vee clinches up with Napoleon and pushes him back against the cage.
Napoleon misses with a punch to the body.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Napoleon avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Napoleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vee's elbow.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Napoleon avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Napoleon avoiding damage.
Vee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vee lands with a short shot to the head.
Vee scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Napoleon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Vee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Vee.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee digs a right hand into Napoleon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Napoleon's gas tank.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Napoleon can't break the clinch.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Vee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Napoleon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vee.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee has Napoleon pressed against the cage, preventing Napoleon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Napoleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Napoleon misses with a body punch.
Napoleon looking to stall.
Good body shot from Vee.
A nice left hand lands by Vee.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vee.
Napoleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Vee.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Napoleon or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vee.
Nice body punch from Vee - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vee as Napoleon tries to tie him up.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buster Napoleon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Napoleons head.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Napoleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee lands a shoulder strike.
Napoleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vee has Napoleon up against the cage in a clinch.
Vee lands a body shot.
Napoleon tries to break free but Vee pushes him back against the cage.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Napoleon controls the action.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Napoleon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Vee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Napoleon under the eye.
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Napoleon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vee slips a jab from Napoleon.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Vee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Napoleon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Napoleon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vee.
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vee tries to clinch but Napoleon is having none of it.
Vee digs a good hook to Napoleon's body.
Napoleon throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
Napoleon throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Napoleon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Napoleon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vee's waist but Vee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Napoleon off to one side.
Vee throws a shot from downtown. Napoleon moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vee 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vee!
An intense looking Brandon Vee took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
In defeat, Buster Napoleon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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RATING
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