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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 827 p4p, 110 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 920 p4p, 125 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
Bogard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Potter.
Potter has closed the distance and engaged Bogard in a clinch.
Bogard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
Potter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bogard after a bit of a struggle.
Bogard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bogard scores with a shoulder strike.
Potter goes for a takedown attempt but Bogard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bogard wants to clinch.
Bogard misses with a left hand
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Potter clinches up with Bogard and pushes him back against the cage.
Bogard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bogard regains guard immediately.
Bogard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bogard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potter tries to score a body lock takedown but Bogard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Bogard fails to land.
Bogard tries a body shot but Potter blocks it.
Potter blocks a body shot from Bogard.
Bogard lands a hook that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Bogard lands with a right to the head.
Bogard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter misses with a knee strike.
Bogard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Potter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogard can turn it around.
Bogard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bogard after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bogard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potters head.
Potter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Potter manages to end up in side control.
Bogard explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Bogard motions for Potter to come forward. Bogard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potter feinted with a counter takedown.
Bogard slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Potter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bogard's waist but Bogard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Potter off to one side.
Potter walks into a stiff left hand from Bogard.
Bogard is looking to clinch.
Bogard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Potter counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bogard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Potter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Potter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Potter working the ground and pound but Bogard is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings around for an armbar but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Potter's guard.
Bogard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bogard throws a big right hand that misses.
Bogard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Potter pulls Bogard in close to his closed guard and prevents Bogard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bogard trying to control but Potter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard won't allow Potter to sweep him here.
Potter is pulling down on Bogard's head to control his posture.
Bogard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bogard wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bogard trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Bogard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Potter with a body shot.
Potter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard sizes up Potter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogard throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
Potter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Potter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potter takes the fight into the clinch.
Potter goes for a takedown attempt but Bogard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from Bogard as Potter shoots in.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard keeps Potter at a distance using the push kick.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bogard is trying to counter with his kicks.
Potter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter blocks a low kick nicely.
Bogard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard leaves Potter 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 Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terry Bogard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter jabs at Bogard's body.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Bogard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bogard stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
Bogard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Potter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bogard doesn't seem phased though.
Bogard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
Bogard cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Potter moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
Potter lands a glancing blow to the side of Bogard's head.
Potter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bogard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogard throws out the jab.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Bogard throws a lazy head kick
and Potter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bogard's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter cracks Bogard with a solid left hand.
Potter 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.
Potter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bogard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potter is pushing down on Bogard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bogard is fighting to maintain full guard but Potter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bogard is trying to maintain the position but Potter is very close to passing his half guard.
Bogard makes his way to full guard, as Potter worked for a kimura.
Potter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bogard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bogard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bogard!
Bogard looking to control but instead Potter has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bogard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potter tries to roll over but Bogard keeps him under control.
Potter taking some punishment here, with Bogard in his half guard.
Potter trying to control here.
Bogard wants to stand up but Potter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Potter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter wants to sweep here but Bogard controlling him for the moment.
Potter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Potter controls Bogard momentarily but Bogard frees himself.
Bogard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter slips under a jab from Bogard.
Potter tries to counter with a takedown but Bogard is quick to defend against it.
Potter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bogard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Potter.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potter tries for a takedown but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potter scores with a jab.
Bogard misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard scores with a jab to the body.
Bogard throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown but Bogard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bogard lands a jab to the nose.
Bogard scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potter throws a hook but Bogard avoids it easily.
Potter clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tries for a takedown but Bogard manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard misses with the head strike.
Bogard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogard struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogard working aggressively here.
Bogard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bogard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bogard effectively controlling the action here.
Bogard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potter's efforts to push away.
Bogard prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Bogard.
Alexander Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bogard tries to throw a body punch but Potter avoids it by throwing Bogard back against the cage.
Potter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bogard misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Bogard tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogard gets through Potter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bogard is trying to maintain a safe position but Potter gets an underhook and turns Bogard into the cage.
Bogard prevents the takedown attempt.
Bogard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bogard struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Bogard tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries a knee to the head but Potter blocks it.
Potter blocks a body shot from Bogard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bogard tries to throw a body punch but Potter avoids it by throwing Bogard back against the cage.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
Potter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bogard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Potters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Potter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bogard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
A jab from Potter misses.
Jab from Potter.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potter lands with a hook. Bogard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Bogard moved out of range.
Bogard wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Potter throws a leg kick but Bogard moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a hook.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogard lands with a hook. Potter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terry Bogard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard lands a right hook to the body.
Bogard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Potter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogard. Bogard obviously looking to wear him down.
Potter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potter clinches up against the cage.
Bogard scores with a shot to the side of Potter's head.
Potter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bogard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bogard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Potter up against the cage.
Potter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bogard regains guard immediately.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bogard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bogard 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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hype
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RATING
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