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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Soldic (ranked 2603 p4p, 262 weight class) and Bryan Furry (ranked 2338 p4p, 244 weight class). Soldic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come With Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furry looks to land a combination but Soldic avoids it well.
Furry walks into a left hand.
Furry looks to land a combination but Soldic avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Furry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soldic lands with an uppercut that bounces Furry off the cage and back into range.
Furry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soldic swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Soldic.
Furry misses with the combination.
Soldic scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furry misses with a combination
letting Soldic counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soldic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Roberto Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Furry. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soldic.
Soldic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Furry misses with the combination.
As Furry looks to move away, Soldic throws a big counter combo but Furry just gets out of the way.
Furry throws a jab but it's blocked by Soldic.
Roberto Soldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soldic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soldic.
Soldic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soldic scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Furry.
Furry misses with the combination.
Soldic with a jab.
Soldic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Furry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soldic lands a lovely overhand right.
Furry walks into a straight right hand from Soldic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Furry has a takedown stuffed.
Furry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furry throws a nice looking combination but Soldic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soldic jabs Furry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Soldic.
Furry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soldic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Furry is in Soldic's guard.
Soldic is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Furry presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Soldic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soldic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Furry walks into a stiff left hand from Soldic.
Furry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soldic throws out the jab.
Furry is looking for the big counter here.
Furry throws a series of punches but Soldic avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Soldic.
Furry shoots in for a takedown but Soldic shows good takedown defense.
Roberto Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Furry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry looks for a takedown but Soldic sprawls well.
Furry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soldic throws a leg kick which misses Furry's front leg but catches the back leg as Furry tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Furry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Furry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soldic works over Furry's head and body with a nice combination.
Soldic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Furry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Furry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Furry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soldic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Furry shoots in for a double leg but Soldic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Soldic does it's job there.
Soldic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Furry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Soldic manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Furry looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Soldic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Furry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soldic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Furry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Furry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soldic. Soldic obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Soldic. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Soldic.
Furry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Furry slips under a jab from Soldic.
Furry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soldic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Furry is in Soldic's guard.
Soldic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furry won't allow Soldic to sweep him here.
Soldic wants to hit a sweep here but Furry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soldic there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Soldic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Furry moves out of range easily.
Furry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Furry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furry has time to react.
Furry shoots in looking for a takedown. Soldic tries to sprawl out of it but Furry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soldic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soldic misses with a lunging right hand
and Furry counters with a left to the body.
Furry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soldic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soldic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Furry shoots in but Soldic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roberto Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Furry.
Furry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soldic defends it nicely.
Furry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberto Soldic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Soldic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soldic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soldic lands a nice shot to the body.
Soldic misses with a looping left.
Soldic connects with an inside leg kick.
Furry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soldic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Furry shoots in looking for a takedown. Soldic tries to sprawl out of it but Furry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soldic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan Furry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furry is breathing heavily.
Soldic throws a good cross that connects.
Furry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Furry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soldic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Soldic.
Soldic misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldic throws out a powerful jab.
Soldic lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Soldic.
Soldic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furry.
Soldic avoids the body shot from Furry.
Soldic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furry can do to turn this around?
Soldic lands a jab to Furry's midsection.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Furry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soldic lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Furry.
Soldic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Furry down.
Soldic scores with a shot to the body.
Furry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Furry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Furry. Those never looked like landing.
Soldic cracks Furry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soldic circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Soldic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soldic.
Furry misses with a double jab.
Furry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soldic scores with a jab.
Furry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soldic. Soldic obviously looking to wear him down.
Soldic scores with a sloppy right hand. Furry should have avoided that one.
Soldic lands the left hand.
Furry looks to land a combination but Soldic avoids it well.
Furry fails with the takedown.
Furry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soldic, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soldic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Furry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soldic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soldic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soldic. That one must have hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Soldic.
Soldic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soldic duly obliges.
Soldic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Furry on the side of the head.
Soldic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soldic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Furry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soldic swivels and escapes.
Furry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soldic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soldic misses with a two punch combination.
Soldic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Furry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Furry throws a right and a left that Soldic avoids nicely.
Furry throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Soldic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Soldic lands with an uppercut that bounces Furry off the cage and back into range.
Furry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soldic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furry thinking.
Furry swinging wildly here.
Soldic punishes Furry's body with a nice straight punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Soldic scores with a four punch combination!
Soldic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soldic with a hook.
Furry misses with a wild combination.
Soldic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soldic scores with a decent looking hook.
Soldic connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry ducks right into an uppercut from Soldic.
Furry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Furry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soldic connects with a looping right hand.
Soldic connects with a single shot there.
Soldic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Furry is rocked!
Soldic connects with a crisp jab.
Furry is still on wobbly legs! Can Soldic finish him?
Furry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Furry feints the counter takedown.
Soldic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Soldic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soldic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Soldic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soldic with a hook.
Furry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soldic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Furry's head.
Soldic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Furry throws a body punch but Soldic moves out of range.
Furry shoots in looking for a takedown. Soldic tries to sprawl out of it but Furry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soldic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberto Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Furry.
Furry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soldic lands a head shot.
Furry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Soldic.
Soldic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furry.
Furry seems to have recovered his senses.
Furry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soldic finds it's way round the side to connect with Furry's head.
Soldic lands a leg kick that knocks Furry off balance momentarily.
Soldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Furry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Furry ducks right into an uppercut from Soldic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry moves forwards but Soldic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Furry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soldic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furry shoots for a double leg takedown but Soldic sprawls well. He's pushed Furry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soldic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furry doesn't seem bothered though.
Soldic 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.
Furry throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Furry.
Soldic throws a series of punches but Furry avoids them all with ease.
Soldic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Furry in his tracks.
Soldic connects with a solid leg kick.
Soldic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Furry seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furry takes one on the button.
Soldic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Furry seems unphased.
Soldic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Furry in his tracks.
Furry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soldic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soldic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Furry looks to land a left hand but Soldic moved out of range nicely.
Soldic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soldic lands an overhand right.
Furry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Furry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Furry wants to control but Soldic is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Furry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Soldic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soldic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Soldic!
A relieved looking Roberto Soldic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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