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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1507 p4p, 1854 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 210 p4p, 256 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . Darko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ominous Drumming kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronco clinches up against the cage.
Bronco fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Bronco.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darko.
Bronco tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronco tries a body shot but Darko blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronco.
Darko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bronco throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko stalling the fight.
Bronco jumps guard.
Bronco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco pulls Darko in close to prevent any damage.
Bronco looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Darko has picked Bronco up and slammed him! Bronco can't keep hold of the triangle and Darko manages to pass to side control!
Bronco is not content to let Darko control the position.
Bronco tries to bench press Darko off him but Darko keeps the position.
Darko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Darko wants to control but Bronco is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bronco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bronco is trying to get back to half guard.
Bronco is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Darko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bronco is trying to control Darko's posture but Darko avoids it.
Darko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko trying to control the action but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Bronco gets back to half guard.
Darko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bronco sees it coming and defends easily.
Darko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bronco keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Darko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Darko wants to control the pace but Bronco is squirming around nicely.
Bronco tries to hold on but Darko postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darko wants to take his opponent's back but instead Bronco manages to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bronco sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Bronco finds it's target.
Bronco connects with a body shot.
Bronco fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronco misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darko moves into range and clinches up with Bronco.
Bronco tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko prevents a body shot from Bronco.
Bronco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darko or not.
Bronco lands a nice uppercut.
Darko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darko looking to stall.
Bronco manages to pull guard.
Darko wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.
Bronco has control of Darko's left arm, preventing Darko from doing any damage.
Darko advances position into side control!
Bronco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Bronco tries to buck Darko off but Darko is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko lands some shots froms side control.
Darko trying to control the action but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Bronco is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco wants to control but Darko postures up.
Darko trying to control the action but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Bronco wants to control but Darko postures up.
Darko trying to control the position but Bronco is working away.
Bronco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco manages to get to full guard.
Bronco has Darko pulled in close to control his posture.
Bronco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darko looking to sit in guard and control but Bronco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Darko being controlled here, momentarily.
Darko wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darko controls Bronco momentarily but Bronco frees himself.
Darko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronco.
Darko looking for a guillotine here but Bronco defends easily.
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronco is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronco landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Darko misses.
Darko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco tries to clinch
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Darko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronco momentarily.
Bronco throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darko misses with a leg kick.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bronco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darko was covering up waiting for the punch and Bronco finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darko has Bronco pulled in close to control his posture.
Bronco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronco is one step ahead there.
Darko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bronco scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnny Bronco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Darko pulls Bronco in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronco from doing any damage or advancing position.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Bronco scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko pulls Bronco in close to prevent any damage.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Bronco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bronco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronco postures up in Darko's guard and throws a big left but Darko blocks it.
Bronco engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronco throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darko.
Good exchange - Bronco coming out on top.
Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco lands with a hook. Darko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darko scrambles back to his feet.
Johnny Bronco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronco throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronco misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko moves into the clinch.
Bronco struggles to land a body shot inside as Darko controls his hands.
Darko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bronco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darko misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco misses with a body punch.
Bronco jumps into guard, dragging Darko to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Bronco is pulling down on Darko's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bronco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bronco 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bronco!
A relieved looking Johnny Bronco 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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