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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 599 p4p, 298 weight class) and Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 87 p4p, 43 weight class). Draught's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, New Authentic - Nightfall. On his way into the cage it seems that Carlton Draught has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carlton Draught seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximilian Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bonaparte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draught scores with a nice right hand.
Draught tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught is looking to clinch but Bonaparte is avoiding it.
Bonaparte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draught is defending well for now.
Draught misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draught gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bonaparte has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Draught is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Draught tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonaparte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte lands a nice knee to the body.
Draught is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draught in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Draught blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draught takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte pushes Draught back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draught.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Draught blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draught on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Bonaparte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draught or not.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte lands a body shot.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte - that landed with a thud.
Bonaparte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte is leaning against Draught and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte lands a good knee to the midsection. Draught won't want to take too many of those.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draught avoids it.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bonaparte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draught.
Bonaparte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaparte.
Draught takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte crunches a lovely knee into Draught's ribcage.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draught in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaparte cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draught is defending well for now.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Draught managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Draught has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bonaparte after a bit of a struggle.
Bonaparte lands a good knee to the midsection. Draught won't want to take too many of those.
Bonaparte digs a right hand into Draught's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draught's gas tank.
Draught has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonaparte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draught in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draught or not.
Bonaparte works on Draught's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonaparte pushes Draught back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonaparte working Draught over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Draught tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonaparte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Draught gets a takedown into half guard.
Bonaparte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonaparte looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonaparte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draught lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonaparte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Draught throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draught wants to free his trapped foot but Bonaparte is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.
Bonaparte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonaparte trying to control from the bottom.
Bonaparte won't allow Draught to pass to mount.
Bonaparte wants to get back to his feet.
Bonaparte wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well.
Draught is working for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending it quite comfortably.
Draught 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.
Draught moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bonaparte is pushing Draught's head away, looking to escape. Draught manages to hold on to the position though.
Draught tries for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending well.
Draught has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bonaparte!
Draught can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonaparte is looking to escape.
Bonaparte really wants to buck Draught off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Draught.
Bonaparte is trying desperately to improve position.
Draught moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bonaparte has worked his arm free - good work by Bonaparte!
Carlton Draught overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draught wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonaparte, who protects the arm well.
Draught looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bonaparte is avoiding damage well.
Draught tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Draught has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Draught trying to control the position but Bonaparte is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Draught tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bonaparte's legs.
Draught is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonaparte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Draught is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonaparte is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draught thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Draught is defended easily by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Draught looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaparte! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draught tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonaparte defends well and Draught ends up having to push Bonaparte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Bonaparte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draught prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
Draught pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Draught lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draught controls his hands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bonaparte. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Draught is trying to drag Bonaparte to the mat but Bonaparte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Draught throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Draught scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Maximilian Bonaparte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonaparte can't find room to land a body shot as Draught controls the action.
Bonaparte lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaparte is working Draught over against the cage.
Bonaparte tries to work over Draught's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draught is looking for a takedown.
Draught blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte tries a body shot but Draught blocks it.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte digs a right hand underneath Draught's ribcage. Draught let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is leaning against Draught and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
Draught prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draught lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draught takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte tries to work over Draught's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draught.
Good body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draught avoids it.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draught controls his hands.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonaparte cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Draught on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonaparte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte working Draught over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonaparte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Draught avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonaparte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draught is trying to drag Bonaparte to the mat but Bonaparte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximilian Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonaparte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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