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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 987 p4p, 683 weight class) and Clarence Boston (ranked 91 p4p, 65 weight class). Clarence Boston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilios manages to avoid it.
Vasilios looks to land a left hand but Boston moved out of range nicely.
Boston throws out a counter right but Vasilios avoids it with no problem.
Vasilios misses the shot to the body.
Boston throws a lazy right hand but Vasilios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasilios throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boston clobbers Vasilios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasilios walks into a stiff left hand from Boston.
It looks like Alkandros Vasilios has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boston throws out a counter right but Vasilios avoids it with no problem.
Vasilios closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boston's guard.
Vasilios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boston is keeping the position for now.
Boston working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston is looking for a triangle but Vasilios pushes his legs off easily.
Vasilios works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boston is trying to get back to full guard.
Boston has hold of Vasilios's hands but Vasilios slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vasilios is trying to control. Boston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boston is trying to stand up here but Vasilios is controlling him well.
Vasilios is trying to control. Boston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boston looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boston.
Vasilios is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasilios wants to pass the guard but Boston is keeping the position.
Vasilios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boston looking for a guillotine here but Vasilios defends easily.
Vasilios wants to control from the top but Boston keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios throws a big right hand that misses.
Vasilios passes Boston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vasilios is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vasilios connects with a nice short shot to Boston's temple.
Vasilios scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vasilios thows a huge punch but Boston dodges it nicely.
Boston is trying to stand up here but Vasilios is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vasilios keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Vasilios tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boston smiles and moves away.
Vasilios looks to land a left hand but Boston moved out of range nicely.
Vasilios has been working on his balance at Ragnarok\'s Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Boston.
Good shot there by Vasilios.
Boston lands a lovely overhand right.
Boston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasilios shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boston wants to stand back up but Vasilios manages to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilios wants to control but Boston is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boston stops Vasilios from passing to mount.
Vasilios 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.
Boston is looking for a sweep.
Vasilios working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boston tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Boston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vasilios tries to control but Boston wriggling away.
Vasilios raining down shots from the mount!
Boston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boston is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vasilios is staying active.
Boston is trying to escape the mount.
Vasilios looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vasilios scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boston?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios looking to control but Boston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vasilios wants to control the action but instead Boston gets a body lock and reverses into Vasilios's guard! Nice work!
Vasilios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boston wants to control from the top but Vasilios keeps moving.
Boston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vasilios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boston manages to get himself to full guard.
Boston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Vasilios from controlling successfully.
Boston looking to control.
Vasilios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boston pulls Vasilios in close to prevent any damage.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Vasilios from controlling successfully.
Boston trying to keep a closed guard but Vasilios is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boston controlling the position.
Boston is looking for a triangle but Vasilios pushes his legs off easily.
Vasilios working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boston's head.
Boston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasilios stands up over Boston, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vasilios trying to control the position from guard on top but Boston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boston wants to stand and escape but Vasilios is having none of it.
Boston is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkandros Vasilios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alkandros Vasilios'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.
Vasilios bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boston tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Alkandros Vasilios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasilios wants to control the pace but Boston is squirming around nicely.
Boston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilios lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vasilios postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boston looks a forlorn figure.
Vasilios scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vasilios sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vasilios trying to control but Boston is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boston looks a forlorn figure.
Vasilios wants to control the pace but Boston is squirming around nicely.
Vasilios prevents Boston from getting the reversal.
Vasilios avoids the attempt from Boston to control.
Vasilios cracks Boston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vasilios looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vasilios landing punches.
Vasilios tries to control but Boston wriggling away.
Vasilios wants to finish this one by submission but Boston is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vasilios.
Vasilios cracks Boston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasilios wants to control the pace but Boston is squirming around nicely.
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vasilios fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boston working to try and regain half guard.
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios postures up.
Boston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boston is looking to improve his position but Vasilios isn't that keen on the idea.
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios unloading with bombs!
Boston is looking to get to half guard.
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios postures up.
Vasilios sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boston tries to lock up and control but Vasilios gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vasilios is landing with some decent strikes but Boston is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vasilios controlling from mount.
Vasilios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
Vasilios connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios pushes him away.
Vasilios content just to control the position here.
Vasilios working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boston is looking to get to half guard.
Vasilios looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boston is in a horrible position here. Vasilios smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios avoids the attempt from Boston to control.
Vasilios working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boston is trying desperately to improve position.
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios pushes him away.
Vasilios lands a nice shot to the head.
Boston gets back to half guard.
Vasilios trying to work for an americana but Boston has managed to regain full guard.
Boston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Vasilios from controlling successfully.
Vasilios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasilios keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boston's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boston holds on and takes a little breather.
Boston is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Vasilios rolls with it to try and escape but Boston cranks on the arm and Vasilios is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clarence Boston!
After the fight, Clarence Boston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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