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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Bulic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apat Dapat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mat Bulic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Bulic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apat Dapat!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dapat misses with a takedown attempt - Bulic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Apat Dapat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulic misses with a kick to the body.
Dapat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bulic pinned against the cage. Bulic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dapat.
Mat Bulic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apat Dapat.
Bulic moves into range and clinches up with Dapat.
Bulic breaks the clinch.
A combination from Bulic does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dapat.
Dapat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dapat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bulic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bulic throws a head kick that misses.
Dapat rushes Bulic and presses him up against the cage.
Bulic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulic connects with a body shot.
Dapat looks gassed!
Dapat wants to clinch.
Dapat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapat tries to clinch there but Bulic circles away.
Dapat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bulic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dapat circles away quickly and effectively.
Bulic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bulic thumps Dapat with a low kick.
Bulic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dapat quickly recovers to half guard.
Bulic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dapat's head.
Bulic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bulic wants to control but Dapat is keeping him busy.
Bulic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dapat's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bulic throwing shots but Dapat is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bulic in particular looking to stall.
Dapat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bulic.
Bulic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapat is looking to improve his position.
Bulic drops an elbow to the side of Dapat's head.
Bulic is looking to advance position but Dapat won't allow it.
Bulic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bulic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dapat keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bulic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dapat regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Bulic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dapat clinches up with Bulic and pushes him back against the cage.
Bulic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dapat wants to clinch up but Bulic keeps it at a distance.
Dapat misses with a takedown attempt
and Bulic counters with a good low kick that Dapat was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dapat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dapat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bulic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dapat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulic.
Bulic wants to control from the top but Dapat keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bulic looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dapat has Bulic pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mat Bulic just wasn't active enough.
Dapat moves into range and clinches up with Bulic.
Bulic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dapat looking to stall.
Dapat is trying to break the clinch but Bulic is controlling him.
Dapat tries to break the clinch but Bulic is controlling the position.
Dapat is trying to break the clinch but Bulic has him pressed against the cage.
Dapat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulic tries to break the clinch but Dapat is controlling the position.
Dapat jumps into guard, dragging Bulic to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bulic looking to sit in guard and control but Dapat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dapat stops Bulic from standing up.
Bulic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dapat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dapat won't allow Bulic to get back to his feet.
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.
Dapat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dapat has gone for a leg lock! Bulic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dapat's guard.
Bulic trying to control the position from guard on top but Dapat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dapat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mat Bulic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Bulic. No joy for Dapat on that attempt.
Bulic stuffs the takedown.
Bulic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bulic fails to land with a series of punches.
Dapat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bulic counters with an outside leg kick.
Mat Bulic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apat Dapat.
Bulic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bulic tries to move to mount but Dapat blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulic is trying to ground and pound but Dapat uses the momentary lack of control by Bulic to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapat wants to control but Bulic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bulic is looking to advance position but Dapat won't allow it.
Bulic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dapat trying to control but Bulic postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bulic stalling away here and it's allowed Dapat to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bulic looking to sit in guard and control but Dapat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dapat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bulic wants to stand but Dapat is controlling the position.
Dapat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dapat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dapat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dapat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dapat stops Bulic from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bulic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dapat drops back looking for a leg! Bulic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bulic manages to kick Dapat off! Dapat jumps back into Bulic's guard.
Bulic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dapat off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bulic misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dapat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dapat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bulic lands a head kick!
Dapat fails with the takedown
and Bulic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Bulic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bulic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Bulic!
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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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