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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Ulatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Careful With That Axe Eugene. Ulatowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boys Noize - Lava Lava . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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159 lbs
23 - 6 - 1 |
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169 cm
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155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Ulatowski! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ulatowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slick manages to avoid it. Ulatowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slick manages to avoid it. Ulatowski throws a series of punches but Slick avoids them all with ease. Slick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ulatowski. Ulatowski checks a leg kick. Slick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. A kick lands to the mid section there for Ulatowski. Slick looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulatowski is just out of range. Ulatowski feints and then cracks Slick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slick down. A decent looking body kick lands there for Ulatowski. Ulatowski pushes Slick up against the cage in a clinch. Slick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ulatowski walks away with a smile on his face. Slick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slick misses the jab. Ulatowski checks a leg kick. Slick misses with a hook. Ulatowski ducked under it nicely. Slick is breathing heavily. Ulatowski cracks the inside of Slick's front leg. Slick swings widly with a right hand
and Ulatowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Slick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Slick wants to slow Ulatowski down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ulatowski scores with a jab. Slick acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Slick throws a solid leg kick but Ulatowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slick. An inside leg kick lands from Ulatowski. Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slick's sensitive parts. Ulatowski tries to clinch but Slick moves out of range. Slick throws a push kick but Ulatowski slaps the foot to one side. Ulatowski takes a swing at Slick's ribcage but misses. Slick throws a leg kick but Ulatowski checks it. Ulatowski thuds his shin into the meat of Slick's side. Slick throws a wild body kick that Ulatowski sees coming a mile off. A punch lands to the side of Slick 's head but he takes it in his stride. Ulatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ulatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slick is out of range and Ulatowski settles back down. Slick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ulatowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slick scrambles back to his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ulatowski lands a body shot.
Ulatowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski clinches with his opponent.
Ulatowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Slick tries to break free but Ulatowski pushes him back against the cage. Slick has had enough of the clinch but Ulatowski keeps him there for the moment. Slick letting Ulatowski take a breather here. Ulatowski scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Oil Slick has been cut. Slick jumps guard but Ulatowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A knee to the head by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.
Slick tries to pull guard but Ulatowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him. Slick being controlled against the cage. Ulatowski trying to control the position but instead, Slick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulatowski into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slick is trying to break the clinch but Ulatowski is controlling him. Slick takes a knee to the side of the body. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulatowski. Ulatowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ulatowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ulatowski gets control of Slick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ulatowski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Slick preventing the sweep. Ulatowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ulatowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slick is one step ahead there. Slick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ulatowski holds on and takes a little breather. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Slick scoring with punches to the head and body. Ulatowski tries to land a sweep but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slick checks a leg kick. A head kick misses from Slick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ulatowski checks a leg kick. Good work by Ulatowski as he checks the leg kick. Ulatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slick. Ulatowski blocks a low kick nicely. Ulatowski lands a leg kick that knocks Slick off balance momentarily. A solid body kick from Ulatowski. Ulatowski connects with a leg kick. Slick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ulatowski looks for the body kick but Slick saw that one coming. Slick misses with a head kick.
Ulatowski feints and then cracks Slick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slick down. Slick throws a head kick that misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ulatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ulatowski.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ulatowski closes the distance and pushes Slick back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ulatowski lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulatowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Ulatowski landing knees to the body.
Ulatowski leaning his opponent against the cage. Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ulatowski.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Ulatowski manages to break the clinch.
Ulatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slick.
A head kick misses from Ulatowski. Slick is looking to score with low kicks. Slick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slick if he has to take too many more of those.
Slick throws out a leg kick but Ulatowski moves out of range and Slick only half commits. Slick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Ulatowski connects with the punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Slick blocks the body kick.
Ulatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slick takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ulatowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ulatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulatowski blocks a jab. Ulatowski avoids the head kick by Slick.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ulatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ulatowski scores with a leg kick.
Ulatowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ulatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulatowski.
Slick looks for the body kick but Ulatowski saw that one coming. Ulatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. A chopping leg kick lands by Ulatowski. Ulatowski has closed the distance and engaged Slick in a clinch.
Ulatowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulatowski manages to break the clinch.
Ulatowski pushes Slick up against the cage in a clinch. Slick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ulatowski just stands there and leans against the cage. Ulatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski has managed to clinch.
Slick can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.
Knees to the body from Ulatowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ulatowski crunches a lovely knee into Slick's ribcage. Ulatowski effectively controlling the action here. Ulatowski working Slick over with knees to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulatowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Ulatowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulatowski with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ulatowski crunches a lovely knee into Slick's ribcage. Knees in the clinch landing for Ulatowski.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut. 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!
Slick tries to score with a low kick but Ulatowski moves his leg out of the way. Slick moves out of range of the leg kick from Ulatowski. Nice body kick from Ulatowski. Ulatowski throws a body punch but Slick moves out of range. Slick throws a sloppy head kick and Ulatowski moves out of range easily. Ulatowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ulatowski takes a swing at Slick's ribcage but misses. Slick misses with a hook. Slick checks a leg kick. Slick throws a hook to the side of Ulatowski's head but Ulatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ulatowski scores with a head kick. Slick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ulatowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slick. That one must have hurt. Ulatowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slick rather than just go for the knockout. Ulatowski throws a nice inside leg kick. Ulatowski scores with a nice body kick.
Ulatowski connects with an inside leg kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Ulatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slick checks a leg kick nicely. Slick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Ulatowski scores with a head kick. Slick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. A decent looking body kick lands there for Ulatowski. Slick takes one to the chin there. Rafal Ulatowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slick's sensitive parts. Slick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ulatowski to score with a decent uppercut. A nice leg kick lands there from Ulatowski. Slick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ulatowski. Ulatowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Ulatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ulatowski throws a quick inside leg kick. Slick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ulatowski cracks the inside of Slick's front leg. Ulatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Oil Slick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski lands a front kick. Slick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ulatowski can pounce on him.
Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slick's sensitive parts. Slick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ulatowski tries to clinch up but Slick circles away and keeps his distance. Slick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ulatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ulatowski.
Slick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A good leg kick by Ulatowski. Ulatowski scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulatowski.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses. Slick shoots in looking for a takedown but Ulatowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ulatowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slick, pushing him back against the cage. Slick misses with a punch to the body.
Slick breaks from the clinch.
Ulatowski lands a right hook to the body.
Ulatowski thumps Slick with a low kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Slick. Jab by Ulatowski. Slick fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ulatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slick at a distance.
Slick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ulatowski. Slick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ulatowski lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Ulatowski. Ulatowski lands a nice looking body kick. Rafal Ulatowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Slick tries to score with a low kick but Ulatowski moves his leg out of the way. Slick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The fight stays on the outside here - Ulatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ulatowski works Slick's body with a nice hook. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ulatowski, right into the meat.
Ulatowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Ulatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slick at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ulatowski throws a front kick that sends Slick stumbling back into the cage. Ulatowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Slick misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Rafal Ulatowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Ulatowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Ulatowski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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