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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bondye Viktorye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktorye is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O papai chego. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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163 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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179 cm
25
169 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubz Phatz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bondye Viktorye! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Viktorye avoids a kick to the body.
Phatz lands with a good body shot. Phatz walks into a left hand. Viktorye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phatz's head. Viktorye throws a low kick, looking for Phatz's leg but Phatz calmly moves out of range. Viktorye misses with a leg kick. Phatz tries to clinch up but Viktorye circles away and keeps his distance. Viktorye blocks the body kick.
Viktorye throws a right and a left that both miss. Phatz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Viktorye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viktorye avoiding damage as Phatz throws knees to the body.
Viktorye breaks from the clinch.
Phatz has closed the distance and engaged Viktorye in a clinch.
Viktorye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viktorye misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Viktorye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phatz is stalling here.
Phatz trying to land knees to the body.
Viktorye pushes Phatz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Phatz is pressed up against the cage. Viktorye has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Phatz down to the mat. Phatz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Phatz connects with a body shot that sends Viktorye's belly button to the back. Phatz throws out a leg kick but Viktorye moves out of range and Phatz only half commits. Viktorye swats away the attempt to clinch by Phatz. Viktorye misses with a body shot.
Phatz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phatz, right into the meat.
Viktorye lands with a right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Viktorye. Phatz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phatz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Phatz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Viktorye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Viktorye throws a hook but Phatz avoids it easily. Viktorye keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Viktorye moves out of range of the body kick from Phatz.
Phatz takes a body punch but keeps moving. Viktorye scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A nice inside leg kick there by Phatz. That's going to slow Viktorye down. Viktorye dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phatz. That did some damage! Viktorye avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Viktorye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Phatz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Viktorye tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phatz swivels and escapes. Phatz thuds a left hand into Viktorye's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Viktorye. Phatz looks to throw a body kick and Viktorye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Viktorye moves into range and connects with a jab. Viktorye lands with a nice body punch. Phatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Viktorye shoots in for a double leg but Phatz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Bubz Phatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bondye Viktorye. Phatz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Viktorye if he has to take too many more of those.
Phatz misses with a leg kick. Viktorye misses with a looping right. Phatz is looking to clinch but Viktorye is avoiding it.
Viktorye shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phatz but Phatz pushes him off and we're back to square one. Phatz is looking to land body kicks. Viktorye throws a nice looking combination but Phatz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Viktorye avoids the head kick by Phatz.
Phatz throws a leg kick and Viktorye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Viktorye looks to land a combination but Phatz avoids it well. Phatz throws a body kick that misses. Viktorye slips a jab from Phatz. Phatz throws a series of punches but Viktorye avoids them all with ease. Phatz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Viktorye. Viktorye is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phatz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Phatz throws a head kick that misses. Phatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The fighters circling - Phatz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Viktorye throws out a loose jab but Phatz uses good head movement to avoid it. Viktorye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Viktorye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A chopping leg kick lands by Phatz. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bondye Viktorye will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Viktorye throws a right and a left that Phatz avoids nicely. Viktorye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phatz thumps Viktorye with a low kick. Phatz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Viktorye takes a shot right to the bread basket. Phatz throws a leg kick that is checked and Viktorye counters with a nice leg kick. Viktorye steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phatz. That one must have hurt. Phatz doesn't manage to clinch there - Viktorye circles away.
Viktorye misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phatz. Viktorye does a little dance to reset his feet. A punch combination from Viktorye misses. Viktorye fails with a takedown attempt. Phatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phatz misses the shot to the body. Phatz throws a head kick but Viktorye moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Viktorye. Viktorye avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Viktorye tried to score with a low kick but Phatz checks it. A looping hook to the body misses from Viktorye. Phatz does a little dance to reset his feet. Viktorye misses with a low kick. Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Viktorye lands a head shot. Phatz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Viktorye cracks Phatz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Viktorye misses with a series of wild punches.
Viktorye throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phatz. Viktorye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phatz moves into range and clinches up with Viktorye. Phatz lands a knee to the body.
Phatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Viktorye drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phatz trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A battle for position here, against the cage. Phatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phatz misses with a knee to the head. Phatz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bubz Phatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bondye Viktorye. Viktorye drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phatz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Viktorye tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phatz has had enough of the clinch but Viktorye keeps him there for the moment. Viktorye tries for a takedown but Phatz manages to get underhooks.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viktorye avoids it. Viktorye is looking for a takedown. Phatz has Viktorye pushed against the cage. Viktorye trying to land knees to the body.
Phatz lands a good knee to the midsection. Viktorye won't want to take too many of those. Viktorye is breathing heavily. Phatz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viktorye is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phatz is struggling to control the position. Phatz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viktorye misses with a hook from the clinch. Phatz missing with knees to the body.
Viktorye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phatz's efforts to push away. Phatz tries to land a knee to the head but Viktorye blocks with his arms.
Phatz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viktorye avoids it. Viktorye misses with a hook from the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Phatz tries a knee to the head but Viktorye blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phatz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viktorye.
Viktorye misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz dominated that second round. 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!
Viktorye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phatz.
Phatz tries a head kick but it misses.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. Viktorye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Phatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viktorye. A clash of legs there as Phatz blocks the low kick. A punch combination from Viktorye misses. Nice takedown defense from Phatz. No joy for Viktorye on that attempt. Viktorye throws the kick towards the body but Phatz avoids it. Phatz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Viktorye gets tackled into the cage by Phatz. Phatz maintains the clinch. Viktorye pushes off an throws an elbow but Phatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Phatz misses with a knee strike.
Phatz misses with a knee strike.
Viktorye misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Viktorye blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A head punch blocked on the inside by Phatz. Viktorye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viktorye has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Phatz is trying to keep an underhook but Viktorye manages to get the takedown into half guard. Viktorye throwing shots but Phatz is blocking nicely. The fighters are battling for position here. Phatz manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viktorye accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Phatz tries to land a sweep but no joy. Phatz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viktorye trying to control the position from guard on top but Phatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phatz managing to control the position. Viktorye scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Phatz keeping moving, preventing Viktorye from controlling successfully. Phatz controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Viktorye trying to control but Phatz is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bondye Viktorye was stalling too much, according to the referee. Phatz lands a nice looking body kick. Phatz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Viktorye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Phatz slips a jab from Viktorye. Viktorye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phatz. A good leg kick by Viktorye. Viktorye blocks a head kick by Phatz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phatz. Viktorye misses with a wild combination.
Phatz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Viktorye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phatz throws a body punch but Viktorye moves out of range. Some bone on bone action there as Viktorye checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Viktorye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Phatz walks into a straight right hand from Viktorye. Bondye Viktorye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A clash of legs there as Viktorye blocks the low kick. Viktorye moves out of range as Phatz throws a body kick.
Phatz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Viktorye fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A nice combination there by Viktorye.
Phatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Phatz misses. Phatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viktorye's calf.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Bondye Viktorye. I think Viktorye 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bondye Viktorye! Post fight, an emotional Bondye Viktorye said 'It's my time. I'm with a new manager, training with a new gym and I'm feeling better than ever. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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