|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jure Boban (ranked 4022 p4p, 485 weight class) and Hector De La Romana (ranked 3165 p4p, 395 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by Evo zore,evo dana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
184 cm
25
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jure Boban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hector De La Romana!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Romana wants to clinch
and Boban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De La Romana thinking.
De La Romana moves to clinch but Boban breaks away
and Boban counters with a nice double leg into side control. De La Romana won't be happy with that.
Boban remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Romana sneaks back into half guard.
Boban trying to pass the guard but De La Romana defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boban controlling the pace.
Boban missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De La Romana wants to control but Boban is keeping busy.
Boban is looking to advance position but De La Romana won't allow it.
De La Romana tries to roll over but Boban keeps him under control.
De La Romana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boban content to control rather than advance.
De La Romana is defending against the submission attempts here by Boban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boban trying to control the pace.
De La Romana is looking to improve his position.
Boban with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De La Romana tries to clinch up.
Boban changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Romana pushes Boban up against the cage in a clinch.
Boban wants the takedown. De La Romana is fighting it off but Boban persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in De La Romana's guard against the cage.
De La Romana is trying to keep Boban in close.
Boban stays in close to De La Romana's body and controls the position.
De La Romana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boban manages to get himself to full guard.
De La Romana wants to stand but Boban has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De La Romana trying to control but Boban is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban seems keen to control De La Romana's posture.
Boban keeping moving, preventing De La Romana from controlling successfully.
Boban seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Boban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boban tries to get out of the position.
De La Romana looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Romana trying to control but Boban is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Boban dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De La Romana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Romana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boban is staying active underneath De La Romana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boban manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De La Romana trying to control but Boban is working from the bottom.
De La Romana with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Romana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boban is keeping the position for now.
Boban wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Romana looking to pass the guard.
Boban managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boban tries to counter by clinching up but De La Romana breaks away and moves out of range.
De La Romana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boban avoids it really well and circles away.
De La Romana misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boban misses the shot to the body.
De La Romana raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De La Romana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that De La Romana has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
De La Romana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boban is one step ahead there.
Boban seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De La Romana wants to sweep here but Boban controlling him for the moment.
Boban controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De La Romana for as long as he can get away with.
Boban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De La Romana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De La Romana is breathing heavily.
Boban sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De La Romana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boban.
De La Romana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Romana shoots in but no luck this time.
Jure Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector De La Romana.
Boban misses with a takedown attempt - De La Romana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De La Romana throws a body punch but Boban moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Romana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De La Romana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boban controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Boban 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.
De La Romana shoots in but Boban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De La Romana throws a sloppy head kick
so Boban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boban content to stall in guard here.
De La Romana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boban is pushing down on De La Romana's leg trying to pass to half guard. De La Romana is fighting to maintain full guard but Boban has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jure Boban overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Boban seems content to control.
De La Romana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boban is looking to advance position but De La Romana won't allow it.
Boban thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De La Romana's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban wants to free his trapped foot but De La Romana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boban wants to work for an arm triangle but De La Romana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boban seems to be looking for submissions.
Boban wants to pass the guard but De La Romana is defending well.
De La Romana wants to control but Boban is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boban wants to free his trapped foot but De La Romana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boban works his way into side control.
Boban sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De La Romana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
De La Romana is letting Boban control him for a moment.
Boban has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De La Romana struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De La Romana moves in looking to clinch but Boban pushes him off.
Boban half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jure Boban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Romana drives through with a takedown into Boban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boban pulls De La Romana in to control the position.
Boban looking for a sweep. Not yet Boban, not yet.
Boban wants to hit a switch here but De La Romana passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Boban there!
Boban is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De La Romana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Romana landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban is trying to escape the mount.
De La Romana thowing shots but they're missing.
De La Romana looking to control but Boban is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Romana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boban haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jure Boban did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De La Romana fails with the takedown.
As De La Romana tries to get set, Boban tries to push him back and clinch up but De La Romana manages to avoid the attempt.
De La Romana doesn't manage to clinch there - Boban circles away.
Boban feints and as De La Romana raises his hands in defense, Boban changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boban wants to pass the guard but De La Romana is keeping the position.
Boban is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De La Romana looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boban not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De La Romana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De La Romana is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Romana manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boban on his heels. He'll look to pass Boban's guard now, I'm sure.
Boban looking for a sweep. Not yet Boban, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De La Romana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De La Romana is fighting to break Boban's control of his arms but Boban is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De La Romana trying to control the position from guard on top but Boban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boban pulls De La Romana in close to prevent any damage.
De La Romana wants to stand but Boban is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De La Romana misses with a body shot.
Boban tries to counter by clinching up but De La Romana breaks away and moves out of range.
De La Romana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boban bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Boban or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Romana, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Romana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Romana wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for De La Romana with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boban or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Romana, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jure Boban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Romana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boban decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De La Romana's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boban sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boban passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Boban had his way with Hector De La Romana in 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. This is the final round!
Boban drives through with a takedown into De La Romana's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De La Romana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boban doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boban manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boban content to stall in guard here.
Boban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Romana is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boban stays in close to De La Romana's body and controls the position.
De La Romana is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban continues to stall.
Boban is looking to work some ground and pound but De La Romana has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boban stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Romana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De La Romana tries to close the distance and clinch but Boban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Romana tries to clinch there but Boban circles away.
De La Romana with a poor takedown
and Boban counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boban stuffs the takedown attempt from De La Romana. De La Romana gets slowly back to his feet.
Boban shoots in and drives through. De La Romana sprawls well.
De La Romana looks to throw the jab but Boban is out of range.
Boban shoots in and bounces De La Romana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De La Romana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De La Romana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boban controls the pace.
Boban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Romana is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban stays in close to De La Romana's body and controls the position.
Boban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boban content to stall in guard here.
More hug and hope from Boban.
De La Romana kicks Boban off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Boban.
De La Romana misses with a head kick.
Boban is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De La Romana.
Boban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Romana can do to turn this around?
Boban looking to score a takedown here. De La Romana is defending well but Boban drives through and ends up in De La Romana's guard.
De La Romana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boban can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boban forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boban content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jure Boban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boban, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jure Boban!
Jure Boban is the new middleweight champion!
Jure Boban looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Evooo zore evooo dana evo Jure i Bobana!!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
