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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 1987 p4p, 99 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 494 p4p, 16 weight class). Verygood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Pain. Kurt Verygood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab misses with a double jab
and Verygood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Crab avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crab.
Verygood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Crab tries to clinch up.
Verygood tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verygood moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Verygood - that landed with a thud.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
Verygood tries to work over The Crab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Crab to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verygood.
Verygood jumps guard.
The Crab would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Verygood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood is looking for a triangle but The Crab pushes his legs off easily.
Verygood has a closed guard, preventing The Crab from standing up.
Verygood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Crab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Crab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Crab wanted to stand there but Verygood had control of the position.
Verygood managing to control the position.
Verygood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Verygood seems keen to control The Crab's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Verygood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Crab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Crab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crab.
Despite the aggression on Verygood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Verygood jabs at The Crab's body.
Verygood throws a leg kick but The Crab sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and The Crab tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Verygood as he connects with a hook.
The Crab swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
The Crab lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab darts in and clinches Verygood up against the cage.
The Crab looking to slow down the pace here.
Verygood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Verygood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Crab throws a sloppy body shot
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Verygood throws a nice looking combination but The Crab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Crab swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verygood lands a jab to the head.
The Crab swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verygood takes a swing at The Crab's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from The Crab lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood blocks a jab.
Verygood throws a right hand that The Crab ducks under and follows up with a left that The Crab also avoids with ease.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crab throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Verygood wants to counter the offense by The Crab and move into the clinch position.
The Crab scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Verygood misses.
As Verygood tries to get set, The Crab tries to push him back and clinch up but Verygood manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Crab throws a right and a left that Verygood avoids nicely.
Verygood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Crab with a body shot.
The Crab misses with a jab to the body
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Crab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Crab just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab throws a right hand that Verygood ducks under and follows up with a left that Verygood also avoids with ease.
The Crab moves out of range of the strikes.
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab tries to move into range but Verygood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from The Crab misses its intended target.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as The Crab checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab misses with a double jab
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Verygood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Verygood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Verygood throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Crab misses with a shot to the body
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
The Crab wants to clinch up but Verygood keeps it at a distance.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Crab backing away here, and Verygood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is looking to clinch but Verygood is avoiding it.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
Verygood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
The Crab throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verygood on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crab misses with a hook
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Verygood.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crab throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
The Crab throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab lands with an overhand left.
The Crab throws a poor cross that misses
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
Verygood avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crab throws a right hand that Verygood ducks under and follows up with a left that Verygood also avoids with ease.
The Crab throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verygood misses with a combination
and The Crab counters with a three punch combo that has Verygood backing up. Verygood nods at The Crab to acknowledge the strikes.
The Crab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood catches The Crab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab throws an off balance right hand
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crab slips a jab from Verygood.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Verygood moves into the clinch.
Verygood pulls guard successfully.
Verygood has a closed guard, preventing The Crab from standing up.
Verygood is looking for a triangle but The Crab pushes his legs off easily.
Verygood keeping moving, preventing The Crab from controlling successfully.
Verygood looking for a guillotine here but The Crab defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Verygood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Crab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Crab tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Verygood counters with a nice body shot.
The Crab rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crab. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Crab is looking to wear down Verygood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Crab closes the distance but Verygood moves to the side
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Verygood misses.
Verygood with a jab.
The Crab tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
The Crab misses the body punch
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The Crab misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
The Crab throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry The Crab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood with a jab.
The Crab looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Crab moves out of range as Verygood strikes.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Crab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Crab misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crab misses with an uppercut
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The Crab misses with a right hand
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Crab misses with a body punch
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab jabs Verygood right on the nose. Verygood blinks but takes it well.
Verygood lands a really nice looking cross but The Crab seems unphased.
Verygood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Crab misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from The Crab misses its intended target.
The Crab misses with a hook
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verygood avoids the body shot from The Crab.
Verygood moves in looking to clinch but The Crab pushes him off.
The Crab throws an off balance right hand
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Crab misses with a hook to the body
and Verygood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from The Crab. Those never looked like landing.
The Crab misses with an uppercut
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Verygood.
Nice shot lands for Verygood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Verygood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verygood 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Henry The Crab stepped up to the mic, saying 'Respect man, respect!'.
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