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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 148 p4p, 9 weight class) and Wamberto Boaz (ranked 118 p4p, 8 weight class). Boaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Preciso me encontrar. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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147 lbs
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136 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Madog's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Boaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Madog with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Madog gets caught flat footed, as Boaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boaz advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Madog is just riding it out for now. Boaz eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog wants to get back to his feet.
Madog is in trouble now - Boaz has advanced to mount!
Madog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog is looking to get to half guard.
Boaz controlling from the full mount.
Boaz looking for a guillotine from mount but Madog is having none of it.
Madog is working to get back to half guard.
Boaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Madog is looking to escape.
Boaz fails to take his opponent's back.
Madog manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Madog is controlling Boaz's trapped leg to prevent Boaz from advancing to side control.
Boaz is trying to control. Madog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog tries to roll over but Boaz keeps him under control.
Boaz is pressing down on Madog's thigh, looking to free his foot. Madog is holding on for now.
Boaz controlling the action here.
Boaz is keen to just control but Madog is a slippery customer.
Boaz passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boaz wants to take Madog's back but he can't do it this time.
Madog is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Madog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Boaz is stalling here but it's allowed Madog to get half guard.
Boaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boaz prevents Madog from standing back up.
Madog trying to control but Boaz postures up.
Madog controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but Madog defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz trying to control from half guard but Madog is working away.
Boaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Madog haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boaz is pressing down on Madog's thigh, looking to free his foot. Madog is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boaz in particular looking to stall.
Boaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Madog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Madog is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boaz wants to pass the guard but Madog is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Madog kicks off Boaz and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that 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.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boaz.
Jab from Boaz.
Madog scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Madog misses its intended target.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Boaz throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Boaz misses.
A punch lands to the side of Boaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boaz avoids a kick to the body.
Madog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boaz's head backwards.
Boaz throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Madog sprawls well. Madog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boaz gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Madog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Boaz.
Boaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Madog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Boaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
Madog fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boaz just manages to avoid it.
Boaz lands a jab.
Iolyn Madog is winning the standup battle so far.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Boaz avoids it.
Boaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boaz stuns Madog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madog with a hook.
Madog connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Madog misses the target.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Boaz slips under a jab from Madog.
Boaz misses with a body shot
and Madog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Madog looks to land a body kick but Boaz moved away.
Boaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Madog.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Boaz throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Boaz scores with a hook to the body. Madog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madog walks into a jab.
Madog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Boaz.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
Boaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Madog.
Madog lands a hook that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Boaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land.
Madog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Madog controls his hands.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madog's elbow.
Boaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Madog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boaz moves into the clinch.
Madog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boaz or not.
Madog prevents a body shot from Boaz.
Madog working aggressively here.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Madog.
Madog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Boaz with that takedown attempt.
Iolyn Madog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wamberto Boaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog cracks Boaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Madog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Madog jabs Boaz right on the nose. Boaz blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Boaz.
Madog scores with a punch to the head.
Boaz lands a head shot.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boaz's sensitive parts.
Boaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Boaz. Beautiful body shot.
Madog walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boaz misses with a body punch
and Madog counters with a nice body shot.
Madog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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 Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Boaz tries to clinch up.
Madog checks a low kick from Boaz.
Boaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog dips to his left and cracks Boaz with an uppercut!
Boaz throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Madog feints and then cracks Boaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boaz down.
Boaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Madog.
Boaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
Madog on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Boaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz fails with the takedown.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
It looked like Madog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Madog defends it nicely.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Wamberto Boaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Boaz misses with a right hand
and Madog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Boaz misses.
Boaz moves forwards but Madog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boaz misses with a body shot.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog slips under a jab.
Boaz misses with a kick to the body
and Madog counters with a low kick, right behind Boaz 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Boaz misses.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madog doesn't seem bothered though.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog fakes the leg kick and cracks Boaz in the body.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madog doesn't seem bothered though.
Madog avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Madog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog slips under a jab from Boaz.
Madog defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madog is fending him off so far but Boaz persists. Nope, Madog circles away and we're back to standing.
Iolyn Madog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wamberto Boaz.
Madog throws a front kick that sends Boaz stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land.
Madog displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boaz up against the cage.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Madog.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boaz's elbow.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog stops a takedown attempt from Boaz.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boaz's elbow.
Boaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
Boaz is trying to pull guard but Madog has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Madog on the inside.
Madog misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madog struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
Madog lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madog's elbow.
Madog blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Wamberto Boaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boaz gets through Madog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madog takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madog throws a punch but it's blocked by Boaz.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boaz lands with a shot to the body.
Madog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog throws an overhand right that lands on Boaz's shoulder, as Boaz tries to avoid the shot.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boaz.
Madog slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz throws a right hand that Madog ducks under and follows up with a left that Madog also avoids with ease.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boaz throws a hook but Madog blocks it.
Boaz misses with a looping right.
Boaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Madog.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iolyn Madog.
I think Madog has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iolyn Madog!
A very excited looking Iolyn Madog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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