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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 199 p4p, 12 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 124 p4p, 8 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Verygood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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141 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Verygood. Beautiful body shot.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
Boaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Verygood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boaz misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Verygood wants to land a leg kick but Boaz is out of range.
Verygood doesn't manage to clinch there - Boaz circles away.
Boaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Verygood throws a looping overhand right but Boaz ducks down to avoid it.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz staying out of range there.
Verygood lands a slapping body shot.
Boaz jabs Verygood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verygood takes a swing at Boaz's ribcage but misses.
Boaz misses with a hook.
Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boaz.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Verygood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boaz.
Boaz blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood misses the jab.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Jab by Boaz.
Boaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood scores with a nice body kick.
Boaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boaz misses with a right hand
and Verygood counters with a leg kick.
Boaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Boaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Verygood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Boaz's head but Boaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood moves forwards but Boaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Verygood. That's going to slow Boaz down.
Verygood throws a lazy body kick
and Boaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verygood misses with a hook.
Verygood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Boaz misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boaz. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Boaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verygood.
Verygood connects with an inside leg kick.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Boaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Verygood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Verygood cracks the inside of Boaz's front leg.
Boaz misses with a looping left.
Verygood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verygood scrambles back to his feet.
Boaz lands a body shot.
Boaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kurt Verygood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verygood moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Boaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verygood on the side of the head.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Boaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz throws a front kick aimed at Verygood's knee but Verygood avoids it well.
Verygood misses with a left hand
and Boaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Verygood misses.
Verygood misses with a few strikes there.
Verygood tries to keep at a distance but Boaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
Boaz has a couple of punches blocked by Verygood.
Nice body punch from Boaz - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Boaz avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Boaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaz misses with the head strike.
Verygood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verygood presses Boaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Verygood fails to land.
Verygood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Boaz.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz misses with the head strike.
Verygood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Boaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Verygood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boaz misses with the head strike.
Boaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
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.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Boaz is looking to counter punch.
Kurt Verygood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verygood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boaz misses with a jab to the body
and Verygood counters with a nice body shot.
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Boaz misses the target.
Verygood connects with an inside leg kick.
Verygood misses with a hook
and Boaz counters with a straight right hand.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verygood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Boaz misses.
Boaz throws a series of punches but Verygood moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Verygood.
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!
Verygood thuds a left hand into Boaz's body.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verygood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Verygood sees it coming and defends easily.
Boaz not doing much here.
Verygood actively working from the bottom here.
Verygood gets back to full guard.
Verygood working for submissions but it's allowed Boaz to get to half guard.
Verygood looking for submissions off his back.
Boaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boaz is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Verygood reverses the position - he's now on top in Boaz's guard.
Boaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Verygood defends well.
Boaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Verygood manages to get himself to full guard.
Verygood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boaz defends it easily.
Boaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Verygood is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz pushes down on Verygood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz is pressing down on Verygood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Verygood is holding on for now.
Verygood is trying to control but can't.
Verygood looking for submissions off his back.
Boaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Verygood regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to free his trapped foot but Verygood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Verygood actively working from the bottom here.
Boaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Verygood is looking to improve his position.
Verygood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Verygood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verygood is looking for a sweep. Boaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boaz controlling the action here.
Boaz uses his free foot to push down on Verygood's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Verygood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Verygood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Boaz checks it.
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz cracks Verygood with an open hand slap.
Boaz takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood walks into a jab.
Verygood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood thuds his right hand into Boaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz moves into the clinch.
Boaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boaz is leaning against Verygood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Verygood.
Verygood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Verygood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
Boaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Verygood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verygood trying to control the position but instead, Boaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verygood into the cage.
Boaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verygood tries to stall but Boaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boaz has a couple of punches blocked by Verygood.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Verygood.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verygood lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boaz.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verygood pushes Boaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boaz digs a right hand underneath Verygood's ribcage. Verygood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verygood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boaz.
Boaz is looking for a takedown.
Boaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Verygood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Verygood has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Verygood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Verygood as the two fighters clinch.
Verygood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Boaz.
Boaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Verygood is trying to keep an underhook but Boaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Verygood looking for submissions off his back.
Verygood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verygood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verygood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boaz pulls his head out easily.
Boaz works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood is looking to reverse the position.
Boaz wants to control but Verygood is keeping him busy.
Boaz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Verygood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boaz staying calm.
Boaz wants to control but Verygood is keeping him busy.
Boaz controls the position from side control.
Boaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verygood keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Verygood, who protects the arm well.
Verygood gets back to half guard.
Verygood looking for submissions off his back.
Boaz not doing much here.
Boaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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 Wamberto Boaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boaz, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wamberto Boaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Wamberto Boaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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