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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 3102 p4p, 348 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 2610 p4p, 306 weight class). Wowie's entrance music is Dont bogart that joint. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
33 - 29 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard moves out of range as Wowie throws a body kick.
Bogard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bogard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wowie's sensitive parts.
Wowie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bogard swings for the body but Wowie moves out of range.
Bogard misses with a hook. Wowie ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Wowie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Bogard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bogard.
Wowie misses with a low kick.
Wowie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie wants to clinch up but Bogard keeps it at a distance.
Bogard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bogard looks to throw the jab but Wowie is out of range.
Wowie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wowie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bogard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wowie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogard with a jab.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wowie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bogard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bogard, right into the meat.
Bogard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wowie is able to avoid easily.
Bogard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wowie manages to avoid it.
Bogard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bogard leaves Wowie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bogard throws a lazy right hand but Wowie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bogard catches Wowie right on the button with a cross.
Bogard misses with a leg kick
and Bogard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bogard misses.
As Bogard looks to move away, Wowie throws a big counter combo but Bogard just gets out of the way.
Bogard jabs Wowie right on the nose. Wowie blinks but takes it well.
Bogard cracks Wowie with an open hand slap.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wowie.
Decent striking displayed by Wowie there.
Bogard throws a lazy right hand but Wowie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Bogard.
Bogard scores with a jab to the head.
Wowie blocks a jab.
Bogard cracks the inside of Wowie's front leg.
Wowie throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie staying out of range there.
Bogard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bogard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wowie takes one on the button.
Wowie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bogard takes a swing at Wowie's ribcage but misses.
Bogard throws out a loose jab but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wowie walks into a jab.
Bogard lands a jab to Wowie's midsection.
Wowie throws a combination that misses
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
Bogard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wowie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wowie looks to land a combination but Bogard avoids it well.
Wowie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bogard scores with the left hand. Wowie knows he should have avoided that one.
Bogard scoring well with a low kick there.
Wowie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wowie misses with a hook
and Bogard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Wowie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wowie slips under a jab from Bogard.
Wowie blocks a jab.
Bogard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wowie.
Wowie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wowie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Wowie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Wowie moved out of range nicely.
Wowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogard.
Bogard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wowie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogard.
A big right from Bogard misses.
Wowie walks into a straight right hand from Bogard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie blocks a low kick nicely.
Wowie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bogard takes a step back to recover.
Wowie slips under a jab.
Wowie misses with a two punch combination.
Bogard flicks out a counter leg kick but Wowie steps away.
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bogard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wowie.
Bogard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bogard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bogard throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wowie counter with a right hand.
Wowie 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.
Bogard misses with a jab to the body
and Wowie counters with a two punch combo.
Wowie tries to clinch up but Bogard circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
Wowie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maui Wowie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogard lands a jab to the nose.
Wowie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie checks a low kick from Bogard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wowie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wowie clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Wowie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wowie prevents a body shot from Bogard.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wowie takes one to the chin there.
Bogard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bogard.
Wowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Wowie misses its target.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard punishes Wowie's body with a nice straight punch.
Wowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard stuns Wowie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogard misses with an uppercut. Wowie saw that one coming.
Bogard throws a head kick but Wowie moves out of range.
Bogard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Wowie misses the target.
Wowie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bogard missing with a left hand there. Wowie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bogard.
Wowie defending well as Bogard loads up on a big left hand.
Bogard misses with an uppercut
and Wowie counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Bogard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wowie avoids the body shot from Bogard.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Wowie checks it.
Bogard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wowie.
Bogard misses with a lunging right hand
and Wowie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wowie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogard throws a leg kick
and Wowie counters with a crisp one two that drops Bogard! Wowie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bogard to his feet! Bogard is in big trouble!
Bogard is rocked!
A slow jab from Bogard misses its intended target.
Bogard is still on wobbly legs! Can Wowie finish him?
A jab from Bogard misses.
Bogard keeps the fight on the outside.
Bogard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wowie with a body shot.
Wowie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard 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!
Wowie moves out of range of the body kick from Bogard.
Bogard seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bogard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wowie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wowie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bogard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wowie's hands.
Bogard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wowie tries to clinch up but Bogard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bogard tries a low kick but Wowie avoids it.
Bogard looks to throw the jab but Wowie is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bogard. Beautiful body shot.
Bogard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wowie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie has Bogard up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bogard fails to land.
Bogard throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie is looking to break free of the clinch but Bogard has double underhooks.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Bogard.
Wowie prevents a body shot from Bogard.
Bogard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wowie's efforts to push away.
Bogard working aggressively here.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bogard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bogard fails to land.
Bogard throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
Bogard misses with the head strike.
Bogard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogard misses with some punches.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bogard misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bogard.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard lands a hook that snaps the head of Wowie backwards.
Bogard pushes Wowie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard working aggressively here.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wowie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Wowie does no damage.
Bogard feints and then cracks Wowie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wowie down.
Wowie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wowie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wowie.
Bogard scores with a hook.
Wowie looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely.
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wowie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wowie tries to move into range but Bogard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bogard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wowie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Wowie's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogard jabs Wowie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bogard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bogard digs a good hook to Wowie's body.
Wowie slips a jab from Bogard.
Bogard with a nice cross.
Bogard lands a slapping body shot.
Maui Wowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry Bogard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bogard blocks a head kick by Wowie.
Bogard swings for the body but Wowie moves out of range.
Wowie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bogard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bogard 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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