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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 24 p4p, 2 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 65 p4p, 3 weight class). Verygood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring Pain. Jaroslav comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sound of Running Feet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Felix Jaroslav has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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138 lbs
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168 cm
28
137 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jaroslav tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verygood is able to avoid easily. Jaroslav throws a chopping leg kick but Verygood manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Verygood misses with a straight right. Verygood avoids the body shot from Jaroslav.
A jab from Jaroslav finds it's way through Verygood's defenses. Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick. Verygood cracks Jaroslav with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Jaroslav throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily. Verygood scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range. Jaroslav fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jaroslav scores with a nice right hand.
Verygood wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range. The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav. Verygood throws a big shot that misses. Jaroslav lands with a nice body punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice cross by Verygood. A nice leg kick lands there from Verygood. Verygood tries to land a leg kick but Jaroslav saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the strikes. A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jaroslav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verygood in his tracks. Good work by Jaroslav as he checks the leg kick. A countering left hand to the body from Jaroslav misses. Verygood misses the shot to the body. Jab, jab by Verygood - just one landing. Verygood moves out of range as Jaroslav strikes. Jaroslav moves out of range as Verygood strikes. Jaroslav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verygood. Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Verygood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Verygood scoring well with a low kick there.
Verygood misses with a looping right. Jaroslav misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming. Jaroslav throws the left hand but Verygood avoids the punch easily. Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jaroslav on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood. Good leg kick by Verygood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Jaroslav moves out of range as Verygood throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Jaroslav releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. That kick from Jaroslav tenderised Verygood's leg. Verygood is trying to keep his angry face on. Verygood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaroslav checks it well. Verygood throws a front kick aimed at Jaroslav's knee but Jaroslav avoids it well. Jab, jab by Verygood - just one landing. Verygood wants to clinch up but Jaroslav keeps it at a distance. Verygood tries to land a leg kick but Jaroslav saw it coming and moves away.
Verygood takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses. Verygood clinches up against the cage. Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Verygood fails to land. Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Verygood controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Jaroslav scores with a nice short uppercut. Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Verygood blocks a body shot from Jaroslav. Verygood jumps guard.
Verygood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jaroslav is aware though and is defending well. Verygood is controlling Jaroslav's posture. Jaroslav tries to stand but Verygood is controlling from the bottom. Jaroslav gets to his feet. Verygood looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaroslav moves out of range of the leg kick from Verygood. Verygood scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaroslav fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verygood checks it well. A big left from Jaroslav misses. Jaroslav throws out a powerful jab. Verygood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jaroslav throws a hook but Verygood blocks it. Verygood misses with a kick to the body and Jaroslav counters with a leg kick. Verygood thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body. Jaroslav moves out of range of the body kick. Jaroslav looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav. Verygood tries to clinch up but Jaroslav circles away and keeps his distance. Jaroslav feints a counter leg kick. Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Jaroslav does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away. Verygood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Jaroslav with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from 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 checks a low kick from Jaroslav. Jaroslav swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jaroslav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jab from Jaroslav. A big right from Verygood misses. Jaroslav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaroslav. A big right from Jaroslav misses. Jaroslav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Verygood moved away. A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet. Jaroslav throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Jaroslav misses the jab. Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Jaroslav throws out a leg kick but Verygood moves out of range and Jaroslav only half commits. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Verygood scores with a shot to the body.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verygood. Jaroslav slips a jab from Verygood. Jaroslav throws a leg kick that misses. 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 Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaroslav throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Jaroslav backs away, Verygood returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Nice uppercut lands for Jaroslav. That snapped Verygood's head back.
Verygood tries a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it. Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here. Verygood looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range. Jaroslav slips under a jab. Jaroslav moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Verygood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Verygood digs a good body shot into Jaroslav's ribs. Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it. Jaroslav connects with a body shot that sends Verygood's belly button to the back. Jaroslav misses with a leg kick. Verygood throws a nice outside leg kick. Verygood jabs Jaroslav to the body, keeping him at a distance. Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Verygood misses with a low kick as Jaroslav jumps back. Verygood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A low kick from Verygood misses and Jaroslav makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jaroslav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Verygood misses. Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jab by Jaroslav. Verygood keeps Jaroslav at a distance using the push kick. Verygood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick as Verygood jumps back. Verygood jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Verygood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaroslav. Jaroslav instigates a clinch. Verygood misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaroslav. Verygood cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot. Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow. Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Verygood misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Verygood. Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage. Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Verygood avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Jaroslav. Verygood prevents a body shot from Jaroslav. This has been an exciting period of action! Jaroslav tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verygood ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Verygood no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Jaroslav gets to his feet - Verygood follows without any prompting. Jaroslav doesn't manage to clinch there - Verygood circles away.
A clash of legs there as Verygood blocks the low kick. Jaroslav tries to close the distance and clinch but Verygood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Verygood scores with a kick to the midsection. Verygood moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaroslav. Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Verygood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Jaroslav lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jaroslav works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jaroslav lands a leg kick that knocks Verygood off balance momentarily. A swing and a miss from Verygood. Jaroslav thumps Verygood with a low kick. Verygood lands a really nice looking cross but Jaroslav seems unphased.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Verygood misses with a kick to the body.
Jaroslav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jaroslav moves forwards but Verygood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaroslav jabbing away but nothing is landing. Verygood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Verygood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Verygood lands with a nice body punch. Verygood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Verygood walks into a stiff left hand from Jaroslav. Jaroslav buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Verygood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head. Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand. The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jaroslav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Jaroslav wants to land a leg kick but Verygood is out of range. Jaroslav throws a body kick that misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet. Verygood throws a leg kick but Jaroslav checks it. Verygood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaroslav if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Verygood misses with a looping left. Verygood checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Verygood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts. Verygood misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Verygood blocks a head kick by Jaroslav.
Verygood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jaroslav's calf. Verygood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A nice leg kick lands there from Jaroslav. Jaroslav misses with a looping left. Verygood is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Jaroslav slips under a jab from Verygood. Verygood looks for the body kick but Jaroslav saw that one coming. Verygood looks to land a left hand but Jaroslav moved out of range nicely. Verygood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Verygood. Verygood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaroslav can pounce on him.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jaroslav bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaroslav. Verygood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Verygood looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range. Verygood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Kurt Verygood 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 scores with a body shot.
Verygood takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses. Verygood tries to land a front kick but Jaroslav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Verygood scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaroslav should have avoided that one. Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaroslav checks a leg kick. Jaroslav jabs at Verygood's body. Verygood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaroslav. Verygood lands with a cross. Jaroslav tries to work over Verygood's front leg with a kick but Verygood checks it. Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Verygood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaroslav takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jab from Jaroslav. Jaroslav tries to land a front kick but Verygood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Verygood takes one to the chin there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jaroslav moves out of range of the body kick. Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jaroslav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Verygood misses the shot to the body. Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it. Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
Verygood blocks a jab. Some bone on bone action there as Jaroslav checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Verygood misses with a low kick as Jaroslav jumps back. Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Jaroslav slips the punch. Verygood throws a body kick that misses. Jaroslav wants to clinch up but Verygood keeps it at a distance. Verygood slips a straight right by Jaroslav. Jaroslav fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verygood checks it well. Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it. Verygood tries to land a leg kick but Jaroslav saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jaroslav throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off. Jaroslav misses with a straight left. Verygood feinted with a counter takedown. Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaroslav tries to land a front kick but Verygood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Kurt Verygood is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verygood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here. Verygood tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jaroslav lands a head kick. Verygood smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A combination from Jaroslav does no damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jaroslav lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Jaroslav moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Jaroslav cracks the inside of Verygood's front leg. Jaroslav takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Verygood tries to land a leg kick but Jaroslav saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verygood throws out the jab. Jaroslav tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A swing and a miss from Verygood. Jaroslav throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily. Jaroslav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it. Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Verygood slips under a jab from Jaroslav.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Verygood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range. Jaroslav feints a counter leg kick. Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it. Jaroslav connects with a solid leg kick. Verygood throws a wild body kick that Jaroslav sees coming a mile off. Jaroslav misses with a wild combination.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily. Verygood stuns Jaroslav with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Jaroslav scores with a decent looking hook. Verygood scores with a jab to the body. Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Jaroslav looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Verygood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaroslav in his tracks. Verygood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Verygood thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body. Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jaroslav looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range. Jaroslav looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big left from Verygood misses. Jab, jab by Jaroslav - just one landing. Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Verygood. Jaroslav misses with a few strikes there.
Verygood tried to counter with a leg kick but Jaroslav avoided it. Verygood misses with a low kick. Verygood moves away from the strike by Jaroslav. Verygood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jaroslav scoring well with a low kick there.
Verygood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts. Verygood tries a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it. Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaroslav. Jaroslav throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jaroslav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Verygood throws a body kick that misses and Jaroslav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Verygood connects with a single shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kurt Verygood did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Verygood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Verygood wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range. Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jaroslav tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Jaroslav tries to clinch up. Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood. Jaroslav misses with a low kick. Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav. Verygood gets in close and instigates a clinch. Verygood lands a shot to the body. Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it. Verygood takes a shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Verygood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaroslavs head. Verygood working aggressively here.
Jaroslav lands a body punch. Verygood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Jaroslav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav works on Verygood's body with a couple of short punches. Jaroslav presses Verygood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jaroslav lands with a right to the head. Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav lands with a short head shot on the inside. Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside. Jaroslav tries a body shot but Verygood blocks it.
Jaroslav lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Jaroslav. Verygood misses with some punches.
Verygood blocks a body shot from Jaroslav. Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
Verygood misses with a hook from the clinch. Jaroslav lands a nice uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verygood. Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
Jaroslav tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jaroslav pushes Verygood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jaroslav tries a body shot but Verygood blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verygood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it. Verygood tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow. Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaroslav. Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Verygood lands with a short shot to the head. Verygood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaroslav creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Verygood blocks a body shot from Jaroslav. Jaroslav blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Verygood. Verygood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards. Jaroslav lands with a left to the head. Jaroslav takes a shot to the head. Jaroslav lands a right hand. Verygood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Verygood.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it. Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it. Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Verygood avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage. Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Jaroslav digs a right hand underneath Verygood's ribcage. Verygood let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Verygood gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Verygood lands with a right to the head. Jaroslav lands a nice uppercut. Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jaroslav lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verygood misses with the head strike.
Verygood breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jaroslav. Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Verygood. Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch. Jaroslav explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Verygood feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down. Jaroslav scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Verygood looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range. Verygood thows a leg kick but Jaroslav checks it and Jaroslav counters with a slapping leg kick. Verygood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range. Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick. Jaroslav is looking to chop away at Verygood's legs. Verygood misses the body punch and Jaroslav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Verygood. Verygood throws a chopping leg kick but Jaroslav manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Verygood swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jaroslav thumps Verygood with a low kick. Jaroslav tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Verygood looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range. Jaroslav is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Verygood misses. Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jaroslav lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jaroslav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jaroslav gets a clinch. Verygood has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it. A body shot lands from Jaroslav.
A nice left hand lands by Verygood.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaroslav works on Verygood's body with a couple of short punches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside. Verygood misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaroslav.
A right hook to the body lands for Verygood.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow. Jaroslav lands a nice shot to the body. Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Verygood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav. Jaroslav tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it. Verygood pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jaroslav pushes Verygood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav. Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Verygood. Verygood working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside. Jaroslav lands a right hand. A right hand to the body from Verygood.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Jaroslav lands a left hand that snaps the head of Verygood backwards. Verygood misses with some punches.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Verygood. A head punch on the inside from Verygood fails to land. A right hand to the body from Verygood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaroslav lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verygood backwards. Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards. Jaroslav tries a body shot but Verygood blocks it.
Verygood struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.
Verygood lands a body punch. Verygood lands an uppercut. Verygood lands with a left to the head. A hook to the body from Verygood.
Jaroslav is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? A nice left hand lands by Verygood.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Verygood presses Jaroslav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch. Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it. Verygood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Verygood misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Verygood pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Verygood breaks the clinch.
Jaroslav is looking to score with low kicks. Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Jaroslav checks a low kick from Verygood. Verygood thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body. Verygood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav. Jaroslav checks a low kick from Verygood. Verygood slips under a jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav. Verygood swings widly with a right hand
and Jaroslav makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Jaroslav misses with a head kick.
Verygood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaroslav checks it well. Jaroslav on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaroslav thumps Verygood with a low kick. Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Verygood looks for the body kick but Jaroslav saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Verygood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Verygood throws a low kick, looking for Jaroslav's leg but Jaroslav calmly moves out of range. Verygood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaroslav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verygood at a distance.
Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Verygood slips a straight right by Jaroslav. Jaroslav fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Verygood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jaroslav throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Verygood.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Verygood scores with a body shot.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick. Verygood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A lazy left from Jaroslav finds it's target. A slapping leg kick lands for Verygood.
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 Kurt Verygood. I think Verygood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood! Kurt Verygood retains his bantamweight title! Our winner, Kurt Verygood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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