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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Foulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Foulger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Monson's chin.
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213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Foulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Monson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monson slips a jab from Foulger.
Monson fails to land with a series of punches.
Monson throws a body kick that misses.
Monson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foulger misses with an uppercut.
Monson moves into the clinch.
Foulger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foulgers head.
Monson blocks a body shot from Foulger.
Monson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Foulger avoids the elbow strike from Monson, against the ropes.
Monson throws an elbow that misses.
Monson prevents a body shot from Foulger.
Monson throws a head punch that misses.
Monson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foulger working aggressively here.
Monson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foulger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson tries to circle away but Foulger has him pinned against the ropes.
Foulger blocks an elbow strike.
Foulger avoids the elbow strike from Monson, against the ropes.
Foulger stalling in the clinch but Monson improves position.
Foulger struggles to land a body shot inside as Monson controls his hands.
Monson manages to break the clinch.
Monson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monson lands with a hook. Foulger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foulger loads up on a big right hand but Monson slips the punch.
Foulger swings for the body but Monson moves out of range.
Monson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monson swinging wildly here.
Monson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson moves away from the strike by Foulger.
Dan Monson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foulger digs a good body shot into Monson's ribs.
Monson slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foulger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monson moves away.
Monson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foulger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monson.
Foulger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Foulger takes a swing at Monson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Dan Monson has been cut.
Foulger thows a body shot but no joy.
Monson misses with a two punch combination.
Monson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foulger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foulger. Monson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foulger throws a lazy uppercut
and Foulger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foulger lands a nice looking body shot.
Foulger misses with a right hand
and Monson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Foulger misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foulger looks to throw the jab but Monson is out of range.
A punch combination from Monson misses.
Monson misses with a wild body shot.
Monson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Foulger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monson forces Foulger back against the ropes and clinches.
Monson tries a knee to the head but Foulger blocks it.
Foulger avoids the elbow strike from Monson, against the ropes.
Foulger avoids a wild elbow strike from Monson.
Monson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Monson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Foulger lands with a left to the head.
Foulger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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 Gary Foulger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Monson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foulger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monson manages to avoid it.
Monson throws a head kick but Foulger moves out of range.
Foulger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monson manages to avoid it.
Monson is looking to score with low kicks.
Monson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gary Foulger is winning the standup battle so far.
Foulger tests Monson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foulger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monson throws a leg kick but Foulger checks it.
Foulger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foulger looks to score with a jab to the body but Monson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foulger missing with a left hand there. Monson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foulger swings for the body but Monson moves out of range.
Foulger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monson.
Monson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foulger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foulger.
Foulger slips a jab and a cross from Monson.
Monson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foulger circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Monson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Monson misses.
Foulger misses with a body shot.
Monson tries to clinch there but Foulger circles away.
Foulger lands with a hook. Monson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foulger scores with a jab to the body.
Monson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Foulger. Beautiful body shot.
Monson keeps the fight on the outside.
Foulger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foulger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monson throws an overhand right that lands on Foulger's shoulder, as Foulger tries to avoid the shot.
Foulger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foulger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foulger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monson punishes Foulger's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Monson misses.
Foulger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monson.
Foulger misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Foulger.
Foulger is looking to wear down Monson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monson takes a swing at Foulger's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Foulger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foulger blocks a jab.
Foulger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Foulger thows a body shot but no joy.
Foulger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Foulger finds it's way through Monson's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monson scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Foulger misses.
Monson avoids the body shot from Foulger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Foulger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Monson's cut.
That's time! Foulger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Monson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foulger counters with a straight right hand.
Foulger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monson. Monson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monson is rocked!
Foulger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foulger misses with a wild combination.
Monson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monson is still on wobbly legs! Can Foulger finish him?
Foulger avoids a kick to the body.
Monson seems to have recovered his senses.
Monson throws a big shot that misses.
Monson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foulger moves away.
Monson throws a nice looking combination but Foulger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foulger tries to clinch but Monson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foulger lands a jab.
Monson avoids the body shot from Foulger.
Monson throws out a leg kick but Foulger moves out of range and Monson only half commits.
Monson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monson slips a jab from Foulger.
Foulger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monson is looking to chop away at Foulger's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foulger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monson's head.
Foulger lands a nice hook to Monson's body. Monson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Monson misses.
Monson slips a jab from Foulger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dan Monson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foulger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monson.
Monson takes a swing at Foulger's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Foulger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foulger scores with a shot to the body.
Foulger connects with the punch.
Foulger scores with a jab to the body.
Foulger cracks Monson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Foulger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foulger takes a swing at Monson's ribcage but misses.
Foulger slips a jab and a cross from Monson.
No joy there for Monson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foulger misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foulger just misses with a punch to the body.
Monson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foulger clobbers Monson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Foulger misses with a looping left.
Dan Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foulger.
Monson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foulger just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foulger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monson manages to avoid it.
Gary Foulger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foulger tries to clinch but Monson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Foulger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foulger, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Gary Foulger!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Gary Foulger!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Gary Foulger!
Gary Foulger wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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