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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 107 p4p, 249 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 14 p4p, 32 weight class). Boma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drowning Pool - Bodies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Boma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver lands a left and a right that sends Boma crashing to the canvas! Silver dives into mount looking to finish!
Boma is rocked!
It looks like Norman Boma has been cut.
Silver looking to land elbow strikes but Boma uses the position to regain half guard.
Oh Boma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver thows a huge punch but Boma dodges it nicely.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boma's head.
Silver with the ground and pound but Boma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silver is looking to work some ground and pound but Boma has wrist control.
Boma is trying to keep Silver in close.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silver throws a strike but Boma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boma won't allow Silver to get back to his feet.
Silver is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boma manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boma is breathing heavily.
Boma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Boma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Silver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Boma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver throws a strike but Boma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silver wants to hit a sweep here but Boma passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silver there!
Boma controlling the pace for now.
Silver tries to hold on but Boma pushes him away.
Boma controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to get to half guard.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silver wants to hold on but Boma pushes him away.
Boma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boma controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to hold on but Boma postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boma controlling the pace for now.
Silver tries to hold on but Boma pushes him away.
Boma prevents Silver from getting the reversal.
Boma controlling from mount.
Silver is trying to escape the mount.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Boma misses with a low kick.
Silver misses with a double jab.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Boma misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silver does it's job there.
Silver throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boma.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver misses with a combination
and Boma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terry Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Boma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents a body shot from Boma.
Boma stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma stalling against the cage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Boma misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Boma is leaning against Silver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Boma.
Silver clinches.
Silver tries to break free but Boma pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Boma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver takes the fight into the clinch.
Boma blocks a body shot from Silver.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver misses with some punches.
Boma wants to stall.
Boma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Norman Boma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma avoiding damage.
Silver pushes Boma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma lands with a light punch inside.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver lands a left hand.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Boma as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Boma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma blocking some punches.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Boma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver prevents a body shot from Boma.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Boma is controlling the position.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Terry Silver just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Boma as he connects with a hook.
Silver looks to clinch
and Boma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Boma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver avoids the head kick by Boma.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boma momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver is rocked!
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Silver tries to clinch up but Boma circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver misses with a left hand
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Boma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boma throws an overhand right that drops Silver like a sack of potatoes! Boma dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
Norman Boma retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Norman Boma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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