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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdel Rahman Skaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdel Rahman Skaf!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Skaf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skaf drives through and clinches with Bones against the cage.
Skaf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skaf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skaf tries to land a leg kick but Bones saw it coming and moves away.
Bones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skaf throws a right and a left that Bones avoids nicely.
Skaf slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones leaves Skaf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skaf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skaf misses with a head kick.
Bones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice takedown defense from Bones. No joy for Skaf on that attempt.
Bones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brian Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Rahman Skaf.
Bones gets tackled into the cage by Skaf. Skaf maintains the clinch.
Skaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bones.
Skaf looking for a takedown.
Skaf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skaf shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense.
Bones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Bones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skaf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bones as he jumps to the side.
Bones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bones wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Bones misses the target.
Skaf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skaf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bones counters with a stiff right hand.
Skaf shoots in looking for a takedown but Bones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skaf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bones is looking to counter punch.
Skaf shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaf pushes Bones up against the cage in a clinch.
Skaf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bones's efforts to push away.
Skaf misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Skaf to work.
Skaf is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bones to keep the fight standing.
Bones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skaf jumps guard but Bones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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.
Skaf tries to pull guard but Bones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skaf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bones managing to block the knees to the body from Skaf.
Skaf has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skaf misses with an elbow strike.
Skaf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skaf shoots in looking for a takedown but Bones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skaf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bones as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skaf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bones is fending him off so far but Skaf persists. Nope, Bones circles away and we're back to standing.
Skaf closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdel Rahman Skaf will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skaf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skaf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skaf is defended easily by Bones.
An attempted straight right counter from Bones misses the target.
Brian Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Rahman Skaf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skaf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaf moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bones's brow.
Skaf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bones lands the left hand.
Bones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Skaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Bones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brian Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
Skaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skaf closes the distance but Bones moves to the side
and Bones counters with a shoot takedown. Skaf fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Skaf, up you get!
Skaf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bones, pushing him back against the cage.
Skaf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skaf has a takedown stuffed.
Skaf shoots in looking for a takedown but Bones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skaf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bones throwing a counter right hand but Skaf manages to avoid it.
Skaf tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Bones slaps away a takedown attempt from Skaf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaf shoots in looking for a takedown but Bones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skaf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bones throwing a counter right hand but Skaf manages to avoid it.
Bones misses with an uppercut. Skaf saw that one coming.
Skaf looks for a takedown but Bones sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Bones misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skaf misses with a body kick.
Skaf is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bones as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaf with a poor takedown
and Bones counters with a nice uppercut.
Bones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Skaf tries to clinch
and Bones counters with a nice uppercut.
Skaf tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Skaf somewhat.
Bones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skaf is breathing heavily.
Skaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skaf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skaf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bones is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Skaf shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skaf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skaf looks for a takedown but Bones sprawls well.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brian Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Rahman Skaf.
Skaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Bones misses the target.
Skaf rushes Bones and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones breaks the clinch.
Skaf forces Bones back against the cage and clinches.
Bones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaf has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaf tries for a takedown but Bones manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Skaf.
Skaf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skaf moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaf.
Skaf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skaf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skaf is looking to clinch but Bones is avoiding it.
Bones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skaf fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaf wants to clinch.
Abdel Rahman Skaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skaf is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skaf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bones's waist but Bones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skaf off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Skaf or perhaps it was just good defense by Bones, which made it look bad.
Bones throwing a counter right hand but Skaf manages to avoid it.
Skaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bones swivels and escapes.
Skaf has closed the distance and engaged Bones in a clinch.
Abdel Rahman Skaf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skaf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skaf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skaf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skaf is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skaf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Skaf keeps control of Bones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skaf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bones prevents Skaf from breaking the clinch.
Skaf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bones prevents it.
Skaf taking a breather.
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 Brian Bones.
I think Bones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Bones!
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