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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 1799 p4p, 82 weight class) and Dwayne Boskins (ranked 2014 p4p, 85 weight class). Starker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. 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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265 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskins swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Boskins lands a nice shot to the body.
Boskins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Boskins.
Starker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boskins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boskins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Starker misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Boskins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starker.
Starker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boskins smiles and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Boskins there.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boskins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Starker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker clinches.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boskins misses with a punch on the inside.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Boskins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Starker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boskins just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Starker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boskins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Starker jumps guard but Boskins stands there with Starker around his waist. Starker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boskins's defenses.
Boskins lands a shot to the body.
Starker blocks an elbow strike.
Boskins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boskins breaks from the clinch.
Starker wants to clinch up but Boskins keeps it at a distance.
Boskins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Starker instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boskins misses with a knee to the head.
Starker manages to pull guard.
Boskins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker keeping moving, preventing Boskins from controlling successfully.
Boskins throws an elbow that misses. Starker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boskins's guard. Nice move by Starker!
Starker tries to free his leg and advance position but Boskins is retaining full guard.
Boskins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boskins is pulling down on Starker's head. It's preventing any offense from Starker, at least for the moment.
Boskins wants to sweep but no luck.
Starker throws a strike but Boskins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boskins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Starker has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boskins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins content to stall in guard here.
Boskins postures up in Starker's guard and throws a big left but Starker blocks it.
Boskins trying to move into half guard but instead Starker has managed to sweep!
Boskins pulls Starker in close to prevent any damage.
Starker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starker throws an elbow that misses. Boskins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Starker's guard. Nice move by Boskins!
Starker kicks Boskins off and gets to his feet.
Boskins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boskins connects with a single shot there.
Starker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boskins, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boskins throws a right and a left that Starker avoids nicely.
Boskins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starker wants to clinch but Boskins slips to the side
letting Boskins counter with a right hand.
Starker closes the distance and clinches.
Starker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boskins smiles and moves away.
Boskins misses with a two punch combination.
Starker moves forwards but Boskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Starker closes the distance and clinches.
Boskins working hard to break the clinch.
Boskins lands with a short shot to the head.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Boskins misses with a knee to the head.
Boskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starker tries to clinch
and Boskins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boskins scores with a head kick. Starker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Boskins dominated that round.
That's time! Starker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boskins sizes up Starker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Starker tries to clinch up
letting Boskins counter with a right hand.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boskins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Boskins does it's job there.
Paul Starker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starker wants to clinch
and Boskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boskins connects with a high kick.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starker closes the distance and pushes Boskins back into the cage.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Boskins shrugs off.
Boskins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starker jumps guard but Boskins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boskins blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Boskins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starker blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boskins swings wildly with an uppercut but Starker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boskins manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskins lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boskins throws out a counter right but Starker avoids it with no problem.
Boskins keeps the fight on the outside.
Boskins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Starker in his tracks.
Boskins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boskins misses with an uppercut. Starker saw that one coming.
Starker throws a big counter combination but Boskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boskins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Starker wants to clinch
and Boskins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boskins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Boskins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boskins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starker rushes Boskins and presses him up against the cage.
Starker jumps guard.
Boskins trying to control but Starker is working from the bottom.
Boskins sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins trying to control the position from guard on top but Starker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boskins is working Starker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paul Starker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Starker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boskins controls the pace.
Boskins postures up in Starker's guard and throws a big left but Starker blocks it.
Boskins wants to control from the top but Starker keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boskins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Starker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Starker has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boskins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Starker throws an elbow that misses. Boskins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Starker's guard. Nice move by Boskins!
Boskins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boskins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boskins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boskins working Starker over with strikes.
Boskins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boskins is trying to work for a kimura but Starker is defending well.
Boskins is trying to work for a kimura but Starker is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Boskins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boskins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boskins lands with a right hand.
Boskins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boskins with a hook.
Boskins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boskins counters with a stiff right hand.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Boskins pushes him off.
Dwayne Boskins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boskins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starker's sensitive parts.
Boskins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starker closes the distance but Boskins moves to the side
and Boskins counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starker tries to clinch up.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Starker clinches.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boskins lands with a light punch inside.
Boskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Starker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boskins.
Boskins wants to control from the top but Starker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins cracks Starker with a solid left hand.
Boskins advances to half guard.
Boskins is trying to control the action in half guard but Starker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boskins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boskins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boskins is trying to work for a kimura but Starker is defending well.
Boskins with the ground and pound but Starker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boskins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Starker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Starker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Starker!
Boskins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Starker is thwarting Boskins's attempts to control the position.
Starker looks to land a strike but Boskins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boskins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boskins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Starker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boskins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Starker manages to get himself to full guard.
Boskins content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boskins lands a couple of elbows.
Starker is working an open guard so Boskins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paul Starker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starker moves to clinch but Boskins breaks away
and Boskins counters with a left and a right that stings Starker.
Starker tries to clinch
and Boskins counters with a nice uppercut.
Boskins jabs Starker right on the nose. Starker blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starker walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Boskins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boskins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Boskins!
A victorious Dwayne Boskins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Paul Starker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I`LL BE BACK@#$%!'.
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