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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between UniConor Noble (ranked 2413 p4p, 144 weight class) and Oganeditse Gaolathe (ranked 1627 p4p, 108 weight class). Noble comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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175 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, UniConor Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oganeditse Gaolathe!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaolathe.
Noble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaolathe misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gaolathe.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Noble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gaolathe digs a good body shot into Noble's ribs.
Noble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaolathe looks to throw the jab but Noble is out of range.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Noble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaolathe.
Good leg kick by Gaolathe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Gaolathe.
Noble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaolathe connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaolathe closes the distance and pushes Noble back into the cage.
Gaolathe misses with some punches.
Noble is trying to force a seperation but Gaolathe has the dominant position.
Gaolathe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noble blocking some punches.
Gaolathe misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaolathe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaolathe misses with a body punch.
Gaolathe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaolathe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noble's elbow.
A short left from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe swings wildly with an uppercut but Noble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaolathe working aggressively here.
Noble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaolathe lands a nice uppercut.
Gaolathe breaks the clinch.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaolathe. Noble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noble checks a low kick from Gaolathe.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaolathe's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaolathe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noble drops his hands momentarily and Gaolathe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaolathe throws an off balance right hand
and Noble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaolathe punishes Noble's body with a nice straight punch.
Noble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaolathe throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oganeditse Gaolathe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaolathe to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaolathe misses the target.
Noble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaolathe drives through and clinches with Noble against the cage.
Noble prevents a body shot from Gaolathe.
Noble blocks an uppercut.
Gaolathe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaolathe working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaolathe has a couple of punches blocked by Noble.
Gaolathe prevents a body shot from Noble.
Noble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaolathe up against the cage.
Gaolathe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noble.
Gaolathe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaolathe being controlled against the cage.
Gaolathe misses with an elbow strike.
Gaolathe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaolathe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noble's elbow.
Gaolathe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaolathe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaolathe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe swings for the body but Noble moves out of range.
Noble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaolathe scores with a jab.
Gaolathe tries to clinch there but Noble circles away.
Gaolathe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaolathe misses with a looping right.
Noble throwing a counter right hand but Gaolathe manages to avoid it.
Gaolathe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaolathe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Noble misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaolathe throws a leg kick which misses Noble's front leg but catches the back leg as Noble tries to avoid it.
Gaolathe misses with a shot to the body
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaolathe moves into range and clinches up with Noble.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oganeditse Gaolathe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
Oganeditse Gaolathe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaolathe throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease.
Noble appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gaolathe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaolathe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaolathe finds it's way round the side to connect with Noble's head.
Noble walks into a left hand.
Gaolathe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaolathe connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gaolathe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Noble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaolathe darts in and clinches Noble up against the cage.
Gaolathe misses with the head strike.
Noble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaolathe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noble.
UniConor Noble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble blocks an uppercut.
Noble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Nice shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noble looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaolathe scores with a nice right hand.
Gaolathe avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Gaolathe misses.
Good shot there by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noble at a distance.
Gaolathe takes the fight into the clinch.
Gaolathe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe has a couple of punches blocked by Noble.
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaolathe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Noble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gaolathe fails to land.
Gaolathe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaolathe misses with the head strike.
Oganeditse Gaolathe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaolathe tries a body shot but Noble blocks it.
Noble blocking some punches.
Noble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gaolathe working aggressively here.
Gaolathe lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oganeditse Gaolathe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaolathe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oganeditse Gaolathe!
A victorious Oganeditse Gaolathe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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