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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boma (ranked 1171 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 164 p4p, 216 weight class). Irrawaddy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Laos Rules!. Ken Irrawaddy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma throws a hook to the side of Irrawaddy's head but Irrawaddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irrawaddy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boma tries a low kick but Irrawaddy avoids it.
Irrawaddy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boma on the side of the head.
Irrawaddy throws a big shot that misses.
Irrawaddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irrawaddy slips a straight right by Boma.
Irrawaddy has managed to clinch.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Boma breaks the clinch.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irrawaddy throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma lands with a cross.
Irrawaddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boma looks to land a left hand but Irrawaddy moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Irrawaddy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boma throws a hook but Irrawaddy blocks it.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma needs to keep his hands up - Irrawaddy had a free shot at his head there.
Boma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Irrawaddy looks to land a combination but Boma avoids it well.
Irrawaddy scores with a jab to the body.
Irrawaddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boma seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boma lands with a hook. Irrawaddy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irrawaddy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irrawaddy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irrawaddy lands a right hook to the body.
Boma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irrawaddy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Irrawaddy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irrawaddy staying out of range there.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irrawaddy.
Boma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irrawaddy is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Irrawaddy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Irrawaddy lands with a nice body punch.
Boma scores with a jab. Irrawaddy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irrawaddy.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Boma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Boma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Irrawaddy misses.
Irrawaddy clinches with his opponent.
Irrawaddy jumps guard but Boma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Irrawaddy.
Boma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Irrawaddy manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Irrawaddy.
Boma swats away the attempt to clinch by Irrawaddy.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irrawaddy checks a leg kick.
Irrawaddy closes the distance and clinches.
Boma pushes off an throws an elbow but Irrawaddy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boma lands an uppercut.
Irrawaddy is trying to pull guard but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irrawaddy backwards.
Boma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boma under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Irrawaddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irrawaddy looks to throw the jab but Boma is out of range.
Irrawaddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Irrawaddy lands with a nice body punch.
Irrawaddy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Irrawaddy throws a big shot that misses.
Boma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irrawaddy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrawaddy is just out of range.
It seemed like Irrawaddy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Irrawaddy scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irrawaddy's corner calls for a 1-2. Irrawaddy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Irrawaddy takes the fight into the clinch.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.
Boma takes a shot to the head.
Irrawaddy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Irrawaddy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boma prevents a body shot from Irrawaddy.
A nice left hand lands by Boma.
Irrawaddy is trying to pull guard but Boma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Irrawaddy is trying to push Boma away but Boma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.
Boma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrawaddy closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irrawaddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irrawaddy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boma throws a leg kick
and Irrawaddy counters with a nice uppercut.
Irrawaddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch but Boma is having none of it.
Irrawaddy blocks a jab.
Boma misses with a hook
and Irrawaddy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
Boma with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Boma misses.
Boma slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy scores with a nice strike.
Irrawaddy with a nice cross.
Irrawaddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Boma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy checks a low kick from Boma.
A countering left hand to the body from Irrawaddy misses.
Irrawaddy throws an overhand right that lands on Boma's shoulder, as Boma tries to avoid the shot.
Irrawaddy avoids the head kick by Boma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Irrawaddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boma throws a leg kick
and Irrawaddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Irrawaddy wants to clinch up but Boma keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Boma misses the target.
Irrawaddy swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma with a nice cross.
Boma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
Boma throws a quick counter head kick but Irrawaddy was just out of range.
Irrawaddy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boma under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Boma ducks right into an uppercut from Irrawaddy.
Boma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boma drops his hands momentarily and Irrawaddy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boma misses with a hook. Irrawaddy ducked under it nicely.
Irrawaddy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irrawaddy throws out a powerful jab.
Irrawaddy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma moves out of range as Irrawaddy strikes.
Boma missing with a left hand there. Irrawaddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irrawaddy.
Donk. Irrawaddy catches Boma right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Irrawaddy misses.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Irrawaddy tests Boma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irrawaddy avoids the head kick by Boma.
Irrawaddy misses with a two punch combination.
Irrawaddy throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Irrawaddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Irrawaddy cracks Boma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irrawaddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Irrawaddy missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boma lands a head kick. Irrawaddy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boma ducks right into an uppercut from Irrawaddy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy 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!
Irrawaddy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irrawaddy misses with a jab to the body
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irrawaddy, as that shot connected.
Irrawaddy drives through and clinches with Boma against the cage.
Irrawaddy scores with a shot to the side of Boma's head.
Irrawaddy throws a head punch that misses.
Irrawaddy pushes Boma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Boma misses the target.
Irrawaddy loads up on a big right hand but Boma slips the punch.
Irrawaddy misses with a body punch
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boma finds it's way round the side to connect with Irrawaddy's head.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy jabs at Boma's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy staying out of range there.
Boma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irrawaddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irrawaddy lands with a straight right. Boma didn't see that one coming.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Irrawaddy.
Boma misses with a looping right.
Boma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Irrawaddy with a hook.
Irrawaddy works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boma drops his hands momentarily and Irrawaddy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boma jabs Irrawaddy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mark Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
Irrawaddy works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch but Boma moves away
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Irrawaddy jabs at Boma's body.
Boma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Irrawaddy does it's job there.
Irrawaddy rushes Boma and presses him up against the cage.
Irrawaddy is trying to pull guard but Boma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boma misses with a low kick.
Boma slips under a jab.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boma.
Irrawaddy throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Irrawaddy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy slips a jab from Boma.
Irrawaddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irrawaddy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irrawaddy lands a glancing blow to the side of Boma's head.
Boma throws a solid leg kick but Irrawaddy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boma.
Irrawaddy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irrawaddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boma scores with a counter punch that sends Irrawaddy to the canvas! Boma smells blood - he's punishing Irrawaddy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Irrawaddy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Boma!
A very excited looking Mark Boma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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