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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Andary (ranked 3261 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Boko Haram (ranked 180 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Andary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andary lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andary throws a lazy head kick
and Haram counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haram!
It looks like Gary Andary has been cut.
Haram just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andary.
Andary tries to clinch there but Haram circles away.
Haram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andary scores with a leg kick.
Andary looks to land a combination. Haram sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Andary tenderised Haram's leg. Haram is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haram takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andary avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Andary.
Haram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haram throws a hook but Andary avoids it easily.
Andary wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Andary is looking to slow Haram down with leg kicks.
Andary gets a clinch.
Andary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andary misses with some punches.
Andary lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haram backwards.
Andary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andary's elbow.
Haram blocking some punches.
Andary lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haram backwards.
Andary misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Andary.
Haram blocking some punches.
Haram digs a right hand into Andary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andary's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haram throws a head punch that misses.
Haram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andary tries a body shot but Haram blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andary can't find room to land a body shot as Haram controls the action.
Andary gets through Haram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andary is trying to pull guard but Haram has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Haram - that landed with a thud.
Andary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andary throws a head punch that misses.
Haram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haram struggles to land a body shot inside as Andary controls his hands.
Haram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haram.
Haram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haram lands a right hand.
Andary has a couple of punches blocked by Haram.
Andary breaks the clinch.
Andary lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andary with a nice calf kick.
Andary lands with a slapping head kick.
Andary misses with a head kick.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haram sizes up Andary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haram takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Andary misses.
Andary scores with the left hand. Haram knows he should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Haram blocks the low kick.
Haram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andary is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Haram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andary feints and then cracks Haram's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haram down.
Andary stuns Haram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andary throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haram counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Haram.
Andary's corner calls for a 1-2. Andary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Andary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Andary's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andary fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haram. Andary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andary is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Haram.
Andary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haram lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haram loads up on a big right hand but Andary slips the punch.
Jab by Andary.
Andary misses with a head kick.
Haram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andary with a nice calf kick.
Haram swings for the body but Andary moves out of range.
Andary scores with a jab to the body.
Haram looks to score with a jab to the body but Andary is just out of range.
Haram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haram just misses with a punch to the body.
Haram is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andary rather than just go for the knockout.
Andary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haram counters with a left to the body.
Andary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andary misses the shot to the body.
Haram now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andary misses with a double jab
and Haram counters with a straight right hand.
Andary throws a head kick that misses.
Haram let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
It looks like Andary has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Andary misses with a body punch
and Haram counters with a nice uppercut.
Andary avoids the body shot from Haram.
Andary misses with a looping right.
Andary misses with an uppercut. Haram saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haram throws a right and a left that Andary avoids nicely.
Andary has closed the distance and engaged Haram in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Andary.
Haram presses Andary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andary misses with a punch to the body.
Andary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andary misses with the head strike.
Haram stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andary is working Haram over against the cage.
Gary Andary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Haram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haram tries to work over Andary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andary works on Haram's body with a couple of short punches.
Haram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andary throws a punch but it's blocked by Haram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haram lands with a right to the head.
Andary struggles to land a body shot inside as Haram controls his hands.
Andary lands a shoulder strike.
Andary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andary drags the fight down to the ground.
Andary looking for a guillotine here but Haram defends easily.
Haram wants to stand and escape but instead Andary has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haram wants to sweep here but Andary controlling him for the moment.
Andary is stalling in the full guard.
Andary drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Haram manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andary has Haram in his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Andary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Andary's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Andary lands with an uppercut that bounces Haram off the cage and back into range.
Andary lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andary ducks under a wild hook from Haram.
Gary Andary is winning the standup battle so far.
Andary throws a leg kick but Haram moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram misses with a looping left.
Andary is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Haram.
Andary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haram counters with a two punch combo.
A cross from Andary lands.
Andary blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andary avoids the body shot from Haram.
Andary tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haram manages to circle out of the way.
Andary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andary tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haram is able to avoid easily.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Andary.
Haram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haram. Andary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andary avoids the body shot from Haram.
Andary blocks a jab.
Haram throws a lazy right hand but Andary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andary throws a sloppy head kick
letting Haram counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andary misses with a head kick.
Andary slips under a jab.
Gary Andary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andary avoids the body shot from Haram.
Haram lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haram misses with a looping right.
A combination from Haram does no damage.
Andary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Haram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andary can pounce on him.
Andary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andary cracks Haram with a good jab.
Haram throws a lazy uppercut
and Andary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haram throws a head punch that misses.
Andary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andary.
Haram lands a hook that snaps the head of Andary backwards.
Haram scores with a shot to the side of Andary's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andary.
Haram's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haram prevents a body shot from Andary.
Gary Andary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andary blocking some punches.
Haram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haram walks into a stiff left hand from Andary.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haram.
Haram takes a swing at Andary's ribcage but misses.
Andary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boko Haram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andary misses with a wild body shot.
Andary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andary scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andary misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haram! But no joy.
Haram's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick from Andary, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Andary.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boko Haram.
Well Andary has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Gary Andary!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Gary Andary!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Gary Andary!
Gary Andary wins by unanimous decision!
Gary Andary seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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