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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boko Haram (ranked 3960 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Jean Paul Savette (ranked 251 p4p, 150 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haram on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haram moves into the clinch.
Savette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savette tries to work over Haram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savette stalling.
Savette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Savette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haram has a couple of punches blocked by Savette.
Savette lands a nice uppercut.
Savette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savette has a couple of punches blocked by Haram.
Savette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette misses with the head strike.
Savette blocks a body shot from Haram.
Savette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Haram.
Jean Paul Savette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haram dips to his left and cracks Savette with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haram.
Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Haram.
Savette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Savette throws a leg kick
and Haram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haram throws a big shot that misses.
Haram with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savette to score with a decent uppercut.
Savette missing with a left hand there. Haram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savette throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haram counters with a nice uppercut.
Savette misses with a double jab.
Haram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haram connects with a single shot there.
Savette lands a nice shot that snaps Haram's head back.
Haram looks to clinch
and Haram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haram is able to avoid easily.
Savette lands with a straight right. Haram didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haram throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
Haram staying out of range there.
Haram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Savette lands the left hand.
Savette cracks Haram with a good jab.
Haram scores with a nice head shot.
Savette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savette misses the shot to the body.
Haram throws a big shot that misses.
Haram slips a jab and a cross from Savette.
Haram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Haram.
Savette throws out a loose jab but Haram uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Haram was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Savette.
Haram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haram has managed to clinch.
Haram makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram lands with a left to the head.
Savette lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Haram.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haram.
Haram throws a punch but it's blocked by Savette.
Haram working aggressively here.
Savette manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savette's elbow.
Savette throws a head punch that misses.
Haram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram tries a knee to the head but Savette blocks it.
Haram's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haram is stalling here.
Savette misses with a body punch.
Savette lands an uppercut.
Savette throws a punch but it's blocked by Haram.
Savette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savette blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haram throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Savette.
Savette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haram or not.
Savette scores with a shot to the side of Haram's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haram backwards.
Savette is trying to push Haram away but Haram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Paul Savette will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Savette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haram. Haram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savette wants to slow Haram down by chopping away at his legs.
Haram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savette.
Haram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haram looks to throw the jab but Savette is out of range.
A low kick from Savette is predictable there
enabling Haram to counter with a crisp jab.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
Haram throwing a counter right hand but Savette manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Savette.
Savette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette slips under a jab.
Savette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haram.
Haram misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Haram misses.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Haram moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette throws a poor cross that misses
and Haram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Haram's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savette wants to land a leg kick but Haram is out of range.
Savette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Savette throws a hook but Haram blocks it.
Savette lands a nice shot that snaps Haram's head back.
Savette throws a right hand that misses
and Haram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haram is out of range and Savette settles back down.
Haram wants to clinch.
Haram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savette throws a hook but Haram avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savette misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Savette finds it's target.
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!
Haram throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette misses with a lunging right hand
and Haram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savette throws a leg kick that misses.
Haram 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.
Haram moves out of range of the leg kick from Savette.
Haram scores with a nice right hand.
Haram takes one to the side of the head.
Savette cracks Haram with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Savette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savette misses with a left hand
letting Haram counter with a right hand.
Savette lands a really nice looking cross but Haram seems unphased.
Haram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Haram.
Savette cracks Haram with an open hand slap.
Savette swings widly with a right hand
and Haram counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Savette misses.
Haram looks to score with a jab to the body but Savette is just out of range.
Haram throws a lazy right hand but Savette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haram moves into the clinch.
A short right from Savette on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Savette.
Jean Paul Savette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haram can't find room to land a body shot as Savette controls the action.
Savette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haram blocks an uppercut.
Savette prevents a body shot from Haram.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savette misses with the head strike.
Savette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Savette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haram throws a body shot but no joy.
Jean Paul Savette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Savette throws an off balance right hand
and Haram counters with a nice uppercut.
Haram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette tries a quick counter leg kick but Haram is wise to it.
Haram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savette.
Savette is looking to score with low kicks.
Haram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savette throws a front kick aimed at Haram's knee but Haram avoids it well.
Savette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haram is looking to counter punch.
Savette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haram moves forwards but Savette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Haram ducks under a wild hook from Savette.
Haram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Haram.
Savette only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savette moves away.
Savette misses with a combination
letting Haram counter with a right hand.
Savette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haram.
Haram looks to score with a jab to the body but Savette is just out of range.
Savette misses with a left hand
and Haram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savette scores with a decent looking hook.
Haram ducks under a wild hook from Savette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette misses with a looping right.
Savette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savette throws a hook to the side of Haram's head but Haram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haram walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette scores with a jab. Haram acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haram has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savette throws an off balance right hand
enabling Haram to counter with a crisp jab.
Savette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haram.
Savette fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Savette scores with a four punch combination!
Savette throws an off balance right hand
and Haram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haram checks a low kick from Savette.
Savette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haram slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Savette misses.
Savette misses with a looping right.
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!
Savette throws the left hand but Haram avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savette. That's going to slow Haram down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savette clobbers Haram with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Savette lands a jab to the nose.
Savette throws a leg kick
and Haram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savette throws a looping overhand right but Haram ducks down to avoid it.
Haram tries to clinch but Savette is having none of it.
Savette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savette throws a lazy uppercut
letting Haram counter with a right hand.
Haram blocks a head kick by Savette.
Haram throwing a counter right hand but Savette manages to avoid it.
Savette missing with a left hand there. Haram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Savette throws out a loose jab but Haram uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Savette misses
and Haram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haram is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Savette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haram.
Savette moves out of range of the strikes.
Savette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haram misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Savette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Haram misses its intended target.
Haram tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haram cracks Savette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savette catches Haram with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savette's head backwards.
Jean Paul Savette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Savette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haram misses with a looping left.
Savette misses the jab.
Savette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Savette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haram manages to avoid it.
Haram misses the shot to the body.
Savette sizes up Haram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Savette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savette flicks out a counter leg kick but Haram steps away.
Savette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savette missing with a left hand there. Haram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savette scores with a nice strike.
Savette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savette misses with a looping right.
Savette is looking to score with low kicks.
Boko Haram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haram is looking to clinch but Savette is avoiding it.
Savette misses with a looping right.
A jab from Savette finds it's way through Haram's defenses.
Haram just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Savette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haram defending well as Savette loads up on a big left hand.
Haram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Savette connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Savette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Savette 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Savette!
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