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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adan Puno (ranked 140 p4p, 278 weight class) and Tom Obama (ranked 17 p4p, 35 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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34 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Puno misses with a right hand
and Obama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Puno tries to land a front kick but Obama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno misses with a leg kick
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Jab from Puno.
It looks like Tom Obama has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab from Obama.
Obama misses with a hook to the body
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama lands with a cross.
Obama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Puno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno thows a leg kick but Obama checks it
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obama rushes Puno and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno lands a nice uppercut.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama working aggressively here.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adan Puno's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a left hand.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puno slips under a jab from Obama.
Obama misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Puno.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Obama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Obama misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puno.
Puno misses with a left hand
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obama misses with a right hand
letting Puno counter with a right hand.
Puno misses with a hook
and Obama counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Obama will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obama slips under a jab.
Obama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adan Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Tom Obama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama checks a low kick from Puno.
A nice side step and Obama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obama lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Puno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama clobbers Puno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puno.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Obama on the side of the head.
Obama blocks a low kick nicely.
Obama appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno digs a good hook to Obama's body.
Obama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puno.
A jab from Obama misses.
That kick from Puno tenderised Obama's leg. Obama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a right hand that misses
and Obama counters with an inside leg kick.
Obama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puno's hands.
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puno throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Adan Puno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obama lands a right hook to the body.
Puno scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obama's hands.
Puno tests Obama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puno defending well as Obama loads up on a big left hand.
Puno is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama moves out of range of the leg kick from Puno.
Puno keeps Obama at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adan Puno will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Puno throws an off balance right hand
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Obama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puno thows a leg kick but Obama checks it
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Obama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obama digs a good hook to Puno's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Obama misses.
Puno fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obama just manages to avoid it.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obama.
Puno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Puno misses
and Obama counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Puno cracks Obama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Puno has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obama to stand back up!
Obama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama lands a body shot.
Obama thows a body kick. Puno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Puno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puno defending well as Obama loads up on a big left hand.
Puno tries to counter by clinching up but Obama breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a leg kick
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Puno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obama.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Puno throws a lazy body kick
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Obama misses.
Obama is looking to slow Puno down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puno is looking to clinch.
Obama digs a good hook to Puno's body.
Obama misses with a hook
and Puno counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Puno.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Obama.
Well Obama 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Obama!
A relieved looking Tom Obama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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