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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 2518 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Maurice Boma (ranked 326 p4p, 235 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brandt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brandt trying to control the pace.
Brandt slips a nice elbow through Boma's hands, connecting with Boma's forehead.
Brandt throwing shots but Boma is blocking nicely.
Brandt works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Brandt stalls from top position.
Boma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Boma is right now.
Brandt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boma manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Boma seems content to control.
Brandt wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is trying to control but can't.
Brandt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boma won't allow Brandt to sweep him here.
Brandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma preventing the sweep.
Brandt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.
Boma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brandt fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandt drives through with a takedown into Boma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandt trying to control but Boma is working from the bottom.
Brandt content to stall in guard here.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Boma keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
That's time! Brandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boma dodges the punch combination from Brandt.
Brandt slips a straight right by Boma.
Brandt lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Boma misses.
Brandt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Brandt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boma's waist but Boma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandt off to one side.
Rayan Brandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt checks a low kick from Boma.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandt moves away.
Brandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma tries to clinch but Brandt moves away
and Brandt counters with a takedown into side control.
Brandt wants to control but Boma is keeping him busy.
Brandt taking a break here but Boma is having none of it and regains half guard.
Brandt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brandt trying to control the action but Boma is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brandt thows a huge punch but Boma dodges it nicely.
Boma is trying to control but can't.
Brandt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boma tries to get to full guard but Brandt has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is trying to ground and pound but Boma uses the momentary lack of control by Brandt to regain half guard.
Brandt passes to full mount!
Brandt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brandt trying to control but Boma is having none of it.
Brandt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries to hold on but Brandt pushes him away.
Brandt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brandt.
Brandt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brandt misses with a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandt landing shots from mount.
Brandt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brandt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandt misses with a takedown
and Boma counters with a good, hard body kick but Brandt shrugs it off.
Brandt throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boma! But no joy.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Brandt lands with a cross.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma connects with a single shot there.
Boma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rayan Brandt has been cut.
Brandt closes the distance and clinches up with Boma, looking for a takedown. Brandt pushes Boma against the cage but Boma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandt is defended easily by Boma.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayan Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandt misses with a takedown
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt darts in looking for a takedown but Boma gets double underhooks and turns Brandt into the cage.
Brandt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brandt works over Boma's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boma is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt wants to improve his position but instead Boma has moved into half guard.
Brandt is looking for a sweep. Boma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandt.
Brandt looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandt, not yet.
Boma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brandt has an active guard here but Boma has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Brandt.
Maurice Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandt wants to control the position but Boma says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brandt wants to improve his position but Boma is controlling well.
Boma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Boma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayan Brandt!
Rayan Brandt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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