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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Boma (ranked 2013 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 260 p4p, 146 weight class). Malcolm Farquharson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma tries to bum rush Farquharson with a series of wild strikes but Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farquharson throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma misses with a body kick.
Boma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Boma misses
and Farquharson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farquharson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Malcolm Farquharson 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.
Farquharson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farquharson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farquharson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Malcolm Farquharson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Farquharson lands with a good body shot.
Farquharson works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Maurice Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farquharson gets the takedown into side control.
Boma prevents Farquharson from improving position.
Boma is being controlled here.
An elbow from Farquharson crashes against the mat.
Farquharson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Farquharson trying to control the position but Boma is working away.
Boma manages to work his way to half guard, despite Farquharson's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma wants to control but Farquharson is keeping busy.
Farquharson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farquharson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boma keeps working.
Ground and pound from Farquharson.
Farquharson thows a huge punch but Boma dodges it nicely.
Boma is refusing to be controlled, as Farquharson sits in half guard.
Farquharson passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Farquharson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma stops Farquharson from passing to mount.
Boma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farquharson.
Farquharson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farquharson controls the position from side control.
Farquharson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Farquharson tries for a kimura but Boma is defending well.
Farquharson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Farquharson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Farquharson lands an elbow.
Farquharson taking a breather here.
Farquharson lands a few punches from side control.
Farquharson advances nicely into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boma misses with a straight left.
Farquharson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boma doesn't seem bothered though.
Boma staying out of range there.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farquharson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boma!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Farquharson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Farquharson 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.
Farquharson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boma parries the strikes from Farquharson easily there. Farquharson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boma to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma is looking to reverse the position.
Farquharson slows the pace down.
Farquharson trying to control the position but Boma is working away.
Boma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farquharson lands an elbow.
Boma is looking to regain half guard here but Farquharson keeps moving and retains side control.
Farquharson throws a strike aimed at the side of Boma's head but Boma avoids it well.
Farquharson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Farquharson tries for a kimura but Boma is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Farquharson is looking to stall here but Boma recovers full guard.
Boma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farquharson wants to control from the top but Boma keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farquharson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farquharson throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Farquharson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boma trying to keep a closed guard but Farquharson is proving a slippery customer.
Boma is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farquharson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Farquharson stands and throws Boma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Farquharson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson working the ground and pound but Boma is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Farquharson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boma tries to improve position but can't.
Farquharson trying to control the action but Boma is working from the bottom.
Boma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Farquharson connects with a decent elbow.
Farquharson lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boma defending against the ground and pound.
Farquharson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boma prevents Farquharson from moving into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boma lands a lovely overhand right.
Farquharson connects with a body shot.
Farquharson connects with a right hand. Boma shakes it off.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Farquharson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farquharson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Farquharson lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Farquharson. That snapped Boma's head back.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquharson throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Farquharson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farquharson shoots and misses
and Boma counters with a left to the body.
Farquharson scores with a hook to the body. Boma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farquharson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farquharson misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Boma throws a quick counter head kick but Farquharson was just out of range.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farquharson.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands with a good body shot.
Good shot there by Farquharson.
Farquharson punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
Boma loads up on a big right hand but Farquharson slips the punch.
Farquharson lands a nice shot that snaps Boma's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farquharson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Farquharson looks to move away, Boma throws a big counter combo but Farquharson just gets out of the way.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
Farquharson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farquharson darts in looking for a takedown but Boma gets double underhooks and turns Farquharson into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Boma misses its target.
Boma lands with a straight right. Farquharson didn't see that one coming.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Boma.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws the left hand but Boma avoids the punch easily.
Boma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farquharson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farquharson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farquharson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boma gets caught napping as Farquharson dives in and scores a takedown. Boma manages to retain guard.
Maurice Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson tries to free his leg and advance position but Boma is retaining full guard.
Boma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Farquharson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malcolm Farquharson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Farquharson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farquharson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Farquharson!
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