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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 1766 p4p, 2643 weight class) and Christ Benoit (ranked 218 p4p, 303 weight class). Boma's entrance music is Drowning Pool - Bodies. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Benoit's choice of entrance music: Amazing Grace. Norman Boma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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18 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Christ Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit clinches up against the cage.
Come on Benoit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Benoit is looking to control Boma's arms but Boma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benoit has his back to the cage.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Benoit controlling the action here for a moment.
Benoit throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Benoit misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benoit tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Boma scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benoit tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit has Boma pushed against the cage.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
Boma avoiding damage.
Benoit is leaning against Boma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benoit trying to stall but Boma improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boma.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma prevents a body shot from Benoit.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boma is keeping busy.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma prevents a body shot from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit just leaning against Boma, taking a breather.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma tries a knee to the head but Benoit blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Benoit stalls.
Benoit avoids a wild elbow strike from Boma.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Benoit - that landed with a thud.
Benoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christ Benoit will probably get the nod.
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.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boma throws a hook but Benoit avoids it easily.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit moves out of range as Boma throws a body kick.
Benoit misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Boma misses the target.
Benoit defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Benoit.
Boma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Christ Benoit has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Benoit stalling.
Benoit lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma controlling the action here for a moment.
Benoit slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit letting Boma take a breather here.
Boma blocks a body shot from Benoit.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Benoit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benoit blocks it with crossed arms.
Benoit blocks a body shot from Boma.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benoit.
Boma digs a right hand into Benoit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benoit's gas tank.
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit stalling in the clinch.
Boma 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.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Boma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma lands with a left to the head.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benoit scores with a shot to the side of Boma's head.
Benoit just leaning against Boma, taking a breather.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Boma.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Boma is rocked!
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit lands a shot to the body.
Boma is leaning against Benoit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benoit effectively controlling the action here.
Benoit has Boma pressed against the cage.
Benoit continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benoit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boma up against the cage.
Benoit stalling.
Boma scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit digs a right hand underneath Boma's ribcage. Boma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benoit is trying to stall.
Benoit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christ Benoit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Christ Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boma lands a leg kick that knocks Benoit off balance momentarily.
Norman Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boma lands a big head kick that sends Benoit tumbling to the mat! Boma takes a step backwards and waves Benoit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benoit is rocked!
Boma walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Benoit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Boma swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Benoit's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
A very excited looking Norman Boma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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