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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba Timone (ranked 2990 p4p, 3790 weight class) and Dario Cauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baba Timone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Baba Timone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dario Cauna!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Timone.
Timone looks to land a left hand but Cauna moved out of range nicely.
Cauna just misses with a punch to the body.
Timone throws a head kick but Cauna moves out of range.
Timone misses with a head kick.
Timone misses with an uppercut.
Timone cracks Cauna with a good jab.
It looks like Dario Cauna has been cut.
Timone throws a combination that misses
and Cauna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cauna lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cauna connects with a jab.
Cauna throws a lazy right hand but Timone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Timone misses its intended target.
Cauna lands a really nice looking cross but Timone seems unphased.
A head kick by Timone misses
and Cauna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cauna.
Baba Timone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Timone.
A big right from Timone misses.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timone misses with an uppercut. Cauna saw that one coming.
Cauna avoids the head kick by Timone.
Cauna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Timone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cauna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cauna takes a swing at Timone's ribcage but misses.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Cauna scores with a sloppy right hand. Timone should have avoided that one.
Timone misses with an uppercut
and Cauna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Timone thinking.
Cauna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cauna avoids the head kick by Timone.
Cauna misses with a wild body shot.
Timone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timone lands a jab-cross combination.
Timone is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cauna throws a shot to the body.
Cauna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cauna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Timones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Timone throws a head kick that misses
and Cauna counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timone scores with the left hand. Cauna knows he should have avoided that one.
Timone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Timone tries to keep at a distance but Cauna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cauna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timone tries to circle away but Cauna has him pinned against the cage.
Cauna misses with a body punch.
Cauna tries to throw a body punch but Timone avoids it by throwing Cauna back against the cage.
Cauna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Timone's efforts to push away.
Cauna tries a body shot but Timone blocks it.
Timone wants to break free but Cauna has control.
Timone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cauna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cauna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timone looking to stall.
Cauna blocking some punches.
Cauna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cauna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cauna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauna misses with a body shot.
Timone throws a quick counter head kick but Cauna was just out of range.
Timone throws a lazy right hand but Cauna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Timone finds it's target.
Timone misses with a head kick.
Cauna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timone throws a hook to the side of Cauna's head but Cauna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timone throws a head kick but Cauna moves out of range.
Timone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cauna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Dario Cauna's cut even more.
Timone looks to land a right hand but Cauna moved out of range.
And Cauna tries to counter it with a takedown but Timone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cauna scores with a jab to the head.
We've been informed that Cauna has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cauna just misses with a punch to the body.
Timone is looking for a counter combo.
Timone looks to throw the jab but Cauna is out of range.
Cauna throws out a counter right but Timone avoids it with no problem.
Timone throws a combination that misses
and Cauna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cauna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba Timone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cauna scores with a jab. Timone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Timone throws a lazy head kick
and Cauna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Timone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cauna is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Timone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Timone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Timone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timone stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Timone misses the target.
Cauna throws a body shot but no joy.
Timone throws a right hand that Cauna ducks under and follows up with a left that Cauna also avoids with ease.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
Cauna stuns Timone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cauna counters with a nice uppercut.
Cauna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cauna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dario Cauna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dario Cauna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Timone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Timone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Timone misses with a head kick.
Timone throws a hook but Cauna avoids it easily.
Cauna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timone in his tracks.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Timone misses with a straight left.
Timone misses with a looping right.
Timone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Timone misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Timone.
Timone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Timone misses
and Cauna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Timone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cauna.
Cauna with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauna stops Timone from standing up.
Cauna with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cauna throws a big elbow that misses.
Cauna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cauna with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cauna controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice body punch from Cauna.
Cauna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cauna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cauna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Timone is fending him off so far but Cauna persists. Nope, Timone circles away and we're back to standing.
Timone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Timone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Cauna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Timone doesn't seem phased though.
Cauna staying out of range there.
Cauna throws out a counter right but Timone avoids it with no problem.
Baba Timone is winning the standup battle so far.
Timone misses with a hook
and Cauna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cauna avoids the head kick by Timone.
A nice side step and Cauna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cauna connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timone throws a head kick but Cauna moves out of range.
Timone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Timone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cauna scores with a jab to the body.
Timone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Cauna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Timone throws a lazy head kick
and Cauna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cauna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick
and Cauna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick
and Cauna counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauna misses with a body punch.
Cauna lands a right hand.
Cauna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cauna.
A short body shot lands from Cauna as the two fighters clinch.
Cauna lands with a short shot to the head.
Cauna is working Timone over against the cage.
Cauna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timone misses with a punch on the inside.
Cauna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cauna tries to work over Timone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timone misses with the head strike.
Timone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cauna has him pressed against the cage.
Timone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A hook to the body from Cauna.
A left hand lands to the body for Cauna.
Cauna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cauna.
Timone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cauna struggles to land a body shot inside as Timone controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauna is leaning against Timone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cauna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cauna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timone's elbow.
Timone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cauna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cauna lands a nice hook to Timone's body. Timone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timone misses with a right hand
and Cauna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cauna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The cut above Dario Cauna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Cauna. That snapped Timone's head back.
Timone misses with a hook. Cauna ducked under it nicely.
Cauna blocks a head kick by Timone.
Cauna slips a jab from Timone.
Timone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
Cauna throws out a counter right but Timone avoids it with no problem.
Cauna connects with a body shot that sends Timone's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Cauna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dario Cauna's cut.
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!
Timone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Timone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cauna jabs at Timone's body.
Cauna lands with a cross.
Timone misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Timone as Cauna shoots in.
Cauna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cauna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timone tries a head kick but it misses.
Cauna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cauna misses with a body shot.
Timone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cauna lands a jab.
Timone swings widly with a right hand
and Timone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cauna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cauna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cauna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timone manages to avoid it.
Timone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timone throws a head kick but Cauna moves out of range.
Cauna digs a good body shot into Timone's ribs.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
Cauna scores with a punch to the head.
Timone fails to land with a series of punches.
Cauna gets a clinch.
Cauna is leaning against Timone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cauna lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cauna.
Timone wants to stall.
Cauna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cauna is leaning against Timone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cauna lands a shot to the body.
Timone prevents a body shot from Cauna.
Cauna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cauna lands a nice shot to the body.
Cauna breaks from the clinch.
Timone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Timone scores with a head kick. Cauna tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Timone.
Cauna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Timone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Timone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Timone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cauna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cauna avoids the head kick by Timone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timone tries to move into range but Cauna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Timone throws a right hand that misses
and Cauna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cauna swings for the body but Timone moves out of range.
Cauna shoots for a takedown but Timone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Timone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Cauna misses the shot to the body.
Cauna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timone.
Cauna blocks a head kick by Timone.
Timone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cauna to score with a decent uppercut.
Timone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
Cauna cracks Timone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Timone misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cauna's head.
Dario Cauna's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cauna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timone's head backwards.
Cauna lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Timone.
Jab from Timone.
Cauna throws a lazy right hand but Timone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Cauna.
Cauna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Cauna moves out of range easily.
Timone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timone throws a head kick but Cauna moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timone throws a right hand that Cauna ducks under and follows up with a left that Cauna also avoids with ease.
Cauna throws a hook but Timone blocks it.
Baba Timone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dario Cauna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Timone misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Cauna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cauna 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Cauna!
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