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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oly Mahaffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oly Mahaffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hanma as Mahaffey shoots in.
Mahaffey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanma scores with the left hand. Mahaffey knows he should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanma scores with a four punch combination!
Hanma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahaffey tries to clinch
and Hanma counters with a two punch combo.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Mahaffey with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oly Mahaffey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
Oly Mahaffey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahaffey.
Mahaffey shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanma sprawls well. He's pushed Mahaffey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mahaffey tries for a takedown but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Mahaffey shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mahaffey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma cracks Mahaffey with a good jab.
Mahaffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahaffey shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Mahaffey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahaffey is breathing heavily.
Hanma lands with a straight right. Mahaffey didn't see that one coming.
Mahaffey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahaffey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
Mahaffey shoots in but Hanma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a right hand that Mahaffey ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahaffey also avoids with ease.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahaffey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahaffey off the cage and back into range.
Mahaffey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Mahaffey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mahaffey looks for a takedown but Hanma sprawls well.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Mahaffey shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahaffey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanma scores with the left hand. Mahaffey knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Mahaffey or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanma which made him look bad.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
Hanma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanma fails to land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mahaffey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Hanma does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahaffey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanma defends it nicely.
Oly Mahaffey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma jabs Mahaffey right on the nose. Mahaffey blinks but takes it well.
Hanma swinging wildly here.
Mahaffey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahaffey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahaffey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanma counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma with a nice cross.
Mahaffey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanma misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahaffey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oly Mahaffey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Hanma tries to bum rush Mahaffey with a series of wild strikes but Mahaffey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma stuffs the takedown.
Baki Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
Hanma scores with a nice right hand.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma stuffs the takedown attempt from Mahaffey. Mahaffey gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hanma fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahaffey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahaffey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Mahaffey.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Hanma tries to bum rush Mahaffey with a series of wild strikes but Mahaffey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Hanma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanma scores with a jab.
Mahaffey wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahaffey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahaffey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahaffey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahaffey wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Hanma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mahaffey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahaffey tries for a takedown but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mahaffey wants to clinch
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanma is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mahaffey avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma throws a combination that misses
and Mahaffey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahaffey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanma is looking to escape.
Mahaffey tries to pass to full mount but Hanma defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahaffey prevents Hanma from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mahaffey tries to clinch
and Hanma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mahaffey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanma tries to avoid it but Mahaffey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanma to the ground. Hanma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Oly Mahaffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hanma misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanma winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
A victorious Baki Hanma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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