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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is System Of A Down - Chop Suey! . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boon's choice of entrance music: Who are you? Come on, goodbye!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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130 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Boon.
Boon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boon stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boon lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a low kick but Boon moves out of range easily.
Boon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boon jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boon cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boon cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boon looking for a sweep. Not yet Boon, not yet.
Boon is still trying to improve position.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Boon's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up in Boon's guard and throws a big left but Boon blocks it.
Boon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brown uses it to pass to side control.
Boon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brown is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Boon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boon regains half guard.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Boon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown 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.
Boon tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Boon is looking to get to half guard.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
Brown manages to capitalize on a mistake by Boon to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is hanging on to Boon's back as he tries to escape.
Brown is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Boon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Boon for a finish.
Boon turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Boon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boon has Brown in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk Boon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boon misses the shot to the body.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boon throws a body shot but no joy.
Boon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Boon stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boon misses the shot to the body.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boon sprawls and moves away.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Boon swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Boon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boon looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Boon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk Boon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boon throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Boon is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boon scores with a body shot.
Boon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boon misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boon. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boon looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Boon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boon lands a right hook to the body.
Boon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boon is rocked!
Boon connects with a body shot.
Boon is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown closes the distance looking for a takedown. Boon stuffs it but Brown still has hold of him. Brown picks Boon up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Brown slams Boon to the floor and that's really hurt Boon - he doesn't know where he is! Brown throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Django Brown!
A victorious Django Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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