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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akabaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to African Assassin - Mo Marah. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akabaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Troy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Akabaro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kwame Akabaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akabaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Akabaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Troy.
Akabaro staying out of range there.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy looks to land a left hand but Akabaro moved out of range nicely.
Troy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akabaro has time to react.
Akabaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akabaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akabaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akabaro throws a head kick but Troy moves out of range.
Akabaro connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy swings for the body but Akabaro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy works Akabaro's body with a nice hook.
Troy scores with a punch to the head.
Akabaro swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
Troy lands a right hook to the body.
Troy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Troy wants to slow Akabaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Akabaro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Akabaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Akabaro.
Troy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
Troy lands a body shot.
Troy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akabaro throwing a counter right hand but Troy manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a straight right.
Akabaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akabaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy throws a shot from downtown. Akabaro moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Akabaro misses the target.
Troy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akabaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Akabaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Troy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akabaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Akabaro throws a front kick that sends Troy stumbling back into the cage.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy looks to throw the jab but Akabaro is out of range.
Akabaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akabaro.
Troy lands a nice hook to Akabaro's body. Akabaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akabaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Akabaro. That snapped Troy's head back.
Akabaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akabaro throws out a loose jab but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro misses with a body shot.
Troy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akabaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Troy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akabaro.
Troy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Troy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akabaro at a distance.
A head kick misses from Akabaro.
A nice side step and Troy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
A slow jab from Troy misses its intended target.
Akabaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Troy misses.
Troy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akabaro pushes Troy away with a front kick.
Nice jab there from Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hektor Troy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akabaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Troy if he has to take too many more of those.
Akabaro defending well as Troy loads up on a big left hand.
Akabaro is looking to wear down Troy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the body
and Troy counters with a leg kick.
Troy connects with a body shot.
Troy walks into a straight right hand from Akabaro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troy.
Troy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Troy lands a nice shot that snaps Akabaro's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akabaro.
Akabaro throws a body kick that misses.
Troy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Troy - just one landing.
Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Akabaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akabaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troy was well out of range. Poor timing from Akabaro.
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Akabaro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Troy.
Troy lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Troy.
Akabaro throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Akabaro throws the kick towards the body but Troy avoids it.
Akabaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akabaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Troy.
A nice side step and Troy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a big shot that misses.
Akabaro avoids the body shot from Troy.
Akabaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akabaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akabaro throws a body shot but no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Akabaro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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!
Akabaro scores with a leg kick.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troy's sensitive parts.
Akabaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy works Akabaro's body with a nice hook.
Akabaro digs a good body shot into Troy's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Akabaro.
Akabaro misses with a body shot.
As Akabaro backs off Troy throws a huge counter combo but Akabaro manages to avoid it all.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Akabaro moves out of range easily.
Akabaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Troy just manages to avoid it.
Troy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy throws out a leg kick but Akabaro moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Akabaro takes one to the side of the head.
Troy throws a low kick, looking for Akabaro's leg but Akabaro calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Hektor Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akabaro connects with a leg kick. Troy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Troy misses with a leg kick.
Troy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akabaro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Troy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akabaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Troy.
Akabaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akabaro 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.
Akabaro misses with the body kick
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Troy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Troy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Troy looks to land a right hand but Akabaro moved out of range.
Troy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akabaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troy slips under a jab from Akabaro.
Akabaro looks to throw the jab but Troy is out of range.
Troy tries a quick counter leg kick but Akabaro is wise to it.
Akabaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akabaro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Troy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Troy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Akabaro.
Troy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akabaro scores with a nice head shot.
Akabaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a right hand that misses
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akabaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troy wants to counter the offense by Akabaro and move into the clinch position.
Troy lunges at Akabaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akabaro's hand.
Akabaro misses with a body shot
and Akabaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Akabaro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Troy manages to circle out of the way.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Akabaro misses with a hook.
Troy blocks a leg kick.
Troy swings for the body but Akabaro moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akabaro throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Troy throws a body punch but Akabaro moves out of range.
Troy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akabaro throws a right hand that misses
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy misses with a hook. Akabaro ducked under it nicely.
Akabaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Troy just manages to avoid it.
Akabaro misses with a jab to the body
and Troy counters with a left to the body.
Akabaro thows a body kick. Troy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Troy misses with a low kick.
Troy moves out of range as Akabaro strikes.
Akabaro misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troy throws out the jab.
Akabaro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Troy cracks Akabaro with a good jab.
Akabaro misses with a right hand
and Troy counters with an inside leg kick.
Akabaro swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Troy! But no joy.
Troy moves away from the strike by Akabaro.
A countering left hand to the body from Troy misses.
Akabaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akabaro, as that shot connected.
Troy misses the jab.
Akabaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akabaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Troy. Those never looked like landing.
Akabaro misses with a low kick.
Akabaro misses with a looping right.
Akabaro misses with a left hand
and Troy counters with a stiff right hand.
Troy thumps Akabaro with a low kick.
Kwame Akabaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akabaro misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akabaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Akabaro tries to land a body kick
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hektor Troy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Troy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hektor Troy!
Hektor Troy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Kwame Akabaro spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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hype
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