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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Built comes to the cage accompanied by Skills. Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yves Jabouin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167 cm
25
138 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
39
145 lbs
30 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Built ducks under a wild hook from Jabouin. Jabouin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built feints and then cracks Jabouin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jabouin down. Built scores with a kick to the body.
Jabouin is looking to clinch. Jab from Built. Jabouin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built thuds his shin into the meat of Jabouin's side. Maui Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Built throws a hook but Jabouin avoids it easily. Jabouin looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range. Jabouin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Built scores with a kick to the body.
Built has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight. Jabouin misses the jab. Jabouin lands a glancing blow to the side of Built's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Built cracks the inside of Jabouin's front leg. Built throws a push kick but Jabouin slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jabouin on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jabouin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Built scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Built throws a hook but Jabouin avoids it easily. Jabouin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Built comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Built's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jabouin under the eye. Jabouin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Built. Jabouin throws a counter combo. A big left from Jabouin misses. An inside leg kick from Built misses. Built lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Built. The fighters circling - Jabouin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Built half committed to a counter leg kick. Built goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A jab from Jabouin misses. Jabouin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Built at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Built fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Built throws a hook but Jabouin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jabouin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Jabouin avoids a kick to the body.
Built lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jabouin's sensitive parts. Jabouin misses with a wild body shot. Built throws a leg kick which misses Jabouin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jabouin tries to avoid it. Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabouin.
Built throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Built scores with a jab to the head.
Built lands a nice looking body shot.
Built throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jabouin on the side of the head. Jabouin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Built. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Built. Built misses with a body kick. Built lands a nice looking body kick. Built tried to score with a low kick but Jabouin checks it. Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabouin checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Built connects with a jab. Jabouin checks a low kick from Built. Jabouin wants to counter with a clinch but Built pushes him away. Jabouin throws a sloppy head kick and Built moves out of range easily. Built slips a jab and a cross from Jabouin.
It looked like Built wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jabouin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it. Built was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Jabouin moves into the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Built. Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Built misses with a hook from the clinch. Built lands an elbow inside that Jabouin shrugs off. Built leaning his opponent against the cage. Built is trying to break free. Jabouin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Built. Built is pushing Jabouin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jabouin gets through Built's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jabouin lands a right hand. Jabouin blocks an uppercut.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabouin lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Built misses with the head strike.
Built lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabouin backwards. Built misses with an elbow over the top. Built presses Jabouin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Built lands an elbow that stopped Jabouin in his tracks for a moment. Built lands a hook to the side of the head. Jabouin tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jabouin tries to stall but Built uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jabouin avoids a wild elbow strike from Built. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Built misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin blocks a body shot from Built. Built throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Jabouin throws a head kick that misses. Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabouin moves away. Jabouin tries to clinch there but Built circles away.
Jabouin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Built slips under a jab from Jabouin. Jabouin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Built. Built circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jabouin looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range. Built digs a good body shot into Jabouin's ribs. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Built. That kick from Built tenderised Jabouin's leg. Jabouin is trying to keep his angry face on. Jabouin moves out of range as Built throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body kick from Built. Built goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jabouin throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a stiff right hand. Jabouin thows a left - swing and a miss! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Built throws a jab when Jabouin was well out of range. Maui Built is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jabouin ducks under a wild hook from Built. Built staying out of range there. Built takes a shot right to the bread basket. Jabouin walks into a left hand. Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabouin.
Jabouin throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Built misses with a kick to the body.
Built lands with a kick to the ribs.
Built throws a shot to the body.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Built feints and then cracks Jabouin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jabouin down. Jabouin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Built throws a nice inside leg kick. Built lands a jab to the nose. Jabouin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jabouin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Built is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jabouin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Built. Jabouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jabouin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jabouin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Built lands a jab to the nose. Built slips under a jab. Built cracks Jabouin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Good standup being displayed there by Built as he connects with a hook. Jabouin slips under a jab. Built misses with a body kick. Jabouin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabouin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Built with a body shot. Built keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jabouin. Jabouin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Built. Jabouin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jabouin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabouin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Built scores with a body shot.
Jabouin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Built throwing a counter right hand but Jabouin manages to avoid it. Jabouin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Built punishes Jabouin's body with a nice straight punch. A cross from Built lands. Jabouin gets a clinch. Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabouin controls his hands.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage. Jabouin blocks the elbow strike.
Built stalling.
Built tries to stall but Jabouin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Built misses with an elbow strike.
Jabouin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built. Built jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jabouin walks away with a smile on his face. Built gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Jabouin misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Built. This has been an exciting period of action! Jabouin throws a shot to the body.
Jabouin misses the shot to the body. Built throws a leg kick which misses Jabouin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jabouin tries to avoid it. Built looks to throw the jab but Jabouin is out of range. Jabouin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built misses with a wild body shot. Built misses with a right hand and Jabouin counters with a left to the body. Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabouin was well out of range. Poor timing from Built. Built lands with a cross. Built blocks a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jabouin doesn't manage to clinch there - Built circles away.
Built throws a body kick that misses. Built is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Built blocks a head kick by Jabouin.
Built throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Built connects with a crisp jab. Built slips under a jab. Jabouin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Built looks to land a right hand but Jabouin moved out of range. The fighters circling - Jabouin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jabouin scores with a jab. Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabouin can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Built misses with a straight left. Jabouin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away. Jabouin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Built momentarily.
Built pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A combination from Jabouin does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Built is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Built digs a good body shot into Jabouin's ribs. A decent looking cross lands there for Built. The crowd cheers as Jabouin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Built doesn't seem phased though. Jabouin lands with a good body shot. Built lands with a cross. Jabouin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jabouin ducks under a wild hook from Built. Built fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jabouin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Built. Jabouin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively. Built lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Built lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jabouin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Built throws out a loose jab but Jabouin uses good head movement to avoid it. Yves Jabouin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Maui Built is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jabouin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Built has time to react. Built connects with a body shot. Built scores with a jab to the body. Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Built takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A head kick from Jabouin lands but Built takes it in his stride.
Built is rocked! Built is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabouin. Oh Built is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Built throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jabouin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Built with a body shot. Nice defenses there by Built. Built connects with a nice looking jab.
Jabouin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Built seems to have got his legs back now. Jabouin misses with a wild body shot. Built loads up on a big right hand but Jabouin slips the punch. Built stuns Jabouin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabouin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Built throws a low kick but Jabouin moves out of range easily. Jabouin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Built throws a nice inside leg kick. Jabouin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jabouin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Jabouin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A big right from Built misses. Built connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Built ducks under a wild hook from Jabouin. A slapping leg kick lands for Built.
Jabouin throws a hook to the side of Built's head but Built sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jabouin misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely. Jabouin misses with a looping left. Built lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Jabouin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Built connects with a leg kick. Jabouin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A good leg kick by Built. Jabouin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Built lands a nice looking body shot.
Built jabs at Jabouin's body. Built slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Built swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jabouin counters with a right hand to the body. Built loads up on a big right hand but Jabouin slips the punch. Built misses with a body shot.
Jabouin moves out of range of the body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good exchange - Built coming out on top. Built throws a body punch but Jabouin moves out of range. Jabouin cracks a nice hook into Built's ribs. Jabouin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight! Maui Built showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Built, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maui Built!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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