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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 1171 p4p, 54 weight class) and Saul Tigh (ranked 2255 p4p, 96 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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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
42 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Tigh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tigh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tigh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baramari closes the distance and pushes Tigh back into the cage.
Baramari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tigh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baramari's efforts to push away.
Baramari misses with the head strike.
Tigh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baramari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Tigh.
A right hand to the body from Tigh.
Tigh manages to break the clinch.
Tigh tries to keep at a distance but Baramari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baramari breaks the clinch.
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!
Baramari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari misses with a jab to the body
and Baramari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch but Tigh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baramari missing with knees to the body.
Tigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tigh looks to score with a jab to the body but Baramari is just out of range.
Baramari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baramari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baramari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baramari misses with a few strikes there.
Tigh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baramari counters with a two punch combo.
Tigh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baramari is looking to clinch but Tigh is avoiding it.
Tigh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tigh manages to avoid it.
Bob Baramari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tigh throws a body kick that misses
and Baramari counters by moving into the clinch.
Tigh manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Tigh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baramari is looking to clinch.
Baramari drives through and clinches with Tigh against the cage.
Tigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tigh loads up on a big right hand but Baramari slips the punch.
Baramari tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
Tigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baramari punishes Tigh's body with a nice straight punch.
Baramari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tigh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baramari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baramari wants to clinch but Tigh slips to the side
enabling Tigh to counter with a crisp jab.
Baramari throws a body shot but no joy.
Baramari's corner calls for a 1-2. Baramari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baramari moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baramari is looking to wear down Tigh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tigh cracks Baramari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baramari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tigh misses with a body kick.
Tigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tigh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baramari tries to clinch up
and Tigh counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Baramari.
Nice defenses there by Baramari.
Tigh misses the jab.
Tigh throws a lazy uppercut
and Baramari counters with a stiff right hand.
Tigh misses with a hook. Baramari ducked under it nicely.
Tigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baramari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baramari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baramari can't break the clinch.
Baramari manages to break the clinch.
Tigh throws a body shot but no joy.
Baramari has closed the distance and engaged Tigh in a clinch.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baramari dips to his left and cracks Tigh with an uppercut!
Baramari is looking to clinch but Tigh is avoiding it.
Baramari throws a right and a left that Tigh avoids nicely.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baramari tries to clinch up.
Baramari tries to clinch there but Tigh circles away.
Baramari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baramari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Baramari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tigh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob Baramari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baramari misses with a wild combination.
Baramari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tigh.
Baramari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baramari's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baramari duly obliges.
Baramari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tigh counters with a three punch combo that has Baramari backing up. Baramari nods at Tigh to acknowledge the strikes.
Baramari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baramari throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Tigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baramari wants to clinch but Tigh slips to the side
and Tigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tigh throws a combination. Baramari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baramari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bob Baramari has been cut.
Baramari tries to clinch up.
Tigh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baramaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baramari closes the distance and clinches.
Baramari breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Baramari as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tigh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tigh.
Baramari throws a nice looking combination but Tigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baramari scores with a jab. Tigh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baramari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tigh.
Tigh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baramari's head backwards.
Tigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Baramari.
Tigh stuns Baramari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baramari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tigh.
Tigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baramari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tigh throws a push kick but Baramari slaps the foot to one side.
Tigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Baramari off the cage and back into range.
Tigh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baramari tries to clinch up
letting Tigh counter with a right hand.
Tigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baramari.
An attempted straight right counter from Baramari misses the target.
Baramari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baramari lands a nice shot that snaps Tigh's head back.
Baramari walks into a straight right hand from Tigh.
Tigh misses with a hook
and Baramari counters by moving into the clinch.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baramari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tigh misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baramari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tigh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baramari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tigh thuds a left hand into Baramari's body.
Tigh cracks Baramari with a good jab.
A jab from Tigh misses.
Tigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baramari.
Tigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baramari swings for the body but Tigh moves out of range.
Baramari tries to bum rush Tigh with a series of wild strikes but Tigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baramari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tigh counters with a three punch combo that has Baramari backing up. Baramari nods at Tigh to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tigh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baramari appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tigh throws a body kick that misses.
Baramari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tigh manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari throws a right hand that Tigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Tigh also avoids with ease.
Saul Tigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baramari slips under a jab.
Baramari rushes Tigh and presses him up against the cage.
Tigh lands with a light punch inside.
Tigh prevents Baramari from breaking the clinch.
Tigh is working Baramari over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tigh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Tigh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tigh.
Tigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baramari darts in trying to clinch
and Tigh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tigh lands a nice shot to the body.
Baramari tries to clinch up
and Tigh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Tigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Baramari'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!
Tigh dips to his left and cracks Baramari with an uppercut!
Baramari tries to clinch there but Tigh circles away.
Baramari doesn't manage to clinch there - Tigh circles away.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baramari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baramari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tigh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tigh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baramari.
Tigh looks for the body kick but Baramari saw that one coming.
No joy there for Baramari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Tigh misses.
Baramari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baramari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tigh throws a lazy right hand but Baramari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baramari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tigh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Tigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baramari moves away.
Baramari tries to clinch but Tigh moves out of range.
Tigh throws a series of punches but Baramari avoids them all with ease.
Tigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baramari manages to avoid it.
Tigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tigh.
Nice straight punches there by Tigh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tigh.
Tigh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Tigh. Those never looked like landing.
Baramari tries to clinch there but Tigh circles away.
Tigh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baramari has closed the distance and engaged Tigh in a clinch.
Bob Baramari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tigh cracks Baramari with a good jab.
Tigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Baramari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigh misses with the head strike.
Tigh scores with a shoulder strike.
Tigh manages to break the clinch.
Tigh lands with a good body shot.
Tigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tigh throws an off balance right hand
and Baramari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baramari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tigh misses the jab.
Tigh digs a good body shot into Baramari's ribs.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tigh unleashes a big counter combination but Baramari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baramari clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tigh keeps the fight on the outside.
Tigh is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tigh connects with a body shot that sends Baramari's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baramari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baramari's sensitive parts.
Baramari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Baramari misses its target.
Baramari misses with a looping right.
Tigh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tigh throws a lazy right hand but Baramari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Baramari.
Baramari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tigh counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tigh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baramari doesn't manage to clinch there - Tigh circles away.
Tigh jabs at Baramari's body.
Baramari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tigh counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baramari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Tigh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baramari is looking to clinch but Tigh is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Tigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Tigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tigh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Tigh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Saul Tigh made sure he mentioned Bullet Proof System, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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