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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abidemi Afolayan (ranked 3881 p4p, 462 weight class) and DJ Skeet (ranked 4033 p4p, 477 weight class). DJ Skeet has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abidemi Afolayan's chin.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abidemi Afolayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Skeet as he connects with a hook.
Afolayan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skeets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Afolayan slips a straight right by Skeet.
Skeet works Afolayan's body with a nice hook.
Skeet missing with a left hand there. Afolayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skeet misses the shot to the body.
Skeet misses with a wild body shot.
Afolayan avoids the head kick by Skeet.
Skeet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skeet throws a low kick but Afolayan avoids it.
Skeet throws a body punch but Afolayan moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Afolayan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skeet throws a looping overhand right but Afolayan ducks down to avoid it.
Afolayan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Skeet throws a series of punches but Afolayan moves out of range.
Afolayan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet misses with a low kick.
Afolayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Skeet coming out on top.
Afolayan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skeet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skeet lands a nice hook to Afolayan's body. Afolayan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skeet misses with a left hand
and Afolayan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skeet scores with a punch to the head.
Skeet misses with a hook
letting Afolayan counter with a right hand.
Skeet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skeet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Afolayan on the side of the head.
Afolayan ducks under a wild hook from Skeet.
Afolayan throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Afolayan checks a leg kick nicely.
Afolayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Afolayan dips to his left and cracks Skeet with an uppercut!
Afolayan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skeet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Afolayan cracks the inside of Skeet's front leg.
Afolayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skeet.
DJ Skeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skeet.
Afolayan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Afolayan or perhaps it was just good defense by Skeet, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skeet! But no joy.
Skeet lands a really nice looking cross but Afolayan seems unphased.
Skeet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeet wants to slow Afolayan down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Skeet misses.
Afolayan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skeet on the side of the head.
It looks like Afolayan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Skeet throws a leg kick which misses Afolayan's front leg but catches the back leg as Afolayan tries to avoid it.
Skeet drops Afolayan with a big left hand and mounts him. Afolayan is in big trouble!
Afolayan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skeet controlling from the full mount.
Oh Afolayan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Afolayan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Afolayan tries to lock up and control but Skeet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Skeet controlling the position easily from mount.
Afolayan seems to have got his legs back now.
Afolayan holds of for dear life.
Afolayan tries to lock up and control but Skeet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Afolayan tries to hold on but Skeet pushes him away.
Skeet controlling the position easily from mount.
Afolayan regains half guard.
Afolayan is trying to maintain the position but Skeet is very close to passing his half guard.
Skeet slows the pace down in half guard.
Afolayan is looking to control Skeet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Afolayan avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Skeet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Afolayan tries to clinch up but Skeet circles away and keeps his distance.
Afolayan scores with a nice right hand.
Skeet loads up on a big right hand but Afolayan slips the punch.
Afolayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skeet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skeet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skeet looks to score with a jab to the body but Afolayan is just out of range.
Skeet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Afolayan moves away.
Afolayan slips under a jab from Skeet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skeet scores with a spinning back kick!
Skeet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Afolayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skeet.
Skeet misses with a hook
and Skeet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skeet is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet throws a lazy uppercut
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skeet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Afolayan.
Afolayan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skeet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skeet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Skeet.
Skeet throws a looping overhand right but Afolayan ducks down to avoid it.
Afolayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skeet.
Afolayan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skeet misses with a hook.
Skeet swings widly with a right hand
and Afolayan counters with a nice uppercut.
Skeet throws a body punch but Afolayan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeet throws a chopping leg kick but Afolayan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skeet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skeet throws a looping overhand right but Afolayan ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Afolayan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skeet.
Skeet lands with a straight right. Afolayan didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Afolayan blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Afolayan.
Skeet lands a body shot.
Afolayan forces Skeet back against the cage and clinches.
Afolayan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skeet walks away with a smile on his face. Afolayan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Afolayan slips a straight right by Skeet.
Afolayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skeet throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan closes the distance and clinches.
Skeet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Afolayan up against the cage.
Skeet lands with a left to the head.
Skeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skeet prevents a body shot from Afolayan.
Afolayan misses with a punch to the body.
Afolayan breaks from the clinch.
Skeet throws a poor cross that misses
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skeet misses with a lunging right hand
and Afolayan counters with a nice uppercut.
Skeet moves away from the strike by Afolayan.
Jab by Skeet.
Afolayan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skeet loads up on a big right hand but Afolayan slips the punch.
Skeet thumps Afolayan with a low kick.
Afolayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Afolayan lands with an uppercut that bounces Skeet off the cage and back into range.
Afolayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Afolayan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Afolayan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Afolayan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skeet is trying to counter with his kicks.
Afolayan throws a sloppy head kick and Skeet moves out of range easily.
Donk. Skeet catches Afolayan right on the button with a cross.
Skeet looks to land a body kick but Afolayan moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Skeet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Skeet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Afolayan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skeet.
Afolayan thuds a left hand into Skeet's body.
Skeet throws a looping overhand right but Afolayan ducks down to avoid it.
Skeet connects with a right hand. Afolayan shakes it off.
Skeet looks to land a left hand but Afolayan moved out of range nicely.
Skeet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Afolayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skeet connects with a leg kick. Afolayan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skeet drops Afolayan with a big left hand and mounts him. Afolayan is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afolayan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Skeet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet tries to control but Afolayan wriggling away.
Skeet controlling from mount.
Skeet avoids the attempt from Afolayan to control.
Skeet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Afolayan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skeet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skeet can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Afolayan is looking to escape.
Afolayan gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeet wants to stand up but Afolayan is controlling the position.
Skeet blocks the strikes from Afolayan.
Afolayan trying to hold on to Skeet's head to control him but Skeet postures up.
Afolayan actively working from the bottom here.
Abidemi Afolayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Afolayan wants to improve his position but Skeet is controlling well.
Afolayan wants to control but Skeet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Skeet controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skeet throws a leg kick
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DJ Skeet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head kick by Skeet misses
and Afolayan counters with a stiff right hand.
Afolayan misses with an uppercut. Skeet saw that one coming.
Skeet connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Afolayan to the floor! Skeet dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Abidemi Afolayan has been cut.
Afolayan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Afolayan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Skeet wants to control from the top but Afolayan keeps moving.
Skeet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Afolayan wants to sweep here but Skeet controlling him for the moment.
Afolayan keeping moving, preventing Skeet from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Skeet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skeet 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Skeet!
An out of breath DJ Skeet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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