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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 1908 p4p, 58 weight class) and Higgs Boson (ranked 3847 p4p, 103 weight class). Higgs Boson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
46 - 37 - 0 |
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310 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
46 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baramari clinches.
A short right from Boson on the inside.
Baramari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baramari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boson.
A short right from Boson.
Baramari tries to work over Boson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boson avoids a wild elbow strike from Baramari.
Boson lands with a right to the head.
Baramari struggles to land a body shot inside as Boson controls his hands.
Baramari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boson struggles to land a body shot inside as Baramari controls his hands.
Baramari misses with the head strike.
Boson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Boson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baramari is defending well for now.
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 has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari clinches with his opponent.
Baramari throws an elbow but it misses.
Boson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boson stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Baramari fails to land.
Baramari stops a takedown attempt from Boson.
Baramari can't break the clinch.
Baramari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baramari struggles to land a body shot inside as Boson controls his hands.
Boson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boson has closed the distance and engaged Baramari in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boson.
Baramari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baramari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boson closes the distance and clinches.
Baramari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bob Baramari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Higgs Boson.
Baramari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari breaks the clinch.
Baramari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baramari closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baramari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boson's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boson keeps control of Baramari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Baramari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baramari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boson avoiding damage as Baramari throws knees to the body.
Boson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baramari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baramari is trying to push Boson away but Boson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Baramari fails to land.
Boson is struggling to control the position.
Baramari misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Baramari.
Baramari breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boson moves into full mount!
Boson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boson controlling the position easily from mount.
Baramari tries to hold on but Boson postures up.
Boson throwing strikes but Baramari recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Baramari has one foot on Boson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Boson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boson is looking to take a break and control but Baramari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Baramari moves into full guard.
Baramari wants to stand and escape but Boson is having none of it.
Baramari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bob Baramari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boson gets tackled into the cage by Baramari. Baramari maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boson.
Baramari tries to circle away but Boson has him pinned against the cage.
Baramari tries to throw a body punch but Boson avoids it by throwing Baramari back against the cage.
Baramari is trying to break free.
Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baramari clinches.
Baramari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
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.
A head kick by Boson misses
and Baramari counters by clinching up.
Boson avoiding damage as Baramari throws knees to the body.
Boson is trying to drag Baramari to the mat but Baramari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baramari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baramari struggles to land a body shot inside as Boson controls his hands.
Baramari is trying to break the clinch but Boson is controlling him.
Boson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baramari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baramari stops a takedown attempt from Boson.
Boson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baramari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bob Baramari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Higgs Boson.
A frustrated look appears on Baramari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baramari breaks from the clinch.
Boson with a hook.
Baramari throws a jab when Boson was well out of range.
Baramari drops his hands momentarily and Boson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari misses with an uppercut.
Boson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baramari if he has to take too many more of those.
Baramari moves into range and clinches up with Boson.
Baramari is trying to force a seperation but Boson has the dominant position.
Boson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baramari. Baramari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baramari misses the shot to the body.
Boson throws a sloppy head kick and Baramari moves out of range easily.
Baramari throws a big counter combination but Boson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Boson.
Boson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boson wants to control but Baramari is keeping him busy.
Boson with the ground and pound but Baramari regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Boson seems content to control.
Boson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baramari is looking to control Boson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baramari avoid being mounted?
Baramari is looking to escape.
Boson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baramari is pressing down on Boson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baramari keeping moving, preventing Boson from controlling successfully.
Boson stops Baramari from standing up.
Boson stands up over Baramari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boson stays in close to Baramari's body and controls the position.
Boson won't allow Baramari to get back to his feet.
Boson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baramari trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Decent striking displayed by Boson there.
Nice straight punches there by Boson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boson.
Baramari avoids the head kick by Boson.
Boson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baramari is fending him off so far but Boson persists. Nope, Baramari circles away and we're back to standing.
Baramari has managed to clinch.
Baramari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boson.
Boson breaks the clinch.
Baramari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boson was well out of range. Poor timing from Baramari.
Baramari moves into range and clinches up with Boson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boson.
Baramari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boson is defending well for now.
Boson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baramari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob Baramari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baramari clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baramari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boson avoids it.
Boson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baramari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boson prevents Baramari from breaking the clinch.
Boson lands a left hand.
Boson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Baramari working hard to break the clinch.
Baramari throws a punch but it's blocked by Boson.
Baramari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baramari lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Higgs Boson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boson drives through and clinches with Baramari against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boson.
Baramari avoiding damage as Boson throws knees to the body.
Boson breaks from the clinch.
Baramari moves into the clinch.
Baramari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boson has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baramari looks to land a combination but Boson avoids it well.
Boson connects with a nice looking jab.
Boson tries to close the distance and clinch but Baramari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baramari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boson under the eye.
Baramari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baramari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baramari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boson controlling the action here for a moment.
Baramari misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari misses with an elbow strike.
Baramari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Baramari.
Boson missing with knees to the body.
Baramari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baramari has had enough of the clinch but Boson keeps him there for the moment.
Baramari wants to break free but Boson has control.
Baramari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baramari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boson tries to work over Baramari's front leg with a kick but Baramari checks it.
A head kick misses from Boson.
Boson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baramari counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Boson finds it's target.
Boson closes the distance and clinches up with Baramari, looking for a takedown. Boson pushes Baramari against the cage but Baramari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baramari moves into the clinch.
Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgs Boson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baramari throws a jab but it's blocked by Boson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boson moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baramari manages to break the clinch.
Baramari instigates a clinch.
Boson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baramari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baramari avoids it.
Boson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boson breaks the clinch.
Boson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Boson coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Boson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boson.
Boson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baramari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baramari rushes Boson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baramari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boson's brow.
Boson keeps control of Baramari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boson scores with a shoulder strike.
Baramari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boson pushes off an throws an elbow but Baramari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boson gets control of Baramari's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baramari's guard.
Boson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baramari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boson is one step ahead there.
Boson wants to control from the top but Baramari keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boson.
Boson trying to control but Baramari is working from the bottom.
Baramari wants to stand but Boson is controlling the position.
Boson wants to control from the top but Baramari keeps moving.
Baramari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Higgs Boson.
I think Boson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Higgs Boson!
Higgs Boson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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