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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boma (ranked 686 p4p, 81 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 278 p4p, 34 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord takes one on the button.
Boma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Lord scores with a nice head shot.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lord.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boma swings widly with a right hand
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Lord takes one on the button.
Lord fails to land with a series of punches.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
We've been informed that Lord 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.
Nice straight punches there by Boma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boma moves away from the strike by Lord.
Lord takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lord throws the left hand but Boma avoids the punch easily.
Lord moves in looking to clinch but Boma pushes him off.
Boma scores with a nice right hand.
Boma wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord drops Boma with a beautiful combination! Boma stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lord is looking for the KO!
Boma is rocked!
Lord blocks a head kick by Boma.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord misses with a low kick as Boma jumps back.
Boma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma scores with a hook to the body. Lord takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boma slips a straight right by Lord.
Boma tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lord manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Boma.
Boma throws out a powerful jab.
Mark Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lord keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Lord. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lord.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Boma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lord in his tracks.
Boma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lord connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boma scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Lord misses.
Boma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma clinches with his opponent.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Boma.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord working aggressively here.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Boma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lord or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boma lands a shoulder strike.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma pushes Lord back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma gets through Lord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma misses with some punches.
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 Mark Boma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Boma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lord cracks the inside of Boma's front leg.
Boma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Lord blocks a jab.
Boma tries to clinch up.
Selfie Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Boma throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Boma coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lord.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boma misses with a body shot.
Boma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Boma.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Boma.
Boma defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Boma defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Lord.
Boma feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Lord scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lord wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
Boma cracks Lord with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boma misses with a looping left.
Boma tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Boma throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Boma.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boma closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lord gets through Boma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Lord.
Lord blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Boma - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Lord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord working aggressively here.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord misses with a body punch.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Lord misses with some punches.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Lord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with some punches.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lord misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Mark Boma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Boma working aggressively here.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Lord working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Boma.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Boma's head.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Lord blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Selfie Lord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.
Lord tries a low kick but Boma avoids it.
Boma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Lord takes one to the side of the head.
Lord slips a jab from Boma.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
Boma tries to clinch up
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lord.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Boma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lord drives through and clinches with Boma against the cage.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Lord.
Lord working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord blocking some punches.
Boma misses with some punches.
Lord digs a right hand into Boma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boma's gas tank.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Boma tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Lord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Lord.
Lord lands a nice uppercut.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boma! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lord is unloading with more strikes now! Boma drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selfie Lord!
An out of breath Selfie Lord 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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hype
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