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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taji Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bolo's choice of entrance music: This is how we do. Marcus Hume has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taji Bolo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume throws a nice looking combination but Bolo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hume comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hume throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hume looks to land a combination but Bolo avoids it well.
Hume lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Hume.
Hume cracks Bolo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bolo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hume's guard.
Bolo trying to control but Hume is working from the bottom.
Hume trying to control the position here.
Bolo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hume keeping moving, preventing Bolo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hume wants to stand and escape but Bolo is having none of it.
Hume managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolo wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
Hume tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bolo prevents Hume from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hume fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bolo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hume sprawls well. Hume wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolo misses with a shot to the body
letting Hume counter with a right hand.
Bolo slips a jab and a cross from Hume.
Marcus Hume is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolo fails with the takedown
and Hume counters with a three punch combo that has Bolo backing up. Bolo nods at Hume to acknowledge the strikes.
Bolo looks gassed!
Bolo has his takedown stuffed
and Hume connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcus Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taji Bolo.
Bolo drops his hands momentarily and Hume takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hume!
Bolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hume throws a combination. Bolo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Hume both land. Nice combination.
Hume's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hume duly obliges.
Hume works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hume misses with a few strikes there.
Hume moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bolo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hume uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolo has time to react.
Bolo fails with the takedown
enabling Hume to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Hume.
Hume's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hume duly obliges.
Bolo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hume is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hume is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hume lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bolo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hume scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bolo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hume counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hume lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hume's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hume duly obliges.
Bolo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hume finish him?
Hume throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolo.
Bolo seems to have recovered his senses.
A right-left combo lands from Hume.
Hume is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice combination there by Hume.
Hume throws a combination. Bolo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hume clobbers Bolo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hume moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hume is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Hume scores with a four punch combination!
Bolo has his takedown stuffed
and Hume counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hume to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hume dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolo with a poor takedown
and Hume counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hume lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Hume - just one landing.
Bolo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hume swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hume to score with a decent uppercut.
Hume slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolo dodges the punch combination from Hume.
Bolo shoots and misses
and Hume counters with a left to the body.
Hume throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Hume scores with a four punch combination!
Marcus Hume is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Hume.
Hume is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hume stalks Bolo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bolo's face. Bolo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hume counters with a nice body shot.
Marcus Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taji Bolo.
Hume throws a right and a left that Bolo avoids nicely.
Taji Bolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolo walks into a jab.
Hume displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo tries for a takedown but Hume circles away easily
and Bolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hume lands with a nice combination. Bolo backs away looking to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hume.
Bolo drops his hands momentarily and Hume takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hume lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A right-left combo lands from Hume.
Bolo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hume lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hume fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hume.
Hume lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolo tries to clinch up.
Hume will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hume scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bolo misses with a takedown
and Hume counters with a left and a right that stings Bolo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo moves forwards but Hume connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hume throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hume throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hume is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolo can do to turn this around?
Hume throws a series of strikes that have Bolo backpedaling.
Marcus Hume is winning the standup battle so far.
Hume fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hume throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hume looks to land a combination. Bolo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolo tries to clinch there but Hume circles away.
Hume scores with a decent looking hook.
Hume throws a right hand that Bolo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolo also avoids with ease.
Hume throws a series of punches but Bolo avoids them all with ease.
Hume jabs at Bolo's body.
Hume misses with a wild combination.
Hume misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolo has his takedown stuffed
and Hume counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hume cracks Bolo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hume stuffs the takedown attempt from Bolo. Bolo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hume scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hume bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolo's head backwards.
Hume misses with a few strikes there.
Hume throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hume looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bolo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hume swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume wants to sweep here but Bolo controlling him for the moment.
Bolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hume is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hume manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hume stands and steps away. Bolo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hume lunges at Bolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolo's hand.
Bolo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hume dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Hume scores with a four punch combination!
Hume lands with a nice body punch.
Bolo is looking to clinch.
Bolo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hume counters with a left and a right that stings Bolo.
Hume lands a jab to the nose.
Hume lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hume.
Bolo shoots and misses
and Hume counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolo thinking.
Hume moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hume with a hook.
Hume moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hume misses with a double jab.
Hume misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Hume.
Hume lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hume scores with a three punch combo!
Hume throws a series of punches but Bolo avoids them all with ease.
Bolo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hume looks to land a combination. Bolo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hume rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hume fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hume throws a right and a left that Bolo avoids nicely.
Bolo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bolo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hume has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bolo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hume has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hume!
Bolo is working an open guard so Hume takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses with the combination.
Bolo misses with a takedown
and Hume counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcus Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taji Bolo.
Bolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hume.
Bolo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Bolo.
Some wild striking there from Hume.
Hume throws a nice looking combination but Bolo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolo moves in looking to clinch but Hume pushes him off.
Hume lands with a nice body punch.
Hume looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hume cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hume.
Bolo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bolo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hume counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolo thinking.
Bolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hume lands a jab-cross combination.
Hume moves out of range as Bolo throws a body kick.
Bolo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hume cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hume lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hume misses with a two punch combination.
Bolo shoots in and bounces Hume off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hume is adopting a defensive guard.
Bolo prevents Hume from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo gets to his feet - Hume follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bolo is defended easily by Hume.
Hume throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hume will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolo tries to clinch but Hume moves out of range.
Bolo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hume scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hume looks to land a combination. Bolo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taji Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hume lands a with a good body shot.
Bolo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hume showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hume, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hume!
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