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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hamilton (ranked 1020 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Rashad Boone (ranked 88 p4p, 131 weight class). Hamilton comes to the ring accompanied by Synthesizer. Rashad Boone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Boone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton looks to land a right hand but Boone moved out of range.
Boone looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamilton is just out of range.
Hamilton misses the jab.
Boone looks for a takedown but Hamilton sprawls well.
Boone throws an off balance right hand
letting Hamilton counter with a right hand.
Hamilton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boone slips under a jab.
Boone wants to counter the offense by Hamilton and move into the clinch position.
Hamilton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamilton throws a right hand that Boone ducks under and follows up with a left that Boone also avoids with ease.
Hamilton throws a lazy right hand but Boone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamilton throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton lands a nice shot that snaps Boone's head back.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamilton.
Good work by Boone as he checks the leg kick.
Boone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Hamilton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the body.
Boone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamilton.
Hamilton slips under a jab from Boone.
Hamilton slips under a jab.
Boone with a nice cross.
Boone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Boone walks into a jab.
Hamilton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamilton throws a head kick that misses.
Boone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamilton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamilton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boone misses with a left hand
enabling Hamilton to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boone tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Boone.
Boone lands a jab to the nose.
Boone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamilton manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hamilton.
Boone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamilton.
Boone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boone slips a jab from Hamilton.
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Boone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boone throws out a counter right but Hamilton avoids it with no problem.
Boone throws a hook to the side of Hamilton's head but Hamilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boone punishes Hamilton's body with a nice straight punch.
Boone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamilton loads up on a big right hand but Boone slips the punch.
Boone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boone throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely.
Boone throws a body punch but Hamilton moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hamilton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rashad Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone moves out of range of the body kick from Hamilton.
Hamilton misses with a body shot.
Boone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boone misses with a wild body shot.
Boone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boone tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamilton counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone is looking to clinch.
Hamilton slips a jab from Boone.
Boone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamilton throws the left hand but Boone avoids the punch easily.
Hamilton misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Boone misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hamilton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamilton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big left from Boone misses.
Boone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamilton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boone.
Hamilton working hard to break the clinch.
Hamilton is looking to break free of the clinch but Boone has double underhooks.
Hamilton is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boone has him pressed against the ropes.
Boone working aggressively here.
Hamilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boone has him pressed against the ropes.
Boone lands a right hand.
Hamilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boone has him pressed against the ropes.
Hamilton prevents a body shot from Boone.
Boone lands with a left to the head.
Boone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamilton.
Boone tries a body shot but Hamilton blocks it.
Boone working aggressively here.
Hamilton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamilton controls his hands.
Hamilton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
Hamilton working hard to break the clinch.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boone.
Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton throws a jab when Boone was well out of range.
Boone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamilton misses with a hook.
Hamilton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton moves out of range of the strikes.
Boone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boone scores with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamiltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hamilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boone.
Boone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamilton at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Hamilton to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Hamilton.
Boone wants to counter the offense by Hamilton and move into the clinch position.
Boone misses with a hook. Hamilton ducked under it nicely.
Boone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamilton manages to avoid it.
Hamilton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hamilton looks to land a left hand but Boone moved out of range nicely.
Boone moves out of range as Hamilton strikes.
Boone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hamilton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boone throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hamilton to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hamilton. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Hamilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boone misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hamilton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamilton takes one to the chin there.
Boone throws an off balance right hand
and Hamilton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hamilton.
A punch lands to the side of Hamilton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hamilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamilton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boone misses with an uppercut.
Boone scores with a jab to the body.
Boone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Hamilton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it 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!
Boone misses with a double jab
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamilton throws an overhand right that lands on Boone's shoulder, as Boone tries to avoid the shot.
Boone tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a jab when Boone was well out of range.
Boone lands a jab.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut. Boone saw that one coming.
Boone throws a shot from downtown. Hamilton moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Hamilton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boone slips under a jab.
Boone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
Boone misses with a wild body shot.
Boone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Boone.
Hamilton throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
Boone misses with a hook. Hamilton ducked under it nicely.
Boone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boone keeps control of Hamilton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boone works on Hamilton's body with a couple of short punches.
Boone misses with some punches.
Boone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hamilton's efforts to push away.
Boone misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton tests Boone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamilton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boone swings for the body but Hamilton moves out of range.
Rashad Boone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boone throws a hook but Hamilton avoids it easily.
Boone throws a big shot that misses.
Ben Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boone digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Boone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Rashad Boone!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Rashad Boone!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Rashad Boone!
Rashad Boone wins by unanimous decision!
Rashad Boone was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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