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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipino Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Boyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipino Saint!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyer slips a jab and a cross from Saint.
Saint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyer.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boyer counter with a right hand.
Saint closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyer.
Boyer shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyer moves away from the strike by Saint.
Boyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saint stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Boyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer tries to clinch but Saint moves away
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyer scrambles back to his feet.
Boyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyer tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Boyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boyer throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Boyer's head but Boyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint misses with a jab to the body
and Boyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boyer cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Boyer throws an off balance right hand
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!
Saint slips under a jab from Boyer.
Boyer clinches up with Saint and pushes him back against the cage.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyer has double underhooks.
Boyer stalling the fight.
Saint is trying to push Boyer away but Boyer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Boyer is controlling him.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint tries to circle away but Boyer has him pinned against the cage.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint is trying to break free.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Boyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint tries to circle away but Boyer has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint has Boyer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Saint pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boyer tumbling to the mat - Saint dives into Boyer's guard.
Saint wants to stand but Boyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Saint stopping the sweep attempt from Boyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to stand but Boyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint counters with a left to the body.
Boyer lands with a cross.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saint is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint is trying to stand but he's just given Boyer his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipino Saint dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boyer closes the distance and clinches up with Saint, looking for a takedown. Boyer pushes Saint against the cage but Saint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saint throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint takes a swing at Boyer's ribcage but misses.
Boyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint is fending him off so far but Boyer persists. Nope, Saint circles away and we're back to standing.
Saint stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Boyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyer.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Boyer.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Boyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saint is trying to defend but Boyer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Saint is trying to stand up here but Boyer is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer controlling the action here.
Saint tries to kick Boyer off but Boyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint kicks Boyer off and gets back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyer.
Jab by Saint.
Boyer misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyer misses with a looping left.
Saint might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boyer misses with an uppercut
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyer tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyer. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyer lunges at Saint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint's hand.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipino Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyer darts in trying to clinch
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boyer wants to clinch
and Saint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Saint counters with a three punch combo that has Boyer backing up. Boyer nods at Saint to acknowledge the strikes.
Filipino Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint on the side of the head.
Boyer darts in trying to clinch
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Boyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Boyer saw that one coming.
Boyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint is fending him off so far but Boyer persists. Nope, Saint circles away and we're back to standing.
Saint scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyer shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Boyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Boyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyer fails with the takedown
and Saint counters with a one-two to the body.
Boyer fails with the takedown
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint to score with a decent uppercut.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyer defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyer has his takedown stuffed
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyer misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Boyer slips the punch.
Saint throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boyer counters with a leg kick.
Saint defending well as Boyer loads up on a big left hand.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the body from Saint misses
and Boyer counters with a thumping low kick.
Bobby Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyer.
Filipino Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filipino Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saint 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipino Saint!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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