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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medzavi Nwaoge (ranked 1865 p4p, 1508 weight class) and Endrju Golara (ranked 233 p4p, 194 weight class). Nwaoge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buganda Music Ensemble - Mulirwana. Golara has chosen MAKE ME STRONGER as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Endrju Golara enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Medzavi Nwaoge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Endrju Golara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nwaoge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Golara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nwaoge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golara lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nwaoge fails to land.
Nwaoge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golara misses with the head strike.
Golara's coach down at Simply The Best was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Golara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nwaoge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nwaoge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nwaoge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nwaoge scores with a shot to the side of Golara's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golara.
Nwaoge lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Endrju Golara has been cut.
Nwaoge swings wildly with an uppercut but Golara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nwaoge misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golara pushes Nwaoge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nwaoge takes a shot to the head.
Golara lands a left hand.
Golara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nwaoge blocks an uppercut.
Nwaoge misses with some punches.
Golara throws a head punch that misses.
Golara blocks a body shot from Nwaoge.
Nwaoge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golara's elbow.
Golara blocks the elbow strike.
Nwaoge can't find room to land a body shot as Golara controls the action.
Nwaoge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Golara.
Nwaoge throws a punch but it's blocked by Golara.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nwaoge misses with the head strike.
Nwaoge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nwaoge tries to pull guard but Golara holds him up against the cage and eventually Nwaoge drops back down to his feet.
Nwaoge has been working on his balance at Mapinguari Guerreiro, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Golara.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golara.
Golara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nwaoge's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwaoge blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nwaoge misses with a punch on the inside.
Nwaoge tries a body shot but Golara blocks it.
Nwaoge jumps guard but Golara stands there with Nwaoge around his waist. Nwaoge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nwaoge as Golara tries to tie him up.
Golara pushes Nwaoge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golara tries a body shot but Nwaoge blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golara.
Nwaoge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golara prevents a body shot from Nwaoge.
Nwaoge jumps guard but Golara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Medzavi Nwaoge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nwaoge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golara walks away with a smile on his face. Nwaoge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Golara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Golara counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Endrju Golara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golara misses with a double jab
and Golara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golara digs a good hook to Nwaoge's body.
Golara misses with a wild combination.
Nwaoge clinches up with Golara and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Golara.
Golara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nwaoge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nwaoge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golara throws a punch but it's blocked by Nwaoge.
Golara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golara scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nwaoge fails to land.
Golara is looking to control Nwaoge's arms but Nwaoge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golara has his back to the cage.
Golara misses with some punches.
Nwaoge being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nwaoge.
Golara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwaoge throws a punch but it's blocked by Golara.
Nice elbow from Nwaoge.
Still in the clinch, Nwaoge scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Golara fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Endrju Golara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Endrju Golara's cut.
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.
Golara just misses with a punch to the body.
Golara throws a hook but Nwaoge avoids it easily.
Golara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nwaoge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nwaoge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nwaoge misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Golara.
Nwaoge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nwaoge lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Medzavi Nwaoge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nwaoge successfully pulls guard.
Golara wants to control from the top but Nwaoge keeps moving.
Nwaoge has an active guard here but Golara has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwaoge is trying to get back to full guard.
Nwaoge is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Golara jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nwaoge struggling a bit here.
Golara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nwaoge sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nwaoge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nwaoge actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nwaoge looking for submissions off his back.
Golara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nwaoge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nwaoge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nwaoge looking to control.
Nwaoge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Golara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Golara trying to control but Nwaoge is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Golara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nwaoge looking for a triangle here. Golara is fighting it but it looks tight! Nwaoge pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Golara is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Medzavi Nwaoge!
Our winner, Medzavi Nwaoge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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