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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toki Mazuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toki Mazuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazuke connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazuke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Starstryder's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starstryder wants to sweep but no luck.
Mazuke stands and steps away. Starstryder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mazuke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starstryder looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazuke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mazuke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starstryder's head.
Mazuke stands up from half guard.
Starstryder tries for a takedown but Mazuke circles away easily
and Mazuke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Starstryder's guard now.
Mazuke 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazuke stands up and waves to Starstryder to follow him.
Starstryder throws the kick towards the body but Mazuke avoids it.
Starstryder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Starstryder cracks Mazuke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazuke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Starstryder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mazuke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mazuke gets to his feet. Starstryder looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mazuke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Starstryder quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazuke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke throws a strike but Starstryder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mazuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starstryder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mazuke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Starstryder misses with a wild body shot.
Mazuke has managed to clinch.
Mazuke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Starstryder.
Toki Mazuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosmo Starstryder.
Mazuke gets through Starstryder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starstryder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazuke lands a right hand.
Mazuke lands a hook that snaps the head of Starstryder backwards.
Mazuke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mazuke lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke scores with a shoulder strike.
Mazuke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A shot in the inside from Mazuke.
Mazuke successfully pulls guard.
Mazuke has his foot on Starstryder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Starstryder works his way back into a safe position though.
Mazuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Starstryder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Starstryder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mazuke working a defensive guard here.
Starstryder trying to control but Mazuke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke controlling Starstryder's posture.
Mazuke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starstryder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mazuke regains half guard.
Starstryder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazuke is looking to improve his position.
Starstryder wants to free his trapped foot but Mazuke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Mazuke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mazuke moves out of range of the body kick from Starstryder.
Starstryder throws a lazy head kick
and Mazuke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mazuke.
Mazuke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mazuke lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Mazuke to work.
Mazuke gets through Starstryder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mazuke lands a big left hand right to the temple and Starstryder goes down!
Starstryder is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazuke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Starstryder is still in real trouble! Can Mazuke finish him?
Mazuke lands with a punch from half guard.
Mazuke is looking for a kimura here.
Starstryder is trying to maintain the position but Mazuke is very close to passing his half guard.
Starstryder seems to have recovered his senses.
Mazuke postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Starstryder to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazuke misses the body punch
and Starstryder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mazuke closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starstryder fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mazuke.
Mazuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazuke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starstryder can do to turn this around?
Mazuke moves into the clinch successfully.
Starstryder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mazuke drags the fight down to the ground.
Mazuke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mazuke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Starstryder feints and then cracks Mazuke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mazuke down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Starstryder did well to prevent Mazuke getting side control.
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!
Mazuke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mazuke stalling away here and it's allowed Starstryder to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mazuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starstryder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Starstryder wants to stand but Mazuke is controlling the position.
Starstryder looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starstryder is looking to stand up but Mazuke isn't so interested in that idea.
Mazuke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Starstryder is working an open guard so Mazuke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mazuke thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder dives in for a single leg takedown but Mazuke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Toki Mazuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosmo Starstryder.
Mazuke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mazuke drags the fight down to the ground.
Mazuke pulls Starstryder in to control the position.
Mazuke pushes Starstryder off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mazuke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've been hearing that Mazuke has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mazuke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starstryder is defending against the submission attempts here by Mazuke.
Mazuke is looking to take a break and control but Starstryder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke prevents Starstryder from improving his position.
Mazuke stands up from half guard.
Starstryder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mazuke moves into the clinch.
Mazuke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starstryder backwards.
Starstryder is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mazuke to keep the fight standing.
Mazuke turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazuke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Starstryder some visible discomfort.
Starstryder wants to control but Mazuke postures up.
Starstryder parries the strikes from Mazuke easily there. Mazuke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Starstryder to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Mazuke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mazuke scores with a body shot.
Mazuke moves out of range as Starstryder strikes.
Mazuke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starstryder, pushing him back against the cage.
Starstryder wants a takedown.
Starstryder is trying to drag Mazuke to the mat but Mazuke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mazuke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mazuke decides to pull guard.
Mazuke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Starstryder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Starstryder looking to sit in guard and control but Mazuke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mazuke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder tries to sprawl but Mazuke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mazuke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mazuke decides to stand and escape the position.
Starstryder throws a body punch but Mazuke moves out of range.
Starstryder throws a head kick that misses.
Mazuke gets a clinch.
Mazuke works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Starstryder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mazuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starstryder trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazuke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mazuke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mazuke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mazuke postures up in Starstryder's guard and throws a big left but Starstryder blocks it.
Mazuke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Starstryder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mazuke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mazuke wants to control from the top but Starstryder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starstryder trying to keep a closed guard but Mazuke is proving a slippery customer.
Mazuke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Starstryder, up you get!
Starstryder looks to land a right hand but Mazuke moved out of range.
Mazuke just misses with a punch to the body.
Starstryder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Starstryder throws a sloppy head kick and Mazuke moves out of range easily.
Mazuke has managed to clinch.
Mazuke has Starstryder pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mazuke pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Starstryder tumbling to the mat - Mazuke dives into Starstryder's guard.
Mazuke tries to stand but Starstryder is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mazuke trying to control but Starstryder is working from the bottom.
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!
Mazuke wants to pass the guard but Starstryder is keeping the position.
Starstryder trying to control the position.
Mazuke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mazuke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mazuke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Mazuke clearly takes that 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.
A punch combination from Mazuke misses.
Starstryder throws a right and a left that Mazuke avoids nicely.
Starstryder misses with a kick to the body.
Mazuke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mazuke lands in his opponent's guard.
Starstryder keeping moving, preventing Mazuke from controlling successfully.
Starstryder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starstryder wants to sweep but no luck.
Starstryder keeping moving, preventing Mazuke from controlling successfully.
Mazuke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mazuke advances to half guard.
Toki Mazuke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Starstryder wants to get back to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazuke gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Starstryder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazuke circles away.
Mazuke avoids the head kick by Starstryder.
Starstryder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mazuke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mazuke drops back looking for a leg! Starstryder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Starstryder manages to kick Mazuke off! Mazuke jumps back into Starstryder's guard.
Mazuke works over Starstryder with some ground and pound from guard.
Starstryder is working an open guard so Mazuke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke tries to clinch there but Starstryder circles away.
Starstryder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mazuke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Starstryder enables Mazuke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Starstryder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mazuke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazuke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Starstryder throws a right and a left that Mazuke avoids nicely.
Mazuke feints and as Starstryder raises his hands in defense, Mazuke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Starstryder controls Mazuke momentarily but Mazuke frees himself.
Mazuke works over Starstryder with some ground and pound from guard.
Mazuke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starstryder. Mazuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazuke moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starstryder up against the cage.
Toki Mazuke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starstryder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mazuke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Starstryder fails to land.
Mazuke breaks from the clinch.
Starstryder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mazuke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mazuke trying to control but Starstryder is working from the bottom.
Mazuke gets to his feet. Starstryder looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Starstryder fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Starstryder.
Toki Mazuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazuke shoots in and bounces Starstryder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazuke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starstryder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starstryder looking for a guillotine here but Mazuke defends easily.
Mazuke trying to control but Starstryder is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazuke works over Starstryder with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Mazuke had his way with Cosmo Starstryder in that 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mazuke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starstryder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Starstryder.
Mazuke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Starstryder quickly recovers to half guard.
Mazuke is trying to work for a kimura but Starstryder is defending well.
Mazuke wants to control but Starstryder is keeping him busy.
Mazuke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Starstryder regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mazuke.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mazuke defends it easily.
Mazuke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mazuke gets to his feet. Starstryder looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Starstryder misses with a double jab.
Starstryder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Starstryder.
Mazuke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Starstryder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Starstryder duly obliges.
Starstryder misses with a series of wild punches.
Starstryder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mazuke as he avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Starstryder enables Mazuke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Starstryder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Toki Mazuke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazuke dives in and scores a takedown into Starstryder's guard.
Mazuke connects with a couple of short punches.
Mazuke wants to control from the top but Starstryder keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mazuke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mazuke looking to pass the guard.
Starstryder working for a triangle but Mazuke defends it easily.
Mazuke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cosmo Starstryder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mazuke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Starstryder tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mazuke is in Starstryder's guard.
Starstryder is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Starstryder keeping moving, preventing Mazuke from controlling successfully.
Mazuke wants to pass the guard but Starstryder is keeping the position.
Toki Mazuke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mazuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starstryder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mazuke throws a big elbow that misses.
Starstryder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mazuke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mazuke gets to his feet - Starstryder follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke drives through with a takedown into Starstryder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazuke stands up from Starstryder's guard - Mazuke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Starstryder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mazuke.
Mazuke shoots in for a takedown but Starstryder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Starstryder misses with a body kick.
Mazuke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Starstryder tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mazuke is in Starstryder's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starstryder keeping full guard, as Mazuke tries to pass.
Mazuke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toki Mazuke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mazuke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Toki Mazuke!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Toki Mazuke!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Toki Mazuke!
Toki Mazuke wins by unanimous decision!
Toki Mazuke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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