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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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244 lbs
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283 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Umaga scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Horrible takedown attempt by Forbes or perhaps it was just good defense by Umaga, which made it look bad.
Umaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forbes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forbes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Forbes off the cage and back into range.
Umaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Forbes under the eye.
Forbes shoots in for a takedown but Umaga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Umaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Umaga.
Umaga moves into the clinch.
Forbes takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Grant Forbes has been cut.
Umaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forbes looks winded!
Umaga lands a body shot.
Umaga lands a body punch.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Umaga.
Umaga lands a body punch.
Umaga lands a body punch.
Umaga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Umaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Umaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Umaga.
Umaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Nice body punch from Umaga - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Umaga.
Umaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forbes or not.
Umaga creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Forbes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Forbes drops to his knees and Umaga pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosefa Umaga!
An out of breath Iosefa Umaga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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