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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen MMMBop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demon Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morris moves out of range as Maia throws a body kick.
Maia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morris tries to move into range but Maia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia scores with a body shot.
Morris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morris.
Maia tries to improve position but can't.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia trying to get back to full guard but Morris takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Maia working to try and regain half guard.
Morris controlling the position easily from mount.
Maia is looking to get to half guard.
Maia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws some wild stikes that Maia manages to avoid easily.
Maia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maia tries to lock up and control but Morris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morris throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maia tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morris working for a submission but Maia is keeping him at bay.
Morris trying to control but Maia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Maia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morris goes for an armbar but Maia turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maia.
Maia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maia won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to strike from the bottom.
Maia won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Maia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maia is fighting to break Morris's control of his arms but Morris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolt Morris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morris looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maia.
Morris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Morris throws a head kick that half lands.
Morris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maia. That one must have hurt.
Maia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Bolt Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Maia delivers a nice body kick.
Morris avoids the body shot from Maia.
Morris wants to counter the offense by Maia and move into the clinch position.
Demon Maia is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia avoids the head kick by Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demon Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia staying out of range there.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bolt Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia is looking to slow Morris down with leg kicks.
Maia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morris goes for a double leg but Maia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maia continues to drive forward.
Morris looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Maia.
Maia thumps Morris with a low kick.
Maia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maia moves away from the strike by Morris.
A big right from Maia misses.
Maia moves out of range as Morris strikes.
Maia throws a wild body kick that Morris sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris looks for a takedown but Maia sprawls well.
It looked like Maia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Maia misses the target.
Maia cracks Morris with a good jab.
Morris looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Morris. That snapped Maia's head back.
Maia misses with a kick to the body.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maia wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Morris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morris, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maia advances position into side control!
Maia controlling from side mount.
Morris is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morris wants to control but Maia postures up.
Morris is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Morris is trying to get back to half guard.
Maia trying to control the position but Morris is working away.
Morris is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
Morris is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia dominated that second round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morris darts in trying to clinch
and Maia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia jabs Morris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Maia tried to score with a low kick but Morris checks it.
Morris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maia.
Maia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morris if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Morris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maia to the ground. Morris is now in Maia's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris postures up.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Maia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Morris is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
Maia sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a leg kick which misses Morris's front leg but catches the back leg as Morris tries to avoid it.
Maia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Morris moves out of range of the body kick.
Morris is looking for the big counter here.
Morris misses with the combination.
Morris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Maia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morris throws a body shot but no joy.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia thumps Morris with a low kick.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maia tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maia will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris sizes up Maia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maia throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Morris tenderised Maia's leg. Maia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maia throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris moves into range and clinches up with Maia.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Maia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Maia!
During a confident post fight interview, Demon Maia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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