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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machine Gun (ranked 1230 p4p, 177 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 1163 p4p, 168 weight class). Maia has chosen Shittin' on the world - Dr. Dre ft. Mel man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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208 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Gun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maia manages to circle out of the way.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia misses with a right hand
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Gun checks the leg kick.
Maia throws a right hand that misses
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maia misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun avoids the elbow strike from Maia, against the cage.
Maia pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Gun has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maia working aggressively here.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
A short left from Maia.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Maia on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Gun.
Maia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Maia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gun seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maia can turn it around.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun takes a shot to the head.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Gun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia blocks a body shot from Gun.
Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun blocks a body shot from Maia.
Gun blocking some punches.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Maia blocking some punches.
Maia stalling in the clinch.
Gun tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
A short left from Maia.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Maia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun lands a hook that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia lands a nice uppercut.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Gun blocks a body shot from Maia.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Gun blocks an elbow strike.
Maia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demon Maia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia lands a front kick.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun is looking to counter punch.
Maia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gun takes the fight into the clinch.
Maia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maia gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maia can't find room to land a body shot as Gun controls the action.
Demon Maia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gun tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun scores with a hook to the body.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun is working Maia over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Gun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
It looked like Gun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maia swings widly with a right hand
and Gun moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Maia.
Maia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maia misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Maia - that landed with a thud.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun working aggressively here.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Maia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gun.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia blocking some punches.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Maia.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Maia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Maia lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Gun blocking some punches.
Gun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Gun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia misses with a body punch.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maia pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gun misses with some punches.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Maia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun misses with some punches.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gun tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maia is pushing Gun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gun takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia blocking some punches.
Gun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
Gun prevents a body shot from Maia.
Gun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun misses with some punches.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Gun lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
Maia misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia is leaning against Gun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maia blocking some punches.
Gun blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Maia - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gun can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Maia working aggressively here.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Gun.
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Maia.
Maia tries to work over Gun's front leg with a kick but Gun checks it.
Demon Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Maia throws a wild body kick that Gun sees coming a mile off.
Gun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maia.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia throws a sloppy body shot
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Gun takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia lands with a straight right. Gun didn't see that one coming.
Maia throws a body kick that misses.
Maia throws a head kick that misses
and Gun counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a lunging right hand
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demon Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gun lands a big uppercut and Maia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maia looks OK. Gun waves Maia back to his feet!
Maia is rocked!
Gun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Gun finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Maia lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Machine Gun.
Well Maia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Demon Maia!
Demon Maia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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