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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 1192 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 158 p4p, 416 weight class). Active's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Active.
Active doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bamalog counters with a right hand to the body.
Bamalog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bamalog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Active was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a two punch combination.
Active is looking to counter punch.
We've been informed that Bamalog has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Active scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Teke Bamalog has been cut.
Bamalog moves out of range of the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Active.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radio Active. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Bamalog.
Active pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Active takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog moves into range and clinches up with Active.
Active breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bamalog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Active went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Active.
It looked like Active wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Active swings for the body but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Active.
Bamalog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bamalog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Active to score with a decent uppercut.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog lands a nice looking body shot.
Bamalog swings for the body but Active moves out of range.
Bamalog swings for the body but Active moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Active on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bamalog misses with a wild body shot.
Bamalog is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active moves out of range of the body kick from Bamalog.
A counter left hand to the body from Active misses its target.
Active throws a jab when Bamalog was well out of range.
Bamalog wants to counter the offense by Active and move into the clinch position.
Bamalog misses with a body kick.
Bamalog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Active takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Bamalog.
Bamalog is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Active rather than just go for the knockout.
Active misses with a looping left.
A jab from Active misses.
Bamalog throws a leg kick that is checked
and Active connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bamalog throws a body kick that misses
and Active connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Active throws a jab but it's blocked by Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a body shot but no joy.
Bamalog scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Active is out of range.
Active was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bamalog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Active's sensitive parts.
Bamalog moves out of range of the strikes.
Teke Bamalog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bamalog is looking to land body kicks.
Bamalog looks to score with a jab to the body but Active is just out of range.
A big right from Active misses.
Bamalog lands with an uppercut that bounces Active off the cage and back into range.
Bamalog just misses with a punch to the body.
Active lands a glancing blow to the side of Bamalog's head.
Active throws a right hand that Bamalog ducks under and follows up with a left that Bamalog also avoids with ease.
Active falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bamalog counters with an inside leg kick.
Bamalog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog stalks Active and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Active's face. Active staggers backwards, shaken.
Bamalog throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Active wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Bamalog looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bamalog jabs Active to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bamalog tries a low kick but Active avoids it.
Bamalog scoring well with a low kick there.
Active waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamalog.
Active tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bamalog was well out of range. Poor timing from Active.
Bamalog counters with a body kick.
Active tries to bum rush Bamalog with a series of wild strikes but Bamalog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bamalog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bamalog throws a head kick that misses
and Active counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Active misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Bamalog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bamalog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teke Bamalog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bamalog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Active swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Active jabs Bamalog right on the nose. Bamalog blinks but takes it well.
Bamalog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Active 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.
Bamalog throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bamalog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Active is looking to counter punch.
Bamalog delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamalog.
Active is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bamalog's half guard.
Bamalog is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Active missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bamalog wants to get back to his feet.
Active scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bamalog is trying to stand.
Bamalog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Active.
Active is trying to control the action in half guard but Bamalog is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Active with the ground and pound but Bamalog uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Active in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Active 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.
Active trying to control the position from guard on top but Bamalog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Active postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bamalog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Active in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog keeping moving, preventing Active from controlling successfully.
Active prevents Bamalog from getting back to his feet.
Active throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bamalog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Active throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bamalog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Active throwing strikes from guard but Bamalog blocks nicely.
Active lands a couple of elbows.
Active missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bamalog keeping moving, preventing Active from controlling successfully.
Active is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Active stops Bamalog from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Active trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Active throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Active throwing strikes but missing.
Active landing with the ground and pound.
Active throwing strikes from guard but Bamalog blocks nicely.
Bamalog wants to get back to his feet but Active is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Active throws a big elbow that misses.
Bamalog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Active throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamalog.
Teke Bamalog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bamalog throws a wild body kick that Active sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Active misses the target.
Bamalog thows a leg kick but Active checks it
letting Active counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the body
and Active counters with a left and a right that stings Bamalog.
Bamalog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bamalog. Active does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bamalog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bamalog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Active manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bamalog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bamalog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bamalog tries to clinch up.
Active is looking to counter punch.
Active keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Bamalog, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog looks for the body kick but Active saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamalog.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radio Active dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bamalog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bamalog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Active is out of range and Bamalog settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bamalog. That's going to slow Active down.
Bamalog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Active misses with a wild body shot.
Bamalog scores with a kick to the body.
Bamalog moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Active crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bamalog - the referee stops the clock and Active gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bamalog. Active manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Active has his takedown stuffed
and Bamalog counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog with a nice calf kick.
Bamalog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bamalog has a couple of punches blocked by Active.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Active avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Active.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Active.
Active swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Active wants the takedown. Bamalog is fighting it off but Active persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bamalog's guard against the cage.
Active throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bamalog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Active throwing strikes from guard but Bamalog blocks nicely.
Bamalog has his feet on Active's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Active on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bamalog sizes up Active with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bamalog throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Active checks a leg kick.
Active steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bamalog. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bamalog misses
and Active counters with a stiff right hand.
Bamalog throws the left hand but Active avoids the punch easily.
Active will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bamalog misses with a body kick.
Bamalog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Active fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bamalog avoids it really well and circles away.
Active connects with a single shot there.
Active avoids a kick to the body.
Active changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Active fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog throws a leg kick which misses Active's front leg but catches the back leg as Active tries to avoid it.
Bamalog scores with a leg kick.
Bamalog throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Active stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Active fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Bamalog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radio Active. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Active takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Active keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Active appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Active dodges the punch combination from Bamalog.
Bamalog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Active throwing a counter right hand but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Active scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Active slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bamalog digs a good body shot into Active's ribs.
Bamalog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Active checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bamalog looks to land a body kick but Active moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Active on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Active scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Active fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bamalog now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bamalog throws a series of punches but Active avoids them all with ease.
Active keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bamalog.
Active moves away from the strike by Bamalog.
Bamalog moves in looking to clinch but Active pushes him off.
Active was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teke Bamalog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bamalog has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teke Bamalog!
A relieved looking Teke Bamalog thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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