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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 3301 p4p, 16028 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 416 p4p, 747 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Umaga's choice of entrance music: Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range.
Umaga takes one to the chin there.
Umaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
Umaga lands a jab to Small's midsection.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses.
Umaga throws a leg kick but Small checks it.
Small feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Umaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Small scores with a jab.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Umaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small tries to clinch up but Umaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Umaga misses with a double jab
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Umaga with a nice calf kick.
Small fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Umaga.
Small jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Umaga slams his shin into Small's torso.
Umaga slips under a jab.
Umaga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Umaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Small is looking to clinch.
Small swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Small takes one to the chin there.
Small will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Small misses the target.
Umaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
A jab from Small misses.
Umaga lands with a right hand.
Small tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Umaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUmaga.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Small thumps Umaga with a low kick.
Umaga with a nice cross.
Small dodges the punch combination from Umaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Umaga.
Small misses with a low kick as Umaga jumps back.
Small connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Umaga's hands.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small tried to counter with a leg kick but Umaga avoided it.
Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small walks into a stiff left hand from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Small lands an impressive looking overhand right. Umaga doesn't seem phased though.
Umaga misses the shot to the body.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Small misses.
Umaga with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umaga.
Umaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Umaga slips a jab from Small.
Small checks a leg kick.
Umaga takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Umaga misses with a hook.
Umaga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Umaga is looking to score with low kicks.
Umaga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Umaga thuds his shin into the meat of Small's side.
Umaga throws out a leg kick but Small moves out of range and Umaga only half commits.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Small misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Small avoids a kick to the body.
Small keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Small fires out a quick counter leg kick but Umaga just manages to avoid it.
Umaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Umaga checks it well.
Nice jab there from Small.
Umaga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Small had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Umaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Small fails in his attempt to clinch.
Small misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Umaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Umaga.
Umaga lands with a cross.
A big left from Umaga misses.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umaga moves out of range as Small strikes.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Nice cross by Small.
Small wants to land a leg kick but Umaga is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Small avoids a kick to the body.
Umaga thuds his right hand into Small's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Umaga tries a low kick but Small avoids it.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Small scores with a jab. Umaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Small tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Umaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Umaga finds it's way through Small's defenses.
Umaga tried to score with a low kick but Small checks it.
Umaga throws a series of punches but Small avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Small.
Umaga misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small tries to clinch up.
Small keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga throws a front kick that sends Small stumbling back into the ropes.
Small tries to clinch but Umaga moves out of range.
Small avoids a kick to the body.
Umaga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga swinging wildly here.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Umaga counters with a left to the body.
Small connects with a good right hand that stumbles Umaga. Umaga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Small slips a straight right by Umaga.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Umaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Small checks the leg kick nicely there.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Umaga throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.
Small with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Small.
Umaga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Small checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Small.
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!
Umaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
Small with a jab.
Small misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Umaga.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Umaga misses its intended target.
Umaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Umaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Umaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Small misses.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Umaga is looking for the big counter here.
Iosefa Umaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small dips to his left and cracks Umaga with an uppercut!
Small throws a body punch but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Small looks to land a left hand but Umaga moved out of range nicely.
Umaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small jabs at Umaga's body.
Umaga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Small's sensitive parts.
Small lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Small.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Umaga throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Umaga.
Small throwing a counter right hand but Umaga manages to avoid it.
Umaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Umaga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Umaga - just one landing.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Umaga coming out on top.
Small will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Umaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Umaga.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Umaga misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umaga throws a leg kick
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
Umaga misses with a wild body shot.
Small lands a two punch combo.
Umaga takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Small takes one on the button.
Umaga digs a good hook to Small's body.
Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Umaga, pushing him back against the ropes.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Umaga.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umaga moves out of range as Small strikes.
The fighters circling - Small throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umaga flicks out a counter leg kick but Small steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Small misses with a body shot.
Small misses with an uppercut. Umaga saw that one coming.
Umaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Small throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Umaga with a nice calf kick.
Umaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Small under the eye.
Small takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Small takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crunch! Umaga slams his shin into Small's torso.
Small tries to clinch there but Umaga circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Small as he checks the leg kick.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Small scores with a nice right hand.
Small misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Small.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Umaga.
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Umaga.
Small with the inside leg kick.
Small misses with a series of wild punches.
Small throws a leg kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga jabs Small right on the nose. Small blinks but takes it well.
Small misses with a two punch combination.
Umaga feints a counter leg kick.
Umaga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Small takes a step back to recover.
Small throws a leg kick but Umaga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Small tries to clinch
and Umaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Umaga, as that shot connected.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Small.
Umaga lands with an overhand left.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses.
Small feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Umaga connects with a nice looking jab.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Umaga is out of range and Small settles back down.
Small backing away here, and Umaga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Umaga is looking to slow Small down with leg kicks.
That kick from Small tenderised Umaga's leg. Umaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Umaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Small gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Umaga does no damage.
Small fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Umaga.
Small tries to clinch there but Umaga circles away.
Small gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lands a damaging elbow.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Umaga.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Small.
Umaga can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iosefa Umaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Umaga scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga.
Umaga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Umaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Small or not.
Umaga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umaga staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a low kick.
Umaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Small.
Small with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Small will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy left from Umaga finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small throws a looping overhand right but Umaga ducks down to avoid it.
Small takes one to the chin there.
Small throws a leg kick that is checked
and Umaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Umaga does no damage.
Umaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Small off the ropes and back into range.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Umaga.
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Small misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosefa Umaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Umaga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iosefa Umaga!
A very excited looking Iosefa Umaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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