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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teke Bamalog (ranked 268 p4p, 498 weight class) and Max Holloway (ranked 38 p4p, 71 weight class). Bamalog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Holloway was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Teke Bamalog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bamalog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bamalog dodges the punch combination from Holloway.
Bamalog has Holloway up against the cage in a clinch.
Holloway takes a shot to the head.
Bamalog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Holloway.
Holloway blocks an elbow strike from Bamalog.
Holloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Holloway controls his hands.
Holloway scores with a hook to the body.
Bamalog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamalog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bamalog misses with a few strikes there.
Bamalog throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holloway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bamalog gets tackled into the cage by Holloway. Holloway maintains the clinch.
Holloway blocks an elbow strike.
Holloway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holloway throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Holloway does no damage.
Bamalog just misses with a punch to the body.
Holloway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holloway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bamalog pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holloway avoids the body shot from Bamalog.
Bamalog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bamalog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holloway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bamalog.
Bamalog lands with a straight right. Holloway didn't see that one coming.
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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Teke Bamalog has been cut.
Holloway clinches.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamalog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
Holloway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Bamalog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holloway lands a hook that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Bamalog digs a right hand into Holloway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holloway's gas tank.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Bamalog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bamalog fails to land.
Holloway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamalog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
Holloway misses with a body punch.
Bamalog creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holloway's defenses.
Bamalog is working Holloway over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog can't find room to land a body shot as Holloway controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bamalog.
Holloway lands a left hand.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holloway's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Holloway's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bamalog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holloways head.
Holloway cracks Bamalog with a nice body shot.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamalog blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holloway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
Holloway lands a body punch.
Bamalog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bamalog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holloway's elbow.
Holloway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
Bamalog scores with a shot to the side of Holloway's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holloway scores with a hook to the body.
Holloway blocks an uppercut.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Bamalog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Holloway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bamalog misses with some punches.
Bamalog blocks a body shot from Holloway.
Holloway scores with a shot to the side of Bamalog's head.
Holloway pushes Bamalog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holloway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Bamalog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Holloway blocks an uppercut.
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holloway.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Holloway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Holloway blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holloway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holloway misses with some punches.
Holloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamalog controls his hands.
Bamalog can't find room to land a body shot as Holloway controls the action.
Holloway lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Holloway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holloway throws a leg kick which misses Bamalog's front leg but catches the back leg as Bamalog tries to avoid it.
Holloway misses with a lunging right hand
and Bamalog counters with a right hand to the body.
Bamalog doesn't manage to clinch there - Holloway circles away.
Holloway lands an overhand right.
Holloway is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bamalog.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holloway. That's going to slow Bamalog down.
Bamalog connects with an inside leg kick.
Holloway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bamalog connects with a leg kick.
Holloway has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bamalog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bamalog lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holloway.
Bamalog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamalog being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway blocks an uppercut.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
Bamalog scores with a shot to the side of Holloway's head.
Holloway blocks a body shot from Bamalog.
Holloway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Holloway.
Max Holloway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holloway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Holloway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamalog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bamalog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holloway backwards.
Holloway misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Holloway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog scores with a shot to the side of Holloway's head.
Holloway digs a right hand into Bamalog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bamalog's gas tank.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holloway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holloway presses Bamalog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Holloway on the inside.
Holloway gets through Bamalog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holloway lands a right hand.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
Holloway lands a body punch.
Bamalog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
Bamalog is rocked!
Nice body punch from Holloway.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Bamalog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Holloway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Holloway.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Holloway lands a shoulder strike.
Holloway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holloway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holloway dips a shoulder and cracks Bamalog with a mighty uppercut! Bamalog falls back against the cage and Holloway unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bamalog is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Holloway screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Holloway!
Max Holloway is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Max Holloway thanked FUClothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Teke Bamalog spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll kick ass this bastard'.
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