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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tight (ranked 433 p4p, 1505 weight class) and The Maan (ranked 58 p4p, 186 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, The Maan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tight is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maan! But no joy.
Tight misses with an uppercut.
Tight lands the left hand.
Tight clinches up against the cage.
Maan working hard to break the clinch.
Maan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Maan.
Tight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maan manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight closes the distance but Maan moves to the side
and Maan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tony Tight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tight tries to clinch up
and Maan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maan! But no joy.
Tight has Maan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maan blocks a body shot from Tight.
Tight blocks a body shot from Maan.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tight lands with a short shot to the head.
Tight taking a breather.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
Tight is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Tight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tight digs a right hand into Maan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maan's gas tank.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maan up against the cage.
The referee calls for Tight to work.
Tight stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tight gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Tight.
Maan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight tries to clinch up but Maan circles away and keeps his distance.
Maan connects with a jab.
Maan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maan! But no joy.
Tight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tight rushes Maan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maan's coach down at BKC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch but Maan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tight is looking to clinch but Maan is avoiding it.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range.
Maan is looking for the big counter here.
Tight darts in and clinches Maan up against the cage.
Maan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tight.
Maan lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maan has had enough of the clinch but Tight keeps him there for the moment.
Tight prevents a body shot from Maan.
Tight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tight looking to slow down the pace here.
Maan tries to throw a body punch but Tight avoids it by throwing Maan back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Maan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tight connects with a crisp jab.
Maan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Tight backs off Maan throws a huge counter combo but Tight manages to avoid it all.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch but Maan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight moves into the clinch.
Maan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Maan.
Maan tries a body shot but Tight blocks it.
Maan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tight scores with a shot to the side of Maan's head.
Maan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tony Tight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maan.
Tight swings wildly with an uppercut but Maan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maan scores with a shot to the side of Tight's head.
Maan misses with a body punch.
Maan misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan tries to throw a body punch but Tight avoids it by throwing Maan back against the cage.
Maan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tight's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maan.
Tight prevents a body shot from Maan.
Tight misses with a punch on the inside.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Maan tries to work over Tight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tight looking to slow down the pace here.
Tight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maan up against the cage.
Tight is working Maan over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maan misses with a knee strike.
Maan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tight backwards.
Maan manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tight darts in trying to clinch
enabling Maan to counter with a crisp jab.
Tight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maan throws a big counter head kick but Tight avoids it with no problem.
Tight wants to clinch up but Maan keeps it at a distance.
Tight looks to clinch
and Maan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Maan. Beautiful body shot.
Tight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
As Tight backs off Maan throws a huge counter combo but Tight manages to avoid it all.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tight takes the fight into the clinch.
Maan scores with a shot to the side of Tight's head.
Maan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maan up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maan lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Maan 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tight throws out a loose jab but Maan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony Tight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan is having none of it.
Tight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tight misses with a jab to the body
and Tight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maan ducks under a wild hook from Tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tight tries to clinch up.
Tight throws a looping overhand right but Maan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range.
A nice side step and Maan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maan throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maan keeps the fight on the outside.
Maan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tight wants to clinch up but Maan keeps it at a distance.
Tight wants to clinch.
Maan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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.
Maan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tight doesn't seem bothered though.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Maan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maan throws a right and a left that Tight avoids nicely.
Tight closes the distance but Maan moves to the side
and Maan counters with a three punch combo that has Tight backing up. Tight nods at Maan to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tight. Maan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maan feints a counter leg kick.
Maan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight tries to clinch
and Maan counters with a three punch combo that has Tight backing up. Tight nods at Maan to acknowledge the strikes.
Tight wants to clinch
and Maan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tight looks to clinch
and Maan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tight is looking to clinch.
Maan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tight looks to land a combination. Maan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tight wants to clinch up but Maan keeps it at a distance.
Maan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tight missing with a left hand there. Maan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan tries to keep at a distance but Tight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maan lands a right hand.
Maan misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maan is trying to force a seperation but Tight has the dominant position.
Tight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maan tries to throw a body punch but Tight avoids it by throwing Maan back against the cage.
Tight prevents a body shot from Maan.
Maan misses with a body punch.
Tight lands a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tight looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Maan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Maan really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tight tries to clinch up.
Maan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tight tries to clinch up.
The Maan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tight tries to clinch up
and Maan counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight tries to clinch up.
Maan thinks about the counter body kick.
Tight tries to clinch up.
Maan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maan counters with a straight right hand.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Maan circles away.
Maan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
Maan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan is having none of it.
Tight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tight tries to clinch
and Maan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Tight backs off Maan throws a huge counter combo but Tight manages to avoid it all.
Tight closes the distance but Maan moves to the side
and Maan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tight tries to clinch there but Maan circles away.
A little jabbing left from Maan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight moves into the clinch successfully.
Maan stalls.
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maan lands a left hand.
Maan misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tight.
Maan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maan tries to break free but Tight pushes him back against the cage.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Tight.
Tight misses with the head strike.
Tight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maan pushes Tight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maan breaks from the clinch.
Maan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Maan circles away.
Tight just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Maan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Maan dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tight darts in trying to clinch
and Maan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tight has Maan pressed against the cage.
Tight misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Tight.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Tight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maan tries a body shot but Tight blocks it.
Maan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Maan.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maan as Tight tries to tie him up.
Maan tries a body shot but Tight blocks it.
Maan lands a nice shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tight blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maan lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Maan.
Maan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Maan.
Tight prevents a body shot from Maan.
Tight misses with the head strike.
Maan lands a right hand.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maan misses with a body punch.
Maan is leaning against Tight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maan gets through Tight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maan throws a head punch that misses.
Maan lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan digs a right hand into Tight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tight's gas tank.
Maan breaks from the clinch.
Tight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan moves away
and Maan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maan counters with a nice uppercut.
The Maan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Maan. That snapped Tight's head back.
Tight wants to clinch.
Maan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range.
Maan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tony Tight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Tight.
Maan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Tight does no damage.
Maan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maan circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Maan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Maan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Maan!
The Maan is the new heavyweight champion!
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