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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 5 p4p, 3 weight class) and Kilo Maluga (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class). Maluga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: JUNGLE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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49 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves in looking to clinch but Maluga pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maluga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maluga lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Maluga.
Maluga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Maluga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maluga.
Maluga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maluga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maluga is looking for the big counter here.
Maluga throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maluga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White jabs at Maluga's body.
White moves in looking to clinch but Maluga pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but Maluga is having none of it.
Maluga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
White darts in and clinches Maluga up against the cage.
Maluga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Maluga lands a body shot in the clinch.
White is working Maluga over against the cage.
Maluga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maluga lands a shot to the body.
Maluga tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Maluga controls the action.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maluga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maluga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Maluga blocks a body shot from White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maluga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Maluga lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocks an uppercut.
Maluga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Maluga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maluga.
Maluga misses with a hook to the ribs.
White blocks an uppercut.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maluga backwards.
Maluga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Maluga lands with a light punch inside.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kilo Maluga's cut.
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.
White rushes Maluga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Maluga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maluga misses with the head strike.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maluga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maluga throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga lands with a kick to the ribs.
White moves to clinch but Maluga breaks away
and Maluga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maluga. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White darts in trying to clinch
and Maluga counters with a stiff right hand.
Maluga tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maluga can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White prevents a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malugas head.
Maluga is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maluga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maluga misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Maluga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maluga drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Maluga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Barron White has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maluga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilo Maluga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maluga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maluga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White closes the distance and pushes Maluga back into the cage.
Maluga can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White blocks a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga landing knees to the body.
Maluga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maluga.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White misses with the head strike.
Maluga struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
Maluga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White misses with a body punch.
Kilo Maluga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maluga misses with a short punch on the inside.
White avoiding damage as Maluga throws knees to the body.
Maluga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Maluga misses with a left hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Maluga circles away.
Maluga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maluga throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Maluga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White closes the distance and clinches.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Maluga controls the action.
White lands an uppercut.
Maluga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Maluga.
Maluga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White avoiding damage as Maluga throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Maluga as the two fighters clinch.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maluga.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from White.
White blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Maluga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Maluga back against the cage.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Maluga.
Maluga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maluga feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Maluga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maluga feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maluga finish him?!
Maluga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maluga delivers a nice body kick.
Maluga throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maluga finish him?!
White is rocked!
White is holding his hands too far apart here. Maluga throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! White is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga is the new heavyweight champion!
Kilo Maluga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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