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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 419 p4p, 493 weight class) and Ryan Bolt (ranked 62 p4p, 71 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataitai wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bolt.
Mataitai digs a good body shot into Bolt's ribs.
Mataitai lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Bolt throws a body punch but Mataitai moves out of range.
Mataitai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bolt momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Bolt.
A swing and a miss from Mataitai.
Bolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolt throws a leg kick which misses Mataitai's front leg but catches the back leg as Mataitai tries to avoid it.
Willy Mataitai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt misses with an uppercut.
Bolt slips a straight right by Mataitai.
Mataitai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mataitai scrambles back to his feet.
Mataitai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolt blocks a jab.
Mataitai is looking to clinch but Bolt is avoiding it.
Bolt lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mataitai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mataitai throws a jab when Bolt was well out of range.
Mataitai lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mataitai misses the shot to the body.
Bolt throws a shot to the body.
Mataitai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolt, pushing him back against the cage.
Mataitai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
Mataitai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mataitai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Our sources have told us that Mataitai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Bolt lands a left hand.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Bolt avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with the head strike.
Bolt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Bolt avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai blocking some punches.
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!
Mataitai lands a body shot.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai lands a nice elbow.
Bolt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mataitai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bolt can turn it around.
Mataitai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolt backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt breaks the clinch.
Mataitai doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolt circles away.
Bolt tests Mataitai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Mataitai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mataitai.
Bolt missing with a left hand there. Mataitai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolt loads up on a big right hand but Mataitai slips the punch.
Nice shot by Mataitai.
That has opened up Ryan Bolt's cut even more.
Bolt is looking to chop away at Mataitai's legs.
Mataitai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mataitai.
Bolt avoids the body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mataitai pushes Bolt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mataitai.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Mataitai misses with some punches.
Mataitai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataitai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai lands an elbow inside.
Mataitai lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mataitai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mataitai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mataitai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mataitai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Ryan Bolt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mataitai lands a damaging elbow.
Mataitai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan Bolt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mataitai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai lands an elbow just above Bolt 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Bolt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willy Mataitai!
Willy Mataitai very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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