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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 35 p4p, 1790 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 7 p4p, 224 weight class). Jang Jai comes into the arena with Snake Shadow blaring out of the sound system. Maui is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turn Down For What. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui blocks a jab.
Maui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.
Maui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maui doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
letting Maui counter with a right hand.
Jang Jai misses the shot to the body.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui tries to clinch up.
Maui moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Maui's shoulder, as Maui tries to avoid the shot.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maui misses the jab.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maui tries to clinch but Jang Jai is having none of it.
Jang Jai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jang Jai misses with a jab to the body
and Maui counters by moving into the clinch.
Jang Jai breaks the clinch.
Maui lands a really nice looking cross but Jang Jai seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jang Jai is looking to counter punch.
Jang Jai slips a jab and a cross from Maui.
Maui has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Jang Jai backs off Maui throws a huge counter combo but Jang Jai manages to avoid it all.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
Jang Jai misses with a straight left.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a right hand to the body.
Jang Jai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maui lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jang Jai, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Tevita Maui's cut even more.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Maui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Maui doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui misses with a looping left.
Jang Jai misses with a straight right.
Jang Jai misses with a combination
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Maui looks to throw the jab but Jang Jai is out of range.
No joy there for Maui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jang Jai missing with a left hand there. Maui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maui throws a counter combo.
Maui avoids the body shot from Jang Jai.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jang Jai throws a series of punches but Maui moves out of range.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai throws a right and a left that Maui avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Maui with that takedown attempt.
Maui defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
Jang Jai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai throws a body punch but Maui moves out of range.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
and Maui makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jang Jai misses the body punch
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
Jang Jai cracks Maui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wang Jang Jai is winning the standup battle so far.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jang Jai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jang Jai missing with a left hand there. Maui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Maui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jang Jai throws a series of punches but Maui avoids them all with ease.
Jang Jai 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.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maui moves away.
As Jang Jai backs off Maui throws a huge counter combo but Jang Jai manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Maui's shoulder, as Maui tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai cracks Maui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wang Jang Jai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maui misses with a straight right.
Maui defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Maui works over Jang Jai's head and body with a nice combination.
Jang Jai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
Jang Jai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jang Jai throws a shot from downtown. Maui moves away and avoids it.
Jang Jai scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Tevita Maui's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jang Jai misses the jab.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai cracks Maui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maui defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Maui misses with a head kick.
Jang Jai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maui's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maui moves out of range as Jang Jai strikes.
Jang Jai just misses with a punch to the body.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jang Jai throws the left hand but Maui avoids the punch easily.
Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy.
Maui staying out of range there.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai lands a nice hook to Maui's body. Maui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
Maui throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Jang Jai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Maui counters with a one-two to the body.
Jang Jai misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Maui misses.
Jang Jai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jang Jai throws a sloppy body shot
and Jang Jai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maui closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jang Jai looks to throw the jab but Maui is out of range.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jang Jai thinking.
Maui misses with a wild combination.
Maui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tevita Maui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jang Jai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
Jang Jai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jang Jai misses the body punch
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai misses with a jab to the body
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jang Jai swings for the body but Maui moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Jang Jai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jang Jai. Maui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Maui's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jang Jai misses with a wild body shot.
Maui throws a counter combo.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jang Jai.
Maui is looking to clinch but Jang Jai is avoiding it.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Maui's ribcage but misses.
Maui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jang Jai with a body shot.
Maui slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jang Jai misses
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maui slips under a jab from Jang Jai.
Maui throws a counter combo.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Jang Jai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maui looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jang Jai misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Maui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maui clobbers Jang Jai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai misses the shot to the body.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jang Jai.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jang Jai connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maui throws the left hand but Jang Jai avoids the punch easily.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Maui wants to clinch but Jang Jai slips to the side
enabling Jang Jai to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jang Jai misses the target.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jang Jai thinking.
Maui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jang Jai to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jang Jai throws a lazy uppercut
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jang Jai misses with a hook to the body
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Jang Jai misses.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jang Jai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maui moves away.
Maui with the counter takedown but Jang Jai avoids it easily.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
and Maui makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maui appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jang Jai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maui.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevita Maui really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Maui's ribcage but misses.
Jang Jai misses with a wild body shot.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
letting Maui counter with a right hand.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Jang Jai is rocked!
Maui rushes Jang Jai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Jang Jai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a crisp right that sends Jang Jai to the canvas! Maui follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevita Maui!
Tevita Maui is the new heavyweight champion!
Tevita Maui thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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