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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Late (ranked 1854 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Isoa Tawake (ranked 245 p4p, 312 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tawake takes one on the button.
Late misses with a jab to the body
and Tawake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Late throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tawake feints a counter leg kick.
Tawake misses with a body kick.
Late scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Isoa Tawake has been cut.
Late clinches.
Tawake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Late throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tawake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Late misses with the combination.
Late tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tawake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tawake 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.
Late misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Late misses with a double jab.
Late tries to clinch but Tawake moves away
and Late takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tawake cracks Late with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tawake dodges the punch combination from Late.
Tawake throws out a counter right but Late avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late misses with a combination
and Tawake counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tawake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tawake.
Late misses with a left hand
enabling Tawake to counter with a crisp jab.
Late wants to clinch up but Tawake keeps it at a distance.
Tawake missing with a left hand there. Late was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tawake misses with a kick to the body.
Tawake slips a straight right by Late.
Late throws a head kick that misses
and Tawake counters with a nice uppercut.
Late misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Late.
Late throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Late shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tawake counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tawake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tawake! But no joy.
Late rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tawake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Late swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tawake scores with a sloppy right hand. Late should have avoided that one.
Late misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tawake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tawake blocks a low kick nicely.
Tawake feints a counter leg kick.
Tawake lands a glancing blow to the side of Late's head.
Tawake stalks Late and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Late's face. Late staggers backwards, shaken.
Late fails with an attempt to clinch.
Late throws a nice looking combination but Tawake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Late misses with a body punch
and Tawake counters with a good low kick that Late was not able to check.
A punch lands to the side of Late 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Late lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tawake circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Tawake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tawake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Late had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tawake lands a nice looking body kick.
Late avoids the head kick by Tawake.
Little Late seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tawake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tawake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Late decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tawake has one foot on Late's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Late misses with a right hand
and Tawake counters with a low kick, right behind Late 's knee.
Isoa Tawake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Late throws a combination. Tawake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Late is breathing heavily.
Late is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Late is looking to wear down Tawake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Late on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tawake. Tawake obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late swings for the body but Tawake moves out of range.
Tawake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tawake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Late on the side of the head.
Tawake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Tawake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Tawake cracks a nice hook into Late's ribs.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Tawake is just out of range.
Late checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Late throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Tawake counter with a right hand.
Tawake lands a jab-cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake'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.
Late avoids a kick to the body.
Late uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Late throws a low kick but Tawake moves out of range easily.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Tawake is just out of range.
Late backing away here, and Tawake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tawake lands a leg kick that knocks Late off balance momentarily.
Late just misses with a punch to the body.
Late throws a body punch but Tawake moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tawake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tawake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Late throws a series of punches but Tawake moves out of range.
Tawake is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tawake lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Late.
Tawake scores with a nice right hand.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tawake was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
Late fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tawake feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tawake was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
Tawake connects with a solid leg kick.
Late throws a right and a left that Tawake avoids nicely.
Late with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tawake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tawake stuns Late with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Late throws a combination that misses
and Tawake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tawake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Late. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Late takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Isoa Tawake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Late misses with a looping right.
Tawake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Late is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late fails with a takedown attempt.
Tawake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Late misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Late throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tawake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tawake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tawake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Late swinging wildly here.
Late throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tawake counters with a straight right hand.
Late throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Late swings for the body but Tawake moves out of range.
Late lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tawake at a distance.
Late misses with a shot to the body
and Tawake counters with an inside leg kick.
Late looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late misses with a series of wild punches.
Little Late is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tawake lands a really nice looking cross but Late seems unphased.
Tawake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tawake tries a head kick but it misses.
Late closes the distance and clinches up with Tawake, looking for a takedown. Late pushes Tawake against the cage but Tawake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tawake.
Tawake with the inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tawake, as that shot connected.
Tawake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tawake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Late fails to land with a series of punches.
Late misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tawake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tawake.
Late misses with a combination
and Tawake counters with an outside leg kick.
Late throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tawake counters with an outside leg kick.
Tawake scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tawake.
Jab, jab by Tawake - just one landing.
Late shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tawake defends it nicely.
Tawake only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tawake lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tawake misses with a head kick.
Late misses with a body punch
and Tawake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tawake was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
Late misses with a double jab.
Late misses with a combination
and Tawake counters with a solid body kick.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tawake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Late with a body shot.
Late on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Late throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tawake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left and a right from Late both land. Nice combination.
A shot to the body from Late misses
and Tawake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tawake delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tawake manages to avoid it.
Late on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tawake manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake throws a shot to the body.
Tawake scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Late.
Late misses with a two punch combination.
Tawake feints a counter leg kick.
Late pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tawake throws a big counter head kick but Late avoids it with no problem.
Tawake with a nice calf kick.
Late tries to clinch up but Tawake circles away and keeps his distance.
Late swings widly with a right hand
and Tawake counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick lands for Tawake.
Late swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tawake counters with a nice body shot.
Late tried to score with a low kick but Tawake checks it.
Tawake counters with a body kick.
Tawake swats away the attempt to clinch by Late.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late misses with a body shot
and Late takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Late steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tawake. That one must have hurt.
Late takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Little Late has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Late throws a sloppy head kick
and Tawake counters with a nice uppercut.
Late takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tawake lands a glancing blow to the side of Late's head.
Late is rocked!
Tawake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Late is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Late shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tawake counters with a nice body shot.
Late seems to have got his legs back now.
Tawake lands a high kick!
Late gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tawake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tawake lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tawake manages to avoid it.
Late takes one on the button.
Late doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tawake counters with a straight right hand.
Tawake lands with a good body shot.
Late on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Late rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tawake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Late throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tawake finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tawake is looking to slow Late down with leg kicks.
Tawake digs a good body shot into Late's ribs.
Tawake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Late. That did some damage!
Late is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tawake, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tawake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tawake fakes the leg kick and cracks Late in the body.
Tawake dodges the punch combination from Late.
Good shot there by Tawake.
Late sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tawake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Late throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Late is predictable there
and Tawake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tawake ducks under a wild hook from Late.
Tawake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Late looks for the body kick but Tawake saw that one coming.
Isoa Tawake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Late stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tawake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isoa Tawake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tawake winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isoa Tawake!
Isoa Tawake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Little Late had this to say: 'Duh?!'.
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