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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Mafusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Mafusa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Dangerous GnP
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zack Mafusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Black!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mafusa moves away.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mafusa manages to avoid it.
Black lands a nice hook to Mafusa's body. Mafusa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Black scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mafusa looking for submissions off his back.
Mafusa is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black throwing shots but Mafusa is blocking nicely.
Mafusa wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mafusa defending well though.
Black passes to side control.
Black tries to move to mount but Mafusa blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mafusa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a right and a left that Mafusa avoids nicely.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Black works his way into full mount!
Mafusa blocking the ground and pound.
Mafusa is trying to escape the mount.
Mafusa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mafusa actively working from the bottom here.
Mafusa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mafusa.
Black trying to control but Mafusa is working from the bottom.
Mafusa controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mafusa wants to sweep but no luck.
Black wants to pass the guard but Mafusa is keeping the position.
Mafusa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Mafusa won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Mafusa thows a big elbow that misses.
Mafusa trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mafusa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Black throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mafusa trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mafusa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mafusa is breathing heavily.
Mafusa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mafusa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mafusa is adopting a defensive guard.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Black won't allow Mafusa to sweep him here.
Mafusa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Black striking off his back but it's not causing Mafusa any problems.
Black trying to strike off his back.
Mafusa with a nice head shot there.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black prevents Mafusa from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mafusa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mafusa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mafusa is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Black with shots to the head and body - Mafusa looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafusa is trying desperately to improve position.
Black is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mafusa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mafusa!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Mafusa is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mafusa at a distance.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mafusa avoids it really well and circles away.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Mafusa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black works Mafusa's body with a nice hook.
Mafusa moves out of range of the body kick from Black.
Black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mafusa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
It looks like Zack Mafusa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black digs a good body shot into Mafusa's ribs.
Mafusa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Mafusa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a body punch but Mafusa moves out of range.
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mafusa!
Black dominating with strikes here.
Mafusa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mafusa's face.
Mafusa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black working Mafusa over with strikes here.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mafusa's face.
Black landing shots from mount.
Black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mafusa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mafusa is looking to improve his position but Black isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mafusa hang on?
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mafusa tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mafusa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Black unloading with bombs!
Black working Mafusa over with strikes here.
Mafusa is rocked!
Leonard Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black prevents Mafusa from getting the reversal.
Oh Mafusa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black wants to control the pace but Mafusa is squirming around nicely.
Mafusa seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Mafusa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is landing with some decent strikes but Mafusa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mafusa is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Mafusa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mafusa working to try and regain half guard.
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mafusa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Mafusa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black prevents Mafusa from getting the reversal.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mafusa is looking to escape.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mafusa is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mafusa's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black dominating with strikes here.
Mafusa wants to control but Black is having none of it.
Black raining down shots from the mount!
Mafusa wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Mafusa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Mafusa is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mafusa is working hard here to advance position.
Black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Black landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Mafusa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mafusa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Mafusa. Mafusa gets slowly back to his feet.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Mafusa is just out of range.
Mafusa moves out of range as Black throws a body kick.
Black stuns Mafusa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mafusa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafusa wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Mafusa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black is pressing down on Mafusa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafusa stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mafusa is trying to get back to full guard.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black moves into full mount! Mafusa won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Mafusa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mafusa looks a forlorn figure.
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mafusa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black looking to finish Mafusa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mafusa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mafusa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mafusa is trying to get back to full guard.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mafusa wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Mafusa is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafusa is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Mafusa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mafusa gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leonard Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Black stops Mafusa from standing up.
Zack Mafusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black stays in close to Mafusa's body and controls the position.
Mafusa keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Mafusa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mafusa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mafusa tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Mafusa is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mafusa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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