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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abekula Malelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fong Sai Yuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malelei comes to the cage accompanied by Broken, beat & scarred - Metallica. Abekula Malelei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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217 cm
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295 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
300 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abekula Malelei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fong Sai Yuk! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sai Yuk moves forwards but Malelei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Fong Sai Yuk has been cut. Sai Yuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Malelei misses with a wild body shot. Sai Yuk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malelei manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Malelei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Sai Yuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Malelei is adopting a defensive guard. Sai Yuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sai Yuk postures up in Malelei's guard and throws a big left but Malelei blocks it. Sai Yuk scores with a decent looking elbow strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Malelei wants to sweep here but Sai Yuk controlling him for the moment. Sai Yuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Malelei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sai Yuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malelei swivels though and keeps the full guard. Sai Yuk throwing strikes but missing. Sai Yuk thows a big elbow that misses. Sai Yuk pushes down on Malelei's leg and manages to get into half guard. Malelei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sai Yuk scores with a couple of nice shots. Sai Yuk drops an elbow to the side of Malelei's head. Sai Yuk looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Sai Yuk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Sai Yuk working the head and body with strikes.
Malelei is rocked! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. 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! Malelei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sai Yuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sai Yuk thows a huge punch but Malelei dodges it nicely.
Sai Yuk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sai Yuk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sai Yuk thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malelei to regain full guard. Malelei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sai Yuk. Sai Yuk throwing strikes but missing. Sai Yuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Malelei is retaining full guard. Sai Yuk wants to control from the top but Malelei keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sai Yuk wants to pass the guard but Malelei is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Malelei has momentary wrist control but Sai Yuk slips an elbow through the middle. Sai Yuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Sai Yuk with a nice head shot there. Sai Yuk wants to control from the top but Malelei keeps moving. Malelei looking for a sweep. Not yet Malelei, not yet. Sai Yuk with a nice head shot there. Sai Yuk with a flurry of punches that miss. Malelei wants to sweep here but Sai Yuk controlling him for the moment. Sai Yuk passes Malelei's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Malelei gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Malelei keeping moving, preventing Sai Yuk from controlling successfully. Sai Yuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Sai Yuk stands up over Malelei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Sai Yuk lands a couple of digs. 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! Sai Yuk looking to pass the guard. Sai Yukis looking to pass into half guard but Malelei pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Malelei is in guard. Malelei has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sai Yuk wants to sweep here but Malelei controlling him for the moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sai Yuk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Sai Yuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Fong Sai Yuk dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malelei throws the left hand but Sai Yuk avoids the punch easily. Malelei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sai Yuk paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sai Yuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Malelei can't break the clinch.
Sai Yuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Malelei. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sai Yuk. Sai Yuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Malelei uses good head movement to avoid it. Sai Yuk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malelei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Malelei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sai Yuk thows a left - swing and a miss! Sai Yuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sai Yuk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malelei quickly recovers to half guard. Sai Yuk throwing shots but Malelei is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sai Yuk trying to control the action but Malelei is working from the bottom. Sai Yuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sai Yuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malelei's head. Sai Yuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sai Yuk scoring with strikes to the body and head. Sai Yuk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Sai Yuk punishing his opponent with strikes. Sai Yuk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sai Yuk raining down hammerfists from mount. Oh Malelei is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sai Yuk wants to control the pace but Malelei is squirming around nicely. Sai Yuk loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Malelei scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sai Yuk land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sai Yuk stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fong Sai Yuk!
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