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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czar Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Munich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czar Maul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Czar Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Munich!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul forces Munich back against the cage and clinches.
Munich is pressed up against the cage. Maul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Munich down to the mat. Munich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munich is trying to get back to full guard.
Maul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maul postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Munich to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munich darts in trying to clinch
and Maul counters with a head kick that drops Munich to the mat! Munich scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munich.
Munich shoots in looking for a takedown. Maul tries to sprawl out of it but Munich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maul manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maul shoots in for a takedown but Munich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Omar Munich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a two punch combination.
Munich darts in trying to clinch
and Maul counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maul.
Maul pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munich lands a jab-cross combination.
Munich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maul counters by moving into the clinch.
Maul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maul is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maul is pushing Munich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Czar Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munich pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul gets to his feet - Munich follows without any prompting.
Munich clinches with his opponent.
Munich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maul.
Maul tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maul pulls guard.
Munich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maul keeping full guard, as Munich tries to pass.
Maul trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maul has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munich has managed to get both his arms back between Maul's legs - danger averted.
Maul seems keen to control Munich's posture.
Munich trying to control but Maul is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maul moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Czar Maul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maul counters by moving into the clinch.
Maul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maul is trying to drag Munich to the mat but Munich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maul drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maul looking to throw knees to the head but Munich is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munich is trying to stall.
Munich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maul is defending well for now.
Maul drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Czar Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munich moves to clinch but Maul breaks away
and Maul holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maul tries to pull guard but Munich won't allow it.
Maul tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Munich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maul.
Munich missing with knees to the body.
Munich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maul is keeping busy.
Maul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munich walks away with a smile on his face. Maul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munich throws a leg kick which misses Maul's front leg but catches the back leg as Maul tries to avoid it.
Munich moves to clinch but Maul breaks away
and Maul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munich trying to control the position.
Maul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Munich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maul's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul pulls Munich in to control the position.
Maul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munich's guard.
Munich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munich wants to sweep here but Maul controlling him for the moment.
Maul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maul showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Czar Maul wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munich looks to throw a body kick
and Maul counters with a single leg into guard. Munich didn't expect that.
Maul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maul pushing down on Munich's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Munich is breathing heavily.
Maul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Czar Maul dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munich defends it nicely.
Maul bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maul tries to move into full mount but can't pass Munich's legs.
Maul controlling the position.
Maul grinds an elbow into Munich's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munich wants to get back to his feet.
Maul taking a breather here.
Maul sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Munich is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Munich takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
An elbow from Maul crashes against the mat.
Maul is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Munich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maul off and has taken his back!
Maul tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Maul regains half guard.
Munich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maul kicks off Munich and gets to his feet.
Munich slips under a jab.
Maul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Czar Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munich looks to clinch
and Maul counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munich trying to land knees to the body.
Maul is working Munich over against the cage.
Maul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munich is trying to break free.
Maul tries to pull guard but Munich won't allow it.
Maul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maul fails with a takedown attempt.
Munich moves to clinch but Maul breaks away
and Maul counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Munich!
Maul controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Maul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Czar Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Czar Maul!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Czar Maul!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Czar Maul!
Czar Maul wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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