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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legionarius comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Let the bodies hit the floor. Maia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb/Encore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
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188 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Legionarius looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range. Legionarius slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Legionarius lands a body shot.
Legionarius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Demon Maia has been cut. Legionarius takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses. Legionarius thumps Maia with a low kick. Legionarius scores with a kick to the midsection. Sloppy strikes from Legionarius. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Legionarius clinches up with Maia and pushes him back against the cage. Legionarius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Legionarius taking a breather. Legionarius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Good body shot from Legionarius.
Maia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Legionarius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Legionarius presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A hook to the body from Legionarius.
Maia being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Good body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alessio Legionarius. Legionarius fails in his attempt to clinch. Maia shoots in but Legionarius avoids the takedown attempt easily. Alessio Legionarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Legionarius lands a jab to the head.
Legionarius scores with a jab. Maia acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice jab there from Legionarius. Legionarius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Legionarius which made him look bad. Legionarius misses with a hook. Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legionarius checks it well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legionarius connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius dominated that round. The cut man is working on Demon Maia's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maia fails with a takedown attempt. Legionarius scoring well with a low kick there.
Legionarius scores with a nice body kick.
Legionarius misses with a body shot.
Maia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legionarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Legionarius. Alessio Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maia checks a leg kick. Maia 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. Legionarius throws a low kick but Maia moves out of range easily. Maia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Legionarius takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Legionarius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Legionarius lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legionarius. That's going to slow Maia down. Maia staying out of range there. Legionarius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown and Legionarius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Alessio Legionarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legionarius lands a right hook to the body.
Demon Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Maia misses with a combination
and Legionarius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Legionarius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sloppy strikes from Legionarius. Those never looked like landing. Alessio Legionarius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Legionarius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legionarius. The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Legionarius digs a good hook to Maia's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Legionarius connects with a solid leg kick. Legionarius lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Demon Maia's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Legionarius misses with a wild body shot. Maia takes a shot right to the bread basket. Legionarius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Legionarius clinches up against the cage. Good body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Maia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Legionarius smiles and moves away.
Legionarius closes the distance and clinches. Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maia throws a head kick but Legionarius moves out of range.
Legionarius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Legionarius digs a good hook to Maia's body.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Legionarius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Legionarius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Legionarius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Legionarius lands a body punch. Legionarius lands a shot to the body. Come on Legionarius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Legionarius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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! Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Maia drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Legionarius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maia's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legionarius works over Maia with some ground and pound from guard. Legionarius is stalling in the full guard. Legionarius passes into half guard. Legionarius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Alessio Legionarius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Legionarius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Maia keeping moving, preventing Legionarius from controlling successfully. Legionarius controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Demon Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because Alessio Legionarius wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Legionarius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Maia looks to throw the jab but Legionarius is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Alessio Legionarius showed his dominance in that final round. Well Legionarius 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Legionarius!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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