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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Azinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Tanumafili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azinger comes to the cage accompanied by Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Paul Azinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malietoa Tanumafili !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanumafili .
Azinger throws a hook but Tanumafili blocks it.
Tanumafili walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azinger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanumafili 's head.
Tanumafili takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tanumafili pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Azinger back to the cage. Tanumafili follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tanumafili throws a series of punches but Azinger moves out of range.
Tanumafili bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azinger's head.
Tanumafili scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azinger checks a leg kick.
Azinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Azinger as he checks the leg kick.
Azinger throws a head kick but Tanumafili moves out of range.
Tanumafili misses with a wild combination.
Tanumafili swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanumafili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azinger.
Tanumafili fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azinger is out of range.
Azinger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanumafili throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azinger counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanumafili takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Tanumafili misses.
Azinger pushes Tanumafili up against the cage in a clinch.
Azinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azinger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tanumafili 's head.
A punch combination from Tanumafili misses.
Azinger moves into range and clinches up with Tanumafili .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azinger breaks the clinch.
Azinger cracks the inside of Tanumafili 's front leg.
Azinger wants to clinch up but Tanumafili keeps it at a distance.
Tanumafili misses with a few strikes there.
Tanumafili misses with a low kick.
Azinger instigates a clinch.
Azinger breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tanumafili .
Tanumafili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanumafili misses with a few strikes there.
Tanumafili keeps the fight on the outside.
Azinger takes one to the side of the head.
Tanumafili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tanumafili just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Tanumafili , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanumafili lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azinger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azinger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tanumafili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanumafili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Azinger counters with a two punch combo.
Tanumafili looks gassed!
Azinger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanumafili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanumafili thows a leg kick but Azinger checks it
and Azinger counters by moving into the clinch.
Azinger manages to break the clinch.
Tanumafili has Azinger up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanumafili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Azinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanumafili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azinger.
Tanumafili throws a right and a left that Azinger avoids nicely.
Tanumafili misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Tanumafili . Those never looked like landing.
Azinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azinger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azinger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanumafili 's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azinger, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azinger.
Azinger lands with a nice combination. Tanumafili backs away looking to recover.
Azinger forces Tanumafili back against the cage and clinches.
Azinger has Tanumafili pressed against the cage, preventing Tanumafili from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Azinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanumafili with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azinger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tanumafili takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azinger drives through and clinches with Tanumafili against the cage.
Azinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanumafili takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tanumafili misses with a two punch combination.
Azinger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tanumafili 's head.
Azinger clinches.
Tanumafili is trying to push Azinger away but Azinger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Azinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azinger lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanumafili needs to keep his hands up - Azinger had a free shot at his head there.
Tanumafili is rocked!
Azinger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanumafili is still on wobbly legs! Can Azinger finish him?
Azinger moves into the clinch.
Azinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azinger drops Tanumafili with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tanumafili ! Azinger dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Azinger!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Azinger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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