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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serga Magged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffalo Ushijima is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serga Magged! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Magged drives through and clinches with Ushijima against the cage.
Magged stalling against the cage.
Magged fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Magged.
Magged effectively controlling the action here. Ushijima stalling in the clinch but Magged improves position. Magged drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Ushijima looking to sit in guard and control but Magged gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Magged slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Magged should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round. It looks like Magged might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Ushijima looking for a sweep. Not yet Ushijima, not yet. Magged is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Serga Magged hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Ushijima gets tackled into the cage by Magged. Magged maintains the clinch. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Magged has eaten all the pies! Magged manages to break the clinch.
Ushijima throws a leg kick that is checked and Magged counters with a left to the body. Ushijima tries to clinch but Magged moves away and Magged counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Ushijima clinches. Magged gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ushijima.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ushijima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magged will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ushijima up against the cage. Ushijima is looking to take this one to the mat. Ushijima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magged's elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Magged manages to break the clinch.
Magged has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magged has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ushijima uses from the top position. Magged is adopting a defensive guard. Magged throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magged is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Magged lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ushijima! Magged content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Ushijima holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magged tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ushijima tries to improve his position but instead Magged has taken his back! I would not like to be Ushijima right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Magged missing with strikes from the back. Ushijima trying to control the hands but Magged won't let him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serga Magged dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ushijima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magged swivels and escapes. Magged works Ushijima's body with a nice hook. Ushijima looks to clinch and Magged counters with an inside leg kick. Magged closes the distance and clinches. Ushijima is trying to pull guard but Magged turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Magged pulls guard. Ushijima works a leg free and moves into half guard. Magged manages to escape and get back to his feet! Magged takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. No luck with that takedown attempt from Ushijima. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buffalo Ushijima. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Magged lands with a good body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Magged closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Magged is trying to drag Ushijima to the mat but Ushijima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Magged looking for a takedown. Ushijima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Magged tries to pull guard but Ushijima holds him up against the cage and eventually Magged drops back down to his feet.
Magged pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ushijima tries to clinch and Magged makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Ushijima slaps away a takedown attempt from Magged, before circling back to the center of the mat. Some wild striking there from Ushijima.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Magged pulls guard successfully.
Magged keeping full guard, as Ushijima tries to pass. Ushijima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Magged managing to control the position. Magged uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ushijima fails with a takedown attempt. Ushijima tries for a takedown but Magged sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Buffalo Ushijima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This has been an exciting period of action! A punch combination from Magged misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magged tries for a takedown but Ushijima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Magged tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ushijima swivels and escapes. Ushijima wants to clinch. Magged avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ushijima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magged sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ushijima somewhat. Magged drives through and clinches with Ushijima against the cage.
Magged pulls guard. Magged looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ushijima postures up in Magged's guard and throws a big left but Magged blocks it. Ushijima is looking to advance position but Magged has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Magged takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Magged is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ushijima has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ushijima really wants to buck Magged off and get back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ushijima tries to hold on but Magged pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serga Magged showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ushijima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Magged lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magged will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Magged shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ushijima but Ushijima pushes him off and we're back to square one. Ushijima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Magged fails with a takedown attempt. Buffalo Ushijima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serga Magged. Nice sprawl there from Magged as Ushijima shoots in. Ushijima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magged but Magged pushes him off and we're back to square one. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Magged gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Magged drags the fight down to the ground.
Ushijima throwing strikes from guard but Magged blocks nicely. Magged is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Ushijima trying to move into half guard but instead Magged has managed to sweep! Magged's corner is telling him to maintain position. Magged missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Magged's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Serga Magged. Magged is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ushijima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ushijima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magged swivels and escapes. Nice takedown defense from Ushijima. No joy for Magged on that attempt. Ushijima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Magged has a takedown stuffed. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magged. Magged throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ushijima's waist but Ushijima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magged off to one side. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ushijima shoots in and drives through. Magged sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ushijima shoots in but no luck this time. Serga Magged seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ushijima gets tackled into the cage by Magged. Magged maintains the clinch. Magged lands a shot to the body. Magged breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ushijima misses with a two punch combination.
Magged darts in and clinches Ushijima up against the cage. Ushijima takes an elbow to the forehead. Magged is stalling here.
Magged manages to break the clinch.
Magged closes the distance and clinches up with Ushijima, looking for a takedown. Magged pushes Ushijima against the cage but Ushijima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Ushijima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magged.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ushijima gets a clinch. Ushijima scores with a shot to the side of Magged's head. Ushijima jumps guard but Magged turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Magged pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nice takedown defense from Ushijima. No joy for Magged on that attempt. Magged leaves Ushijima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Magged is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ushijima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ushijima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magged pinned against the cage. Magged gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Magged shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight! Serga Magged comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Magged 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serga Magged!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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