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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger has chosen Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shane Luger enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
Luger scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Luger lands.
Malek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shane Luger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Luger.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Luger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Luger.
Luger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malek.
Luger misses with a wild body shot.
Malek misses with a looping left.
Luger tries to land a front kick but Malek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luger thows a leg kick but Malek checks it
and Malek counters with a leg kick.
Luger lands with an overhand left.
Luger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luger walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
Luger throws a nice looking combination but Malek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luger throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Luger misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek misses with a looping right.
Luger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malek throws an off balance right hand
and Luger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malek slips a straight right by Luger.
Malek moves out of range as Luger strikes.
Malek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Malek throws out a powerful jab.
Luger with a hook.
Malek connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malek, as that shot connected.
A jab from Luger misses.
Luger 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.
Luger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malek's head backwards.
Malek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malek 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 Luger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malek throws a leg kick but Luger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek drops Luger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Luger looks back up at him and smiles so Malek waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That has opened up Shane Luger's cut even more.
Luger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malek scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek throws a sloppy head kick and Luger moves out of range easily.
Malek feints and then cracks Luger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luger down.
Luger connects with a jab.
Luger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malek manages to avoid it.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Malek blocks the low kick.
Luger avoids the head kick by Malek.
Luger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Malek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek tries to clinch but Luger moves out of range.
Malek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luger momentarily.
Malek jabs at Luger's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
That's time! Malek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malek closes the distance and clinches.
Luger misses with the head strike.
Malek is trying to pull guard but Luger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malek misses with a punch to the body.
Malek taking a breather.
Luger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Malek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Luger controls the pace.
Luger wants to get up but he can't break Malek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luger stays in close to Malek's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger trying to control the position from guard on top but Malek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Luger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A low kick from Luger misses
and Malek counters with a body kick that stops Luger in his tracks momentarily.
Luger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malek is out of range.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malek. That did some damage!
Malek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luger moves out of range of the body kick from Malek.
Luger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luger throws a hook but Malek avoids it easily.
Malek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger lands a glancing blow to the side of Malek's head.
Luger throws a push kick but Malek slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luger thows a body shot but no joy.
Luger catches Malek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Malek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luger.
Luger ducks under a wild hook from Malek.
Luger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luger.
Luger throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luger.
Luger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malek checks a leg kick.
Malek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luger can pounce on him.
Luger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Luger throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
Luger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malek misses with a kick to the body.
Malek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luger, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malek throws a looping overhand right but Luger ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malek. That did some damage!
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Malek's knee but Malek avoids it well.
Luger delivers a nice body kick.
Luger missing with a left hand there. Malek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malek throws the left hand but Luger avoids the punch easily.
Luger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malek in his tracks.
Malek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luger finds it's way round the side to connect with Malek's head.
Luger with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luger misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws a low kick, looking for Malek's leg but Malek calmly moves out of range.
Malek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luger throws out the jab.
Malek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luger can pounce on him.
Luger dips to his left and cracks Malek with an uppercut!
Luger looks to throw the jab but Malek is out of range.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Malek as he checks the leg kick.
Malek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malek. That one must have hurt.
Luger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malek lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malek lands with an uppercut that bounces Luger off the cage and back into range.
Luger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malek.
Malek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luger throws out the jab.
Malek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Malek blocks a leg kick.
Malek misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Luger.
Malek is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger misses with a lunging right hand
and Malek finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Luger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Malek does it's job there.
Luger moves out of range of the body kick.
Luger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malek's head.
Malek staying out of range there.
Luger thuds a left hand into Malek's body.
Crunch! Malek slams his shin into Luger's torso.
Malek throws a head kick but Luger moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek checks a low kick from Luger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Luger blocks a head kick by Malek.
Malek moves away from the strike by Luger.
Malek ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Malek throws a low kick but Luger moves out of range easily.
Malek throws the kick towards the body but Luger avoids it.
Luger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malek throws a shot from downtown. Luger moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malek. Luger does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malek.
A big right from Luger misses.
Malek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luger.
Malek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Luger throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Luger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luger misses with a kick to the body.
Malek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Luger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Luger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws the kick towards the body but Malek avoids it.
Luger looks to land a left hand but Malek moved out of range nicely.
Malek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger throws a solid leg kick but Malek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luger.
Luger throws a lazy right hand but Malek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luger's calf.
Luger is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Luger connects with a nice looking jab.
Luger throws a jab but it's blocked by Malek.
Luger throws a hook but Malek blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Good work by Luger as he checks the leg kick.
Malek lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek dips to his left and cracks Luger with an uppercut!
Malek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malek lands a jab to the head.
The cut above Shane Luger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Malek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malek moves into the clinch successfully.
Malek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luger's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Malek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malek tries to pull guard but Luger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Luger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malek misses with a body punch.
Malek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luger swings wildly with an uppercut but Malek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luger.
Luger stalling in the clinch but Malek improves position.
Malek tries to pull guard but Luger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jai Malek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek scores with a shoulder strike.
Malek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luger walks away with a smile on his face. Malek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malek's sensitive parts.
Luger throws a leg kick
and Malek counters with a series of strikes. Luger will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luger blocks a head kick by Malek.
Malek moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger scores with the left hand. Malek knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Luger.
Malek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek had his way with Shane Luger in that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
That's time! Malek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Malek tries a low kick but Luger avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
Luger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malek walks into a jab.
Luger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luger scores with a leg kick.
Luger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger lands with a cross.
Malek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malek is rocked!
Luger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luger jabs at Malek's body.
Luger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malek on the side of the head.
Oh Malek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malek seems to have got his legs back now.
Malek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Luger lands a nice hook to Malek's body. Malek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luger works Malek's body with a nice hook.
Malek slips under a jab.
Luger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malek has time to react.
Luger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malek there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Luger misses.
A head kick misses from Luger.
Malek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luger under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek wants to slow Luger down by chopping away at his legs.
Luger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luger, as that shot connected.
Malek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malek defending well as Luger loads up on a big left hand.
Malek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luger can pounce on him.
Luger lands with a straight right. Malek didn't see that one coming.
Luger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malek. That did some damage!
Malek moves out of range as Luger strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malek tries to clinch up but Luger circles away and keeps his distance.
Luger blocks a head kick by Malek.
Malek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luger cracks the inside of Malek's front leg.
Luger dips to his left and cracks Malek with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger throws a leg kick which misses Malek's front leg but catches the back leg as Malek tries to avoid it.
Luger lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Luger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Luger! Shane Luger retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Shane Luger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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