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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Away comes to the cage accompanied by Rude Boy Dreams. Luke Doomsday will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 cm
24
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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193 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Doomsday! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Away slips under a jab from Doomsday. Away fails with a takedown attempt. Away keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luke Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Away's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doomsday connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Away scrambles back to his feet. Away shoots and misses and Doomsday counters with a stiff right hand. A jab lands there for Doomsday. Excellent takedown into side control there by Away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Away fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Away postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Away trying to control the position but Doomsday is working away. Doomsday struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doomsday is looking for a sweep. Away in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Doomsday tries to get back to half guard but can't. Away wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doomsday, who protects the arm well. Away working the head and body with strikes. Away lands a few punches from side control. Doomsday takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Doomsday is trying to control Away's posture but Away avoids it. This has been an exciting period of action! Doomsday throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. Away tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Away has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Away is looking to take a break and control but Doomsday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Doomsday can't do much from the bottom here. Away working the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Away throws a strike aimed at the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday avoids it well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Away working the ground and pound from side control. Doomsday tries to improve position but can't. Away wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doomsday, who protects the arm well. Doomsday can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ground and pound from Away seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Sloppy strikes there by Away. Doomsday struggling a bit here. Away is working Doomsday over with some ground and pound from side control. Doomsday has one of Away's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage. Away lands a few punches from side control. Doomsday taking a bit of punishment here - Away scoring with strikes. Away throwing strikes but Doomsday manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Away wants to control but Doomsday postures up. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Away sneaks back into half guard. Away keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Away slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Away 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. Away lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doomsday! Away lands a big elbow. Away looking to finish Doomsday with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doomsday! Away avoids the attempt from Doomsday to control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Away raining down hammerfists from mount. Doomsday is in a horrible position here. Away smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Away postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doomsday looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maubee Away dominated that round. That's time! Away's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doomsday swings for the body but Away moves out of range.
Away walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Away is out of range. Doomsday misses with a shot to the body and Away decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doomsday's guard. Doomsday really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Away. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Doomsday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Away is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Away trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doomsday has momentary wrist control but Away slips an elbow through the middle. Away throwing strikes but missing. Doomsday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Away from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Away working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Maubee Away overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Away wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Away accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Away wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving. Doomsday is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Away throws an elbow that misses. Doomsday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Away's guard. Nice move by Doomsday! Away lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doomsday! Away lands a couple of good shots and Doomsday has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Away looking for the RNC. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Away has Doomsday flattened out and is raining down punches. Doomsday just trying to survive but Away is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Away doesn't have the hooks in and Doomsday manages to turn into his guard.
Away looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doomsday is one step ahead there. Doomsday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Doomsday lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Away looking for a sweep. Not yet Away, not yet. Away has control of Doomsday's left arm, preventing Doomsday from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Away looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doomsday is one step ahead there. Doomsday being controlled here momentarily. Doomsday looking to pass the guard. Doomsday throwing strikes from guard but Away blocks nicely. Doomsday trying to control the position from guard on top but Away is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Doomsday got a little sloppy there for a moment and Away has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doomsday has managed to get both his arms back between Away's legs - danger averted. Away is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Away seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doomsday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Away is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doomsday is looking to control Away's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doomsday avoid being mounted? Away stalling away here and it's allowed Doomsday to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Away landing some decent shots from guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Away trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom. Away scoring with punches to the head and body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maubee Away dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Away manages to avoid it. Doomsday lands with an uppercut that bounces Away off the cage and back into range. Doomsday dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Doomsday misses with a wild body shot. No luck for Away with that takedown attempt. Doomsday loads up on a big right hand but Away slips the punch. Away slips a jab from Doomsday. Doomsday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Away counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doomsday tries to get to full guard but Away has control of the leg. Doomsday wants to control but Away is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Away works his way into side control. Doomsday manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Doomsday is defending against the submission attempts here by Away.
Doomsday avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Away. Away looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doomsday with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Away is looking to take a break and control but Doomsday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Away is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doomsday can do to turn this around? Doomsday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Away slips a nice elbow through Doomsday's hands, connecting with Doomsday's forehead. Luke Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doomsday wants to control but Away is keeping busy and won't allow it. Away wants to pass to mount but Doomsday is defending the position. Away thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doomsday's head. Away wants to work for an arm triangle but Doomsday is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Doomsday is trying to maintain the position but Away is very close to passing his half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Doomsday is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Away scores with a couple of nice shots. Away throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Away missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Doomsday trying to control but Away postures up.
Away not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doomsday wants to improve his position but Away is controlling well.
Doomsday is refusing to be controlled, as Away sits in half guard. Doomsday is looking to improve his position.
Away is trying to work for a kimura but Doomsday is defending well.
Maubee Away is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Doomsday is looking to improve his position.
Away thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Away seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Away trying to control the action but Doomsday is working from the bottom. Away is thwarting Doomsday's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Doomsday connects with the punch. Away moves away from the strike by Doomsday. Away shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doomsday as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight! Maubee Away showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Away, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maubee Away! A relieved looking Maubee Away thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
83% |
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