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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is That Punjabi Jay-Z song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muakbar.
Haji Muakbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muakbar throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Muakbar throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muakbar walks into a left hand.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muakbar throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muakbar really felt that one!
Blaze defending well as Muakbar loads up on a big left hand.
Muakbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muakbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze gets caught flat footed, as Muakbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Muakbar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muakbar postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Muakbar wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Muakbar throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze preventing the sweep.
Muakbar has Blaze pulled in close to control his posture.
Blaze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muakbar is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar pulls Blaze in close to prevent any damage.
Muakbar is trying to control the position but Blaze postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Haji Muakbar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Muakbar looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Blaze slips a jab from Muakbar.
Blaze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muakbar to score with a decent uppercut.
Muakbar jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Muakbar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Muakbar.
Muakbar misses with a left hand
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Muakbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar walks into a jab.
Muakbar shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muakbar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Muakbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Muakbar misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muakbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Muakbar connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaze is looking to chop away at Muakbar's legs.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Muakbar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muakbar manages to avoid it.
Muakbar swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Muakbar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muakbar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Muakbar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaze to the mat! Blaze manages to get full guard.
Muakbar 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.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Muakbar postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muakbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Muakbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muakbar is one step ahead there.
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muakbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Muakbar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blaze's guard.
Muakbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Muakbar is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muakbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaze defending well though.
Muakbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze is looking to control Muakbar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
Muakbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar uses his free foot to push down on Blaze's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blaze.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Muakbar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Muakbar avoids the attempt from Blaze to control.
Muakbar with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muakbar with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muakbar landing shots from mount.
Muakbar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blaze wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Muakbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
Jab by Muakbar.
Muakbar moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Blaze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muakbar slips under a jab.
Muakbar takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Muakbar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muakbar off to one side.
Muakbar throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Muakbar's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Muakbar tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muakbar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muakbar.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Muakbar shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaze sprawls well. He's pushed Muakbar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muakbar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Muakbar checks it.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Muakbar misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Blaze as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar misses with a two punch combination.
Muakbar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaze defends it nicely.
Muakbar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaze. Blaze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar misses the jab.
Muakbar misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Muakbar throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Muakbar. Those never looked like landing.
Muakbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muakbar to score with a decent uppercut.
Haji Muakbar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
Muakbar works the jab nicely.
Muakbar tried to score with a low kick but Blaze checks it.
Muakbar misses the jab.
Muakbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Muakbar finds it's way through Blaze's defenses.
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Muakbar moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muakbar is out of range and Blaze settles back down.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Haji Muakbar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muakbar, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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