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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Magetsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Moroba!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba thows a leg kick but Magetsu checks it
and Magetsu counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Moroba is predictable there
and Magetsu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moroba walks into a jab.
Moroba throws a shot from downtown. Magetsu moves away and avoids it.
Moroba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magetsu's sensitive parts.
Magetsu stuffs the takedown.
Moroba throws a chopping leg kick but Magetsu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moroba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magetsu sprawls well. Magetsu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moroba gets slowly back to his feet.
Moroba checks a low kick from Magetsu.
Jun Moroba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moroba slips a jab and a cross from Magetsu.
Magetsu connects with a body shot.
Magetsu moves out of range of the body kick.
Magetsu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moroba feints and then cracks Magetsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magetsu down.
Moroba throws a leg kick
and Magetsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magetsu dips to his left and cracks Moroba with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moroba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Magetsu.
Moroba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moroba throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Magetsu scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moroba throws an elbow but misses.
Moroba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magetsu gets underhooks to prevent Moroba's takedown attempt.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Moroba.
Magetsu lands a shot to the body.
Magetsu misses with some punches.
Magetsu lands with a left to the head.
Moroba scores with a shoulder strike.
Magetsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magetsu blocks an uppercut.
Magetsu breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Magetsu. That snapped Moroba's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moroba throws a body punch but Magetsu moves out of range.
Moroba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moroba looks for the body kick but Magetsu saw that one coming.
Moroba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magetsu is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magetsu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo Magetsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magetsu slips under a jab from Moroba.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moroba.
Magetsu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Magetsu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magetsu blocks a jab.
Moroba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magetsu tries to score with a low kick but Moroba moves his leg out of the way.
Magetsu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Moroba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magetsu momentarily.
Magetsu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moroba shoots in for a takedown but Magetsu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moroba.
Moroba throws a looping overhand right but Magetsu ducks down to avoid it.
Moroba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magetsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Moroba as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moroba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magetsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magetsu connects with a body shot that sends Moroba's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moroba. That's going to slow Magetsu down.
A slow jab from Magetsu misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Magetsu.
Magetsu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magetsu misses the shot to the body.
Magetsu throws a solid leg kick but Moroba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magetsu.
Nice jab there from Moroba.
Moroba looks to land a left hand but Magetsu moved out of range nicely.
Moroba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magetsu takes one to the side of the head.
Magetsu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moroba.
Some bone on bone action there as Magetsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moroba loads up on a big right hand but Magetsu slips the punch.
Moroba avoids the body shot from Magetsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Magetsu.
Moroba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moroba walks into a stiff left hand from Magetsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moroba throws a leg kick which misses Magetsu's front leg but catches the back leg as Magetsu tries to avoid it.
Moroba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moroba.
Magetsu lands a leg kick that knocks Moroba off balance momentarily.
Moroba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magetsu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good work by Magetsu as he checks the leg kick.
Magetsu slaps away a takedown attempt from Moroba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Magetsu checks a leg kick.
Magetsu lands with a hook. Moroba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moroba scores with a nice strike.
Magetsu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moroba throws a leg kick but Magetsu checks it.
Moroba connects with an inside leg kick.
Moroba connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jun Moroba will probably get the nod.
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.
Moroba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moroba connects with a leg kick. Magetsu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moroba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magetsu checks a leg kick.
Magetsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moroba throws out the jab.
Moroba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magetsu moves out of range of the leg kick from Moroba.
Both fighters circling a little - Magetsu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moroba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moroba throws a body kick that misses.
Moroba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magetsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moroba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moroba is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Magetsu.
Moroba throws a leg kick but Magetsu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magetsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moroba shoots in but no luck this time.
Moroba shoots in looking for a takedown but Magetsu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moroba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Moroba misses.
Moroba shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Magetsu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moroba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magetsu pulls Moroba in to control the position.
Magetsu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moroba looking to sit in guard and control but Magetsu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magetsu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magetsu wanted to stand there but Moroba had control of the position.
Magetsu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo Magetsu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moroba misses with a hook. Magetsu ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Magetsu.
Moroba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moroba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magetsu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moroba. Moroba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Magetsu as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moroba.
Magetsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moroba. Moroba obviously looking to wear him down.
Magetsu lands a nice looking body shot.
Moroba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magetsu's head.
Magetsu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magetsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moroba darts in looking for a takedown but Magetsu gets double underhooks and turns Moroba into the cage.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Moroba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magetsu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magetsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moroba prevents Magetsu from breaking the clinch.
Moroba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magetsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Moroba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magetsu backwards.
Magetsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jun Moroba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Moroba misses.
Jab, jab by Magetsu - just one landing.
Moroba looks to land a left hand but Magetsu moved out of range nicely.
Moroba avoids the body shot from Magetsu.
Moroba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Magetsu. That one must have hurt.
Magetsu connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Moroba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magetsu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu scores with a jab.
Magetsu swings for the body but Moroba moves out of range.
Moroba misses the jab.
Moroba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magetsu is fending him off so far but Moroba persists. Nope, Magetsu circles away and we're back to standing.
Moroba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moroba wants to clinch.
Moroba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magetsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magetsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magetsu scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moroba misses with a takedown attempt
and Magetsu counters with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Moroba blocks the low kick.
Moroba sizes up Magetsu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moroba looks to throw the jab but Magetsu is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aldo Magetsu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moroba 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.
Magetsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moroba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magetsu slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magetsu. Moroba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moroba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Magetsu.
Moroba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magetsu misses with a body shot.
Magetsu digs a good hook to Moroba's body.
Magetsu lands with a right hand.
Moroba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moroba throws out a leg kick but Magetsu moves out of range and Moroba only half commits.
Moroba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magetsu. That did some damage!
Magetsu blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Moroba. Those never looked like landing.
Moroba tries a low kick but Magetsu avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Magetsu. That snapped Moroba's head back.
Magetsu scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba is looking to slow Magetsu down with leg kicks.
Magetsu blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moroba.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Magetsu checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moroba. That's going to slow Magetsu down.
Moroba tries a head kick but it misses.
Moroba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magetsu is out of range and Moroba settles back down.
Moroba throws a leg kick
and Magetsu counters with a nice uppercut.
Moroba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Moroba or perhaps it was just good defense by Magetsu which made him look bad.
Magetsu punishes Moroba's body with a nice straight punch.
Moroba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moroba throws a big shot that misses.
Moroba misses the shot to the body.
Magetsu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moroba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magetsu thows a leg kick but Moroba checks it
and Moroba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moroba.
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!
Moroba looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba preventing the sweep.
Magetsu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Moroba manages to pass to side control.
Magetsu is looking to escape.
Moroba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moroba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Magetsu is trying to stand back up but Moroba is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magetsu wants to control but Moroba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moroba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magetsu's head.
Moroba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Magetsu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Moroba.
Moroba with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba landing strikes from the mount and Magetsu is in trouble!
Magetsu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Moroba wants to control the pace but Magetsu is squirming around nicely.
Magetsu blocking the ground and pound.
Moroba controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magetsu trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba really dominated that round.
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.
Magetsu checks a leg kick.
Moroba looks to throw the jab but Magetsu is out of range.
Moroba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moroba throws a hook to the side of Magetsu's head but Magetsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moroba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magetsu blocks a leg kick.
Magetsu ducks under a wild hook from Moroba.
Magetsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moroba.
Magetsu moves out of range of the leg kick from Moroba.
Magetsu slaps away a takedown attempt from Moroba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moroba tries for a takedown but Magetsu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moroba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magetsu has time to react.
Moroba avoids a kick to the body.
Moroba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magetsu in his tracks.
Moroba misses with a hook.
Moroba misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba wants to clinch
and Magetsu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moroba moves forwards but Magetsu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moroba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moroba thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moroba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Magetsu - the referee stops the clock and Moroba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Magetsu. Moroba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Magetsu blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Moroba.
Moroba is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Moroba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magetsu. Magetsu obviously looking to wear him down.
Moroba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magetsu.
Magetsu throws a front kick aimed at Moroba's knee but Moroba avoids it well.
Magetsu lands with a straight right. Moroba didn't see that one coming.
Magetsu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magetsu lands with a good body shot.
Moroba looks to score with a jab to the body but Magetsu is just out of range.
Moroba dives in for a single leg takedown but Magetsu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Moroba.
Magetsu lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magetsu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moroba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Moroba is looking for a takedown.
Magetsu blocking some punches.
Magetsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magetsu tries a body shot but Moroba blocks it.
Magetsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magetsu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magetsu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moroba.
Magetsu digs a right hand underneath Moroba's ribcage. Moroba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magetsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magetsu.
Magetsu misses with a body punch.
Magetsu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magetsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Moroba controls his hands.
Moroba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Magetsu.
Moroba is looking for a takedown.
Aldo Magetsu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magetsu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magetsu lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Magetsu.
Moroba misses with a knee to the head.
Magetsu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moroba backwards.
Moroba is rocked!
Magetsu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moroba is still on wobbly legs! Can Magetsu finish him?
A body shot lands from Magetsu.
Magetsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magetsu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magetsu breaks the clinch.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Magetsu! Moroba is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Magetsu!
Aldo Magetsu retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Aldo Magetsu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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