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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AB Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temeura Muss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - My Sweet Shadow. Muss has chosen New Noise as his entrance music. Temeura Muss is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AB Sly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temeura Muss!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly moves into range and clinches up with Muss.
Muss tries to pull guard but Sly holds him up against the cage and eventually Muss drops back down to his feet.
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Sly misses with a series of wild punches.
Muss blocks a head kick by Sly.
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muss tries to clinch up.
Sly blocks a head kick by Muss.
Sly throws a nice looking combination but Muss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sly misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sly.
Muss looks gassed!
Sly keeps the fight on the outside.
AB Sly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sly jabs at Muss's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooh a lovely combination from Sly sends Muss down but not out. Sly dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Temeura Muss has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly decides to stand back up.
Sly cracks Muss with an uppercut from hell and Muss crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sly's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Muss is rocked!
Muss has a closed guard, preventing Sly from standing up.
Sly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Muss throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sly uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muss is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sly decides to stand back up. Sly steps back and let's Muss get back to his feet.
Sly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sly misses with a series of wild punches.
Sly throws a head kick that Muss semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sly avoids the head kick by Muss.
Sly throws a one two combo.
Muss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muss throws out a loose jab but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muss takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sly throws a series of punches but Muss avoids them all with ease.
Muss tries to clinch there but Sly circles away.
Muss misses the shot to the body.
Muss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
AB Sly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sly.
Muss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sly counters with a head kick. That will keep Muss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sly misses the body punch
and Muss counters by moving into the clinch.
Muss tries to pull guard but Sly holds him up against the cage and eventually Muss drops back down to his feet.
AB Sly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temeura Muss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly breaks the clinch.
Muss avoids the head kick by Sly.
Sly throws a head kick but Muss moves out of range.
Sly blocks a head kick by Muss.
Muss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Sly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Muss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muss tries to clinch
and Sly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muss checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AB Sly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temeura Muss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muss tries to clinch up.
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sly drops Muss with a beautiful combination! Muss stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sly is looking for the KO!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly lands a nice hook to Muss's body. Muss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sly scoring well with a low kick there.
Sly connects with a solid leg kick.
Muss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sly with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Sly.
Sly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muss tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sly moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Sly does no damage.
AB Sly is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Muss misses
and Sly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sly scores with a nice strike.
Sly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muss can do to turn this around?
Sly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sly looks to land a combination but Muss avoids it well.
Sly swats away the attempt to clinch by Muss.
Sly misses with a two punch combination.
AB Sly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sly thows a body shot but no joy.
Sly is looking to wear down Muss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muss throws a head kick but Sly moves out of range.
Sly throws a leg kick but Muss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muss misses with a takedown attempt - Sly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly feints and then cracks Muss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muss down.
Muss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sly finds it's way round the side to connect with Muss's head.
Muss throws a sloppy head kick and Sly moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Sly.
Sly misses with a shot to the body
and Muss counters by moving into the clinch.
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Sly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muss doesn't manage to clinch there - Sly circles away.
Sly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sly throws a right hand that Muss ducks under and follows up with a left that Muss also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muss tries to clinch but Sly moves out of range.
Muss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sly.
Muss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muss moves away.
Sly swats away the attempt to clinch by Muss.
Muss misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sly connects with a jab.
Muss moves into range and clinches up with Sly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AB Sly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Temeura Muss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sly tries to clinch but Muss moves out of range.
Sly misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sly misses the target.
Muss has a takedown stuffed.
Muss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Sly.
That has opened up Temeura Muss's cut even more.
Sly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sly scores with a jab to the body.
Muss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sly lands with a shot to the body.
Sly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck for Muss with that takedown attempt.
Sly misses with a two punch combination.
Sly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sly misses.
Muss thows a body shot but no joy.
Sly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muss tries to clinch up.
Sly tries to keep at a distance but Muss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muss taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muss tries to break the clinch but Sly is controlling the position.
Sly manages to break the clinch.
Muss shoots in for a takedown but Sly shows good takedown defense.
AB Sly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temeura Muss.
Sly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sly misses with a combination
and Muss counters with a shoot takedown. Sly fights it but they end up in guard.
Muss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sly!
Muss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muss actively working from the bottom here.
Muss has a hand on Sly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Muss is working to get back to half guard.
Sly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muss is looking to escape.
AB Sly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sly prevents Muss from getting the reversal.
Sly tries to control but Muss wriggling away.
Sly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muss is looking to improve his position but Sly isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
AB Sly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sly, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for AB Sly!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for AB Sly!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for AB Sly!
AB Sly wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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