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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Sithole has chosen I Miss The Misery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
15 - 11 - 2 |
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187 cm
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sithole can pounce on him.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Sithole throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Blaze moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze moves to clinch but Sithole breaks away
and Sithole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blaze's guard.
Blaze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sithole trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole throwing strikes but missing.
Blaze pulls Sithole in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sithole throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sithole is adopting a defensive guard.
Blaze wants to stand but Sithole has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sithole has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at House of 1000 Corpses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Blaze won't allow Sithole to sweep him here.
Blaze trying to control but Sithole is working from the bottom.
Sithole has his foot on Blaze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blaze works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blaze's guard.
Sithole wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Blaze seems keen to control Sithole's posture.
Sithole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Sithole is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Sithole from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blaze has closed the distance and engaged Sithole in a clinch.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
Sithole blocking some punches.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sithole lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sithole.
Blaze lands an elbow just above Sithole 's eye.
It looks like Moses Sithole has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blaze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sithole working aggressively here.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sithole's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sithole lands a right hand.
Sithole blocks an uppercut.
Sithole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sithole scores with a shoulder strike.
Sithole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze lands an elbow just above Sithole 's eye.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Sithole misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Blaze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moses Sithole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole counters with a body kick.
A jab from Sithole misses.
A big left from Sithole misses.
Blaze wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sithole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Sithole tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaze lands a jab to Sithole's midsection.
Sithole throws a leg kick but Blaze checks it.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sithole scores with a head kick.
Blaze moves into the clinch.
Sithole throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Sithole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sithole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Sithole blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blaze scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Sithole on the inside.
Blaze misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sithole.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Sithole.
Sithole blocks the elbow strike.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sithole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole scores with a shoulder strike.
Sithole can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sithole.
A head punch on the inside from Sithole fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sithole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Sithole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but Sithole blocks with his arms.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Sithole.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Blaze.
Sithole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sithole avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaze.
Johnny Blaze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blaze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sithole's brow.
Blaze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sithole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sithole tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Sithole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sithole gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sithole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazes head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sithole's elbow.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Sithole avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze forces Sithole back against the cage and clinches.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze throws an elbow but it misses.
Sithole scores with a hook to the body.
Sithole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazes head.
Sithole blocking some punches.
Blaze tries to stall but Sithole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sithole.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Sithole.
Sithole misses with a punch on the inside.
Sithole has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sithole.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Sithole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sithole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sithole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moses Sithole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Moses Sithole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sithole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sithole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sithole drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blaze defends it well.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sithole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sithole lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheers as Sithole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaze doesn't seem phased though.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Sithole.
Sithole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sithole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sithole with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze is looking to clinch but Sithole is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sithole.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sithole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze 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.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Sithole on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze moves in looking to clinch but Sithole pushes him off.
Sithole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sithole sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sithole.
Sithole misses with a looping left.
Moses Sithole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Sithole.
Sithole gets tackled into the cage by Blaze. Blaze maintains the clinch.
Sithole scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Blaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sithole's defenses.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
Sithole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Sithole.
Sithole tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sithole.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sithole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Sithole avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Sithole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sithole struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaze controls his hands.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sithole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sithole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sithole manages to break the clinch.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Sithole.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sithole lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Johnny Blaze has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Blaze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Sithole scores with a shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Sithole blocks an uppercut.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Sithole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sithole can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Sithole swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Sithole is trying to push Blaze away but Blaze has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sithole misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Sithole.
Blaze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sithole's elbow.
Sithole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sithole.
Sithole throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Sithole avoids it by throwing Blaze back 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!
Sithole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sithole avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Blaze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sithole's efforts to push away.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze keeps control of Sithole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze is trying to stall.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Sithole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sithole 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Sithole!
An out of breath Moses Sithole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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
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