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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tao Malachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sugar Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tao Malachai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sugar Blessed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malachai scores with a jab to the body.
Blessed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blessed staying out of range there.
Tao Malachai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blessed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blessed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blessed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blessed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malachai.
Malachai lands a jab to the nose.
Blessed throws a poor cross that misses
and Malachai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blessed moves away from the strike by Malachai.
A countering left hand to the body from Blessed misses.
Malachai ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
Blessed just misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed takes one on the button.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Malachai is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blessed staying out of range there.
Blessed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blessed loads up on a big right hand but Malachai slips the punch.
Malachai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malachai connects with a body shot that sends Blessed's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from Malachai finds it's target.
Malachai throws a body shot but no joy.
Blessed takes one to the chin there.
Malachai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malachai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blessed was well out of range. Poor timing from Malachai.
Malachai misses with a two punch combination.
Blessed walks into a jab.
Blessed closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malachai blocks a body shot from Blessed.
Blessed lands with a right to the head.
Blessed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malachai up against the cage.
Malachai is looking to break free of the clinch but Blessed has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blessed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malachai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blessed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blessed leaning against his opponent.
Blessed stalling.
Malachai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blessed is keeping busy.
Blessed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blessed prevents a body shot from Malachai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malachai or not.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blessed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blessed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blessed misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blessed struggles to land a body shot inside as Malachai controls his hands.
Blessed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blessed tries to work over Malachai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blessed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Blessed to work.
Blessed blocking some punches.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malachai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malachai prevents a body shot from Blessed.
Blessed misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malachai's elbow.
Blessed can't find room to land a body shot as Malachai controls the action.
Blessed prevents Malachai from breaking the clinch.
Malachai has a couple of punches blocked by Blessed.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blessed pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Blessed.
Malachai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blessed is pushing Malachai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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 Tao Malachai 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.
Malachai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malachai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Malachai.
Blessed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malachai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malachai connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malachai, as that shot connected.
Malachai connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blessed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Blessed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malachai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malachai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blessed misses with an uppercut. Malachai saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Blessed misses.
Malachai catches Blessed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blessed throws a combination that misses
and Malachai counters with a nice body shot.
Malachai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blessed backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Malachai misses its intended target.
Blessed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malachai lands a nice hook to Blessed's body. Blessed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malachai misses the shot to the body.
Malachai misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Malachai as he connects with a hook.
Malachai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Malachai lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed looks to score with a jab to the body but Malachai is just out of range.
Tao Malachai is winning the standup battle so far.
Malachai scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malachai sizes up Blessed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malachai digs a good hook to Blessed's body.
Malachai misses with a looping right.
Blessed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blessed misses the body punch
and Malachai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Blessed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malachai staying out of range there.
Malachai throws a body punch but Blessed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed slips under a jab from Malachai.
It seemed like Blessed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malachai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blessed can do to turn this around?
Malachai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malachai misses with a body shot
and Blessed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malachai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malachai throws a body shot but no joy.
Blessed throws the left hand but Malachai avoids the punch easily.
Blessed slips under a jab from Malachai.
Blessed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malachai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blessed. Blessed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malachai swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malachai avoids the body shot from Blessed.
Blessed catches Malachai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malachai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blessed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malachai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malachai misses with a straight right.
Malachai digs a good body shot into Blessed's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blessed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malachai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malachai throws a body punch but Blessed moves out of range.
Blessed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malachai with a body shot.
Malachai tests Blessed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Malachai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blessed throws a lazy right hand but Malachai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed misses with a wild body shot.
Blessed moves away from the strike by Malachai.
Malachai throws a body punch but Blessed moves out of range.
Blessed let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malachai misses with an uppercut. Blessed saw that one coming.
Malachai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malachai throws a lazy right hand but Blessed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Blessed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blessed throws a body punch but Malachai moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malachai moves out of range as Blessed strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Malachai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blessed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malachai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blessed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed scores with the left hand. Malachai knows he should have avoided that one.
Blessed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blessed swings widly with a right hand
and Malachai counters with a nice uppercut.
Blessed throws a hook but Malachai avoids it easily.
Malachai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malachai misses with a jab to the body
and Blessed counters with a straight right hand.
Blessed with a hook.
Malachai drops his hands momentarily and Blessed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malachai throws a hook but Blessed avoids it easily.
Blessed scores with a body shot.
Malachai looks to score with a jab to the body but Blessed is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malachai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blessed lands a jab to Malachai's midsection.
Malachai scores with a nice right hand.
Blessed slips a jab from Malachai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malachai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blessed's head.
Blessed misses the body punch
and Malachai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Blessed.
Blessed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malachai manages to avoid it.
Malachai with a nice cross.
Malachai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blessed has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed slips a jab from Malachai.
Blessed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blessed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malachai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blessed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malachai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Malachai misses its intended target.
Malachai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blessed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blessed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malachai misses with a hook.
Blessed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Malachai.
A punch lands to the side of Blessed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blessed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sugar Blessed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of Malachai's head but Malachai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malachai throwing a counter right hand but Blessed manages to avoid it.
Blessed avoids the body shot from Malachai.
Blessed works Malachai's body with a nice hook.
Blessed instigates a clinch.
Blessed throws a punch but it's blocked by Malachai.
Blessed scores with a shot to the side of Malachai's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malachai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blessed is keeping busy.
Blessed lands a shoulder strike.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blessed struggles to land a body shot inside as Malachai controls his hands.
Malachai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Tao Malachai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malachai, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tao Malachai!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tao Malachai!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tao Malachai!
Tao Malachai wins by unanimous decision!
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