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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itula Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marco Tran has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marco Tran seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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266 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itula Maafala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maafala clinches up with Tran and pushes him back against the cage.
Tran gets through Maafala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maafala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maafala lands a nice shot to the body.
Tran can't break the clinch.
Maafala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
Maafala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maafala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maafala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tran being controlled against the cage.
Tran misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maafala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tran sprawls well initially but Maafala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maafala.
Tran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maafala is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maafala winds up and cracks Tran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maafala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tran tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Maafala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tran's head.
Maafala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tran connects with the punch.
It looks like Itula Maafala has been cut.
Maafala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maafala moves into the clinch successfully.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Maafala is controlling him.
Maafala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tran's face.
It looks like Marco Tran has been cut.
Maafala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tran is breathing heavily.
Maafala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maafala lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maafala lands a nice knee to the body.
Maafala landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maafala scores a nice knee to the body.
Maafala lands a good knee to the midsection. Tran won't want to take too many of those.
Maafala missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Maafala.
Maafala scores with a knee to the head.
Maafala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tran.
Tran tries to break the clinch but Maafala is controlling the position.
Tran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maafala scores with a knee to the head.
Maafala wants the takedown. Tran is fighting it off but Maafala persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tran's guard against the cage.
Maafala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tran's head.
Maafala wants to control from the top but Tran keeps moving.
Maafala stays in close to Tran's body and controls the position.
Tran looking to control.
Maafala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maafala postures up.
Maafala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tran's head.
Maafala with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maafala.
Maafala wants to counter the offense by Tran and move into the clinch position.
Maafala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maafala has time to react.
Maafala clinches up with Tran and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tran throws a body punch but Maafala moves out of range.
Maafala tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maafala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maafala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maafala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maafala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tran lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maafala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tran, pushing him back against the cage.
Tran lands a hook that snaps the head of Maafala backwards.
Tran tries to break free but Maafala pushes him back against the cage.
Maafala has Tran pushed against the cage.
Maafala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maafala stalling in the clinch.
Tran misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itula Maafala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marco Tran is winning the standup battle so far.
Maafala moves into the clinch.
Maafala has Tran pressed against the cage, preventing Tran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Tran.
Tran blocking some punches.
Maafala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maafala rushes Tran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Maafala is controlling him.
Maafala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tran avoids it.
Maafala scores with a knee to the head.
Maafala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.
Maafala is struggling to control the position.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but Tran blocks with his arms.
Maafala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tran is defending well for now.
Maafala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maafala gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tran has had enough of the clinch but Maafala keeps him there for the moment.
Tran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tran avoiding damage as Maafala throws knees to the body.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but Tran is blocking nicely.
Maafala throws a punch but it's blocked by Tran.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
Tran takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maafala working Tran over with knees to the body.
Tran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maafala is struggling to control the position.
Maafala tries to throw a body punch but Tran avoids it by throwing Maafala back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala slowing the pace effectively.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
Maafala lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maafala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maafala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maafala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tran fails to land.
Maafala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tran.
Tran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maafala has Tran up against the cage in a clinch.
Maafala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maafala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maafala throws a punch but it's blocked by Tran.
Tran is trying to force a seperation but Maafala has the dominant position.
Tran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maafala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maafala prevents Tran from breaking the clinch.
Maafala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Maafala to work.
Tran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maafala landing knees to the body.
Maafala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maafala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maafala landing knees to the head.
Maafala lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Maafala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but Tran is blocking nicely.
Maafala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maafala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maafala goes for a takedown attempt but Tran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice jab there from Tran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itula Maafala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maafala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maafala working aggressively here.
Maafala lands a body shot.
A short right from Maafala.
Maafala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maafala misses with a punch to the body.
Maafala crunches a lovely knee into Tran's ribcage.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maafala is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tran is defending well.
Maafala gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala postures up in Tran's guard and throws a big left but Tran blocks it.
Maafala scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maafala works over Tran with some ground and pound from guard.
Maafala chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala postures up and lands a big shot to Tran's brow.
Maafala throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maafala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maafala throws an elbow that misses. Tran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maafala's guard. Nice move by Tran!
Tran stopping the sweep attempt from Maafala.
Tran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tran throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maafala pulls Tran in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maafala moves into the clinch successfully.
Maafala misses with a knee to the head.
Maafala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tran up against the cage.
Maafala leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala lands a left hand.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maafala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Itula Maafala's cut even more.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tran is working Maafala over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tran misses with an elbow strike.
Tran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maafala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maafala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maafala lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tran blocking some punches.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Tran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maafala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maafala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Itula Maafala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maafala is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maafala.
Maafala takes a shot to the head.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tran.
Marco Tran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itula Maafala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tran.
Tran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maafala backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Tran's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maafala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but Tran is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maafala.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Maafala has him pressed against the cage.
Tran lands a hook that snaps the head of Maafala backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tran fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itula Maafala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maafala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itula Maafala!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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