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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sioux Sie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizo Samxona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizo Samxona has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
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192 cm
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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sioux Sie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizo Samxona!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Samxona blocks the low kick.
Samxona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sie throws a right hand that Samxona ducks under and follows up with a left that Samxona also avoids with ease.
Sie lands with a shot to the body.
Sie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samxona wants to slow Sie down by chopping away at his legs.
Samxona is looking to chop away at Sie's legs.
Sie takes a swing at Samxona's ribcage but misses.
Samxona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sie eats them both and turns towards Samxona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Samxona looks to land a left hand but Sie moved out of range nicely.
Samxona does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samxona sprawls well. Samxona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sie gets slowly back to his feet.
Samxona misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Samxona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sie throws the kick towards the body but Samxona avoids it.
Samxona throws a body shot but no joy.
Samxona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sie.
Sie lands with a straight right. Samxona didn't see that one coming.
Samxona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sie moves away.
Sie fails with a takedown attempt.
Samxona smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sie misses with a looping right.
Sie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Samxona misses
and Sie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sie.
Sie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Samxona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sie misses the target.
Samxona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sie.
Samxona misses with a body shot.
Samxona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samxona takes a swing at Sie's ribcage but misses.
Sie looks to land a left hand but Samxona moved out of range nicely.
Samxona is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sie rather than just go for the knockout.
Samxona lands a leg kick that knocks Sie off balance momentarily.
Samxona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sie looks to score with a jab to the body but Samxona is just out of range.
Samxona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sie doesn't seem bothered though.
Sie works Samxona's body with a nice hook.
Sie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samxona misses the body punch
and Sie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Samxona misses.
Samxona misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sie.
Sie thuds a left hand into Samxona's body.
Sie lands a leg kick that knocks Samxona off balance momentarily.
Sie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Samxona explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sie lands a really nice looking cross but Samxona seems unphased.
Sie blocks a low kick nicely.
Samxona misses the shot to the body.
Samxona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samxona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samxona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sie is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samxona avoids the head kick by Sie.
Samxona swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sie misses with a wild combination.
Samxona is looking for the big counter here.
Samxona throws a body punch but Sie moves out of range.
It looked like Sie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samxona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samxona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sie misses with a hook.
Samxona ducks under a wild hook from Sie.
Samxona sizes up Sie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samxona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samxona just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSie.
Sie lands with a right hand.
Samxona throws a hook but Sie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mizo Samxona will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Samxona sneaks out the side door and pushes Sie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Samxona misses with a series of wild punches.
Sie loads up on a big right hand but Samxona slips the punch.
Mizo Samxona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sie forces Samxona back against the cage and clinches.
Samxona is trying to break the clinch but Sie has him pressed against the cage.
Sie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Samxona can't fight it off and eventually Sie manages to take the fight to the floor. Samxona looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Samxona kicks Sie off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizo Samxona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samxona misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Samxona checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Samxona swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samxona's head backwards.
Samxona throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samxona throws a looping overhand right but Sie ducks down to avoid it.
Sie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Samxona pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sie is out of range and Samxona settles back down.
Sie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samxona.
No joy there for Samxona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Sie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samxona tries a low kick but Sie avoids it.
Sie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Samxona on the side of the head.
Sie moves away from the strike by Samxona.
Sie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sie showed some decent athleticism there.
Samxona tries to roll over but Sie keeps him under control.
Mizo Samxona has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sie trying to control from half guard but Samxona is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sie throwing shots but Samxona is blocking nicely.
Sie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Samxona won't allow Sie to pass to mount.
Samxona tries to get to full guard but Sie has control of the leg.
Samxona is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samxona gets back to full guard.
Samxona keeping full guard, as Sie tries to pass.
Samxona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sie is looking to work some ground and pound but Samxona has wrist control.
Samxona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sie defends it easily.
Samxona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samxona missing with a left hand there. Sie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Sie's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Samxona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Samxona looks to land a combination. Sie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samxona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sie eats them both and turns towards Samxona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Samxona.
Sie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Samxona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sie pushes down on Samxona's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sie is looking for a kimura but Samxona is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sie to get the leverage.
Sie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sie trying to control the action but Samxona is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mizo Samxona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sie throws a jab when Samxona was well out of range.
Samxona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sie.
Samxona throws an overhand right that lands on Sie's shoulder, as Sie tries to avoid the shot.
Sie feints and then cracks Samxona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samxona down.
Samxona throws a body shot but no joy.
Samxona misses with a wild body shot.
Sie throws a wild hook but Samxona just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sie gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Samxona raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mizo Samxona!
An out of breath Mizo Samxona 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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FIGHT
RATING
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