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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
28 - 13 - 2 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inprogress scores with a nice head shot.
Maven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Maven throws a leg kick that misses.
Inprogress lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Inprogress moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maven throws a jab but it's blocked by Inprogress.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inprogress throws out a leg kick but Maven moves out of range and Inprogress only half commits.
Inprogress with a jab.
Maven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inprogress turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inprogress throws a looping overhand right but Maven ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Maven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inprogress lands a nice looking body shot.
Inprogress lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maven avoids the head kick by Inprogress.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maven defending well as Inprogress loads up on a big left hand.
Inprogress connects with a right hand. Maven shakes it off.
Inprogress dodges the punch combination from Maven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maven as he jumps to the side.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Inprogress ducks down to avoid it.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inprogress slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Inprogress.
Maven cracks the inside of Inprogress's front leg.
Maven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maven throws a leg kick but Inprogress checks it.
Maven throws a right hand that Inprogress ducks under and follows up with a left that Inprogress also avoids with ease.
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses
and Maven counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Inprogress.
Inprogress walks into a jab.
Inprogress keeps Maven at a distance using the push kick.
Maven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inprogress misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven loads up on a big right hand but Inprogress slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inprogress throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maven lands with a nice combination. Inprogress backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Testing Inprogress has been cut.
Maven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inprogress appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maven misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Inprogress.
Inprogress is looking to land body kicks.
Inprogress lands a nice shot to the body.
Inprogress throws a hook but Maven avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maven!
Inprogress throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maven.
Inprogress looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maven is fending him off so far but Inprogress persists. Nope, Maven circles away and we're back to standing.
Inprogress has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maven scoring well with a low kick there.
Inprogress connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Inprogress lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maven's sensitive parts.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Maven avoids it with no problem.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the jaw.
Inprogress is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Inprogress connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inprogress at a distance.
Inprogress throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Inprogress tries a head kick but it misses.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Maven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inprogress. Inprogress circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inprogress circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inprogress avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maven misses with a head kick.
Inprogress looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inprogress is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Inprogress lands an overhand right.
Inprogress lands a leg kick that knocks Maven off balance momentarily.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inprogress sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inprogress.
Maven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcus Maven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Testing Inprogress.
Inprogress tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maven is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inprogress has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Inprogress misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Inprogress thuds his shin into the meat of Maven's side.
Inprogress staying out of range there.
Inprogress appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testing Inprogress dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inprogress looks to land a right hand but Maven moved out of range.
Inprogress moves away from the strike by Maven.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Inprogress. Beautiful body shot.
Inprogress tried to score with a low kick but Maven checks it.
Maven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inprogress finds it's way round the side to connect with Maven's head.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inprogress ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Inprogress shoots for a takedown but Maven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inprogress misses with a hook. Maven ducked under it nicely.
Maven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Inprogress walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Inprogress throws a jab but it's blocked by Maven.
Maven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven 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.
Maven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maven throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inprogress counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maven motions for Inprogress to come forward. Maven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Inprogress on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maven might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Inprogress misses with a wild body shot.
Inprogress takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maven throws a hook but Inprogress avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Maven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maven slips under a jab.
Maven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inprogress missing with a left hand there. Maven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maven is looking to chop away at Inprogress's legs.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress tries to move into range but Maven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Inprogress checks a low kick from Maven.
Maven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
As Inprogress tries to get set, Maven tries to push him back and clinch up but Inprogress manages to avoid the attempt.
Testing Inprogress seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inprogress.
Inprogress fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maven just misses with a punch to the body.
Maven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inprogress takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inprogress counters with a body kick that stops Maven in his tracks momentarily.
Maven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the body.
Maven misses with a wild body shot.
Inprogress misses with a low kick.
Maven scores with the left hand. Inprogress knows he should have avoided that one.
Maven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maven enables Inprogress to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maven manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maven manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Inprogress lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inprogress.
Maven prevents a body shot from Inprogress.
A short body shot lands from Maven as the two fighters clinch.
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maven lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven lands with a right to the head.
Maven lands with a short shot to the head.
Inprogress misses with the head strike.
Inprogress has a couple of punches blocked by Maven.
Maven blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Inprogress working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inprogress throws a head punch that misses.
Maven works on Inprogress's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maven.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Inprogress.
A short uppercut from Inprogress.
Inprogress blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maven blocks a body shot from Inprogress.
Inprogress fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Maven as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Inprogress - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Maven will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Inprogress misses with a hook
so Maven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Inprogress working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maven manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maven wanted to stand there but Inprogress had control of the position.
Maven might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress pulls Maven in to control the position.
Maven preventing the sweep.
Inprogress looking for a guillotine here but Maven defends easily.
Inprogress has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Inprogress dips to his left and cracks Maven with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Inprogress's calf.
Maven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inprogress.
Maven misses with a wild body shot.
Maven throws a leg kick but Inprogress sees it coming and moves out of range.
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Maven avoids it with no problem.
Maven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Inprogress connects with a body shot that sends Maven's belly button to the back.
Maven sizes up Inprogress with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Inprogress. That snapped Maven's head back.
Maven tries to score with a low kick but Inprogress moves his leg out of the way.
Maven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inprogress throws a body shot but no joy.
Inprogress lands a head kick. Maven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Inprogress throws a jab but it's blocked by Maven.
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress checks a leg kick.
That kick from Maven tenderised Inprogress's leg. Inprogress is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maven lands a nice shot that snaps Inprogress's head back.
Inprogress lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inprogress throws a head kick but Maven moves out of range.
Donk. Inprogress catches Maven right on the button with a cross.
Maven misses with a shot to the body
and Inprogress counters with a two punch combo.
Maven checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Maven. Those never looked like landing.
Inprogress turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Maven avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Maven misses
and Inprogress cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inprogress misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inprogress swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven lands a two punch combo.
Maven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Maven backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Maven manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Maven misses.
Inprogress is looking for the big counter here.
Inprogress thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inprogress throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inprogress throws out a leg kick but Maven moves out of range and Inprogress only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maven. Inprogress does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Maven misses.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maven's head backwards.
Inprogress shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maven eats them both and turns towards Inprogress to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A good leg kick by Maven.
Maven throws a low kick but Inprogress moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Testing Inprogress comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inprogress 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Testing Inprogress!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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