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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Maivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Biante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Biante has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Maivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Biante!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maivia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Biante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maivia thuds a left hand into Biante's body.
Biante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rocky Maivia has been cut.
Maivia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biante throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biante. Maivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maivia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Biante's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Biante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maivia slips a jab and a cross from Biante.
Biante fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Biante.
Biante gets caught napping as Maivia dives in and scores a takedown. Biante manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maivia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maivia could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maivia is working Biante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maivia wants to pass the guard but Biante is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maivia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maivia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biante wants to get back to his feet but Maivia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Maivia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Biante striking off his back but it's not causing Maivia any problems.
Biante has his hands on Maivia's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Maivia with that takedown attempt.
Biante throws a nice looking combination but Maivia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Maivia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maivia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maivia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Biante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Biante pushes Maivia off looking to stand but Maivia dives back in and keeps control.
Biante looks winded!
Biante trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maivia is staying active.
Maivia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maivia is looking to advance position but Biante won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maivia controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maivia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maivia.
A head kick misses from Maivia.
Biante misses with a few strikes there.
Maivia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Biante walks into a stiff left hand from Maivia.
Maivia misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Biante. Those never looked like landing.
Maivia is looking to counter the offense by Biante and move into the clinch.
Biante thows a leg kick but Maivia checks it
and Maivia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biante lands a jab.
Biante misses with a straight left.
Maivia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Biante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maivia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maivia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maivia.
Maivia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Biante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maivia tries to close the distance and clinch but Biante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Maivia. Beautiful body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maivia.
Maivia scores with a couple of short elbows.
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 Rocky Maivia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Maivia's cut.
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.
Maivia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biante. Biante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Biante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maivia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maivia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Biante wants to sweep here but Maivia controlling him for the moment.
Maivia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Biante for as long as he can get away with.
Maivia chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maivia controlling from the top position.
Maivia is working Biante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maivia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Biante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biante stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maivia with a nice cross.
Biante misses with a head kick.
Biante is breathing heavily.
Biante swats away the attempt to clinch by Maivia.
Maivia misses with a head kick.
Biante lands a nice shot that snaps Maivia's head back.
Maivia tries to clinch up.
Biante misses with a double jab
and Maivia counters with a shoot takedown. Biante fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biante can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maivia controls the pace.
Biante trying to keep a closed guard but Maivia is proving a slippery customer.
Maivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maivia lands a couple of digs.
Rocky Maivia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maivia is stalling in the full guard.
Maivia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maivia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maivia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maivia is pushing down on Biante's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biante is fighting to maintain full guard but Maivia has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Maivia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maivia tries to clinch up.
Biante moves in looking to clinch but Maivia pushes him off.
Biante is looking to clinch but Maivia is avoiding it.
Bruce Biante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce Biante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biante throws a lazy head kick
and Maivia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Biante tries to kick Maivia off in order to stand up. Maivia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Biante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maivia lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Biante is trying to improve his position.
Biante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maivia is working Biante over with some ground and pound from side control.
Biante can't do much from the bottom here.
Maivia working the body and head with strikes.
Maivia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maivia is trying to get an arm triangle but Biante is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maivia landing a few strikes.
Biante taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maivia happy to just control the position for now.
Biante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maivia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maivia is controlling him well.
Biante trying to remain calm as Maivia controls from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biante swats away the attempt to clinch by Maivia.
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.
Biante clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Biante.
Maivia goes for a takedown attempt but Biante pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maivia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Biante was covering up waiting for the punch and Maivia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Biante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maivia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maivia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bruce Biante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Maivia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maivia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Maivia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maivia, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Maivia!
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