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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar comes to the cage accompanied by That Punjabi Jay-Z song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
41 - 29 - 2 |
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flavio Lazzarini!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muakbar lunges at Lazzarini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lazzarini's hand.
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Muakbar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lazzarini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muakbar on the side of the head.
Muakbar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazzarini.
Muakbar drops Lazzarini with a nice combination! Muakbar dives into Lazzarini's guard, looking to finish!
Muakbar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muakbar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muakbar is in close to Lazzarini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muakbar throws an elbow that misses. Lazzarini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muakbar's guard. Nice move by Lazzarini!
Lazzarini looking to pass the guard.
Lazzarini chips away with some ground and pound.
Muakbar is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lazzarini is stalling in the full guard.
Muakbar looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to control the position here.
Lazzarini seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Muakbar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lazzarini stopping the sweep attempt from Muakbar.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.
Lazzarini not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lazzarini wants to pass the guard but Muakbar is keeping the position.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lazzarini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muakbar is pulling down on Lazzarini's head to control his posture.
Lazzarini wanted to stand there but Muakbar had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Muakbar.
Lazzarini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Muakbar misses.
Lazzarini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar cracks Lazzarini with a good jab.
A lazy left from Lazzarini finds it's target.
Lazzarini has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lazzarini walks into a straight right hand from Muakbar.
That has opened up Flavio Lazzarini's cut even more.
Lazzarini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lazzarini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lazzarini throws a body kick that misses.
Lazzarini lands a nice looking body shot.
Lazzarini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar tries to clinch up but Lazzarini circles away and keeps his distance.
Lazzarini shapes to counter with a head kick.
Muakbar throws the left hand but Lazzarini avoids the punch easily.
Muakbar motions for Lazzarini to come forward. Muakbar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muakbar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lazzarini counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazzarini scores with the left hand. Muakbar knows he should have avoided that one.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Muakbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.
Lazzarini with a jab.
Muakbar is rocked!
Lazzarini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lazzarini counters with a big right hand! Oh Muakbar is in trouble here! Lazzarini follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Lazzarini!
After the fight, Flavio Lazzarini was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Haji Muakbar had this to say: 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.
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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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