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Event:
TWGC 22 (265lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Lars Kristoffer (ranked 3795 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Maroni (ranked 22334 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristoffer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Who's Your Daddy. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Lars Kristoffer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Phil Maroni!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Maroni tries to clinch but Kristoffer is having none of it.
Kristoffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kristoffer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maroni manages to circle out of the way.
Maroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristoffer circles away.
Kristoffer has managed to clinch.
Kristoffer gets underhooks to prevent Maroni's takedown attempt.
Kristoffer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maroni is looking to advance position but Kristoffer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kristoffer (4) vs (0) Maroni
Maroni tries to reverse the position but Kristoffer maintains control.
Kristoffer is looking to work his way around to Maroni's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni is working to get back to half guard.
Kristoffer wants to take Maroni's back but he can't do it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroni is squirming around, avoiding Kristoffer's attempts to control the action.
Kristoffer controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is trying desperately to improve position.
Maroni regains half guard.
Kristoffer prevents Maroni from improving his position.
Kristoffer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroni trying to hold on to Kristoffer's head to control him but Kristoffer postures up.
Maroni is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kristoffer is staying active.
Kristoffer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maroni keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroni makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maroni.
Kristoffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maroni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kristoffer postures up.
Kristoffer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kristoffer tries to free his leg and advance position but Maroni is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maroni keeping full guard, as Kristoffer tries to pass.
Maroni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kristoffer is aware though and is defending well.
Kristoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Maroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kristoffer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer stays in close to Maroni's body and controls the position.
Kristoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Maroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maroni has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kristoffer has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kristoffer (7) vs (0) Maroni
Kristoffer is staying tight to Maroni's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is not content to let Kristoffer control the position.
Kristoffer taking a breather here.
Kristoffer wants to control but Maroni is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kristoffer is staying tight to Maroni's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kristoffer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maroni keeps working.
Kristoffer controlling from side mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is not content to let Kristoffer control the position.
Kristoffer happy to just control the position for now.
Kristoffer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maroni keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is looking to reverse the position.
Kristoffer wants to control but Maroni is keeping him busy.
Kristoffer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Maroni can't do much from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer slows the pace down.
Maroni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maroni struggling a bit here.
Kristoffer taking a breather here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Maroni regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kristoffer's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maroni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maroni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kristoffer is aware though and is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Maroni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maroni keeping moving, preventing Kristoffer from controlling successfully.
Maroni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kristoffer looking to pass the guard.
Kristoffer trying to control but Maroni is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer wants to pass the guard but Maroni is keeping the position.
Maroni keeping moving, preventing Kristoffer from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kristoffer is really struggling to control Maroni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristoffer takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
In his post fight interview, Lars Kristoffer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Phil Maroni stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Maroni thows a leg kick but Waldner checks it
and Waldner counters with an outside leg kick.
Waldner throws a head kick that half lands.
Waldner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maroni is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Waldner blocks a low kick nicely.
Maroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maroni. That's going to slow Waldner down.
Maroni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maroni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maroni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waldner is out of range and Maroni settles back down.
Waldner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maroni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maroni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waldner checks it well.
Maroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waldner to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Waldner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waldner moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maroni. That's going to slow Waldner down.
Waldner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waldner throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Waldner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Waldner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maroni can pounce on him.
Maroni takes one to the chin there.
Maroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maroni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Waldner. That one must have hurt.
Maroni throws a sloppy head kick and Waldner moves out of range easily.
Waldner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Waldner throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldner.
Waldner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maroni misses with a wild body shot.
Waldner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maroni.
Waldner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Maroni tries to work over Waldner's front leg with a kick but Waldner checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waldner.
Maroni wants to land a leg kick but Waldner is out of range.
Maroni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maroni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Waldner blocks a low kick nicely.
Waldner checks a leg kick nicely.
Waldner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Waldner lands a head kick!
Maroni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Maroni is predictable there
and Waldner counters with a thumping low kick.
Waldner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maroni misses with a hook
and Maroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Waldner scores with a shot to the body.
Waldner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Maroni.
Waldner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Waldner.
Waldner throws a leg kick which misses Maroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Maroni tries to avoid it.
Waldner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maroni wants to clinch up but Waldner keeps it at a distance.
Waldner lands a glancing blow to the side of Maroni's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Waldner!
Maroni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Waldner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Waldner. Beautiful body shot.
Waldner keeps Maroni at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maroni dodges the punch combination from Waldner.
Waldner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maroni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Waldner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maroni's calf.#T4#
Waldner checks the leg kick.
Maroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Waldner counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maroni.
Maroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroni tries to work over Waldner's front leg with a kick but Waldner checks it.
Waldner lands with a shot to the body.
Maroni is looking to chop away at Waldner's legs.
Maroni tries to clinch but Waldner moves out of range.
Waldner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maroni's sensitive parts.
Maroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waldner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maroni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waldner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maroni will feel that in the morning.
Maroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maroni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Ove Waldner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Maroni throws a sloppy head kick and Waldner moves out of range easily.
Maroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waldner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Maroni throws a low kick but Waldner avoids it.
Maroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Waldner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maroni misses with a low kick.
Waldner scoring well with a low kick there.
Waldner with a nice cross.
Waldner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maroni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Waldner - the referee stops the clock and Maroni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Waldner. Maroni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Waldner lands a nice looking body kick.
Waldner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waldner checks a leg kick.
Waldner throws a leg kick which misses Maroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Maroni tries to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maroni might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maroni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waldner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maroni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Maroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Maroni throws a low kick but Waldner moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waldner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waldner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waldner avoids the head kick by Maroni.
Waldner stuns Maroni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waldner's corner calls for a 1-2. Waldner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Waldner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maroni's sensitive parts.
Waldner checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waldner.
Waldner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maroni's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waldner. That's going to slow Maroni down.
Waldner thows a body kick. Maroni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldner lands a slapping body shot.
Waldner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Waldner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maroni takes a step back to recover.
Jan Ove Waldner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waldner delivers a nice body kick.
Maroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waldner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waldner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maroni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Waldner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waldner lands with a nice body kick.
Maroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waldner lands with an overhand left.
Waldner moves out of range of the leg kick from Maroni.
Maroni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waldner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maroni takes a step back to recover.
Waldner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T3#
Waldner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waldner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waldner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maroni.
Waldner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waldner cracks the inside of Maroni's front leg.
Maroni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waldner checks a leg kick.
Donk. Waldner catches Maroni right on the button with a cross.
Waldner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Waldner.
Maroni throws a lazy head kick
and Waldner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Waldner punishes Maroni's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Waldner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waldner throws a shot to the body.
Waldner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waldner, right into the meat.
Maroni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maroni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Waldner pushes Maroni away with a front kick.
Waldner jabs Maroni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waldner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldner feints and then cracks Maroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maroni down.
Waldner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waldner scoring well with a low kick there.
Maroni throws a head kick but Waldner moves out of range.
Waldner shapes to counter with a head kick.
A low kick from Maroni misses
and Waldner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maroni's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waldner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maroni.
Waldner thuds a left hand into Maroni's body.
Waldner scores with a hook.
Maroni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Ove Waldner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maroni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Waldner throws a good cross that connects.
Waldner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Waldner as he connects with a hook.
Maroni misses with a low kick as Waldner jumps back.
Waldner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maroni thows a leg kick but Waldner checks it
and Waldner counters with an inside leg kick.
Waldner lands a nice shot that snaps Maroni's head back.
Waldner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waldner throws out a counter right but Maroni avoids it with no problem.
Waldner lands the left hand.
Waldner scores with a head kick.
Phil Maroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waldner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waldner connects with a leg kick. Maroni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldner thuds his shin into the meat of Maroni's side.
Waldner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waldner lands a nice hook to Maroni's body. Maroni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maroni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Waldner lands a body shot.
Waldner lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Waldner circles away.
Maroni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waldner.
Waldner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Waldner.
Maroni wants to slow Waldner down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Waldner.
Nice body kick from Waldner.
Maroni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maroni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Waldner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Waldner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waldner lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waldner.
Waldner connects with the punch.#T2#
Waldner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maroni misses with a wild combination.
Waldner lands with a nice body punch.
Maroni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jan Ove Waldner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Waldner.
Maroni misses with a double jab
and Waldner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maroni really felt that one!
Maroni takes a swing at Waldner's ribcage but misses.
Maroni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waldner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice jab there from Waldner.
Waldner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Waldner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Maroni takes one to the chin there.
Waldner scores with a body shot.
Waldner keeps Maroni at a distance using the push kick.
Maroni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waldner.
Waldner lands a head kick!
Phil Maroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waldner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maroni throws a right and a left that Waldner avoids nicely.
Maroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maroni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Waldner throws a head kick that Maroni semi-blocks.
Maroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waldner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maroni tries a low kick but Waldner avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maroni tries to clinch
and Waldner counters with a leg kick. #T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maroni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waldner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waldner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maroni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Waldner counters with a left to the body.
Waldner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waldner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maroni throws a leg kick
and Waldner counters with a solid body kick.
Good work by Waldner as he checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Waldner - that will leave a mark!
Waldner lands a front kick.
Waldner lands with a good body shot.
Waldner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maroni takes a step back to recover.
Waldner digs a good hook to Maroni's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waldner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maroni.
Waldner lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Ove Waldner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waldner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Ove Waldner!
The defeated Phil Maroni had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Event:
TBD#32: Dali vs Brandis
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Agapov falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Maroni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maroni is trying to control. Agapov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Maroni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Agapov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Agapov is controlling Maroni's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Maroni prevents Agapov from improving his position.
Agapov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maroni on the ground.#SUB2#
Maroni looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni wants to take a breather but Agapov is having none of it. #T1##SUB2#
Maroni is looking for a kimura here.
Agapov is looking to improve his position.
Agapov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maroni is working away from the top position though.
Agapov's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Maroni is trying to control the action in half guard but Agapov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Agapov is trying to stand up here but Maroni is controlling him well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Agapov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maroni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agapov.
Agapov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Phil Maroni has been cut.
Maroni's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maroni's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Agapov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Maroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Maroni looks to move away, Agapov throws a big counter combo but Maroni just gets out of the way.
Maroni is looking to slow Agapov down with leg kicks.
Maroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Agapov tries to land a front kick but Maroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#KD#
Agapov lands a left and a right that send Maroni crashing to the mat, dazed. Agapov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Maroni is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Agapov knocks Maroni out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bogdan Agapov!
A relieved looking Bogdan Agapov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Phil Maroni was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Event:
TBD#16 TYME vs. VASH
Date: Dec 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Maroni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maroni throws a leg kick #TD#
and Ramon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ramon preventing the sweep.
Ramon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ramon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Ramon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maroni dives on top into guard.#REVB#
I've been told that Maroni has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramon is keeping the position for now.
Maroni trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ramon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Ramon postures up in Maroni's guard and throws a big left but Maroni blocks it. #T1#
Maroni controlling the position.
Ramon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramon wants to control from the top but Maroni keeps moving.
Ramon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maroni wants to get back to his feet but Ramon passes into half guard.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maroni tries to roll over but Ramon keeps him under control.#SUB#
Ramon seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maroni is looking for a sweep. Ramon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramon controlling the action here. #SUB#
Ramon is working for a submission of some sort.
#T3#
Ramon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ramon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Ramon is working for a submission of some sort.
Ramon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Ramon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maroni sees it coming and defends easily.
Maroni trying to control from the bottom.
Ramon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramon is taking a breather. Maroni says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maroni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Ramon pushes Maroni up against the cage in a clinch.
Maroni is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Maroni manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Ramon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramon passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Ramon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maroni tries to buck Ramon off but Ramon is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon just content to control the position. #SUB#
Ramon tries for a kimura but Maroni is defending well.
An elbow from Ramon crashes against the mat.
#T1#
Maroni tries to improve position but can't.
Ramon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ramon wants to control but Maroni is keeping him busy. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramon works to advance to full mount. Maroni defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB#
Ramon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ramon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maroni can do to turn this around?
Ramon controlling the pace for now.
Maroni regains half guard.
Maroni is not content to let Ramon control the position.
Ramon is thwarting Maroni's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Ramon looks to land a strike but Maroni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SU#
Ramon gets to his feet. Maroni looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maroni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#TD#
Ramon gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Maroni throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD#
Ramon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maroni keeping moving, preventing Ramon from controlling successfully. #T4#
Ramon passes Maroni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maroni trying to control but Ramon postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Ramon wants to work for an arm triangle but Maroni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ramon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Maroni throws a leg kick but Ramon sees it coming and checks it nicely. #TD#
Maroni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ramon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramon trying to control the position from guard on top but Maroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon wants to stand and escape but instead Maroni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Maroni trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Ramon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Maroni works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maroni is trying to control. Ramon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maroni prevents Ramon from improving his position.
Maroni is thwarting Ramon's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Maroni looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramon manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maroni throws a big elbow that misses.
Maroni trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramon controlling the position.
Maroni trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Ramon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Maroni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#TD#
Ramon is trying to trip Maroni. He has hold of a leg but Maroni is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maroni looking to control.
#T3#
Maroni being controlled here, momentarily.
Phil Maroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Razor Ramon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maroni wants to hit a switch here but Ramon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maroni there!
Ramon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ramon controlling from mount.
Ramon throws some wild stikes that Maroni manages to avoid easily.
#SUB#
Maroni defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramon.
Maroni is squirming around, avoiding Ramon's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maroni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Razor Ramon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramon controlling Maroni's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razor Ramon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramon, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razor Ramon!
In defeat, Phil Maroni stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Event:
TBD#12 ALVAREZ vs. TYME
Date: Nov 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Maroni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD#
Blood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Maroni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
Blood is pressing down on Maroni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maroni is holding on for now. #SUB#
Blood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Blood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood trying to control from Maroni's half guard. Maroni has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T1#
Blood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blood trying to control but Maroni is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Maroni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maroni looking for a sweep. Not yet Maroni, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood stands up over Maroni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Maroni is keeping the position.
Maroni has momentary wrist control but Blood slips an elbow through the middle.
Blood wants to control from the top but Maroni keeps moving. #T2#
Blood is really struggling to control Maroni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blood throwing strikes from guard but Maroni blocks nicely.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maroni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blood wants to control from the top but Maroni keeps moving.
Blood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood throwing strikes from guard but Maroni blocks nicely.
Maroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maroni has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T3#
Blood cracks Maroni with a solid left hand.
Blood trying to control but Maroni is working from the bottom.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Blood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maroni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maroni has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Blood is looking for a triangle but Maroni pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Maroni from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Blood is looking for a triangle but Maroni pushes his legs off easily.
#T4##SUB#
Blood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Maroni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maroni sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maroni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blood's guard. #SUB#
Blood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maroni pulls his head out easily.
Maroni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood wants to control but Maroni is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Maroni seems to be working for a kimura but Blood defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Blood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maroni pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Blood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Blood looking to score a takedown here. Maroni is defending well but Blood drives through and ends up in Maroni's guard.
Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Maroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maroni stays in close to Blood's body and controls the position.
Blood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blood tries to get out of the position.
Maroni looking to pass the guard.
Blood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Blood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maroni can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Blood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maroni defends well.#SUB2#
Maroni drops back looking for a leg! Blood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blood manages to kick Maroni off! Maroni jumps back into Blood's guard. #T1##SUB#
Blood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maroni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blood is tightening it up a little... Maroni has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Maroni reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Maroni taps out! Nice BJJ there by Blood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Young Blood!
After winning the bout, Young Blood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Phil Maroni was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Event:
WW#4 JOHNSON vs. RIDER
Date: Oct 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Maroni throws a low kick but Bassi moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Maroni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maroni looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD#
Bassi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maroni is trying to keep an underhook but Bassi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bassi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maroni keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maroni is trying to control but can't.
Maroni is not content to let Bassi control the position.
Bassi is pressing down on Maroni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maroni is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Maroni trying to hold on to Bassi's head to control him but Bassi postures up.
Bassi is looking to take a break and control but Maroni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Bassi wants to pass to mount but Maroni is defending the position. #SUB#
Bassi is working for a submission of some sort.
Bassi thows a huge punch but Maroni dodges it nicely.
Bassi is just content to waste time from the top position. Maroni takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maroni holds on and takes a little breather.
Bassi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bassi trying to control the position from guard on top but Maroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bassi pushing down on Maroni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maroni is looking to improve his position.
Bassi is looking to stall here but Maroni recovers full guard.
Bassi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Bassi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maroni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maroni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maroni! #REVB#
Maroni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bassi keeps working.
Bassi can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Who's going to make the next move?
Bassi is trying to control Maroni's posture but Maroni avoids it.
Maroni tries to advance to mount but Bassi denies him.
Bassi is trying to control Maroni's posture but Maroni avoids it.
My spies in White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform me that Maroni has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bassi prevents Maroni from improving position.
Maroni controlling the position from side mount. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maroni is looking to take a break and control but Bassi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Maroni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bassi has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Maroni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bassi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bassi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Maroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bassi's calf.
Bassi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Bassi blocks the low kick.
Maroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maroni throws a leg kick which misses Bassi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bassi tries to avoid it.
Maroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maroni motions for Bassi to come forward. Maroni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Maroni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maroni. That's going to slow Bassi down.
Maroni connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Bassi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maroni just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBassi.
Maroni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bassi throws a quick counter head kick but Maroni was just out of range.#CL2#
Maroni clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Maroni tightens his grip and picks Bassi up, before dumping him to the ground. Bassi manages to land in guard.
Maroni looking to sit in guard and control but Bassi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB#
Bassi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maroni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bassi has Maroni in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Bassi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maroni wants to control from the top but Bassi keeps moving.
Maroni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maroni slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Bassi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maroni pulls his head out easily.
Bassi trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Maroni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maroni stalling away here and it's allowed Bassi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Maroni trying to control but Bassi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Maroni drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bassi dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Bassi cracks Maroni with a solid left hand.
Bassi wants to control from the top but Maroni keeps moving.
Bassi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bassi throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Maroni keeping moving, preventing Bassi from controlling successfully.
Maroni trying to keep a closed guard but Bassi is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bassi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maroni's guard. #SUB#
Bassi wants to work for an arm triangle but Maroni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bassi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maroni wants to get back to full guard.
Maroni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bassi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bassi is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maroni trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bassi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Maroni throws a leg kick that misses.
Bassi throws a quick counter head kick but Maroni was just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bassi.
Maroni just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBassi.
Maroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bassi.
Bassi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maroni. Bassi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bassi moves out of range of the leg kick from Maroni.
Maroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maroni misses with a leg kick
and Bassi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maroni misses with a head kick.
Maroni misses with a low kick. #T1#
Maroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bassi's calf.
Maroni connects with a jab.
Phil Maroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maroni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maroni throws a low kick but Bassi moves out of range easily.
Bassi dodges the punch combination from Maroni.
Bassi checks a leg kick.
As Maroni backs away, Bassi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Maroni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bassi.
Phil Maroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Maroni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Bassi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bassi wants to pass the guard but Maroni is keeping the position.
Bassi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Bassi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bassi trying to control the action but Maroni is working from the bottom.
Maroni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leozinho Bassi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##SUB#
Bassi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maroni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bassi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bassi thows a huge punch but Maroni dodges it nicely.
Maroni is looking for a sweep. Bassi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maroni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bassi.
Maroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Maroni won't allow Bassi to pass to mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bassi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maroni tries to roll over but Bassi keeps him under control.
Bassi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bassi thows a huge punch but Maroni dodges it nicely.
Bassi wants to take a breather but Maroni is having none of it.
Maroni tries to roll over but Bassi keeps him under control.
Bassi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maroni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maroni wants to improve his position but Bassi is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bassi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Phil Maroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bassi thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Maroni.
I've got Maroni 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Maroni!
A victorious Phil Maroni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
TBD#2 SHAHEN vs. DILLON
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Maroni throws a leg kick but Stephens moved away.
Stephens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stephens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Maroni tries to keep at a distance but Stephens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stephens lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Maroni is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stephens can't fight it off and eventually Maroni manages to take the fight to the floor. Stephens looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stephens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maroni content to stall in guard here.
Stephens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maroni is one step ahead there. #T1#
Maroni wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
Maroni preventing the sweep.
Maroni slips nicely into half guard.
Maroni is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maroni is thwarting Stephens 's attempts to control the position.
Stephens is refusing to be controlled, as Maroni sits in half guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Maroni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stephens defends it well.
Stephens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stephens .
Stephens wants to sweep but no luck.
Maroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephens is keeping the position for now.
My spies in White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform me that Maroni has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Maroni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Maroni drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stephens manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maroni has Stephens in his guard.#REVR#
Maroni keeping moving, preventing Stephens from controlling successfully. #T3#
Stephens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stephens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maroni holds on and takes a little breather.
Maroni working a defensive guard here.
Stephens landing some decent shots from guard.
Maroni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stephens throws an elbow that misses. Maroni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stephens 's guard. Nice move by Maroni!#REVB#
Maroni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maroni wants to pass the guard but Stephens is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Maroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stephens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Maroni. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Stephens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maroni 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.
Stephens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maroni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maroni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maroni throws a leg kick that misses.
Stephens is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maroni tried to score with a low kick but Stephens checks it.
Maroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stephens .
Stephens wants to clinch up but Maroni keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni misses the jab.
Maroni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maroni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stephens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephens throws a sloppy head kick
and Maroni counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens moves out of range of the leg kick from Maroni.#T1#
Stephens lands with a nice body punch.
Maroni is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Maroni there.#CL#
Stephens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stephens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stephens is pressed up against the cage. Maroni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stephens down to the mat. Stephens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stephens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroni feints a counter leg kick.#CL#
Stephens has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Maroni gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stephens controls Maroni momentarily but Maroni frees himself.
Stephens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stephens trying to keep a closed guard but Maroni is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Maroni throwing strikes from guard but Stephens blocks nicely.
Maroni wants to pass the guard but Stephens is keeping the position.
Stephens is trying to keep Maroni in close.
#SUB2#
Maroni drops back looking for a leg! Stephens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stephens manages to kick Maroni off! Maroni jumps back into Stephens 's guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dyl Stephens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stephens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Maroni forces Stephens back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Stephens is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
Stephens trying to land knees to the body.
Stephens is stalling here.
Stephens gets underhooks to prevent Maroni's takedown attempt.
Dyl Stephens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Maroni.
Maroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Our sources have told us that Stephens has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stephens prevents the takedown attempt.
Stephens controlling the action here for a moment.
Maroni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stephens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stephens taking a breather.
Stephens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maroni backwards.
Stephens with a knee to the head.
Stephens lands a nice uppercut.
Stephens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maroni is defending well for now.
Stephens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maroni up against the cage.
Stephens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maroni is defending well for now.
Maroni is looking for a takedown.
Stephens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stephens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maroni's face.
Stephens stops a takedown attempt from Maroni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyl Stephens dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Stephens tries to clinch but Maroni moves out of range. #CL#
Stephens clinches.
Stephens looking to throw knees to the head but Maroni is blocking nicely.
Dyl Stephens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stephens gets underhooks to prevent Maroni's takedown attempt.
Stephens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maroni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stephens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stephens stalls.
Stephens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maroni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Stephens .
Stephens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stephens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maroni up against the cage.
Maroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stephens looking to throw knees to the head but Maroni is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Stephens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maroni's face.
Maroni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stephens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maroni can do to turn this around?
Stephens misses with some punches.
Maroni blocks the elbow strike.
Stephens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maroni up against the cage.#BC2#
Maroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephens throws a head kick that misses.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stephens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maroni counters with a one-two to the body.
Maroni is looking to score with low kicks.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Maroni.
Maroni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maroni throws a front kick aimed at Stephens 's knee but Stephens avoids it well.
Stephens swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maroni throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Stephens moves in looking to clinch but Maroni pushes him off.
Maroni connects with a body shot that sends Stephens 's belly button to the back.
Maroni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL#
Stephens clinches with his opponent.
Stephens creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maroni's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Phil Maroni has been cut.
Stephens throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maroni is trying to push Stephens away but Stephens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stephens .
Stephens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stephens stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T3#
Stephens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maroni can't get the takedown.
Stephens stalling the fight.
Stephens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maroni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stephens prevents the takedown attempt.
Dyl Stephens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Maroni.
Stephens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Stephens on the inside.
Stephens looking to throw knees to the head but Maroni is blocking nicely.
Maroni tries for a takedown but Stephens manages to get underhooks.
Stephens looking to throw knees to the head but Maroni is blocking nicely.
Stephens working Maroni over with knees to the body.#T4#
Stephens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stephens is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stephens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stephens obliges.
Stephens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maroni's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Stephens .
Stephens slowing the pace effectively.
Stephens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maroni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Stephens .
Stephens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maroni up against the cage.
Stephens stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyl Stephens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stephens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyl Stephens !
The defeated Phil Maroni had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Event:
UNITED FN 2
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maroni throws a leg kick
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maroni pinned against the ropes. Maroni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Maroni.
Suzuki checks a leg kick nicely.
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suzuki connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maroni.
We've been told by Maroni's head coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suzuki misses with a leg kick
and Maroni counters with a two punch combo.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Maroni tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Suzuki counters with a single leg into guard. Maroni didn't expect that. #T1##SU2#
Maroni is working an open guard so Suzuki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maroni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maroni slips under a jab from Suzuki.
Maroni fires out a quick counter leg kick but Suzuki just manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Maroni. Those never looked like landing.
Suzuki wants to counter with a clinch but Maroni pushes him away.
A head kick misses from Maroni.
Maroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suzuki unleashes a big counter combination but Maroni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suzuki is defended easily by Maroni.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suzuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suzuki throws a counter combo.#T2#
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Maroni.
Maroni lands with a nice body punch.
Maroni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suzuki's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Maroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maroni connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maroni tries to clinch but Suzuki is having none of it.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maroni with a nice cross.
Maroni is looking to clinch.
Maroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
#T3#
Suzuki throws a body punch but Maroni moves out of range. #CL#
Maroni closes the distance and clinches.
Maroni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suzuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch but Maroni keeps him there for the moment.
Maroni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maroni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Suzuki is trying to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling him.
Maroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Suzuki avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Maroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Maroni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maroni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suzuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Maroni.
Suzuki misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Maroni closes the distance and clinches.
Maroni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Suzuki avoids the elbow strike from Maroni, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroni throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Maroni feints and then cracks Suzuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzuki down.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maroni.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suzuki wants to slow Maroni down by chopping away at his legs.
Maroni lands the left hand.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Maroni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Maroni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maroni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Maroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maroni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maroni connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maroni.
Maroni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suzuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phil Maroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suzuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suzuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Maroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maroni tried to score with a low kick but Suzuki checks it.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maroni can pounce on him.
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Maroni.#T2#
Maroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Suzuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Maroni was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Phil Maroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Maroni.
Maroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maroni napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T3#
Maroni is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SU2#
Suzuki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
Maroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maroni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maroni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Suzuki.
#T4#
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maroni can pounce on him.
Good work by Maroni as he checks the leg kick.
Maroni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maroni tries to clinch there but Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maroni counters with a one-two to the body.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Maroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.
Maroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maroni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maroni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maroni connects with an inside leg kick.
Maroni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suzuki's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A good leg kick by Maroni.
Maroni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maroni.
#CL#
Maroni clinches up with Suzuki and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Maroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maroni throws a leg kick but Suzuki moved away.
Phil Maroni is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Maroni closes the distance and clinches.
Maroni stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suzuki as Maroni tries to tie him up.
Maroni taking a breather. #T1#
Maroni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suzuki is trying to force a seperation but Maroni has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Suzuki blocks the elbow strike.
Maroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suzuki is keeping busy.#BC#
Maroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maroni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Maroni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Maroni tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Maroni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maroni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Suzuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Maroni sprawls well. He's pushed Suzuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maroni.
Maroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maroni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maroni lands with a slapping head kick.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suzuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Maroni wants to clinch.
Maroni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Maroni.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
Phil Maroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eiji Suzuki.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
Maroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maroni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maroni tries to clinch up but Suzuki circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki unleashes a big counter combination but Maroni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maroni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maroni connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maroni moves to clinch but Suzuki breaks away
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Maroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maroni, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Maroni!
Phil Maroni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
UNITED FN 1
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Guillard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Guillard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maroni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guillard 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.
Guillard tries to free his leg and advance position but Maroni is retaining full guard.
Guillard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maroni is proving hard to escape from.
Guillard looking to sit in guard and control but Maroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maroni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guillard tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Maroni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #ES2#
Guillard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Maroni walks into a left hand.
Guillard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guillard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maroni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maroni dives in for a single leg takedown but Guillard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Guillard throws a jab but it's blocked by Maroni.
Guillard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guillard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maroni.
Guillard lands with an uppercut that bounces Maroni off the cage and back into range.
Maroni looks to land a combination but Guillard avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guillard misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Guillard clinches with his opponent.
Maroni blocks a body shot from Guillard. #T2#
Maroni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maroni lands a nice knee to the body.
Maroni stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maroni throws an elbow but misses.
Guillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maroni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guillard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maroni - that landed with a thud.
Maroni missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Maroni.
#T3#
Maroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maroni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guillard tries to land knees in the clinch but Maroni avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guillard is trying to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling him.
Maroni trying to control the position but instead, Guillard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maroni into the cage.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guillard tries to break free but Maroni pushes him back against the cage.
Maroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Guillard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maroni.
Guillard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maroni.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Maroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guillard slips a jab and a cross from Maroni.
Guillard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maroni tries to clinch but Guillard moves out of range.
Guillard misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Guillard will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Guillard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guillard wants it to stay on the feet.
Maroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maroni throws a leg kick which misses Guillard's front leg but catches the back leg as Guillard tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Guillard clinches with his opponent.
Maroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guillard's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guillard is looking to break free of the clinch but Maroni has double underhooks.
Guillard wants to get back to striking at distance but Maroni won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillard can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Maroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guillard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maroni swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1##TD2#
Guillard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guillard lands in his opponent's guard.
Guillard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guillard looking to pass the guard.
Guillard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guillard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maroni trying to control the position.
Maroni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guillard is controlling him. #T2#
Maroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guillard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guillard wants to stand and escape but instead Maroni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Guillard is looking to stand up but Maroni isn't so interested in that idea.
Maroni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guillard is trying to control the position but Maroni postures up. #T3#
Maroni throwing strikes but missing.
Guillard looking for a sweep. Not yet Guillard, not yet.
Guillard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maroni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maroni trying to control the position from guard on top but Guillard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maroni misses with a double jab.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Guillard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maroni tries to clinch up.
Guillard looks to land a right hand but Maroni moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maroni.
Guillard missing with a left hand there. Maroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maroni is looking for a counter combo.
Guillard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guillard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maroni can pounce on him.
#CL2#
Guillard closes the distance and clinches.
Maroni drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T4#
Guillard avoiding damage as Maroni throws knees to the body.
Guillard prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Maroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Guillard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
TJ Guillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guillard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maroni is able to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Guillard misses.
Guillard works over Maroni's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maroni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but TJ Guillard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
#R3#
Maroni thumps Guillard with a low kick.
Maroni walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Guillard clinches.
Maroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Guillard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maroni avoiding damage as Guillard throws knees to the body.
Guillard dodges an elbow strike from Maroni.
Guillard has had enough of the clinch but Maroni keeps him there for the moment.
Guillard is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Maroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Guillard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maroni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maroni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Maroni being controlled here, momentarily.
Maroni lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Guillard controls Maroni momentarily but Maroni frees himself.
Maroni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maroni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guillard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guillard is looking to stand up but Maroni isn't so interested in that idea.
Guillard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maroni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guillard keeping moving, preventing Maroni from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Guillard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guillard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guillard eats them both and turns towards Maroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guillard paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2#
Guillard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maroni's guard.#ES#
Maroni pushes Guillard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Phil Maroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maroni throws a combination. Guillard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guillard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Guillard forces Maroni back against the cage and clinches.
Guillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maroni looking to slow down the pace here.
Maroni leaning against his opponent.
#T4#
Maroni misses with an elbow over the top.
Guillard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maroni tries to break the clinch but Guillard is controlling the position.
Guillard blocking some punches.
Maroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Guillard avoids the damage to the body.
Maroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maroni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maroni is trying to maintain a safe position but Guillard gets an underhook and turns Maroni into the cage.
TJ Guillard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guillard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maroni walks away with a smile on his face. Guillard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Maroni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guillard 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... TJ Guillard!
TJ Guillard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Phil Maroni had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight'.
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Maroni lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Phil Maroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maroni.
#CL2#
Maroni clinches up against the cage.
Lewis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maroni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lewis is trying to push Maroni away but Maroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maroni scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Maroni won't allow it.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Maroni.
Maroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Maroni prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Maroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Maroni - that landed with a thud.
Maroni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maroni controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis is trying to break free.#T1#
Maroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maroni tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maroni has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling him.
Maroni has Lewis pressed against the cage, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maroni prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Lewis avoiding damage as Maroni throws knees to the body.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Maroni avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Maroni lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Maroni looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Maroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Maroni keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Maroni is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Maroni into the cage.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Maroni won't allow it.
Maroni blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Maroni trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maroni into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis wants to break free but Maroni has control.
Maroni pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maroni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maroni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Maroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Maroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lewis lands with a straight right. Maroni didn't see that one coming.
Maroni tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a right hand that Maroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Maroni also avoids with ease.
Leon Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis looks to land a combination. Maroni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maroni.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maroni, right into the meat.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maroni throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Maroni looks to move away, Lewis throws a big counter combo but Maroni just gets out of the way.
No luck for Maroni with that takedown attempt.
Lewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Maroni.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Maroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Lewis misses its target.
Maroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Maroni throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Maroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maroni.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Maroni unleashes a big counter combination but Lewis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leon Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maroni misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Maroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maroni is looking for the big counter here.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Maroni tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Phil Maroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Maroni.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Maroni tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maroni, right into the meat.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maroni. Maroni obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Maroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis throws a big counter combination but Maroni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maroni scores with a leg kick.
Maroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a big counter combination but Maroni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maroni.
Maroni tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2##CL2#
Maroni rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Maroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling the position.
Maroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maroni keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maroni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Leon Lewis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maroni.
Maroni wants to stall.
Maroni trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maroni into the cage.#T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Maroni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis tries to circle away but Maroni has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Maroni tries to tie him up.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Maroni is controlling the position.
Maroni misses with a body punch.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Maroni has the dominant position.
Maroni tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maroni has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Maroni tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maroni connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Maroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maroni is defended easily by Lewis.
Lewis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maroni closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Maroni unleashes a big counter combination but Lewis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Maroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Lewis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Lewis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maroni.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Maroni avoids them all with ease.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Maroni lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Maroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Maroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Maroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maroni wants to clinch.#T1#
Maroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maroni wants to clinch.
As Maroni looks to move away, Lewis throws a big counter combo but Maroni just gets out of the way.
Maroni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leon Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Maroni avoids it well.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Maroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Maroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Maroni.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maroni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Maroni persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Maroni.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maroni! But no joy.
Maroni stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maroni cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Maroni scores with a three punch combo!
Maroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Lewis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maroni tries to clinch up.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Lewis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Maroni avoids it well.
Maroni moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Maroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Maroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phil Maroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maroni tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Maroni.
Well Maroni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Maroni!
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