Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: ENIGMA 224
Date: Oct 31, 2024

#R1#
Maluga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Maluga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makunouchi lands with a hook. Maluga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maluga slips a jab from Makunouchi.
Maluga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makunouchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Maluga finds it's way through Makunouchi's defenses.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Maluga misses the target.
Maluga throws a poor cross that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maluga thinking.
A jab from Makunouchi finds it's way through Maluga's defenses. #T1#
A big left from Maluga misses.
Nice shot by Makunouchi.#KD2#
Makunouchi lands a big uppercut and Maluga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maluga looks OK. Makunouchi waves Maluga back to his feet!#KD2#
Makunouchi lands a big uppercut and Maluga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maluga looks OK. Makunouchi waves Maluga back to his feet!#ROC2#Maluga is rocked!#CUT2#Beluga Maluga's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#KD2#
Makunouchi lands a big uppercut and Maluga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maluga looks OK. Makunouchi waves Maluga back to his feet!
Oh Maluga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makunouchi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maluga seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Makunouchi lands with a big right hook that stumbles Maluga - he's out on his feet here! Makunouchi follows up with another monster hook that separates Maluga from consciousness! Maluga falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Makunouchi stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ippo Makunouchi!

Event: ENIGMA 220
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1#
Despo dips to his left and cracks Maluga with an uppercut!
Henrico Despo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Despo scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
Maluga scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Henrico Despo has been cut.
Despo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Despo throws a hook but Maluga avoids it easily.
Despo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maluga takes one to the chin there.
Despo punishes Maluga's body with a nice straight punch.
Maluga misses with an uppercut. Despo saw that one coming.
Maluga throws out a loose jab but Despo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despo lands a nice hook to Maluga's body. Maluga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Despo just misses with a punch to the body.
Despo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Despo misses the target.
Maluga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Despo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Despo just misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga avoids the body shot from Despo.
Despo scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Maluga cracks Despo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Despo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maluga finish him?
Despo cracks Maluga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Despo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maluga.
A punch lands to the side of Despo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Despo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Despo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maluga.
A quick step to the side and Despo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maluga misses with an uppercut. Despo saw that one coming.#T2#
A jab from Despo finds it's way through Maluga's defenses.
Maluga slips a jab from Despo.
A little jabbing left from Maluga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maluga is trying to push Despo away but Despo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Despo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Despo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Despo misses with a body punch.
Maluga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maluga tries to break free but Despo pushes him back against the cage.
Despo keeps control of Maluga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Despo.
Maluga has had enough of the clinch but Despo keeps him there for the moment.
Despo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maluga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Maluga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Despo scores with a decent looking hook.
Despo lands with a nice body punch.
Despo misses with a jab to the body
and Maluga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Despo misses with a hook to the body
and Maluga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Despo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Despo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Despo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Maluga misses.
Despo misses with a double jab.
Maluga slips a straight right by Despo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maluga! But no joy.
A combination from Despo does no damage.
Maluga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Despo throws a nice looking combination but Maluga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maluga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Despo connects with a looping right hand.
Maluga throws a looping overhand right but Despo ducks down to avoid it.
Despo scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Despo thuds his right hand into Maluga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#That has opened up Beluga Maluga's cut even more.
Despo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Despo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maluga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maluga misses with a right hand
and Despo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maluga moves forwards but Despo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maluga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Despo. Maluga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despo thuds a left hand into Maluga's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Despo cracks Maluga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#The cut above Beluga Maluga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Despo sends Maluga crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Despo is motioning to the referee to let Maluga up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henrico Despo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Despo throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Maluga stumbling backwards into the cage! Maluga bounces back off the cage towards Despo, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Despo lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Despo celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henrico Despo!

Event: ENIGMA 216
Date: Sep 08, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Que closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maluga's guard.
Que landing some decent shots from guard.
Maluga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Que passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Que seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maluga is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Omnipotent Que!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Omnipotent Que waved his t-shirt featuring Battleborn Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: ENIGMA 211
Date: Aug 04, 2024

#R1#
A nice leg kick from Sagapolutele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagapolutele throws a poor cross that misses
and Maluga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like George Sagapolutele has been cut.
Maluga works the jab nicely.
Sagapolutele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagapolutele throws a series of punches but Maluga avoids them all with ease. #KD#
Maluga drops Sagapolutele with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sagapolutele looks back up at him and smiles so Maluga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Sagapolutele is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sagapolutele out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beluga Maluga!

Event: ENIGMA 206
Date: Jun 23, 2024

#R1#
Maluga looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Maluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Norris - that will leave a mark!
Chunk Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maluga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris.
We've been told by Maluga's head coaches at Fireball Zone that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Norris throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Maluga.#KD2#
Norris lands a big head kick that sends Maluga tumbling to the mat! Norris takes a step backwards and waves Maluga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maluga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maluga jabs at Norris's body.
Norris connects with a high kick. #KD2#
Norris lands a big head kick that sends Maluga tumbling to the mat! Norris takes a step backwards and waves Maluga back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Maluga is rocked!#CUT2#Beluga Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Maluga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maluga dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Maluga slips under a jab from Norris.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Norris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maluga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norris throws a nice head kick!
Maluga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Maluga moves out of range of the strikes.
Maluga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maluga misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris lands a high kick!
Maluga dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maluga lands a nice shot that snaps Norris's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maluga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maluga lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Norris head around and knocks him out cold! Maluga hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beluga Maluga!

Event: ENIGMA 202
Date: May 19, 2024

#R1#
Fuimaono paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
Maluga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maluga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#KD2#
Maluga cracks Fuimaono with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fuimaono looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maluga finish him? #CUT2#It looks like Piliki Fuimaono has been cut.
Donk. Fuimaono catches Maluga right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga blocks a jab.#TD#
Maluga gets caught flat footed, as Fuimaono shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fuimaono working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maluga's head.
Maluga working a defensive guard here.
Maluga wants to sweep here but Fuimaono controlling him for the moment.
Fuimaono postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maluga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuimaono. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maluga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuimaono is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maluga is on top in guard. #REVB#
Fuimaono has his hands on Maluga's head, controlling the position.
Fuimaono will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1##ES#
Fuimaono has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Maluga has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fuimaono working hard to break the clinch.
Maluga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuimaono is trying to push Maluga away but Maluga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fuimaono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fuimaono is trying to break the clinch but Maluga has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Maluga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuimaono wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuimaono tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.
Maluga working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
We've been hearing reports that Fuimaono has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maluga working aggressively here. #T2#
Fuimaono prevents a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maluga keeps control of Fuimaono as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuimaono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuimaono swings wildly with an uppercut but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuimaono controls his hands.
Maluga misses with the head strike.
Fuimaono tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
Fuimaono tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land. #KD2#
Maluga drops Fuimaono with a big knee straight up the middle! Fuimaono is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga swings for the body but Fuimaono moves out of range.
Fuimaono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piliki Fuimaono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Fuimaono scores with a takedown into Maluga's guard.
Fuimaono showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maluga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuimaono is one step ahead there. #T3#
Fuimaono lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fuimaono landing with the ground and pound.
Fuimaono not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fuimaono works over Maluga with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuimaono stands up over Maluga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuimaono landing some decent shots from guard.
Maluga looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4##SUB2#
Maluga isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fuimaono stacks Maluga on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fuimaono!#SUB#
Fuimaono has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Maluga is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fuimaono yanks on the arm and Maluga is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fuimaono.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piliki Fuimaono!

Event: ENIGMA 196
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1#
Shamrock walks into a jab.#CUT#It looks like Ken Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shamrock's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD2#
Shamrock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maluga is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Maluga wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Shamrock has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Maluga's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Maluga is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Shamrock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ken Shamrock!
Ken Shamrock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: STRIKE! - MMA 4
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Rowland throws a sloppy body shot
and Maluga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rowland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rowland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maluga doesn't seem bothered though.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rowland moves away.
Maluga lands a nice shot that snaps Rowland's head back.
Maluga throws a right hand that misses
and Rowland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rowland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowland throws a shot from downtown. Maluga moves away and avoids it.
Maluga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rowland misses with a hook
and Maluga counters with a nice uppercut.
Maluga throws a jab when Rowland was well out of range.#T1#
Rowland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rowland swings widly with a right hand
and Maluga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rowland tries to clinch up but Maluga circles away and keeps his distance.
Maluga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rowland misses with a wild body shot.
Maluga tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rowland manages to circle out of the way.
Maluga swings for the body but Rowland moves out of range.
Maluga misses with a lunging right hand
and Rowland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rowland cracks Maluga with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
Rowland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maluga misses with an uppercut
and Rowland counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rowland. Maluga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zechariah Rowland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maluga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rowland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maluga rather than just go for the knockout.#CL2#
Rowland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maluga, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
Rowland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maluga to keep the fight standing.
Maluga tries to work over Rowland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rowland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rowland scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
Maluga throws a head punch that misses.
Rowland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maluga lands a hook that snaps the head of Rowland backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
Rowland tries to land a knee to the head but Maluga blocks with his arms.
Rowland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rowland throws a head punch that misses.
Rowland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maluga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maluga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rowland backwards.
Rowland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rowland prevents a body shot from Maluga.
Rowland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rowland looking to throw knees to the head but Maluga is blocking nicely.
Rowland tries a knee to the head but Maluga blocks it.
Maluga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rowland or not.
Rowland looks winded!
Rowland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rowlands head.
Rowland has a couple of punches blocked by Maluga.
Rowland misses with a knee strike.
Rowland tries a knee to the head but Maluga blocks it.
Maluga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Maluga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maluga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
A nice left hand lands by Maluga.
Maluga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maluga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Maluga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rowland digs a good hook to Maluga's body.
Maluga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maluga jabs Rowland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rowland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Maluga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maluga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maluga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rowland backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Beluga Maluga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beluga Maluga's cut.
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##KD#
Maluga lands a big right hand that sends Rowland crashing to the mat! Maluga stays standing though and waves Rowland back to his feet!#ROC#Rowland is rocked!
Rowland misses with a lunging right hand
and Maluga rattles Rowland with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Rowland tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Maluga dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Rowland stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Beluga Maluga!

Event: FTF 1
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
Maluga misses the shot to the body.
Maluga takes a swing at Rowland's ribcage but misses.
Maluga connects with a body shot.
Rowland tries to clinch but Maluga is having none of it.
Maluga looks to land a right hand but Rowland moved out of range.
Rowland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maluga could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rowland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maluga.
Rowland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rowland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maluga lunges at Rowland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rowland's hand.
A shot to the liver by Maluga. Beautiful body shot.
Maluga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rowland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maluga lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowland scores with a body shot.
Maluga lands with an overhand left.
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rowland is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maluga with a body shot.#T1#
Rowland ducks under a wild hook from Maluga.
It seemed like Rowland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maluga lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Maluga misses.
Rowland let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rowland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maluga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maluga is looking to wear down Rowland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maluga takes a swing at Rowland's ribcage but misses.
Rowland moves out of range of the strikes.
Rowland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maluga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maluga cracks a nice hook into Rowland's ribs.
Maluga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maluga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maluga throws a hook to the side of Rowland's head but Rowland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rowland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rowland let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maluga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rowland.
Maluga misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maluga lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maluga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maluga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rowland scrambles back to his feet.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rowland moves away.
Maluga misses the shot to the body.
Maluga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rowland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rowland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maluga tries for a takedown but Rowland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maluga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rowland manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Rowland misses.
Maluga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Rowland misses.
Maluga throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rowland counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Rowland.#CUT2#It looks like Beluga Maluga has been cut.
Maluga throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rowland to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Maluga misses with a lunging right hand
and Rowland counters with a straight right hand.
Maluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rowland! But no joy.
Maluga tries for a takedown but Rowland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rowland avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rowland moves away.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Rowland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rowland is looking to clinch but Maluga is avoiding it.
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rowland tries to clinch up but Maluga circles away and keeps his distance.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maluga. Rowland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maluga scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Rowland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rowland wants to get back to striking at distance but Maluga won't allow it.
Rowland misses with a knee strike.
Rowland fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Maluga avoiding damage as Rowland throws knees to the body.
Rowland has Maluga pressed against the ropes, preventing Maluga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rowland struggles to land a body shot inside as Maluga controls his hands.
Maluga lands a body punch.
Maluga misses with a body punch.
Maluga lands a right hand.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maluga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rowland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rowland can't break the clinch.
Maluga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowland struggles to land a body shot inside as Maluga controls his hands.
Maluga is working Rowland over against the ropes.
Rowland looks winded!
Maluga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maluga - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Maluga. #BC#
Maluga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maluga cracks a nice hook into Rowland's ribs.
Maluga misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Rowland releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rowland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beluga Maluga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beluga Maluga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A shot to the liver by Maluga. Beautiful body shot.
Rowland throws a lazy right hand but Maluga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maluga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maluga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rowland can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Maluga. Rowland does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Maluga takes the fight into the clinch.
Rowland trying to land knees to the body.
Rowland tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
Rowland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rowland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rowland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maluga has him pressed against the ropes.
Maluga stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga cracks Rowland with a nice body shot.
Maluga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rowland backwards.
Rowland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rowland is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Maluga.
Maluga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Maluga.
Maluga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
Nice body punch from Maluga.
Maluga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Maluga manages to break the clinch.
Maluga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rowland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maluga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maluga scores with a nice strike.
Rowland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Rowland gets tackled into the ropes by Maluga. Maluga maintains the clinch.
Maluga has Rowland pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rowland blocks a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga lands a body punch.
Maluga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rowland.
Maluga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maluga is working Rowland over against the ropes.#BC#
Maluga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Maluga has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rowland is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maluga avoiding damage as Rowland throws knees to the body. #T2#
Maluga lands with a right to the head.
Rowland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maluga.
Rowland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maluga.
A left hand lands to the body for Maluga.
Maluga lands a nice shot to the body.
Maluga is leaning against Rowland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maluga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rowland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maluga lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Maluga breaks from the clinch.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rowland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maluga swings for the body but Rowland moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rowland! But no joy.
Maluga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maluga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rowland doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Rowland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rowland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL#
Maluga gets a clinch.
Beluga Maluga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rowland misses with a body punch.
Maluga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maluga scores with a shoulder strike.
Maluga trying to stall but Rowland improves his position.
Rowland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maluga.
Maluga scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#Rowland is rocked!
Maluga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rowland is still on wobbly legs! Can Maluga finish him?
Nice body punch from Maluga - that landed with a thud.
Maluga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maluga lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rowland to his knees! Maluga keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beluga Maluga!

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