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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! |
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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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