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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tony Maggio enters the cage!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tantric Yogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maggio.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yogi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maggio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony Maggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio tries to work over Yogi's front leg with a kick but Yogi checks it.
Maggio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maggio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yogi closes the distance and clinches up with Maggio, looking for a takedown. Yogi pushes Maggio against the cage but Maggio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maggio is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maggio.
Maggio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Maggio misses.
Maggio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yogi throws a head kick that misses.
Yogi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yogi lands a high kick!
Maggio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio throws a right and a left that Yogi avoids nicely.
Yogi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yogi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maggio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maggio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maggio throws a push kick but Yogi slaps the foot to one side.
Maggio has managed to clinch.
Maggio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maggio 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.
Yogi fails with the takedown.
Maggio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maggio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maggio doesn't manage to clinch there - Yogi circles away.
Maggio gets a clinch.
Yogi fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantric Yogi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio working Yogi over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yogi is defending well for now.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Yogi is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maggio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yogi up against the cage.
Yogi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maggio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yogi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yogi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yogi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yogi slips a jab and a cross from Maggio.
Nice sprawl there from Maggio as Yogi shoots in.
Maggio moves into range and clinches up with Yogi.
Maggio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maggio.
Maggio tries a head kick but it misses.
Maggio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maggio misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio closes the distance and clinches.
Maggio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yogi keeps the fight on the outside.
Maggio throws a wild body kick that Yogi sees coming a mile off.
Maggio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maggio looks to land a combination but Yogi avoids it well.
Yogi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yogi passes Maggio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yogi prevents Maggio from standing back up.
Yogi trying to mount his opponent but Maggio defends it.
Maggio is trying to get back to full guard.
Maggio pushes Yogi off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Maggio does no damage.
Yogi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yogi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maggio thuds his shin into the meat of Yogi's side.
Yogi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maggio.
Yogi misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Yogi misses
and Maggio counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Maggio misses
and Yogi counters with a shoot takedown. Maggio fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yogi won't allow Maggio to sweep him here.
Yogi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maggio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yogi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Maggio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maggio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yogi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yogi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maggio avoids a kick to the body.
Maggio moves in looking to clinch but Yogi pushes him off.
Maggio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yogi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yogi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maggio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yogi 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 Maggio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maggio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maggio rushes Yogi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Maggio.
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yogi is defending well for now.
Yogi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maggio smiles and moves away.
Yogi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maggio was covering up waiting for the punch and Yogi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi is looking to work some ground and pound but Maggio has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yogi looking to pass the guard.
Maggio wants to sweep but no luck.
Yogi stops Maggio from standing up.
Yogi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maggio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yogi is controlling him.
Maggio is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maggio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maggio tries a head kick but it misses.
Yogi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Yogi misses.
Maggio misses with a head kick.
Yogi throws a head kick that misses
and Maggio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses
and Yogi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yogi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maggio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yogi won't allow Maggio to sweep him here.
Maggio working a defensive guard but Yogi passes into half guard.
Maggio tries to roll over but Yogi keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio is trying to control but can't.
Yogi prevents Maggio from standing back up.
Yogi wants to control but Maggio is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maggio leaves Yogi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yogi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maggio as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantric Yogi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maggio tries to clinch up but Yogi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yogi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yogi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maggio is fending him off so far but Yogi persists. Nope, Maggio circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maggio throws a lazy head kick
and Yogi counters with an outside leg kick.
Maggio blocks a low kick nicely.
Yogi checks a leg kick nicely.
Maggio is looking to clinch but Yogi is avoiding it.
Yogi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yogi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yogi fails to land the takedown.
Tony Maggio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maggio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantric Yogi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yogi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yogi scores with a leg kick.
Maggio misses with a body kick.
Maggio is looking to land body kicks.
Maggio is looking to clinch but Yogi is avoiding it.
Maggio misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tantric Yogi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Maggio throws a nice looking combination but Yogi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maggio looks to throw a body kick
and Yogi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maggio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yogi trying to pass the guard but Maggio defending well.
Maggio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yogi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maggio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yogi wants to control from the top but Maggio keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maggio keeping full guard, as Yogi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yogi.
Tony Maggio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maggio tries to clinch but Yogi is having none of it.
Maggio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maggio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yogi dives in and grabs Maggio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maggio pushes down on Yogi's head and hops out.
Some bone on bone action there as Yogi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maggio thows a leg kick but Yogi checks it
and Yogi counters with a body kick that stops Maggio in his tracks momentarily.
Yogi moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Maggio.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Yogi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maggio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yogi tries a low kick but Maggio avoids it.
Maggio lands a high kick!
Maggio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yogi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maggio!
Maggio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yogi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yogi tries to push Maggio's head away but Maggio is holding on tight.
Maggio tries to control the position but Yogi now has his back.
Yogi has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maggio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yogi has good solid back control here.
Maggio tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maggio manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yogi's guard. Nice work there by Maggio.
Maggio wants to control from the top but Yogi keeps moving.
Yogi is looking to sweep but instead, Maggio has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maggio wants to control but Yogi is keeping him busy.
Yogi tries to roll over but Maggio keeps him under control.
Yogi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yogi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maggio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tantric Yogi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yogi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantric Yogi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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