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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristan Maruyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eagles Giants had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristan Maruyama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruyama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giants connects with a right hand. Maruyama shakes it off.
Giants thows a leg kick but Maruyama checks it
and Maruyama counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Maruyama.
Maruyama is trying to drag Giants to the mat but Giants just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Giants tries to work over Maruyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giants lands a hook that snaps the head of Maruyama backwards.
Giants lands a hook that snaps the head of Maruyama backwards.
Giants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giants throws a leg kick which misses Maruyama's front leg but catches the back leg as Maruyama tries to avoid it.
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!
Giants scores with a kick to the body.
Giants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giants throws a head kick that misses
and Maruyama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giants tried to score with a low kick but Maruyama checks it.
Maruyama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giants throws a leg kick
and Maruyama counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Giants keeping his opponent close.
Giants manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Giants wants to stand but Maruyama has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maruyama wants to control but Giants is keeping busy.
It looks like Giants is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama moves into full guard.
Maruyama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giants defends well.
Maruyama is looking for a triangle but Giants pushes his legs off easily.
Maruyama trying to keep a closed guard but Giants is proving a slippery customer.
Maruyama is working an open guard so Giants takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maruyama blocks a head kick by Giants.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giants throws a head kick that Maruyama semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Giants.
Giants throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maruyama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giants 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 Maruyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maruyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Giants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giants lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giants feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maruyama's calf.
Giants misses with a low kick.
Giants thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maruyama if he has to take too many more of those.
Maruyama looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giants turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giants.
Giants throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giants misses with a head kick.
Giants scores with a head kick.
Eagles Giants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giants misses with a low kick.
Maruyama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giants throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giants throws out a leg kick but Maruyama moves out of range and Giants only half commits.
Giants tried to score with a low kick but Maruyama checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eagles Giants dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giants works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giants pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maruyama is out of range and Giants settles back down.
Giants misses with a head kick.
Giants connects with a body shot that sends Maruyama's belly button to the back.
Giants lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giants is looking to score with low kicks.
Maruyama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Maruyama as he checks the leg kick.
Giants is looking to slow Maruyama down with leg kicks.
Maruyama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maruyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giants scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maruyama is breathing heavily.
Maruyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maruyama. That did some damage!
Giants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eagles Giants is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maruyama moves forwards but Giants connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giants scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giants throws a leg kick but Maruyama moved away.
Giants throws a sloppy head kick and Maruyama moves out of range easily.
Giants connects with a leg kick. Maruyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kristan Maruyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giants connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants thows a leg kick but Maruyama checks it
and Maruyama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maruyama blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maruyama is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Giants lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giants takes an elbow to the temple.
Giants lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maruyama backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Giants.
Giants lands with a short shot to the head.
Maruyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giants lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Giants.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giants.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Giants.
Giants displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maruyama up against the cage.
Giants lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giants digs a right hand into Maruyama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maruyama's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giants.
Giants lands with a short shot to the head.
Giants tries to work over Maruyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giants throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giants lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Giants - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Giants.
Giants breaks from the clinch.
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!
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maruyama. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giants fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giants throws a leg kick which misses Maruyama's front leg but catches the back leg as Maruyama tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giants.
Giants thows a body kick. Maruyama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Giants plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Giants explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Giants there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giants throws a good cross that connects.
Giants throws a sloppy head kick and Maruyama moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eagles Giants dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giants scores with a leg kick.
Giants lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giants pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giants walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maruyama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giants.
Giants throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maruyama's head.
Giants throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Maruyama blocks the leg kick.
Giants lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maruyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giants misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruyama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maruyama manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Giants coming out on top.
Giants throws a solid leg kick but Maruyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giants.
Giants misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Giants.
Giants swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Giants throws a leg kick but Maruyama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maruyama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giants.
Giants lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants misses with a leg kick.
Maruyama checks a low kick from Giants.
Giants lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maruyama's sensitive parts.
Maruyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giants counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Maruyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maruyama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maruyama moves out of range of the body kick from Giants.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giants lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maruyama tries to clinch there but Giants circles away.
An inside leg kick from Giants misses.
Maruyama avoids the head kick by Giants.
Maruyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giants. Giants obviously looking to wear him down.
Giants moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giants attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Giants throws a nice outside leg kick.
Giants is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giants.
Giants tries to work over Maruyama's front leg with a kick but Maruyama checks it.
Giants lands a head kick. Maruyama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giants lands with a kick to the temple. Maruyama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Giants 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.
Giants feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maruyama's calf.
Giants throws a chopping leg kick but Maruyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giants misses with a leg kick
and Maruyama counters by clinching up.
Giants lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maruyama has Giants pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Giants manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eagles Giants clearly takes that round.
That's time! Giants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Giants.
Maruyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Maruyama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Maruyama.
Giants lands a slapping body shot.
Giants 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.
Giants misses with a kick to the body.
Maruyama moves out of range of the leg kick from Giants.
Giants looks to land a body kick but Maruyama moved away.
Giants connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruyama moves out of range of the leg kick from Giants.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maruyama. That did some damage!
Maruyama is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maruyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giants connects with an inside leg kick.
Giants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giants chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giants misses with a low kick.
Giants comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maruyama takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants stuns Maruyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giants shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giants lands with a nice body punch.
Giants lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giants is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maruyama can do to turn this around?
Maruyama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giants throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giants.
Giants throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maruyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giants tried to score with a low kick but Maruyama checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Giants finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Giants throws a chopping leg kick but Maruyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Giants.
Maruyama 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.
Giants lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Maruyama blocks the leg kick.
Giants tried to score with a low kick but Maruyama checks it.
Giants moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giants 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama tries to clinch
and Giants counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Giants jabs Maruyama right on the nose. Maruyama blinks but takes it well.
Maruyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giants.
Maruyama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maruyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giants.
Giants throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giants throws a head kick that Maruyama semi-blocks.
Giants moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giants moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eagles Giants had his way with Kristan Maruyama in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maruyama. That did some damage!
Maruyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giants.
Giants connects with a leg kick. Maruyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Giants.
Giants throws a chopping leg kick but Maruyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice uppercut there from Giants.
Giants tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maruyama is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Giants is looking to score with low kicks.
Giants throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maruyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giants.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giants.
Giants throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maruyama's head.
Giants lands a high kick!
Giants with a nice cross.
Maruyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maruyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Giants - that will leave a mark!
Giants connects with a leg kick. Maruyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Giants lands a head kick. Maruyama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Giants throws out a leg kick but Maruyama moves out of range and Giants only half commits.
Giants fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eagles Giants is winning the standup battle so far.
Giants throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maruyama's head.
Maruyama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giants is out of range and Maruyama settles back down.
Giants tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maruyama is able to avoid easily.
Maruyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giants can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Giants.
Giants throws a leg kick which misses Maruyama's front leg but catches the back leg as Maruyama tries to avoid it.
Giants misses with a wild body shot.
Kristan Maruyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eagles Giants is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giants lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maruyama takes a step back to recover.
Maruyama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Giants.
Giants throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giants moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giants lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants scoring well with a low kick there.
Giants goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Giants turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giants avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maruyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giants can pounce on him.
Maruyama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Giants thumps Maruyama with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giants thumps Maruyama with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giants. That's going to slow Maruyama down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eagles Giants showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giants, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:41
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:41
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eagles Giants!
Eagles Giants retains his light heavyweight title!
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