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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Make Munalukko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Sagat's chin.
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko throws a front kick aimed at Sagat's knee but Sagat avoids it well.
Munalukko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munalukko connects with a body shot that sends Sagat's belly button to the back.
Sagat scores with a hook to the body. Munalukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sagat swings for the body but Munalukko moves out of range.
Sagat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Munalukko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munalukko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sagat.
Sagat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Munalukko on the side of the head.
Sagat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagat lunges at Munalukko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Munalukko's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munalukko.
Munalukko moves into the clinch.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagat checks the leg kick.
Sagat moves out of range of the body kick.
Sagat works Munalukko's body with a nice hook.
Munalukko misses with a lunging right hand
and Sagat counters with a good, hard body kick but Munalukko shrugs it off.
Munalukko staying out of range there.
Sagat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Munalukko jabs Sagat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
Munalukko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sagat.
Sagat stuns Munalukko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Munalukko is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Munalukko's head but Munalukko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munalukko takes one to the side of the head.
Sagat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with a body shot
and Sagat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Munalukko's knee momentarily.
Sagat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munalukko manages to avoid it.
A big right from Sagat misses.
Sagat scores with a leg kick.
Munalukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Munalukko is looking to wear down Sagat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Sagat is looking to slow Munalukko down with leg kicks.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Munalukko moves away and avoids it.
Munalukko has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagat.
Munalukko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Munalukko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munalukko lands a nice looking body kick.
Sagat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Munalukko to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munalukko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Munalukko's ribs.
Sagat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munalukko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sagat scrambles back to his feet.
Munalukko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munalukko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munalukko ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Munalukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sagat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Munalukko - the referee stops the clock and Sagat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Munalukko. Sagat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
Sagat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sagat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Sagat moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Sagat cracks Munalukko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Munalukko clinches up against the cage.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Munalukko is blocking nicely.
Munalukko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Munalukko throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.
Munalukko blocks an elbow strike.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Munalukko.
Sagat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sagat takes a shot to the head.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Munalukko has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Sagat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sagat has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Munalukko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sagat can turn it around.
Stalling in the clinch from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko misses with a body punch.
Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Munalukko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Munalukko misses.
Munalukko wants to land a leg kick but Sagat is out of range.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick.
Munalukko throws a low kick but Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat feints and then cracks Munalukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munalukko down.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
Munalukko scores with a hook to the body. Sagat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sagat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munalukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munalukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sagat.
Munalukko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munalukko misses with a looping right.
Sagat throws a body punch but Munalukko moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munalukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. Munalukko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Munalukko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagat counters with an inside leg kick.
Sagat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sagat.
Sagat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a nice combination. Munalukko backs away looking to recover.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat jabs Munalukko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sagat throws a head kick but Munalukko moves out of range.
Sagat feints and then cracks Munalukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munalukko down.
A shot to the liver by Sagat. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munalukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Munalukko circles away and keeps his distance.
Munalukko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. Sagat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munalukko moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sagat checks a leg kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munalukko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Munalukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sagat throws a solid leg kick but Munalukko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sagat.
Victor Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munalukko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sagat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munalukko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Munalukko moves away and avoids it.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Munalukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Munalukko defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Sagat throws the left hand but Munalukko avoids the punch easily.
Munalukko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Munalukko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munalukko.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
Sagat looks to land a body kick but Munalukko moved away.
No joy there for Munalukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Munalukko is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Munalukko moved out of range nicely.
Sagat tries to work over Munalukko's front leg with a kick but Munalukko checks it.
A low kick from Munalukko misses
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko throws an off balance right hand
and Sagat counters with an inside leg kick.
Munalukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Sagat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Munalukko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat thows a leg kick but Munalukko checks it
letting Munalukko counter with a right hand.
Sagat throws a one two combo.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
Munalukko throws a chopping leg kick but Sagat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munalukko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Munalukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munalukko throws a leg kick
and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munalukko thumps Sagat with a low kick.
Munalukko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Make Munalukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagat staying out of range there.
Sagat checks a low kick from Munalukko.
A bone on bone clash there as Sagat blocks the leg kick.
Sagat clinches.
Munalukko is looking to control Sagat's arms but Sagat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Munalukko has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagat.
Sagat blocking some punches.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munalukko has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munalukko swings widly with a right hand
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Munalukko was not able to check.
Munalukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munalukko motions for Sagat to come forward. Munalukko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munalukko throws a lazy head kick
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
Munalukko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Munalukko takes one to the chin there.
Munalukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Sagat stuns Munalukko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munalukko misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat cracks Munalukko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sagat lands a jab-cross combination.
Munalukko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Munalukko checks a low kick from Sagat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a two punch combo.
Munalukko dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munalukko throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Sagat.
I've got Sagat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sagat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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