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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonnie Mazloum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Woko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonnie Mazloum had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonnie Mazloum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Woko !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazloum clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Mazloum.
Woko taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mazloum.
Mazloum lands a nice uppercut.
Woko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woko looking for a takedown.
Woko struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazloum controls his hands.
Good body shot from Woko .
Mazloum is looking to break free of the clinch but Woko has double underhooks.
Woko 's coach down at Buddha Palm Elite was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Woko 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Woko misses with the head strike.
Mazloum working aggressively here.
Woko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazloum struggles to land a body shot inside as Woko controls his hands.
Woko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mazloum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazloum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woko tries to work over Mazloum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazloum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazloum gets through Woko 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mazloum struggles to land a body shot inside as Woko controls his hands.
Mazloum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Woko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mazloum is trying to keep an underhook but Woko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Woko looks to land a strike but Mazloum avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Woko is looking to stand up but Mazloum won't let him.
Woko throws a big elbow that misses.
Mazloum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woko throws a big elbow that misses.
Woko landing with the ground and pound.
Woko throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woko is looking to work some ground and pound but Mazloum has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woko wants to control from the top but Mazloum keeps moving.
Mazloum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Woko landing some decent shots from guard.
Mazloum keeping moving, preventing Woko from controlling successfully.
Mazloum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woko .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woko looking to sit in guard and control but Mazloum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woko pushes Mazloum off and scrambles back to his feet.
Woko shoots in but no luck this time.
Woko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mazloum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazloum moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mazloum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woko 's hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazloum scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazloum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mazloum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mazloum scores with a shot to the body.
Mazloum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woko under the eye.
It looks like Mazloum has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mazloum takes a swing at Woko 's ribcage but misses.
Woko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mazloum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Woko throws a strike aimed at the side of Mazloum's head but Mazloum avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tonnie Mazloum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazloum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mazloum scores with a sloppy right hand. Woko should have avoided that one.
Mazloum moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazloum pushes Woko up against the cage in a clinch.
Mazloum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woko 's elbow.
Woko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woko struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazloum controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mazloum.
Woko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mazloum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Woko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mazloum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mazloum throws a jab when Woko was well out of range.
Woko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mazloum misses.
Mazloum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Mazloum misses its intended target.
Mazloum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mazloum misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Woko . Those never looked like landing.
Woko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazloum.
Mazloum swings widly with a right hand
and Woko counters with a three punch combo that has Mazloum backing up. Mazloum nods at Woko to acknowledge the strikes.
Woko throws the left hand but Mazloum avoids the punch easily.
Woko staying out of range there.
Tonnie Mazloum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazloum throws a looping overhand right but Woko ducks down to avoid it.
Woko avoids the body shot from Mazloum.
Mazloum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Woko misses.
Mazloum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mazloum struggles to land a body shot inside as Woko controls his hands.
Woko lands with a right to the head.
Woko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazloum.
Mazloum scores with a shoulder strike.
Mazloum throws a head punch that misses.
Woko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazloum can't find room to land a body shot as Woko controls the action.
Woko swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazloum uses good head movement 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!
Mazloum cracks Woko with a nice body shot.
Mazloum misses with the head strike.
Woko wants a takedown.
Tonnie Mazloum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Woko .
Mazloum breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woko has a takedown stuffed.
Woko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Woko looks to throw the jab but Mazloum is out of range.
Mazloum tries to bum rush Woko with a series of wild strikes but Woko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mazloum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mazloum lands a nice shot that snaps Woko 's head back.
Woko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazloum misses the target.
Mazloum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazloum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mazloum lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazloum connects with a jab.
Mazloum throws a shot to the body.
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!
Mazloum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tonnie Mazloum is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazloum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazloum scores with a decent looking hook.
Woko slips under a jab from Mazloum.
Mazloum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazloum connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mazloum misses with a straight right.
Mazloum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mazloum wants to clinch
and Woko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonnie Mazloum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Woko tries to move into range but Mazloum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mazloum digs a good hook to Woko 's body.
Mazloum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazloum throws a hook but Woko avoids it easily.
Mazloum is looking to clinch.
Woko misses with a hook.
Tonnie Mazloum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woko lands a lovely overhand right.
Mazloum cracks Woko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Mazloum.
A jab from Mazloum misses.
Mazloum misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Mazloum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazloum misses with a few strikes there.
Mazloum throws a looping overhand right but Woko ducks down to avoid it.
Mazloum looks to score with a jab to the body but Woko is just out of range.
Woko lands with a nice body punch.
Mazloum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazloum throws a one two combo.
Mazloum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mazloum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Woko misses.
Mazloum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woko was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazloum.
Woko connects with a body shot that sends Mazloum's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazloum misses with a jab to the body
and Woko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mazloum thinking.
Mazloum misses with a looping left.
Mazloum defending well as Woko loads up on a big left hand.
Mazloum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mazloum's waist but Mazloum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woko off to one side.
Mazloum scores with a nice head shot.
Mazloum tests Woko 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woko fails to land with a series of punches.
Woko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazloum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonnie Mazloum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mazloum to score with a decent uppercut.
Mazloum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woko .
Woko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woko needs to keep his hands up - Mazloum had a free shot at his head there.
Mazloum has closed the distance and engaged Woko in a clinch.
Woko prevents a body shot from Mazloum.
Woko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Woko tries to throw a body punch but Mazloum avoids it by throwing Woko back against the cage.
Woko is trying to drag Mazloum to the mat but Mazloum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tonnie Mazloum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Woko .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woko takes a shot to the head.
Woko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mazloum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mazloum throws a head punch that misses.
Mazloum struggles to land a body shot inside as Woko controls his hands.
Mazloum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mazloum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woko backwards.
Kenji Woko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woko blocks a body shot from Mazloum.
Mazloum prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mazloum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonnie Mazloum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mazloum, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonnie Mazloum!
A victorious Tonnie Mazloum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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