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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 1166 p4p, 1723 weight class) and Raykuza Maui (ranked 38 p4p, 66 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte misses with a wild combination.
Delsarte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maui if he has to take too many more of those.
Delsarte throws a lazy head kick
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte keeps the fight on the outside.
Delsarte swings for the body but Maui moves out of range.
Maui looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte digs a right hand into Maui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maui's gas tank.
Delsarte missing with knees to the body.
Delsarte lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Maui.
Delsarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maui backwards.
Delsarte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delsarte digs a right hand into Maui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maui's gas tank.
Delsarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delsarte lands a head kick!
Maui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Delsarte works the jab nicely.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte misses with a low kick as Maui jumps back.
Maui tries to clinch up.
Maui takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delsarte throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Delsarte tries to bum rush Maui with a series of wild strikes but Maui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maui! But no joy.
Delsarte misses with a body shot.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
Delsarte connects with a leg kick.
Delsarte throws a body punch but Maui moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delsarte.
Delsarte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maui. That did some damage!
Delsarte throws a sloppy head kick and Maui moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Maui misses its intended target.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maui clinches with his opponent.
Delsarte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Delsarte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maui in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delsarte gets through Maui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maui blocks an elbow strike from Delsarte.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Delsarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delsarte lands the left hand.
Maui tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Delsarte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Delsarte blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Delsarte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maui 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delsarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delsarte thuds a left hand into Maui's body.
Delsarte misses with a wild body shot.
Maui throws a fast counter high kick but Delsarte manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maui shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delsarte but Delsarte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maui takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maui has closed the distance and engaged Delsarte in a clinch.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maui working aggressively here.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Maui blocks it.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delsarte tries to work over Maui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delsarte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maui.
Delsarte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Delsarte.
Maui feints a counter leg kick.
Maui wants to clinch up but Delsarte keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Delsarte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Delsarte scores with a jab. Maui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maui misses with an uppercut.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delsarte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It appears Delsarte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maui is looking to clinch but Delsarte is avoiding it.
Maui avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui throws a leg kick that misses.
Maui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delsarte.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte is leaning against Maui and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raykuza Maui seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte throws an elbow that misses.
Delsarte throws an elbow but it misses.
Delsarte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maui's defenses.
Delsarte lands a left hand.
Delsarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui closes the distance and clinches.
Delsarte misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maui prevents a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Maui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Maui avoiding damage as Delsarte throws knees to the body.
Delsarte working aggressively here.
Maui blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Maui lands a hook that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Delsarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maui can do to turn this around?
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delsarte.
Maui throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Maui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Maui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Delsarte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maui wants to stall.
Maui trying to stall but Delsarte improves his position.
Maui working aggressively here.
Maui lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Maui blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Maui.
Maui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maui blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maui avoids the elbow strike from Delsarte, against the cage.
Maui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Delsarte wants to break free but Maui has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delsarte.
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delsarte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maui avoiding damage.
Maui lands a left hand.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
Delsarte being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delsarte.
Delsarte scores with a hook to the body.
Maui is looking to control Delsarte's arms but Delsarte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maui has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte pushes off an throws an elbow but Maui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maui lands a right hand.
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!
Maui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Delsarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maui blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maui fails to land.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delsarte breaks the clinch.
Maui gets a clinch.
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Maui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maui misses with the head strike.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte throws a head punch that misses.
Maui throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raykuza Maui will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte'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. And we move into the final round!
Delsarte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Delsarte connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte thumps Maui with a low kick.
Delsarte scores with a nice strike.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maui replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Delsarte blocks it well.
Maui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delsarte swats away the attempt to clinch by Maui.
Maui takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delsarte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delsarte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maui clinches up against the cage.
Delsarte lands a shot to the body.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maui.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
Maui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maui lands a nice uppercut.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Maui controls the action.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte tries to work over Maui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte lands a nice uppercut.
Maui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delsarte pushes off an throws an elbow but Maui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maui working aggressively here.
Maui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delsarte throws a wild body kick that Maui sees coming a mile off.
Delsarte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maui has time to react.
Delsarte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Delsarte misses with a body shot
and Maui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delsarte thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maui shoots in for a takedown but Delsarte shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte misses with a body kick.
Gauthier Delsarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delsarte throws a lazy uppercut
and Maui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maui.
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Delsarte misses with a kick to the body.
Maui closes the distance and clinches.
Maui takes a shot to the head.
Maui throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Delsarte has a couple of punches blocked by Maui.
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte breaks from the clinch.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delsarte working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch but Delsarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maui doesn't manage to clinch there - Delsarte circles away.
Delsarte misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delsarte.
Delsarte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maui is able to avoid easily.
Delsarte clobbers Maui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delsarte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gauthier Delsarte is winning the standup battle so far.
Delsarte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maui moves into the clinch.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delsarte looking to throw knees to the head but Maui is blocking nicely.
Maui lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Delsarte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delsarte 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Raykuza Maui spoke after the fight, saying 'There's a reason this guy is a legend, shit like that. There's no shame in losing to that guy. I had fun, i'm sure he did too and so did the fans. I love y'all. I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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