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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 989 p4p, 1154 weight class) and Minoari Amida (ranked 153 p4p, 171 weight class). Mukunzi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoari Amida!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amida is able to avoid easily.
Mukunzi throws a solid leg kick but Amida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a low kick but Amida moves out of range easily.
Mukunzi loads up on a big right hand but Amida slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Amida works Mukunzi's body with a nice hook.
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
Mukunzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amida's head.
Amida lands with a hook. Mukunzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mukunzi cracks a nice hook into Amida's ribs.
Mukunzi throws out a loose jab but Amida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Amida avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Mukunzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amida looks to throw the jab but Mukunzi is out of range.
Mukunzi misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi is looking to slow Amida down with leg kicks.
Mukunzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mukunzi looks to land a left hand but Amida moved out of range nicely.
Amida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amida tries to work over Mukunzi's front leg with a kick but Mukunzi checks it.
Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amida.
Amida checks a leg kick.
Amida misses with a hook. Mukunzi ducked under it nicely.
Mukunzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mukunzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amida in his tracks.
Amida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amida 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Jab by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Amida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mukunzi tries to score with a low kick but Amida moves his leg out of the way.
Amida misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Mukunzi as he connects with a hook.
Mukunzi digs a good hook to Amida's body.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amida was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi lands a leg kick that knocks Amida off balance momentarily.
Mukunzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Amida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mukunzi lands with an uppercut that bounces Amida off the cage and back into range.
Amida throws a hook to the side of Mukunzi's head but Mukunzi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Mukunzi misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Amida misses.
Mukunzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mukunzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amida throws an overhand right that lands on Mukunzi's shoulder, as Mukunzi tries to avoid the shot.
Mukunzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Amida staying out of range there.
Mukunzi tries to land a leg kick but Amida saw it coming and moves away.
Amida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amida throws a body punch but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Mukunzi delivers a nice body kick.
Amida avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Amida slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Mukunzi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amida slips under a jab from Mukunzi.
Amida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amida loads up on a big right hand but Mukunzi slips the punch.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida with a nice calf kick.
Mukunzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Mukunzi throwing a counter right hand but Amida manages to avoid it.
Amida with the inside leg kick.
Amida just misses with a punch to the body.
Amida cracks Mukunzi with a good jab.
Mukunzi lands with a straight right. Amida didn't see that one coming.
Amida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mukunzi checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mukunzi looks to land a combination but Amida avoids it well.
Amida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salomon Mukunzi dominated that 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.
Mukunzi works Amida's body with a nice hook.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Amida avoids it easily.
Amida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mukunzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mukunzi throws a shot from downtown. Amida moves away and avoids it.
Amida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amida is looking to chop away at Mukunzi's legs.
Mukunzi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mukunzi throws a solid leg kick but Amida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mukunzi.
Amida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amida throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi lands with an overhand left.
Mukunzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Amida.
Mukunzi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mukunzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Amida moves out of range as Mukunzi strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Amida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mukunzi has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mukunzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Amida ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Amida counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Amida.
Mukunzi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mukunzi throws out a loose jab but Amida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mukunzi throws a good cross that connects.
Amida tries a low kick but Mukunzi avoids it.
Salomon Mukunzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Amida lands a jab to the head.
Mukunzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Amida.
Amida throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mukunzi lands a leg kick that knocks Amida off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mukunzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amida looks to score with a jab to the body but Mukunzi is just out of range.
Salomon Mukunzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amida throws a low kick, looking for Mukunzi's leg but Mukunzi calmly moves out of range.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Amida slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amida to score with a decent uppercut.
Amida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mukunzi lands with a nice body punch.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Amida.
Mukunzi misses with a left hand
and Mukunzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Mukunzi misses.
Amida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Mukunzi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi tries to bum rush Amida with a series of wild strikes but Amida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mukunzi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amida has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mukunzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Amida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amida feints a counter leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Amida's head but Amida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick but Amida checks it.
Mukunzi throws out a powerful jab.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Amida misses the body punch
and Mukunzi counters with a left and a right that stings Amida.
Amida avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Amida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Mukunzi misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amida tries a quick counter leg kick but Mukunzi is wise to it.
Amida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Amida is just out of range.
Amida is looking to slow Mukunzi down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
A countering left hand to the body from Amida misses.
Mukunzi throws a shot to the body.
Mukunzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amida counters with a nice uppercut.
Mukunzi throws out a leg kick but Amida moves out of range and Mukunzi only half commits.
Mukunzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amida can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Amida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi lands an overhand right.
Mukunzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Amida moves out of range.
Amida slips under a jab.
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Amida ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salomon Mukunzi 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!
Amida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mukunzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amida.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Amida moves out of range.
Amida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mukunzi moves away.
Amida with a hook.
Mukunzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Amida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mukunzi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amida was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Amida was well out of range.
Amida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mukunzi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Mukunzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mukunzi.
Amida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Amida as he checks the leg kick.
Amida tries a quick counter leg kick but Mukunzi is wise to it.
Amida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mukunzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amida throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi digs a good hook to Amida's body.
A big right from Mukunzi misses.
Mukunzi lands a nice hook to Amida's body. Amida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amida manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mukunzi checks a leg kick.
Amida looks to score with a jab to the body but Mukunzi is just out of range.
Mukunzi is looking to counter punch.
Mukunzi misses with a leg kick.
Mukunzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amida circles away quickly and effectively.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Amida blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amida blocks the body kick.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and Amida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mukunzi's knee momentarily.
Amida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mukunzi.
Amida slips a jab from Mukunzi.
Amida tries a quick counter leg kick but Mukunzi is wise to it.
Amida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mukunzi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amida swings for the body but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Amida ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Amida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mukunzi moves out of range as Amida strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Mukunzi lands.
Amida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Amida.
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut.
Minoari Amida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mukunzi misses.
Amida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Amida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Amida finds it's way through Mukunzi's defenses.
Amida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick but Amida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salomon Mukunzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice jab there from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and Amida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Amida is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Mukunzi.
Amida throws a shot from downtown. Mukunzi moves away and avoids it.
Mukunzi looks to land a left hand but Amida moved out of range nicely.
Mukunzi throws a shot from downtown. Amida moves away and avoids it.
Amida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mukunzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amida scores with a leg kick.
Amida throws a solid leg kick but Mukunzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Amida.
It looked like Mukunzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Amida misses with a straight left.
Mukunzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amida.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Amida's head but Amida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mukunzi.
Mukunzi blocks a head kick by Amida.
Amida blocks a leg kick.
Amida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amida ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salomon Mukunzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mukunzi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salomon Mukunzi!
During a confident post fight interview, Salomon Mukunzi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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