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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Maroga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xue Jianyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xue Jianyu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lance Maroga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xue Jianyu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maroga avoids the body shot from Jianyu.
Maroga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Maroga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jianyu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maroga lands a nice forearm strike.
Maroga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jianyu, who protects the arm well.
Jianyu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maroga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jianyu is letting Maroga control him for a moment.
Jianyu is trying to control Maroga's posture but Maroga avoids it.
Jianyu trying to remain calm as Maroga controls from the top position.
Jianyu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maroga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jianyu, who protects the arm well.
Jianyu taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jianyu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maroga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maroga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maroga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maroga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroga throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maroga just content to control the position.
Maroga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maroga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maroga moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jianyu struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maroga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Maroga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maroga scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maroga scores with punches from side control.
Maroga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maroga tries to move to mount but Jianyu blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Maroga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jianyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Maroga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maroga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jianyu on his heels. He'll look to pass Jianyu's guard now, I'm sure.
Maroga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maroga trying to pass the guard but Jianyu defending well.
Maroga not doing much here.
Maroga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jianyu's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jianyu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maroga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maroga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jianyu is looking to improve his position.
Maroga winds up and cracks Jianyu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maroga trying to mount his opponent but Jianyu defends it.
Jianyu is defending against the submission attempts here by Maroga.
Maroga lands with a punch from half guard.
Jianyu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maroga.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maroga in particular looking to stall.
Maroga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maroga is working for a kimura but Jianyu is defending it quite comfortably.
Maroga is looking to advance position but Jianyu won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maroga thows a huge punch but Jianyu dodges it nicely.
Maroga is looking for a kimura here.
Jianyu is in trouble now - Maroga has advanced to mount!
Jianyu tries to reverse the position but Maroga maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maroga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maroga looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Maroga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jianyu throws a sloppy head kick
and Maroga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jianyu's guard.
Jianyu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maroga has passed into side control.
Lance Maroga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maroga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maroga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jianyu taking a bit of punishment here - Maroga scoring with strikes.
Maroga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jianyu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Maroga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroga tries for a kimura but Jianyu is defending well.
Jianyu struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jianyu, who protects the arm well.
Maroga scoring with punches from side control.
Maroga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jianyu, who protects the arm well.
Maroga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maroga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Xue Jianyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Maroga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maroga scoring with punches and elbows.
Maroga works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Jianyu's face as Maroga controls the position.
Maroga throws a strike aimed at the side of Jianyu's head but Jianyu avoids it well.
Maroga is staying tight to Jianyu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Maroga lands some shots froms side control.
Maroga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jianyu can do to turn this around?
Maroga lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Maroga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maroga landing strikes.
Jianyu is rocked!
Jianyu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maroga lands an elbow.
Jianyu is still in real trouble! Can Maroga finish him?
A lull in the action here.
Maroga moves into full mount!
Maroga drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jianyu! More shots from Maroga and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Maroga!
Lance Maroga was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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