Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CCC 14 : Shima vs Kallio
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maldita sprawls well. Maldita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldita.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita lands with a shot to the body.
Maldita throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Nice takedown defense from Maldita. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldita.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Maldita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldita counters with a nice body shot. #TD#
Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T2#
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Maldita felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maldita can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Maldita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maldita sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson is keen to just control but Maldita is a slippery customer.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Maldita is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson jabs Maldita right on the nose. Maldita blinks but takes it well.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maldita off the cage and back into range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maldita slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Maldita stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velha Maldita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Maldita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Anderson is rocked!
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Maldita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldita stuffs the takedown.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maldita throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Maldita didn't expect that.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard. #REVB#
Anderson is looking to advance position but Maldita won't allow it.
Anderson prevents Maldita from standing back up. #T2#
Maldita tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Anderson manages to move to mount!
Maldita is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anderson wants to take Maldita's back here but Maldita is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Maldita is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Maldita is trying to escape the mount but Anderson keeps good control and instead manages to take Maldita's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Maldita trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now. #SUB#
Anderson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Anderson is looking to control Maldita but Maldita is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maldita is trying to stand back up.
Maldita is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Anderson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Anderson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maldita is trying to stand back up.
Will Anderson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maldita trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Maldita lands with an overhand left.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Maldita sprawls well.#KD2#
Maldita cracks Anderson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Anderson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maldita finish him?
Anderson misses with a combination
and Maldita scores with a counter punch that sends Anderson to the canvas! Maldita smells blood - he's punishing Anderson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Anderson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
Velha Maldita thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Night Champions 4
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
Maldita throws a lazy right hand but Rapheal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rapheal takes a swing at Maldita's ribcage but misses.
Maldita throws a right hand that Rapheal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rapheal also avoids with ease.
Rapheal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapheal manages to avoid it.
Rapheal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maldita misses with an uppercut
letting Rapheal counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Velha Maldita has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapheal lands a right hook to the body.
Rapheal looks to throw the jab but Maldita is out of range.
Rapheal throws a hook to the side of Maldita's head but Maldita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maldita throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Rapheal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rapheal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Rapheal avoids it with no problem.
Rapheal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rapheal misses with a hook.
Rapheal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rapheal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Maldita misses.
Maldita throws a body punch but Rapheal moves out of range. #T2#
Maldita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita throws a poor cross that misses
and Rapheal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rapheal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldita.
As Maldita backs away, Rapheal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maldita moves away from the strike by Rapheal.
A slow jab from Rapheal misses its intended target.
Maldita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rapheal throws a looping overhand right but Maldita ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Rapheal's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Maldita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
No joy there for Maldita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rapheal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maldita on the side of the head. #T3#
Rapheal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rapheal moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maldita.
A shot to the liver by Rapheal. Beautiful body shot.
Maldita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita looks to land a right hand but Rapheal moved out of range.
Rapheal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Maldita misses with a wild body shot.
Maldita looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapheal is just out of range.
Maldita lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Rapheal lands with a right hand.
A big right from Rapheal misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldita swings for the body but Rapheal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rapheal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rapheal misses the shot to the body.
Rapheal moves away from the strike by Maldita.
Maldita moves out of range of the leg kick from Rapheal.
Maldita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapheal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maldita slips under a jab.
Rapheal swings widly with a right hand
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Velha Maldita will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Velha Maldita's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Rapheal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldita.
Maldita misses with a body shot.
Velha Maldita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rapheal.
Rapheal misses with a straight right.
Rapheal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rapheal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maldita works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rapheal throws a hook to the side of Maldita's head but Maldita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldita scores with a jab. Rapheal acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Maldita cracks Rapheal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maldita misses with a straight right.
Maldita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rapheal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita thuds a left hand into Rapheal's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rapheal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rapheal throws a hook but Maldita blocks it.
Maldita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rapheal jabs Maldita right on the nose. Maldita blinks but takes it well.
Rapheal throws an overhand right that lands on Maldita's shoulder, as Maldita tries to avoid the shot.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Maldita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldita connects with a right hand. Rapheal shakes it off.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldita swings widly with a right hand
and Rapheal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldita thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldita misses with a double jab.
Maldita throws a shot from downtown. Rapheal moves away and avoids it.
Rapheal misses with a leg kick
letting Maldita counter with a right hand.
Rapheal lands with a shot to the body.
Rapheal tries to move into range but Maldita moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Rapheal was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maldita swings widly with a right hand
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rapheal scores with a body shot.
A big right from Rapheal misses.
Rapheal misses with a wild body shot.
Maldita throws a shot from downtown. Rapheal moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Rapheal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rapheal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldita.
Maldita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Rapheal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rapheal is looking to counter punch.
Velha Maldita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Rapheal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rapheal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maldita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rapheal.
Maldita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapheal throws a lazy head kick
and Maldita counters with a left to the body.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Maldita.
Rapheal throws a right hand that misses
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldita thuds a left hand into Rapheal's body.
Rapheal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maldita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Velha Maldita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Velha Maldita's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Rapheal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldita moves out of range as Rapheal strikes.
Maldita scores with a decent looking hook.
Rapheal throws out a leg kick but Maldita moves out of range and Rapheal only half commits.
Rapheal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rapheal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rapheal loads up on a big right hand but Maldita slips the punch.
Rapheal throws a right hand that misses
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita swings for the body but Rapheal moves out of range.
Maldita looks to throw the jab but Rapheal is out of range.
Maldita misses with a combination
and Rapheal counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Maldita coming out on top.
Maldita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapheal.
Maldita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rapheal throws a shot from downtown. Maldita moves away and avoids it.
Maldita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maldita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maldita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldita with a jab.#T2#
Rapheal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maldita on the side of the head.
Maldita misses with a lunging right hand
and Rapheal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Maldita.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldita misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maldita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rapheal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rapheal digs a good body shot into Maldita's ribs.#T3#
Rapheal scores with a jab to the head.
Rapheal sizes up Maldita with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC#Maldita is rocked!
Maldita throws a combination that misses
and Rapheal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldita is still on wobbly legs! Can Rapheal finish him?
Maldita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maldita is aggressively charging in as Rapheal backs up avoiding any damage. Rapheal tosses out a jab and Maldita runs right into it face first! Maldita is out cold! Rapheal dropped down on all fours and is barking in Maldita's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Rapheal!
Mark Rapheal retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Mark Rapheal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 73:Akutagawa vs Rapheal
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Plutarque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maldita misses the jab.
Plutarque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maldita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plutarque.
Plutarque wants to clinch
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Plutarque moves to clinch but Maldita breaks away
and Maldita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Plutarque is rocked!
Maldita slaps away a takedown attempt from Plutarque, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Plutarque fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Michel Plutarque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutarque wants to clinch but Maldita slips to the side
and Maldita counters with a crisp right that sends Plutarque to the canvas! Maldita follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
During a confident post fight interview, Velha Maldita thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 69
Date: Oct 14, 2023

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Kruglov finds it's way through Maldita's defenses.
Maldita keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
A punch combination from Maldita misses.
Maldita misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maldita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruglov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldita thinking.
Kruglov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldita. That did some damage!#T1#
Kruglov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kruglov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita scores with a jab to the head.
Kruglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldita.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldita misses with a body punch
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Maldita's head but Maldita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruglov scores with a hook to the body. Maldita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Maldita.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.#T2#
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
A jab from Maldita misses.
Maldita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldita.
Kruglov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Kruglov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Maldita.
Maldita connects with a single shot there.
Kruglov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruglov doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldita circles away.
Kruglov loads up on a big right hand but Maldita slips the punch.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruglov ducks under a wild hook from Maldita.#T3#
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Kruglov is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
Maldita misses with a jab to the body
and Kruglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick
and Maldita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldita avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Kruglov clobbers Maldita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldita throws a series of punches but Kruglov avoids them all with ease.
Kruglov looks to throw the jab but Maldita is out of range.
Kruglov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruglov lands the left hand.#T4#
Kruglov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldita is just out of range.
Maldita throws a big shot that misses.
Maldita takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maldita thuds a left hand into Kruglov's body.
Maldita misses with a looping right.
Kruglov throws a body punch but Maldita moves out of range.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldita swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
A slow jab from Maldita misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Kruglov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kruglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kruglov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maldita throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldita.
Maldita slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Maldita misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldita thinking.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Kruglov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maldita.
Kruglov misses with a body shot
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruglov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruglov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldita is just out of range.#T1#
Maldita avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws the kick towards the body but Maldita avoids it.
Maldita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruglov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maldita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruglov.
Maldita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kruglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldita throws out the jab.
Kruglov connects with a right hand. Maldita shakes it off.
Good shot there by Kruglov.
Kruglov is looking to wear down Maldita with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Kruglov throws a head kick but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body kick there by Kruglov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Maldita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maldita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kruglov.
Maldita throws a hook but Kruglov blocks it.
Maldita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maldita lands a nice hook to Kruglov's body. Kruglov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Maldita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldita lands a nice hook to Kruglov's body. Kruglov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maldita swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Kruglov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.
Maldita avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. Maldita moves away and avoids it.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maldita on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but Maldita moved away.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Maldita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldita can do to turn this around?
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Maldita's body. Maldita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maldita.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Kruglov misses with a low kick.
Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viktor Kruglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov tries to clinch up.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kruglov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Kruglov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruglov swings for the body but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kruglov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kruglov misses with a looping left.
Maldita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruglov.#CL#
Kruglov moves into the clinch successfully.
Maldita misses with some punches.
Maldita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a hook that snaps the head of Maldita backwards.
Maldita tries to work over Kruglov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Maldita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Maldita.
Maldita has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands a body punch.
Maldita tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov presses Maldita against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maldita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruglov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Kruglov as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldita misses with a body shot.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut
enabling Maldita to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
Kruglov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. Maldita moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kruglov.
Maldita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruglov with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov lands a jab to Maldita's midsection.
Kruglov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Maldita swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruglov.
Decent striking displayed by Kruglov there.
Viktor Kruglov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maldita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Maldita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
Kruglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruglov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.
Kruglov misses with a body kick.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Maldita's body. Maldita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov tries to land a front kick but Maldita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T4#
A jab from Maldita misses.
Kruglov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kruglov misses with a hook. Maldita ducked under it nicely.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Kruglov avoids it with no problem.
Kruglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldita.
Maldita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Maldita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruglov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velha Maldita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldita misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruglov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruglov!
After the big win, Viktor Kruglov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Champion Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: MMAHKI 67
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Maldita slips a jab from Chai.
Maldita defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Maldita throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Maldita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Chai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maldita to the mat! Maldita manages to get full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maldita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
Chai postures up and lands a big shot to Maldita's brow.
Chai pushing down on Maldita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldita is trying to stand. #T1#
Chai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Chai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chai throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chai lands strikes from half guard.
Chai throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maldita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maldita's head.
Maldita keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chai content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maldita looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai cracks Maldita with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai throws a right hand that Maldita ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldita also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Maldita misses its target.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Maldita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldita misses the target.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai staying out of range there.
Velha Maldita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Maldita moved out of range.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Maldita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldita throws out the jab.
Maldita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldita misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Maldita's head.#T4#
Maldita ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Chai cracks Maldita on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Maldita falls backwards against the cage. Chai follows up with more strikes that drop Maldita to his knees. Chai keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Maldita! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A very excited looking Shahriyar Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: MMAHKI 62
Date: Jul 02, 2023

#R1#
Maldita lands with a nice body punch.
Stepanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldita lands a nice shot that snaps Stepanov's head back.
Boryenka Stepanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Stepanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maldita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stepanov thinking.
Maldita bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stepanov's head backwards.
Stepanov fails with the takedown
and Maldita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boryenka Stepanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Stepanov with that takedown attempt.
Stepanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maldita is fending him off so far but Stepanov persists. Nope, Maldita circles away and we're back to standing.
Stepanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stepanov moves away from the strike by Maldita.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maldita but Maldita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maldita is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stepanov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maldita defends well and Stepanov ends up having to push Maldita into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stepanov takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Maldita gets through Stepanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stepanov backwards.
Stepanov wants a takedown.
Maldita lands a nice uppercut.
Stepanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stepanov wants a takedown.
Stepanov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Maldita.
Maldita lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldita scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldita lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Maldita.
Maldita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stepanov.
Maldita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Maldita lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#Stepanov is rocked!
Stepanov goes for a takedown attempt but Maldita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oh Stepanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepanov goes for a double leg but Maldita avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maldita continues to drive forward.
Maldita is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stepanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldita works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Maldita.
Maldita scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stepanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maldita is defending well.
Maldita works on Stepanov's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Nice body punch from Maldita - that landed with a thud.
Maldita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maldita pushes Stepanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maldita lands a body shot.
Maldita works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maldita gets through Stepanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Maldita.
Maldita lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maldita is leaning against Stepanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maldita presses Stepanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldita creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldita prevents the takedown attempt.
Maldita lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stepanov or not.
Maldita lands a hook that snaps the head of Stepanov backwards.
Maldita working some nice short punches in the clinch.#KD2#
Maldita drops Stepanov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stepanov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maldita throws a big uppercut that drops Stepanov! More strikes from Maldita and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stepanov lies dazed against the cage as Maldita celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
During a confident post fight interview, Velha Maldita thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMAHKI 45
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Hisashi tries to bum rush Maldita with a series of wild strikes but Maldita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hisashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hisashi misses with a two punch combination. #KD2#
Maldita lands a left and a right that send Hisashi crashing to the mat, dazed. Maldita thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Hisashi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldita moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Hisashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maldita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maldita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hisashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hisashi.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Maldita scores with a sloppy right hand. Hisashi should have avoided that one.
Hisashi looks for a takedown but Maldita sprawls well.
Hisashi with a poor takedown
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akahoshi Hisashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldita drops Hisashi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Maldita follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
Velha Maldita is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Velha Maldita thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMAHKI 34
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Landron misses with an uppercut
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Landron avoids it with no problem.
Landron misses with an uppercut
and Maldita counters with a stiff right hand.
Landron throws a wild body kick that Maldita sees coming a mile off.
Landron misses with a hook to the body
and Maldita counters with a straight that turns Landron's legs to rubber! Maldita pushes forward with more strikes and Landron goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
A very excited looking Velha Maldita made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 33:Mogh vs Njagi
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maldita tries to break free but Hopson pushes him back against the cage.
Maldita blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Maldita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Hopson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopson.
Hopson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldita circles away.
It seemed like Maldita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopson throws an overhand right that lands on Maldita's shoulder, as Maldita tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Hopson closes the distance and pushes Maldita back into the cage.
Maldita is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopson has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldita blocks an uppercut.
Maldita tries to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling the position.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Maldita. #T1#
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maldita has had enough of the clinch but Hopson keeps him there for the moment.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldita backwards.
Hopson has Maldita pressed against the cage, preventing Maldita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldita is trying to force a seperation but Hopson has the dominant position.
Maldita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maldita is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopson has double underhooks.
Maldita is trying to break free.
Hopson has Maldita pressed against the cage, preventing Maldita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldita can't break the clinch.
Hopson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malditas head. #BC2#
Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Hopson moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopson.
Maldita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Maldita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopson.
A cross from Hopson lands.#T2#
Maldita just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopson tries to counter by clinching up but Maldita breaks away and moves out of range.
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!#CL#
Hopson closes the distance and clinches.
Maldita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Maldita is trying to break the clinch but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Maldita's head.
Maldita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Maldita.
Hopson prevents Maldita from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land. #BC2#
Maldita breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopson misses with a hook
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Hopson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maldita blocks a body shot from Hopson. #T3##BC2#
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Hopson tries to clinch but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopson misses with an uppercut
and Maldita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopson is looking to clinch but Maldita is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Hopson thuds a left hand into Maldita's body.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldita ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopson.
Maldita throws a lazy right hand but Hopson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maldita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopson misses with a right hand
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Hopson misses.
Maldita ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.#T4#
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!
Hopson throws a hook but Maldita blocks it.#CL#
Hopson has managed to clinch.
Hopson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldita's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Maldita breaks from the clinch.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Hopson throws a jab when Maldita was well out of range.#CL#
Hopson gets a clinch.
Hopson prevents Maldita from breaking the clinch.
Maldita can't break the clinch.
Maldita is trying to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling him.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Maldita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Maldita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maldita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maldita misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Hopson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Hopson misses with a few strikes there.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson wants to clinch
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson Hopson has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson misses with a hook.
Maldita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldita.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Hopson.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldita.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Maldita lands with a right hand. #CL#
Maldita tries to keep at a distance but Hopson has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita has had enough of the clinch but Hopson keeps him there for the moment.
Hopson lands a right hand.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Maldita breaks the clinch.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Maldita misses with an uppercut.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldita can do to turn this around?
Hopson slips a straight right by Maldita.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson is looking to clinch but Maldita is avoiding it.
Maldita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldita. #KD2#
Maldita cracks Hopson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hopson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maldita finish him? #ROC2#Hopson is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Jackson Hopson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopson looks to clinch
and Maldita counters with a huge left! Hopson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Maldita isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hopson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Maldita!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!

Event: HFC 29:Night Champions 2
Date: Dec 31, 2022

#R1#
Maldita throws a hook but Raynard blocks it.
Raynard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maldita misses with a wild body shot.
Raynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldita.
Raynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maldita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maldita misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Raynard moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Raynard manages to pull guard. #SUB2#
Raynard looking for a guillotine here but Maldita defends easily. #SUB2#
Maldita has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Raynard to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Maldita is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Raynard pulls down on the head and he's put Maldita to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marlon Raynard!
Marlon Raynard is the new welterweight champion!
Marlon Raynard made sure to mention his sponsor, Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 27:Taranin vs Sage 2
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruglov.
Maldita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov misses with a leg kick
and Maldita counters with a series of strikes. Kruglov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Maldita moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita lands a nice shot that snaps Kruglov's head back.
Kruglov blocks a jab.
Kruglov is looking to land body kicks.
Maldita throws a good cross that connects.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldita checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Maldita misses.
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldita throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
Maldita stuns Kruglov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Maldita slips a straight right by Kruglov.
Maldita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.
Maldita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldita throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldita throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Kruglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruglov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldita.
Kruglov throws a sloppy body shot
and Maldita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldita thuds his right hand into Kruglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kruglov misses with a low kick. #T2#
Kruglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruglov misses with a leg kick.
Maldita misses the body punch
and Maldita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov throws a wild body kick that Maldita sees coming a mile off.
Kruglov cracks Maldita with a good jab.
Kruglov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruglov throws a hook but Maldita blocks it.
A jab from Maldita finds it's way through Kruglov's defenses.
Kruglov throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Maldita counters with a nice right hand that sends Kruglov toppling to the canvas! Kruglov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maldita finish him?!#ROC2#Kruglov is rocked!
Kruglov misses with an uppercut
and Maldita counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Kruglov falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Velha Maldita! Velha Maldita retains his welterweight title!

Event: HFC 21:Raynard vs Maldita
Date: Nov 12, 2022

#R1#
Maldita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raynard tries to clinch but Maldita is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Raynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita digs a good body shot into Raynard's ribs.
Maldita misses with an uppercut.
Raynard is looking to counter punch.
Maldita keeps the fight on the outside.
Raynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maldita scores with the left hand. Raynard knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Marlon Raynard has been cut.
Raynard tries to clinch up.#T1#
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldita misses with a body shot
and Raynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Maldita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Raynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raynard lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Raynard avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Jab by Maldita.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldita throws a big shot that misses.
As Maldita tries to get set, Raynard tries to push him back and clinch up but Maldita manages to avoid the attempt.#T2#
Raynard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raynard slips a straight right by Maldita.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Maldita finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard wants to clinch.
Maldita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
It looked like Raynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maldita throws a looping overhand right but Raynard ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Raynard gets a clinch. #BC2#
Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Maldita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
It looked like Raynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Raynard clinches up with Maldita and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Maldita manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Raynard closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Maldita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldita swats away the attempt to clinch by Raynard.
A slow jab from Maldita misses its intended target. #CL#
Raynard clinches up with Maldita and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Maldita scores with a shot to the body.
Raynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Maldita misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Raynard rushes Maldita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Maldita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Maldita lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT2#Marlon Raynard's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raynard tries to clinch up
and Maldita counters with a right hand to the body.
Maldita misses the jab.
Raynard throws a big counter combination but Maldita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Velha Maldita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Raynard darts in and clinches Maldita up against the cage.#BC2#
Maldita breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maldita.
Raynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raynard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Raynard is looking to clinch but Maldita is avoiding it.
Raynard is looking to clinch.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Maldita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard tries to clinch up but Maldita circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raynard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Maldita.
Maldita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raynard tries to clinch but Maldita is having none of it.
Maldita looks to score with a jab to the body but Raynard is just out of range.
Raynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
Maldita missing with a left hand there. Raynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Raynard gets a clinch. #BC2#
Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldita misses with a right hand
and Raynard counters with a nice body shot.
Maldita just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Raynard has taken the fight to the clinch. #T2##BC2#
Maldita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldita keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Raynard clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Maldita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Maldita dips to his left and cracks Raynard with an uppercut!
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Maldita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raynard gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#Marlon Raynard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T3#
Maldita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Raynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raynard ducks under a wild hook from Maldita.
Raynard walks into a straight right hand from Maldita.
Maldita throws the left hand but Raynard avoids the punch easily.
Maldita misses with a body punch
and Raynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldita throws a looping overhand right but Raynard ducks down to avoid it.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldita with a hook.
Maldita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Maldita lands with a good body shot.
Raynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maldita lands a jab to the head. #CUT2#Jeez, Marlon Raynard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marlon Raynard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Velha Maldita!
Velha Maldita is the new welterweight champion!

Event: HFC17:Peramaki vs Tight
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Maldita sizes up Khamaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maldita slaps away a takedown attempt from Khamaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maldita lands with a good body shot.
Maldita lands with an uppercut that bounces Khamaev off the cage and back into range.#CUT2#It looks like Chimzat Khamaev has been cut.#CL#
Khamaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldita, pushing him back against the cage.
Maldita stops a takedown attempt from Khamaev.
Khamaev blocks an uppercut.
Maldita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Khamaev is rocked!
Maldita throws a big uppercut that drops Khamaev! More strikes from Maldita and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Khamaev lies dazed against the cage as Maldita celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!

Event: HFC12:Khamaev vs Hattori
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldita throws a body punch but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Kruglov walks into a stiff left hand from Maldita.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maldita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruglov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruglov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Kruglov moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov scores with a hook to the body.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a body punch.
Maldita misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldita controls his hands.
Maldita has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov. #T1#
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov tries to break the clinch but Maldita is controlling the position.
Maldita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldita swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Maldita lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malditas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldita.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Kruglov breaks from the clinch.
Kruglov misses with a hook.
We've been told by Kruglov's head coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maldita blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a head kick!
Maldita misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. Maldita moves away and avoids it.
Kruglov keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Kruglov does no damage.
Maldita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Maldita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov blocking some punches.
Maldita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldita misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldita.
Maldita lands with a light punch inside.
Maldita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldita lands with a short shot to the head.
Maldita struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruglov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Kruglov blocking some punches.
Maldita cracks Kruglov with a nice body shot.
Maldita lands a right hand.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldita letting Kruglov take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruglov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldita backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands a shoulder strike.
Maldita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maldita fails to land.
Maldita tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov is trying to break the clinch but Maldita has him pressed against the cage.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Maldita.
Maldita misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Maldita.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Maldita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruglov tries a body shot but Maldita blocks it.
Maldita lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maldita working aggressively here.
Maldita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Maldita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Maldita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Maldita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Velha Maldita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Kruglov throws a nice head kick!
Kruglov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Maldita moved out of range nicely.
Maldita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruglov with a body shot.
Maldita blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
Maldita misses with a straight left.
Kruglov scores with a jab. Maldita acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Maldita walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov lands a jab to Maldita's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
A swing and a miss from Maldita.
Viktor Kruglov is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Maldita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Viktor Kruglov has been cut.
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and Maldita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov works Maldita's body with a nice hook.
Kruglov slips a jab from Maldita.
As Maldita looks to move away, Kruglov throws a big counter combo but Maldita just gets out of the way.
Maldita throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Maldita connects with a nice looking jab.
Kruglov misses with a two punch combination.
Maldita lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Kruglov. #T2##CL2#
Kruglov tries to keep at a distance but Maldita has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
Maldita takes a shot to the head.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldita blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
Kruglov throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldita.
Kruglov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
Maldita throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruglovs head.
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Maldita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velha Maldita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maldita scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
Maldita lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maldita misses with some punches.
Maldita misses with some punches.
Maldita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldita working aggressively here.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maldita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldita tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Maldita back against the cage. #BC#
Kruglov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Kruglov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and Maldita counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov lands with a straight right. Maldita didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Maldita coming out on top.#KD2#
Maldita feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kruglov sprawling to the canvas! Kruglov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maldita finish him?! #ROC2#Kruglov is rocked!
Kruglov misses with an uppercut
and Maldita counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Velha Maldita!

Event: HFC Fight Night1
Date: Aug 26, 2022

#R1#
Maldita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Maldita misses its intended target.
Knuckles is looking for a counter combo.
Maldita defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Maldita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldita connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#It looks like Bobby Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knuckles throws a series of strikes that have Maldita backpedaling.
Maldita misses with a straight left.
Knuckles misses with a hook
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Knuckles is rocked!#CL2#
Maldita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Knuckles! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Maldita is unloading with more strikes now! Knuckles drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 26, 2022

#R1#
A jab lands there for Maldita.#CUT2#It looks like Ethan Gracie has been cut.
Maldita uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maldita lands a head shot.
Gracie is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Maldita doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gracie crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gracie's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Velha Maldita!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2022

#R1#
Fettro throws a right hand that misses
and Fettro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fettro connects with a body shot that sends Maldita's belly button to the back.
Maldita misses with an uppercut. Fettro saw that one coming.
Maldita connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fettro is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Fettro forces Maldita back against the cage and clinches.
Maldita pushes Fettro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fettro is trying to break the clinch but Maldita has him pressed against the cage.
Maldita keeps control of Fettro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fettro wants to get back to striking at distance but Maldita won't allow it.
Maldita tries to throw a body punch but Fettro avoids it by throwing Maldita back against the cage.
Maldita misses with some punches.
Maldita lands an uppercut.
Fettro wants to get back to striking at distance but Maldita won't allow it.
Fettro can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maldita.
Maldita throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fettro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fettro tries to circle away but Maldita has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
Maldita has a couple of punches blocked by Fettro.
Maldita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maldita working aggressively here.
Fettro working hard to break the clinch.
Fettro prevents a body shot from Maldita.
Maldita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fettro is trying to force a seperation but Maldita has the dominant position.
Maldita lands a body punch.
Maldita lands a right hand.
Fettro is trying to break the clinch but Maldita is controlling him.
Maldita throws a head punch that misses.
Maldita has Fettro pressed against the cage, preventing Fettro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fettro working hard to break the clinch.
Fettro is trying to break the clinch but Maldita has him pressed against the cage.
Fettro is trying to push Maldita away but Maldita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maldita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fettro's elbow.
Maldita scores with a shot to the side of Fettro's head.
Fettro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fettro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita scores with a shot to the side of Fettro's head. #T2#
Fettro is looking to break free of the clinch but Maldita has double underhooks.
Fettro tries to circle away but Maldita has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fettro.
A head punch on the inside from Maldita fails to land.
Fettro can't break the clinch.
Maldita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldita tries a body shot but Fettro blocks it.
Maldita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maldita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fettro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fettro wants to get back to striking at distance but Maldita won't allow it.
Maldita misses with the head strike.
Fettro is trying to push Maldita away but Maldita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fettro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fettro blocking some punches.
Fettro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldita scores with a shoulder strike.
Fettro wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
Maldita lands a left hand.
Fettro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fettro's elbow.
Maldita working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fettro tries to break the clinch but Maldita is controlling the position.
Maldita throws a punch but it's blocked by Fettro.
Fettro wants to break free but Maldita has control.
Maldita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fettro blocking some punches.
Maldita misses with the head strike.
Maldita scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fettro can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maldita scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maldita has a couple of punches blocked by Fettro.
A shot in the inside from Maldita.
Fettro blocks an uppercut.
Fettro is trying to push Maldita away but Maldita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maldita throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Fettro working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldita.
A shot in the inside from Maldita.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldita lands a left hand.
Fettro looks winded!
Fettro tries to circle away but Maldita has him pinned against the cage.
Fettro can't break the clinch.
Maldita lands a shoulder strike.
Maldita digs a right hand underneath Fettro's ribcage. Fettro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maldita lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maldita digs a right hand underneath Fettro's ribcage. Fettro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maldita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fettro blocking some punches.
Maldita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maldita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Fettro is rocked!
Maldita lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldita misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldita lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Velha Maldita dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Fettro tries to clinch but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita is looking to counter punch.
Fettro moves to clinch but Maldita breaks away
and Maldita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fettro moves in looking to clinch but Maldita pushes him off.
Fettro looks to land a combination but Maldita avoids it well.
It looked like Maldita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fettro throws a hook but Maldita avoids it easily.
Fettro lands a jab.
Fettro throws a lazy head kick
and Maldita counters with a left to the body.
Maldita punishes Fettro's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Maldita moves into the clinch.
Maldita lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fettro backwards.
Maldita lands a shoulder strike.
Maldita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fettro blocking some punches.
Fettro is breathing heavily.
Maldita struggles to land a body shot inside as Fettro controls his hands.
Maldita working aggressively here.
A short right from Maldita on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldita.
Maldita throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fettros head. #T1#
Maldita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fettro.
Maldita works on Fettro's body with a couple of short punches.
Maldita lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fettro backwards.
Maldita scores with a shot to the side of Fettro's head.
Fettro is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldita finish him?
Velha Maldita has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maldita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldita misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fettro seems to have recovered his senses.
Maldita lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Maldita. #KD#
Maldita drops Fettro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fettro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Maldita.
Maldita misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maldita.
Maldita misses with a punch to the body.
Maldita lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maldita lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Maldita. #T2#
Maldita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldita lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maldita misses with some punches.
Maldita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maldita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #KD#
Maldita drops Fettro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fettro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maldita lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fettro to his knees! Maldita keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2022

#R1#
Monster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
Monster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maldita to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monster jabs Maldita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maldita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita moves out of range as Monster strikes.
Maldita throws a sloppy body shot
and Monster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Monster misses the target.
Monster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldita.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monster throwing a counter right hand but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Monster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Monster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Monster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Phzin Monster has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita thuds his right hand into Monster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Velha Maldita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldita misses the jab.
Monster scores with a body shot.
Monster misses with a hook.
Monster misses the shot to the body.
Monster drops his hands momentarily and Maldita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldita with a hook.
Maldita throws a sloppy body shot
and Monster counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster clobbers Maldita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Monster defending well as Maldita loads up on a big left hand.
Maldita misses with a wild body shot.
Monster clobbers Maldita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monster with a body shot.
Jab from Maldita.
Monster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maldita swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Maldita is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monster rather than just go for the knockout.
Monster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldita.
It looked like Monster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maldita.
Maldita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monster.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldita misses the target.
Maldita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monster.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Maldita throws a poor cross that misses
and Monster counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Monster.
Monster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monster misses with a wild body shot.
Maldita avoids the body shot from Monster.
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
Monster throwing a counter right hand but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldita lands an overhand right.
Maldita ducks right into an uppercut from Monster.
Monster misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Monster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maldita works the jab nicely.#T4#
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monster throwing a counter right hand but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Maldita looks to score with a jab to the body but Monster is just out of range.
Maldita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldita throws a shot to the body.
Monster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldita moves away.
It seemed like Maldita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monster takes one to the side of the head.
Maldita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita misses with a wild body shot.
Monster takes a swing at Maldita's ribcage but misses.
Maldita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phzin Monster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phzin Monster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Monster misses with a wild body shot.
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Maldita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Monster avoids it with no problem.
Maldita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monster finds it's way round the side to connect with Maldita's head.
Phzin Monster is winning the standup battle so far.
Monster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Monster throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita jabs Monster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita looks to land a left hand but Monster moved out of range nicely.
Maldita lands an overhand right.
Monster connects with a nice looking jab.
Monster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monster misses with a hook
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Maldita looks to land a left hand but Monster moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Monster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maldita.
Maldita connects with a jab.
Maldita swings widly with a right hand
and Monster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maldita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maldita misses with a hook to the body
and Monster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldita lands with an overhand left.
Maldita misses with a hook. Monster ducked under it nicely.
Maldita lands a right hook to the body.
Maldita lands a nice hook to Monster's body. Monster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monster connects with a body shot that sends Maldita's belly button to the back.
Monster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldita moves away.
Monster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldita throws a body punch but Monster moves out of range. #T2#
Maldita misses with a body punch
and Monster counters with a straight right hand.
Monster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldita takes a swing at Monster's ribcage but misses.
Maldita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monster swings for the body but Maldita moves out of range.
Monster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldita is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maldita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maldita cracks a nice hook into Monster's ribs.
Monster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldita connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T3#
Monster misses with a straight left.
Monster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldita throws a lazy right hand but Monster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monster throws a jab when Maldita was well out of range.
Maldita misses with a body punch
and Monster counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Monster.
Maldita looks to land a left hand but Monster moved out of range nicely.
Maldita scores with a jab. Monster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldita.
Maldita takes a swing at Monster's ribcage but misses.
Monster misses with a body shot.
Maldita lands a lovely overhand right.
Monster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Monster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Monster misses its intended target.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita cracks Monster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldita slips under a jab.
Maldita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monster was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldita.
Monster throws the left hand but Maldita avoids the punch easily.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldita was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Maldita misses with a hook
and Monster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maldita misses with a lunging right hand
and Monster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Velha Maldita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phzin Monster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Monster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldita.
Maldita misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Maldita. That snapped Monster's head back.
Maldita throws a sloppy body shot
and Monster counters with a left to the body.
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita misses with a wild body shot.
Maldita throws a hook but Monster blocks it.
Monster misses with a body shot.
Monster throws a body punch but Maldita moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monster lands a nice hook to Maldita's body. Maldita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maldita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monster dips to his left and cracks Maldita with an uppercut!
Maldita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monster. #T1#
Maldita throws an off balance right hand
and Monster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldita thinking.
A shot to the liver by Maldita. Beautiful body shot.
Maldita lands a body shot.
Monster throws a big shot that misses.
Maldita defending well as Monster loads up on a big left hand.
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Maldita lands a jab to Monster's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Monster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monster.
Maldita swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Maldita throws a hook but Monster blocks it.
Monster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldita looks to land a right hand but Monster moved out of range.
A left lands for Monster.#T2#
Maldita throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita walks into a straight right hand from Monster.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monster lands with a straight right. Maldita didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Maldita.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldita was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Maldita throws the left hand but Monster avoids the punch easily.
Maldita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monster ducks right into an uppercut from Maldita.
Maldita throws a sloppy body shot
and Monster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monster. Maldita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monster misses with a looping left.
Monster misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monster moves away.
Maldita misses with a jab to the body
and Monster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Maldita does it's job there.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldita was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Monster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldita lands with a good body shot.
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
Monster lands a really nice looking cross but Maldita seems unphased.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldita is just out of range.
Monster ducks under a wild hook from Maldita.
Monster throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldita. #T4#
Maldita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monster avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Maldita swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Maldita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monster on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maldita doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Maldita. That snapped Monster's head back.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldita.
Maldita fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Monster.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phzin Monster.
I think Monster 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

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