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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 2192 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sjaardsen Hooj (ranked 3813 p4p, 0 weight class). Sjaardsen Hooj told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tonga
vs
Hooj

181 cm
38
162 lbs
28 - 18 - 1

191 cm
31
167 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sjaardsen Hooj!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hooj just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooj walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tonga.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Tonga. Those never looked like landing.
Tonga tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooj! But no joy.
Hooj scores with a jab.
Tonga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tonga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Hooj was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonga walks into a stiff left hand from Hooj.
Hooj moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooj misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonga throws a series of punches but Hooj moves out of range.
Hooj takes one on the button.
Hooj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonga.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooj! But no joy.
Hooj is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonga.
Tonga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hooj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hooj.
A big left from Tonga misses.
Hooj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Hooj misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooj checks a leg kick.
Hooj appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tonga thuds his right hand into Hooj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tonga misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Hooj misses.
Tonga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonga throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hooj to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga lands a body shot.
Tonga thuds his shin into the meat of Hooj's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hooj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hooj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hooj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Tonga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hooj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooj. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Tonga.
Tonga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonga scores with the left hand. Hooj knows he should have avoided that one.
Hooj throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tonga to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tonga.
Tonga throws a body punch but Hooj moves out of range.
Tonga misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga looks to land a combination. Hooj sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hooj misses with a jab to the body
and Tonga counters with an outside leg kick.
Hooj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hooj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonga. Hooj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooj punishes Tonga's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonga lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonga throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hooj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick
and Hooj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonga can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tonga, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooj throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tonga just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Tonga finds it's way through Hooj's defenses.
Hooj slips a straight right by Tonga.
Hooj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tonga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooj. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooj.
Hooj slips a jab from Tonga.
Tonga lands a head shot.
Hooj ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooj.
Tonga tests Hooj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooj lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tonga walks into a left hand.
Hooj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonga.
Hooj throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Hooj throws a shot from downtown. Tonga moves away and avoids it.
Tonga appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tonga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hooj crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tonga - the referee stops the clock and Hooj gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tonga. Hooj manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tonga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tonga misses with a straight left.
A jab from Tonga misses.
Hooj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hooj misses with a jab to the body
and Tonga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hooj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonga.
Hooj looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
A low kick from Tonga misses
and Hooj counters with a left to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hooj might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tonga has got the better of the exchanges.
Hooj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hooj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hooj misses with a body shot
and Tonga counters with a solid body kick.
Tonga loads up on a big right hand but Hooj slips the punch.
Tonga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses.
Tonga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Tonga both land. Nice combination.
Hooj throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooj checks a leg kick.
Tonga lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooj throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Kukulcan Tonga is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Tonga takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tonga throws a head kick that half lands.
Tonga lands a lovely overhand right.
Tonga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Hooj finds it's target.
Tonga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooj.
Tonga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tonga there as he acknowledges the shot.

Tonga is rocked!
Hooj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Tonga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonga tries to bum rush Hooj with a series of wild strikes but Hooj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tonga seems to have got his legs back now.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonga swings for the body but Hooj moves out of range.
Hooj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hooj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooj moves out of range of the body kick.
Hooj misses with a body shot.
Tonga appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hooj takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hooj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hooj takes one on the button.
Hooj looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Hooj misses with an uppercut.
Tonga cracks Hooj with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hooj blocks a head kick by Tonga.
Hooj throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Hooj looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Hooj misses with a wild body shot.
Tonga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tonga misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga scores with a jab to the body.
Hooj takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga misses with a looping left.
Hooj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooj! But no joy.
Donk. Hooj catches Tonga right on the button with a cross.
Tonga misses with a few strikes there.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Hooj moved away.
A low kick from Tonga is predictable there
and Hooj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooj takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hooj avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Tonga misses.
Tonga misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hooj looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Tonga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hooj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooj throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tonga misses.
Hooj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tonga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Tonga.
Tonga throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooj.
Tonga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooj thuds his right hand into Tonga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Tonga misses its intended target.
Hooj cracks Tonga with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tonga falls to his knees and Hooj doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sjaardsen Hooj!
A very excited looking Sjaardsen Hooj 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.