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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hinkle (ranked 2059 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Wang Lei (ranked 291 p4p, 284 weight class). Hinkle comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Hour Tour. Lei is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rise To The Truth - Out For Blood. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Hinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Lei!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Lei as he connects with a hook.
Hinkle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lei gets caught napping as Hinkle dives in and scores a takedown. Lei manages to retain guard.
Hinkle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hinkle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinkle wants to control from the top but Lei keeps moving.
Hinkle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle trying to control but Lei is working from the bottom.
Lei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hinkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hinkle forces his way into half guard.
Lei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hinkle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lei wants to get back to his feet.
Hinkle thows a huge punch but Lei dodges it nicely.
Hinkle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hinkle trying to control the pace.
Hinkle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle lands with a punch from half guard.
Lei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hinkle is working away from the top position though.
Hinkle trying to pass the guard but Lei defending well.
Hinkle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hinkle trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hinkle lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hinkle lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hinkle.
Hinkle controlling the action here.
Hinkle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hinkle.
Lei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hinkle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hinkle trying to mount his opponent but Lei defends it.
Hinkle controlling the pace.
Lei wants to improve his position but Hinkle is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hinkle trying to pass the guard but Lei defending well.
Hinkle prevents Lei from improving his position.
Lei keeps trying to improve his position.
Hinkle is taking a breather. Lei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hinkle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lei to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Hinkle dominated that 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.
Hinkle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lei slaps away a takedown attempt from Hinkle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lei connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Roy Hinkle has been cut.
Hinkle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinkle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hinkle wants to control but Lei is keeping him busy.
Hinkle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lei to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lei sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roy Hinkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lei on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hinkle working the ground and pound.
Hinkle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lei can do to turn this around?
Hinkle working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinkle trying to control the position but Lei is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lei is trying to get back to half guard.
Lei takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hinkle wants to control but Lei is keeping him busy.
Hinkle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hinkle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lei down.
Hinkle trying to control the action but Lei is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle taking a breather here.
Hinkle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Hinkle slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinkle looks up at the clock and then as Lei takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hinkle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hinkle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hinkle working the ground and pound from side control.
Hinkle looking to control but instead Lei has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hinkle is taking a breather. Lei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lei is looking to control Hinkle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lei avoid being mounted?
Lei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hinkle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hinkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle tries to pass to full mount but Lei defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hinkle lands a nice short elbow.
Hinkle wants to free his trapped foot but Lei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hinkle.
Hinkle not doing much here.
Hinkle trying to mount his opponent but Lei defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hinkle working Lei over with strikes.
Hinkle wants to pass to mount but Lei is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Hinkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Hinkle's cut.
That's time! Hinkle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hinkle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lei kicks Hinkle off and gets back to his feet.
Hinkle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hinkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Lei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hinkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinkle pushing down on Lei's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hinkle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hinkle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lei defending well though.
Hinkle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hinkle lands a nice short elbow.
Hinkle trying to control from Lei's half guard. Lei has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hinkle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hinkle.
Hinkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wang Lei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hinkle controls the pace.
Hinkle throws a strike but Lei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lei wants to control from the top but Hinkle keeps moving.
Hinkle wants to sweep here but Lei controlling him for the moment.
Lei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hinkle is pulling down on Lei's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lei manages to get himself to full guard.
Lei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hinkle slips nicely into half guard.
Hinkle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Hinkle there.
Hinkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hinkle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hinkle working Lei over with strikes.
Lei is rocked!
Hinkle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lei is still in real trouble! Can Hinkle finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lei can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hinkle wants to pass the guard but Lei is defending well.
Lei taking some punishment here, with Hinkle in his half guard.
Lei trying to control but Hinkle postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hinkle slips a nice elbow through Lei's hands, connecting with Lei's forehead.
Hinkle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roy Hinkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hinkle is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lei is hurt! He's hurt bad - Hinkle fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lei from any more punishment! Congratulations to Hinkle! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Hinkle!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Hinkle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Wang Lei stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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