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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Koholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koholic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Distance by Cake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Koholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Xavier!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier throws a head kick that misses.
Koholic clinches up with Xavier and pushes him back against the cage.
Koholic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koholic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koholic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Charles Xavier has been cut.
A short uppercut from Koholic.
Xavier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koholic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xavier tries a knee to the head but Koholic blocks it.
Xavier misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xavier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koholic's brow.
Xavier misses with a knee strike.
Xavier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Xavier misses with a knee to the head.
Xavier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koholic manages to break the clinch.
Koholic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xavier. Xavier obviously looking to wear him down.
Koholic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xavier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koholic digs a good hook to Xavier's body.
Koholic clinches with his opponent.
Koholic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xavier.
Koholic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xavier throws an elbow that misses.
Koholic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xaviers head.
Koholic tries to land a knee to the head but Xavier blocks with his arms.
Koholic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic cracks Xavier with a nice body shot.
Xavier looks gassed!
Koholic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xavier backwards.
Xavier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koholic breaks from the clinch.
Koholic clinches up against the cage.
Koholic has picked Xavier up - he's going for a ride! Koholic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Koholic controlling the action here.
Xavier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koholic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Xavier taking some punishment here, with Koholic in his half guard.
Koholic content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Koholic there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koholic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koholic manages to end up in side control.
Xavier trying to remain calm as Koholic controls from the top position.
Koholic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Koholic is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Xavier's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Koholic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Xavier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koholic scores with a hook to the body. Xavier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koholic throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xavier looks to clinch
and Koholic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Koholic.
Xavier misses with an elbow strike.
Koholic avoiding damage as Xavier throws knees to the body.
Koholic is trying to drag Xavier to the mat but Xavier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koholic lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koholic.
Koholic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koholic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koholic is working Xavier over against the cage.
Koholic is struggling to control the position.
Koholic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koholic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
Koholic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Koholic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koholic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xavier, pushing him back against the cage.
Koholic lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic lands a nice uppercut.
Koholic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xavier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koholic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koholic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic winds up and cracks Xavier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koholic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koholic lands a nice short elbow.
Koholic not doing much here.
Xavier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic forces Xavier back against the cage and clinches.
Koholic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Xavier uses from the top position.
Xavier prevents Koholic from getting back to his feet.
Koholic looking for a sweep. Not yet Koholic, not yet.
Koholic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Koholic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Xavier stopping the sweep attempt from Koholic.
Koholic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xavier's guard.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Koholic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Xavier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koholic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Xavier backs up against the cage.
Koholic lands a body shot.
Koholic tries to close the distance and clinch but Xavier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koholic clinches with his opponent.
Koholic lands a nice uppercut.
Koholic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Xavier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Xavier throws an elbow that misses.
Xavier managing to block the knees to the body from Koholic.
Koholic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Xavier misses with a knee strike.
Koholic pushes Xavier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koholic is struggling to control the position.
Xavier takes a shot to the head.
Koholic blocks the elbow strike.
Xavier tries to land knees in the clinch but Koholic avoids the damage to the body.
Xavier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koholic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koholic rushes Xavier and presses him up against the cage.
Koholic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koholic has managed to clinch.
Koholic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xavier backwards.
Xavier is rocked!
Koholic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xavier is still on wobbly legs! Can Koholic finish him?
BOOM! Koholic lands a beautiful left hook that drops Xavier. Xavier tries to recover but Koholic is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Xavier lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Koholic!
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hype
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