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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Lau 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!
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158 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau tries to clinch up
and Masatupo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masatupo.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masatupo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Masatupo scores with a shot to the side of Lau's head.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Masatupo is blocking nicely.
Masatupo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Nice body punch from Masatupo.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masatupo blocks it with crossed arms.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Masatupo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lau has had enough of the clinch but Masatupo keeps him there for the moment.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo just leaning against Lau, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Masatupo lands an uppercut.
Masatupo stalling the fight.
Masatupo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Lau looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Masatupo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Masatupo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masatupo gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masatupo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Masatupo.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masatupo is defending well for now.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masatupo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo scores with a hook to the body.
Masatupo stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Masatupo.
Masatupo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masatupo pushes Lau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Masatupo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lau is trying to force a seperation but Masatupo has the dominant position.
Lau takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Masatupo.
Masatupo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lau blocks it with crossed arms.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masatupo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
Masatupo connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masatupo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Masatupo blocks with his arms.
Masatupo works on Lau's body with a couple of short punches.
Masatupo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Masatupo.
Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
Lau tries to break the clinch but Masatupo is controlling the position.
Masatupo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masatupo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau closes the distance but Masatupo moves to the side
and Masatupo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Masatupo or perhaps it was just good defense by Lau which made him look bad.
Masatupo darts in and clinches Lau up against the cage.
Masatupo looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Masatupo landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masatupo.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masatupo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masatupo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masatupo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masatupo looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Masatupo just leaning against Lau, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haiki Masatupo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lau gets caught napping as Masatupo dives in and scores a takedown. Lau manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masatupo prevents Lau from getting back to his feet.
Masatupo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masatupo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masatupo 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.
Masatupo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Masatupo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masatupo wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.
Masatupo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haiki Masatupo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lau tries to clinch up but Masatupo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lau wants to clinch but Masatupo slips to the side
and Masatupo counters with a nice body shot.
Masatupo moves into the clinch.
Masatupo lands an uppercut.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masatupo is defending well for now.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lau is breathing heavily.
Masatupo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lau blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Masatupo.
Masatupo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masatupo with a knee to the head.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Masatupo blocking some punches.
Masatupo connects with a knee to the head.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Masatupo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lau up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masatupo as Lau tries to tie him up.
Haiki Masatupo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masatupo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masatupo scores with a knee to the head.
Masatupo scores with a knee to the head.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masatupo shoots in for a takedown but Lau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masatupo shoots for a takedown but Lau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lau as Masatupo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haiki Masatupo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masatupo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lau wants to try and get back to his feet.
Masatupo working for a submission but Lau is keeping him at bay.
Masatupo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Masatupo wants to finish this one by submission but Lau is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Masatupo.
Masatupo looking to finish Lau with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lau!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masatupo with good strikes from the mount here!
Masatupo lands a heavy elbow.
Masatupo with a couple of short strikes.
Masatupo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lau is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lau is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Masatupo working for a guillotine from mount but Lau is in no mood to give up.
Masatupo fails to take his opponent's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Masatupo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haiki Masatupo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Masatupo throws a head kick that Lau semi-blocks.
Masatupo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lau is trying to escape back to his feet but Masatupo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Masatupo has an Americana. Lau didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Masatupo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Masatupo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Haiki Masatupo!
Haiki Masatupo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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