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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horton Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Khrepchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrepchenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Do We Fall. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horton Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Khrepchenko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo tries to score with a low kick but Khrepchenko moves his leg out of the way.
Hoo gets tackled into the cage by Khrepchenko. Khrepchenko maintains the clinch.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khrepchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo misses with a punch on the inside.
Khrepchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Come on Khrepchenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Khrepchenko is blocking nicely.
Khrepchenko taking a breather.
Hoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Hoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khrepchenko.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo working aggressively here.
Hoo tries to throw a body punch but Khrepchenko avoids it by throwing Hoo back against the cage.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is pushing Hoo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khrepchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the head.
Hoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrepchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo misses with a punch on the inside.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the body.
Khrepchenko blocking some punches.
Hoo working aggressively here.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hoo blocks with his arms.
Khrepchenko blocking some punches.
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but Hoo blocks it.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khrepchenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khrepchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khrepchenko is trying to stall.
Hoo tries a body shot but Khrepchenko blocks it.
Khrepchenko blocks an elbow strike from Hoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khrepchenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoo's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrepchenko blocks a body shot from Hoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khrepchenko controls his hands.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Khrepchenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries to break free but Khrepchenko pushes him back against the cage.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but Khrepchenko blocks it.
Khrepchenko effectively controlling the action here.
Khrepchenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hoo blocks with his arms.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khrepchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khrepchenko controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Hoo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoo throws an elbow that misses.
Khrepchenko blocks an uppercut.
Hoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrepchenko is looking to control Hoo's arms but Hoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khrepchenko has his back to the cage.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khrepchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khrepchenko's elbow.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo working aggressively here.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrepchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrepchenko lands a nice elbow.
Hoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Khrepchenko has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Horton Hoo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoo shoots in and drives through. Khrepchenko sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khrepchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khrepchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
Khrepchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoo throws out the jab.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch
and Hoo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrepchenko is trying to stand up here but Hoo is controlling him well.
Hoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoo working Khrepchenko over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Hoo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hoo 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.
Khrepchenko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khrepchenko moves to clinch but Hoo breaks away
and Hoo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khrepchenko's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khrepchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo throws a strike but Khrepchenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hoo controlling Khrepchenko's posture.
Hoo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khrepchenko is looking to stand up but Hoo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khrepchenko hang on?
You get the feeling that Khrepchenko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hoo lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Hoo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hoo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khrepchenko looks a forlorn figure.
Hoo lands with some strikes.
Horton Hoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is bucking up trying to escape but Hoo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoo lands a big elbow - Khrepchenko is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Khrepchenko is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Horton Hoo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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