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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - Dogwash. Garavito comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Make Them Suffer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kahui misses with a wild body shot.
Kahui avoids a kick to the body.
Kahui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kahui misses with a wild body shot.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahui 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.
Kahui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garavito was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahui.
Garavito keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garavito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kahui is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Garavito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kahui tries to close the distance and clinch but Garavito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garavito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahui lands with a cross.
Kahui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garavito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kahui swings for the body but Garavito moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito lands with a slapping head kick.
Garavito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kahui throws a nice looking combination but Garavito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Kahui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garavito.
Garavito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kahui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garavito.
Garavito slips a jab and a cross from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a combination
and Garavito counters with a good low kick that Kahui was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahui misses with a right hand
and Garavito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garavito needs to keep his hands up - Kahui had a free shot at his head there.
Garavito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garavito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahui.
Kahui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Garavito catches Kahui right on the button with a cross.
Garavito scores with a leg kick.
Kahui clinches up with Garavito and pushes him back against the cage.
Garavito tries a body shot but Kahui blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahui.
Garavito lands with a right to the head.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Kahui.
Kahui is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kahui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garavito.
Garavito misses with some punches.
Garavito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahui.
Kahui tries a body shot but Garavito blocks it.
Kahui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garavito.
Garavito presses Kahui against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahui.
Garavito misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Kahui.
Kahui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Garavito.
Garavito misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kahui seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garavito can turn it around.
Kahui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.
Garavito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Kahui - that landed with a thud.
Kahui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahui working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kahui.
Kahui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garavito looks winded!
Kahui blocking some punches.
Kahui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kahui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garavito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahui tries a body shot but Garavito blocks it.
Kahui lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kahui - that landed with a thud.
Kahui can't find room to land a body shot as Garavito controls the action.
Kahui misses with a punch to the body.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garavito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garavito misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garavito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garavito blocks a body shot from Kahui.
Garavito misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arana Kahui dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kahui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garavito.
The fighters circling - Kahui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kahui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garavito on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Garavito. Those never looked like landing.
Garavito lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Garavito.
Kahui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Kahui misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garavito counters with a nice leg kick.
Garavito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito counters with a straight right hand.
Kahui looks to throw the jab but Garavito is out of range.
Kahui scores with a nice head shot.
Kahui throws a body punch but Garavito moves out of range.
Kahui just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahui throws a hook to the side of Garavito's head but Garavito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garavito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kahui throws a shot from downtown. Garavito moves away and avoids it.
Kahui scores with a sloppy right hand. Garavito should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Kahui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garavito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Garavito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahui misses with a double jab.
Garavito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahui under the eye.
Kahui walks into a jab.
Kahui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahui misses with an uppercut.
Kahui misses with a combination
and Garavito counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Kahui.
Garavito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Garavito there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws a lazy uppercut
and Garavito counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Garavito. That snapped Kahui's head back.
Kahui drops his hands momentarily and Garavito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahui tries to bum rush Garavito with a series of wild strikes but Garavito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahui throws a shot from downtown. Garavito moves away and avoids it.
Luis Garavito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahui tries to close the distance and clinch but Garavito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahui throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kahui looks to land a combination but Garavito avoids it well.
Kahui misses with a shot to the body
and Garavito counters with a thumping low kick.
Kahui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahui. Garavito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahui takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garavito defending well as Kahui loads up on a big left hand.
Kahui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kahui looks to land a combination but Garavito avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Kahui. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Garavito - just one landing.
Kahui looks to land a right hand but Garavito moved out of range.
Kahui misses with a double jab
enabling Garavito to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahui misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito is looking to slow Kahui down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kahui.
Kahui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garavito counters with a big head kick but Kahui shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kahui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kahui takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a two punch combination.
Kahui throws a poor cross that misses
and Garavito counters with an inside leg kick.
Garavito avoids the body shot from Kahui.
Kahui just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahui throws a series of punches but Garavito moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kahui.
Kahui lands a really nice looking cross but Garavito seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garavito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahui's sensitive parts.
Kahui takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garavito cracks Kahui with a good jab.
Kahui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kahui connects with a nice looking jab.
Garavito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garavito.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Garavito staying out of range there.
Garavito is looking to slow Kahui down with leg kicks.
Kahui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Kahui moves forwards but Garavito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahui loads up on a big right hand but Garavito slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito lands with a nice body kick.
Garavito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahui. That did some damage!
A combination from Kahui does no damage.
Kahui will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garavito.
Kahui misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garavito circles away quickly and effectively.
Kahui digs a good hook to Garavito's body.
Kahui throws a lazy right hand but Garavito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahui misses with a right hand
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito pushes Kahui away with a front kick.
Garavito lands a jab to the nose.
Garavito lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahui's head.
Garavito catches Kahui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kahui is rocked!
Kahui misses with a shot to the body
and Garavito counters with a good low kick that Kahui was not able to check.
Oh Kahui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garavito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kahui seems to have got his legs back now.
Garavito slips a jab from Kahui.
Garavito scores with a body shot.
Garavito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kahui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Garavito connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garavito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws out a loose jab but Garavito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Kahui does no damage.
Kahui thuds his right hand into Garavito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kahui throws a poor cross that misses
and Garavito counters with an inside leg kick.
Kahui cracks Garavito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kahui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garavito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garavito cracks Kahui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garavito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garavito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Kahui misses.
Kahui tries to clinch there but Garavito circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garavito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Garavito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garavito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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