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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caio Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Hwang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddy Hwang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
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184 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Powerful |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Hwang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss moves out of range of the body kick from Hwang.
Preuss blocks the body kick.
Preuss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hwang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Preuss swinging wildly here.
Hwang slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Preuss misses with a two punch combination.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Hwang avoids nicely.
Preuss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hwang.
Preuss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hwang counters with a good, hard body kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
Preuss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hwang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hwang misses with a kick to the body.
Hwang scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hwang connects with a high kick.
Hwang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Preuss if he has to take too many more of those.
Preuss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hwang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hwang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preuss.
Preuss has managed to clinch.
Hwang throws a head punch that misses.
Preuss breaks from the clinch.
Preuss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hwang.
Hwang dodges the punch combination from Preuss.
Hwang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Preuss will feel that in the morning.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Hwang slams his shin into Preuss's torso.
Hwang throws a front kick that sends Preuss stumbling back into the cage.
Caio Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss misses with a double jab
and Hwang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Preuss looks to land a combination but Hwang avoids it well.
That's two 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!
Hwang lands with a kick to the temple. Preuss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hwang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Preuss's head.
Preuss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hwang looks to land a body kick but Preuss moved away.
Preuss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hwang counters with a head kick. That will keep Preuss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hwang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Preuss is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Preuss misses with a combination
and Hwang counters with a head kick. That will keep Preuss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sloppy strikes from Preuss. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Hwang lands but Preuss takes it in his stride.
Preuss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hwang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hwang throws a fast counter high kick but Preuss manages to duck under it in time.
Hwang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
Hwang avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preuss misses with a series of wild punches.
Hwang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Preuss closes the distance and clinches.
Preuss manages to break the clinch.
Preuss misses with a double jab
and Hwang counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Preuss does it's job there.
Preuss wants to clinch
and Hwang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Preuss throws a right hand that Hwang ducks under and follows up with a left that Hwang also avoids with ease.
Preuss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hwang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Preuss crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hwang - the referee stops the clock and Preuss gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hwang. Preuss manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preuss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hwang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
Preuss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hwang counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss misses the jab.
Hwang thinks about the counter body kick.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Hwang avoids nicely.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hwang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Preuss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hwang.
Hwang delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick from Hwang lands but Preuss takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Hwang.
Preuss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hwang counters with a big head kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
Preuss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hwang manages to avoid it.
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Hwang counters with a head kick. That will keep Preuss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Preuss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hwang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hwang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Preuss was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hwang.
Hwang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Hwang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hwang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hwang throws a head kick that misses.
Hwang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hwang dodges the punch combination from Preuss.
Hwang thinks about the counter body kick.
Preuss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Hwang.
A combination from Preuss does no damage.
Hwang steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
Hwang counters with a body kick.
Hwang defending well as Preuss loads up on a big left hand.
Hwang throws a fast counter high kick but Preuss manages to duck under it in time.
Preuss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hwang counters with a good, hard body kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Hwang.
Preuss misses with a right hand
and Hwang counters with a good, hard body kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Hwang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hwang scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preuss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Preuss takes a kick to the side of the head.
Preuss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Hwang slams his shin into Preuss's torso.
Preuss misses with a few strikes there.
Preuss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hwang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Preuss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hwang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hwang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Preuss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hwang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Hwang counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caio Preuss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Preuss throws a nice looking combination but Hwang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hwang lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hwang defending well as Preuss loads up on a big left hand.
Hwang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Preuss's head.
Hwang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Preuss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss throws a nice looking combination but Hwang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preuss misses with a few strikes there.
Hwang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hwang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Hwang counters with a nice body kick.
Preuss misses with a combination
and Hwang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Preuss really felt that one!
Preuss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hwang throws a fast counter high kick but Preuss manages to duck under it in time.
Hwang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Hwang slams his shin into Preuss's torso.
Preuss clinches up against the cage.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hwang lands a high kick!
Crunch! Hwang slams his shin into Preuss's torso.
Preuss throws a nice looking combination but Hwang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hwang scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Preuss misses.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Hwang avoids them all with ease.
Preuss misses with a series of wild punches.
Preuss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Preuss misses with a body shot
and Hwang counters with a head kick. That will keep Preuss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Preuss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hwang scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hwang!
Preuss blocks a head kick by Hwang.
Hwang scores with a kick to the body.
Hwang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Hwang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Preuss looks to land a combination but Hwang avoids it well.
Preuss misses with a double jab
and Hwang counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
Preuss tries to clinch up but Hwang circles away and keeps his distance.
Hwang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hwang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hwang lands a head kick!
Hwang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Hwang scores with a head kick. Preuss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Preuss looks to land a combination but Hwang avoids it well.
Preuss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hwang throws a sloppy head kick and Preuss moves out of range easily.
Preuss takes a kick to the side of the head.
Preuss moves out of range of the body kick.
Eddy Hwang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Hwang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Hwang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Preuss tries to clinch up.
Preuss misses with a double jab
and Hwang counters with a big head kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
Hwang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Hwang counters with a nice body kick.
Preuss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Preuss misses with a hook.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
Preuss misses with an uppercut
and Hwang counters with a nice body kick.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Hwang avoids nicely.
Hwang replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Preuss blocks it well.
Hwang scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Hwang avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Hwang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preuss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hwang lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preuss wants to clinch up but Hwang keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwang slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Preuss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hwang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Preuss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Preuss misses with a double jab.
Hwang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Preuss misses.
Hwang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hwang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hwang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hwang.
Preuss is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hwang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Preuss misses with a hook
and Hwang counters with a body kick that stops Preuss in his tracks momentarily.
Preuss is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preuss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hwang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Preuss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Preuss tries to clinch but Hwang moves away
and Hwang counters with a head kick. That will keep Preuss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hwang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwang pushes Preuss away with a front kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Preuss.
Hwang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preuss tries to bum rush Hwang with a series of wild strikes but Hwang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hwang lands a high kick!
Preuss misses with a combination
and Hwang counters with a good, hard body kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
Hwang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hwang lands a head kick. Preuss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Preuss misses with a wild combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Preuss crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hwang - the referee stops the clock and Preuss gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hwang. Preuss manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Hwang.
Hwang tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hwang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preuss is looking for a counter combo.
Preuss misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Preuss does no damage.
Preuss misses with a wild combination.
Hwang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hwang slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Preuss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preuss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hwang counters with a good, hard body kick but Preuss shrugs it off.
A head kick from Hwang lands but Preuss takes it in his stride.
Preuss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hwang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hwang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hwang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Preuss will feel that in the morning.
Hwang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hwang lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Preuss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hwang counters with a body kick that stops Preuss in his tracks momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hwang!
Hwang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hwang moves away from the strike by Preuss.
Hwang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Preuss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hwang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Preuss's head.
The fighters circling - Preuss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hwang counters with a body kick.
Hwang swats away the attempt to clinch by Preuss.
Caio Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preuss misses with a double jab
and Hwang counters with a head kick.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Hwang moves out of range.
Hwang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Hwang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hwang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Hwang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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