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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hodari Fanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hodari Fanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Crabtree!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree doesn't manage to clinch there - Fanaka circles away.
Crabtree shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fanaka as he avoids it easily.
Crabtree tries for a takedown but Fanaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crabtree fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fanaka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fanaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fanaka with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fanaka.
Crabtree will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fanaka is looking to counter the offense by Crabtree and move into the clinch.
Hodari Fanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Crabtree.
Crabtree darts in looking for a takedown but Fanaka gets double underhooks and turns Crabtree into the cage.
Fanaka lands a nice shot that snaps Crabtree's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crabtree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fanaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crabtrees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fanaka can pounce on him.
Fanaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crabtree clinches up against the cage.
Crabtree is trying to pull guard but Fanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Fanaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabtree backwards.
Crabtree goes for a takedown attempt but Fanaka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crabtree dives in for a single leg takedown but Fanaka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fanaka.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fanaka can pounce on him.
Fanaka connects with a single shot there.
Fanaka clinches with his opponent.
Fanaka is pushing Crabtree up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fanaka lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree blocks an elbow strike from Fanaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fanaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crabtree is trying to force a seperation but Fanaka has the dominant position.
Fanaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Fanaka.
Stalling in the clinch from Fanaka.
Fanaka digs a right hand into Crabtree's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crabtree's gas tank.
Crabtree trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fanaka.
Crabtree looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fanaka.
Fanaka slows down the pace here.
Fanaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fanaka works on Crabtree's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanaka scores with a shot to the side of Crabtree's head.
Crabtree tries to circle away but Fanaka has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Fanaka.
A body shot lands from Fanaka.
Fanaka lands an elbow just above Crabtree 's eye.
It looks like Luke Crabtree has been cut.
Fanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Fanaka on the inside.
Crabtree's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fanaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fanaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fanaka taking a breather.
Fanaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fanaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree dodges an elbow strike from Fanaka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crabtree is pushing Fanaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fanaka.
Fanaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Crabtree backwards.
Crabtree can't break the clinch.
Fanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fanaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fanaka lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fanaka.
Stalling in the clinch from Fanaka.
Fanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crabtree lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hodari Fanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Crabtree's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fanaka cracks the inside of Crabtree's front leg.
Fanaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crabtree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fanaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Crabtree. Crabtree gets slowly back to his feet.
Crabtree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fanaka scores with a head kick. Crabtree tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fanaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fanaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Fanaka.
Fanaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crabtree is rocked!
Crabtree is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanaka throws an elbow that misses.
Fanaka lands an uppercut.
Crabtree is still on wobbly legs! Can Fanaka finish him?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fanaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Fanaka.
Fanaka unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Crabtree! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fanaka is unloading with more strikes now! Crabtree drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hodari Fanaka!
During a confident post fight interview, Hodari Fanaka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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