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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 369 p4p, 266 weight class) and Hurricane Defoe (ranked 58 p4p, 45 weight class). Hurricane Defoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurricane Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defoe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mataitai throws a hook but Defoe avoids it easily.
Defoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Mataitai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Defoe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Defoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mataitai cracks Defoe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Defoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mataitai.
A big right from Mataitai misses.
Defoe misses with a hook
and Mataitai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mataitai swings widly with a right hand
and Mataitai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Defoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mataitai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Defoe.
Nice uppercut lands for Defoe. That snapped Mataitai's head back.
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
Mataitai misses with a straight right.
Defoe scores with a one two! Mataitai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Defoe staying out of range there.
Defoe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mataitai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mataitai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Defoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Defoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mataitai manages to avoid it.
Mataitai throws an off balance right hand
and Defoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defoe moves away.
Defoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Defoe misses with a hook. Mataitai ducked under it nicely.
Mataitai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to clinch but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mataitai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Defoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mataitai throws a looping overhand right but Defoe ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai avoids the head kick by Defoe.
Nice defenses there by Defoe.
Mataitai moves out of range of the body kick.
Defoe lands a nice hook to Mataitai's body. Mataitai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Defoe tries to land a front kick but Mataitai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mataitai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mataitai throws a jab when Defoe was well out of range.
Defoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Defoe tries to land a front kick but Mataitai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Defoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Defoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mataitai manages to avoid it.
Defoe misses with a looping right.
Mataitai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defoe.
Mataitai takes the fight into the clinch.
Defoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mataitai ducks under a wild hook from Defoe.
Mataitai scores with a hook to the body. Defoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe connects with a body shot that sends Mataitai's belly button to the back.
Defoe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mataitai's head.
Defoe throws a low kick but Mataitai avoids it.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defoe moves away.
Mataitai throws a poor cross that misses
and Defoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Defoe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mataitai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Defoe counters with a head kick. That will keep Mataitai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mataitai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mataitai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Defoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Defoe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mataitai tries to move into range but Defoe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mataitai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Defoe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Defoe connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Defoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Defoe lands a jab to the nose.
Mataitai misses with a wild body shot.
Defoe lands a nice looking body kick.
Mataitai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defoe.
Mataitai throws a body punch but Defoe moves out of range.
Mataitai takes a swing at Defoe's ribcage but misses.
Defoe connects with a solid leg kick.
Defoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mataitai throws a lazy right hand but Defoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mataitai clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Defoe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mataitai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hurricane Defoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Mataitai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mataitai moves away from the strike by Defoe.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defoe moves away.
Defoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mataitai.
Defoe cracks Mataitai with a good jab.
Defoe scores with a head kick.
Mataitai is rocked!
Mataitai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mataitai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Defoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mataitai throws a hook but Defoe avoids it easily.
Mataitai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defoe manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai tries to close the distance and clinch but Defoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Defoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mataitai.
Defoe looks to land a left hand but Mataitai moved out of range nicely.
Mataitai throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mataitai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Defoe under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai throws a nice looking combination but Defoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Defoe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Defoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Defoe staying out of range there.
Mataitai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Defoe lands with a hook. Mataitai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab, jab by Mataitai - just one landing.
Mataitai takes a swing at Defoe's ribcage but misses.
Mataitai missing with a left hand there. Defoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mataitai swings widly with a right hand
and Defoe counters with a low kick, right behind Mataitai 's knee.
Defoe cracks Mataitai with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Defoe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mataitai to stand back up!
Oh Mataitai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willy Mataitai's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Defoe drops Mataitai with a naaaaasty hook - Mataitai is in real trouble here! Defoe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hurricane Defoe!
Hurricane Defoe is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Hurricane Defoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Willy Mataitai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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