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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xon HiChi (ranked 2359 p4p, 3630 weight class) and Noel Brown (ranked 287 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm 25 160 3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm 25 158 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xon HiChi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Brown! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! HiChi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. HiChi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively. HiChi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. HiChi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. HiChi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. HiChi scores with a nice right hand.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - HiChi circles away.
HiChi ducks down and throws a hook to the body. HiChi lands a jab to the nose. Brown closes the distance but HiChi moves to the side and HiChi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from HiChi. A looping hook to the body misses from HiChi. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet. Brown tries to counter with a clinch but HiChi shakes him off and moves away. Brown moves away from the strike by HiChi. Brown tries to clinch up but HiChi circles away and keeps his distance. HiChi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
HiChi swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. HiChi cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. HiChi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Brown darts in and clinches HiChi up against the cage. HiChi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. HiChi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
HiChi connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off. HiChi throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it. HiChi lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Brown tries to clinch but HiChi moves away and HiChi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. HiChi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. HiChi just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up but HiChi circles away and keeps his distance. Xon HiChi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Brown moves to clinch but HiChi breaks away and HiChi counters with a stiff right hand. HiChi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. 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! Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but HiChi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brown wants to clinch. Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from HiChi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown tries to clinch there but HiChi circles away.
Brown walks into a left hand. HiChi thows a left - swing and a miss! Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but HiChi swats him away and circles back towards the center. HiChi lands a jab to the nose. Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - HiChi circles away.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Brown takes one to the side of the head.
HiChi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. HiChi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by HiChi. Brown tries to clinch up. A slow jab from HiChi misses its intended target. Brown is looking to clinch but HiChi is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown moves in looking to clinch but HiChi pushes him off. Brown defending well as HiChi loads up on a big left hand. Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from HiChi. Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. HiChi misses with a hook. Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. HiChi thuds a left hand into Brown's body. HiChi lands with a shot to the body. HiChi throws a good cross that connects.
HiChi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket. HiChi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown is looking to clinch but HiChi is avoiding it.
HiChi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from HiChi. HiChi misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely. HiChi misses with a straight right. HiChi throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range. Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. HiChi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but HiChi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. HiChi with a hook. Brown darts in trying to clinch and HiChi counters with a lovely shot to the body. HiChi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Brown staying out of range there. Brown moves in looking to clinch but HiChi pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but HiChi paws at him with a jab and circles away. HiChi digs a good hook to Brown's body.
HiChi cracks Brown with a good jab. HiChi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from HiChi. Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from HiChi. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xon HiChi dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! HiChi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xon HiChi is winning the standup battle so far. Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
HiChi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily. Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from HiChi. Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling HiChi to score with a decent uppercut. HiChi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. HiChi digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs. HiChi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but HiChi swats him away and circles back towards the center. HiChi throws a big shot that misses. Brown is looking to clinch. Brown moves into range and clinches up with HiChi. Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
HiChi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. HiChi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Brown looking for a guillotine here but HiChi defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown looking for a triangle here. HiChi is fighting it but it looks tight! Brown pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, HiChi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Noel Brown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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