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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 1791 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Syngin Colchester (ranked 255 p4p, 379 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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184 cm 23 190 2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm 22 200 5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler Excellent boxer Knockout power |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Syngin Colchester! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Colchester walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kai. Colchester lands a right hook to the body.
Colchester slips under a jab from Kai. And Colchester tries to counter it with a takedown but Kai pushes his down on his head and steps out. Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Colchester shoots in but no luck this time. Colchester shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Colchester is looking to work some ground and pound but Kai has wrist control. Colchester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Colchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kai working for a triangle but Colchester defends it easily.
Kai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colchester looking to sit in guard and control but Kai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Colchester controlling the position. Colchester's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Kai looking to pass the guard. Kai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Colchester is pulling down on Kai's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Kai controls from within his opponent's guard. Kai trying to control the position from guard on top but Colchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Colchester is controlling Kai's posture. Kai looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Kai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colchester ducks under a wild hook from Kai. Kai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Colchester checks a leg kick. Colchester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Syngin Colchester has been cut. Colchester dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Colchester scores with a one two! Kai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Colchester jabbing away but nothing is landing. A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A telegraphed right hand from Colchester misses the target. Kai cracks Colchester with a good jab. Anakoni Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Colchester has a takedown stuffed. Kai connects with a solid leg kick. Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Good leg kick by Kai. 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! Kai throws the left hand but Colchester avoids the punch easily. No joy there for Colchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kai with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kai darts in and clinches Colchester up against the cage. Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kai lands a damaging elbow. Colchester drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anakoni Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syngin Colchester. Kai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kai. Colchester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kai defends well and Colchester ends up having to push Kai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Colchester swats away the attempt to clinch by Kai. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Colchester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kai as he avoids it easily. A punch combination from Colchester misses. Colchester lands a slapping body shot.
Kai staying out of range there. Kai throwing a counter right hand but Colchester manages to avoid it. Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colchester throws a right hand that misses
and Kai counters with a nice uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anakoni Kai dominated that round. The cut man is working on Syngin Colchester's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Kai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colchester is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round! Kai connects with a jab. Colchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him? Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anakoni Kai is winning the standup battle so far. Colchester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai. Kai is looking to counter punch. Kai closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Colchester! Kai dives in looking to finish! Colchester is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anakoni Kai! After winning the bout, Anakoni Kai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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