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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KO Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hook has chosen The Way I Am as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, KO Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hook!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hook counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Hook.
Hook shoots for a double leg takedown but Kane sprawls well. He's pushed Hook's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hook throws a one two combo.
Hook tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane landing knees to the head.
Kane working aggressively here.
Hook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook misses the shot to the body.
Kane with a poor takedown
and Hook counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hook loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane has momentary wrist control but Hook slips an elbow through the middle.
Kane wants to stand and escape but Hook is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hook connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hook decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kane, up you get!
Hook lands with a hook. Kane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hook was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Kane is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kane is desperately trying to improve his position but Hook has a good base and remains in mount.
Kane is trying to stand up.
Hook is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hook is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Hook connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hook with a couple of short strikes.
Hook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hook fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hook landing shots from mount.
Hook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kane hang on?
BOOM! Hook connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kane is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hook wants to control the pace but Kane is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Hook.
Hook cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kane could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hook scoring with strikes but Kane is staying in there.
Kane wants to control but Hook is having none of it.
Hook scoring with strikes but Kane is staying in there.
Kane wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Kane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hook punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kane is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hook dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hook's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hook duly obliges.
Kane blocks a head kick by Hook.
Hook closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kane to the mat! Kane manages to get full guard.
Hook won't allow Kane to get back to his feet.
Kane trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hook postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kane will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kane wants to get back to his feet but Hook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hook advances position into side control!
Kane takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is trying to get back to his feet.
Kane is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hook connects with a decent elbow.
Hook lands a nice forearm strike.
Kane is pushing Hook's head away, looking to escape. Hook manages to hold on to the position though.
Hook is looking to take a break and control but Kane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kane is trying to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane throws a head kick that misses
and Hook moves into the clinch.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hook jumps guard but Kane stands there with Hook around his waist. Hook gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hook can't break the clinch.
Kane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kane breaks the clinch.
Hook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kane counters with a two punch combo.
Hook scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Kane.
KO Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hook throws a sloppy head kick
and Kane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants a takedown.
Kane tries to pull guard but Hook holds him up against the cage and eventually Kane drops back down to his feet.
Kane trying to land knees to the body.
Kane keeps control of Hook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kane is leaning against Hook and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Hook has him pressed against the cage.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane has had enough of the clinch but Hook keeps him there for the moment.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kane misses with a knee strike.
Hook wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hook drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hook fails with the takedown.
KO Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hook.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Hook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hook throws a right hand that Kane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kane also avoids with ease.
Hook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hook clinches but Kane breaks the clinch
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hook is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that KO Kane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kane lands an overhand right.
Hook doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kane counters with a one-two to the body.
Hook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane fails with the takedown
and Hook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane wants to stand and escape but Hook is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hook throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane wants to get back to his feet but Hook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hook is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hook tries to clinch but Kane moves away
and Kane counters by moving into the clinch.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hook.
Hook scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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.
Hook moves into range and clinches up with Kane.
Kane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Kane.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Kane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hook gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane tries to clinch there but Hook circles away.
Hook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hook prevents Kane from getting back to his feet.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kane has momentary wrist control but Hook slips an elbow through the middle.
Hook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kane wants to get back to his feet but Hook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hook on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hook throws a one two combo.
Hook misses with a double jab.
Hook throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Kane scores with a three punch combo!
Kane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hook closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hook misses with a combination
and Kane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kane.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hook has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hook!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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