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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voodoo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Hanes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Voodoo King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes ducks under a wild hook from King.
Hanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King shoots in for a double leg but Hanes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanes throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Hanes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King has Hanes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanes tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. King no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hanes postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanes's guard.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanes wants to sweep but no luck.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanes is keeping the position for now.
King postures up in Hanes's guard and throws a big left but Hanes blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanes wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King wants to control from the top but Hanes keeps moving.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanes connects with a crisp jab.
Hanes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King swings for the body but Hanes moves out of range.
Hanes misses with a wild combination.
Hanes throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Michael Hanes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Hanes misses.
Hanes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanes throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King dodges the punch combination from Hanes.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King passes Hanes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hanes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Hanes's temple.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hanes is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King uses his free foot to push down on Hanes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hanes.
King with a couple of short strikes.
Hanes gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
King is trying to control. Hanes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanes lands with a few short shots to the body.
Hanes is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hanes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King missing with a left hand there. Hanes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanes misses with a few strikes there.
Hanes throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Hanes swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanes throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Michael Hanes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from King.
Hanes lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanes fails to land with a series of punches.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Hanes.
Hanes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Hanes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanes throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voodoo King dominated that round.
That's time! Hanes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanes moves out of range of the body kick from King.
Decent striking displayed by Hanes there.
Hanes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
King missing with a left hand there. Hanes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King misses with a hook.
King looks to land a body kick but Hanes moved away.
Hanes throws a one two combo.
Hanes misses with a few strikes there.
King dodges the punch combination from Hanes.
King shoots in for a takedown but Hanes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King dodges the punch combination from Hanes.
Michael Hanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanes.
Hanes misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanes moves away.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanes.
Hanes throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Hanes throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanes but Hanes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanes throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanes swivels and escapes.
Michael Hanes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voodoo King.
A jab from King misses.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Hanes.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanes misses with the combination.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanes.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Hanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanes throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanes misses with a low kick.
Hanes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hanes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanes ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Hanes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanes moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes misses with a few strikes there.
Hanes throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Hanes misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Hanes misses.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanes swinging wildly here.
Hanes looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Hanes throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Hanes ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanes.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanes jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanes swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Hanes.
Hanes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanes looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanes, right into the meat.
No joy there for Hanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanes was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Hanes slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hanes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King takes a swing at Hanes's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hanes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hanes counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Hanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanes misses with a few strikes there.
King dodges the punch combination from Hanes.
Hanes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Hanes misses.
Hanes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hanes duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a leg kick but Hanes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanes throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanes tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanes blocks a head kick by King.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Hanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanes which made him look bad.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Hanes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King misses with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Hanes both land. Nice combination.
Jab from Hanes.
Hanes catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanes lands a jab to King's midsection.
Hanes throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes staying out of range there.
Hanes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Hanes.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hanes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Hanes does no damage.
Hanes throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King throws a combination that misses
and Hanes counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King dives in and grabs Hanes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanes pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Michael Hanes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voodoo King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanes.
King misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Hanes.
Hanes swinging wildly here.
Hanes misses with a few strikes there.
Hanes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hanes duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanes.
Hanes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hanes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King tries for a takedown but Hanes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King misses with a body punch
and Hanes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from King.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanes works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanes defends it nicely.
Hanes misses with a double jab.
Hanes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King working Hanes over with strikes.
Hanes wants to get back to full guard.
Hanes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanes tries to get out of the position.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Hanes is looking to improve his position.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanes is trying to control but can't.
Hanes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hanes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hanes!
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energy
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hype
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