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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McLane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoltan Hoos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoltan Hoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McLane!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoos looks to land a combination but McLane avoids it well.
Hoos slaps away a takedown attempt from McLane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of McLane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hoos misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McLane.
McLane misses with a body shot.
Hoos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McLane slips under a jab from Hoos.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoos misses the target.
Hoos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLane circles away quickly and effectively.
McLane dives in and grabs Hoos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoos pushes down on McLane's head and hops out.
Zoltan Hoos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McLane.
McLane dodges the punch combination from Hoos.
McLane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoos connects with a right hand. McLane shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLane blocks a head kick by Hoos.
Hoos scores with a nice strike.
McLane takes one to the chin there.
Hoos misses with a wild body shot.
Hoos clinches up against the cage.
Hoos lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoos.
Hoos lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLane backwards.
Hoos lands a shot to the body.
Hoos scores with a shot to the side of McLane's head.
Hoos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoos lands a hook that snaps the head of McLane backwards.
Hoos lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLane backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hoos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Hoos.
Hoos stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hoos for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoos tries to land a knee to the head but McLane blocks with his arms.
Hoos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McLane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hoos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McLane.
McLane looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoos taking a breather.
Hoos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Hoos.
Hoos gets through McLane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoos throws an elbow but misses.
McLane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Hoos.
A short uppercut from Hoos.
Hoos scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLane trying to control the position but instead, Hoos has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLane into the cage.
Hoos presses McLane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoos lands with a left to the head.
Hoos gets through McLane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoos scores with a shot to the side of McLane's head.
Hoos lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McLane up against the cage.
Hoos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoos working the head and body with strikes.
Hoos slips a nice elbow through McLane's hands, connecting with McLane's forehead.
McLane looking for submissions off his back.
Hoos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McLane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McLane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoos working over McLane with some ground and pound. McLane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos lands with a punch from half guard.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Hoos.
McLane is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Hoos slips a nice elbow through McLane's hands, connecting with McLane's forehead.
Hoos is trying to control. McLane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoos working the head and body with strikes.
McLane wants to get back to full guard.
Hoos working McLane over with strikes.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoos prevents McLane from improving his position.
Hoos wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLane keeps working.
Hoos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoltan Hoos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McLane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoos as he avoids it easily.
McLane slips a jab and a cross from Hoos.
Hoos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hoos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLane can do to turn this around?
Hoos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoos stalks McLane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McLane's face. McLane staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoos has McLane up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoos lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLane backwards.
Hoos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLane backwards.
Hoos scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoos is pressed up against the cage. McLane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoos down to the mat. Hoos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hoos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLane.
McLane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoos pinned against the cage. Hoos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zoltan Hoos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McLane.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hoos as McLane shoots in.
A left and a right from Hoos both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Hoos.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoos as he connects with a hook.
McLane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McLane dodges the punch combination from Hoos.
Zoltan Hoos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLane shoots for a takedown but Hoos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoos lunges at McLane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLane's hand.
Hoos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hoos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. Hoos connects with a nice short shot to McLane's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLane is trying to stand.
McLane actively working from the bottom here.
McLane wants to get back to full guard.
Hoos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoos trying to control from half guard but McLane is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLane looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McLane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Hoos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLane with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hoos to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hoos misses.
McLane with a poor takedown
and Hoos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoos counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McLane misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoos counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoos cracks McLane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoos lands a really nice looking cross but McLane seems unphased.
Hoos looks to land a left hand but McLane moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McLane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McLane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoos misses with a jab, cross combination.
McLane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoos counters with a shoot takedown. McLane fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McLane's head.
McLane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hoos lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos prevents McLane from getting back to his feet.
Hoos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McLane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoos defends it easily.
Hoos lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoos landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoos!
Hoos can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoltan Hoos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McLane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McLane wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoos preventing the sweep.
McLane looking for subs off his back but Hoos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hoos slips a nice elbow through McLane's hands, connecting with McLane's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos prevents McLane from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoos lands a nice short elbow.
Hoos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McLane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McLane is looking to escape.
Hoos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McLane actively working from the bottom here.
Hoos not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Hoos.
Hoos working over McLane with some ground and pound. McLane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoos 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.
McLane is staying active underneath Hoos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McLane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McLane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLane actively working from the bottom here.
Hoos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hoos is keen to just control but McLane is a slippery customer.
McLane looking for submissions off his back.
McLane taking some punishment here, with Hoos in his half guard.
Hoos working over McLane with some ground and pound. McLane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McLane taking some punishment here, with Hoos in his half guard.
Hoos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McLane looking for submissions off his back.
Hoos prevents McLane from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoos lands strikes from half guard.
Hoos wants to take a breather but McLane is having none of it.
McLane tries to get to full guard but Hoos has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. McLane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoos lands a couple of elbows.
Hoos trying to control the position from guard on top but McLane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoltan Hoos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McLane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos is in close to McLane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McLane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McLane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoos defends it easily.
McLane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoos is aware though and is defending well.
Hoos wants to control from the top but McLane keeps moving.
Hoos works over McLane with some ground and pound from guard.
McLane working for submissions but it's allowed Hoos to get to half guard.
Hoos prevents McLane from improving his position.
John McLane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoltan Hoos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoltan Hoos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoltan Hoos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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