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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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194 cm
28
246 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zaru Kayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Kayne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa tries to keep at a distance but Kayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kayne digs a right hand into Villa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Villa's gas tank.
Villa looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kayne.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Kayne lands with a light punch inside.
Villa takes a shot to the head.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villa's face.
Villa avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
Kayne works on Villa's body with a couple of short punches.
Kayne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villa.
Kayne lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Kayne to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Kayne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kayne taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kayne.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne connects with a knee to the head.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Kayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it.
Villa can't get the takedown.
Kayne lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kayne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Kayne works on Villa's body with a couple of short punches.
Villa jumps guard but Kayne stands there with Villa around his waist. Villa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kayne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Kayne.
Villa avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
Kayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Villa avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
Kayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kayne has double underhooks.
Kayne is pressed up against the cage. Villa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kayne down to the mat. Kayne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zaru Kayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
Villa tries a low kick but Kayne avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Villa.
Kayne lands with a nice body punch.
Kayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Villa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Kayne lands but Villa takes it in his stride.
Kayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kayne throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kayne throws a body kick that misses.
Kayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Kayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Kayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kayne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kayne throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Kayne tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.
Villa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayne tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
Villa lands a high kick!
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayne moves away.
Kayne misses with a body punch
and Villa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaru Kayne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kayne's calf.
Villa throws a head kick but Kayne moves out of range.
Kayne blocks a head kick by Villa.
Kayne throws a push kick but Villa slaps the foot to one side.
Kayne instigates a clinch.
Kayne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Kayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villa is defending well for now.
Kayne misses with a knee to the head.
Kayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villa can do to turn this around?
Kayne lands an elbow inside that Villa shrugs off.
Villa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kayne prevents it.
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kayne has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kayne misses with a knee to the head.
Villa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kayne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Villa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kayne!
Kayne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Villa lands with a shot to the body.
Villa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kayne blocks a head kick by Villa.
Villa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Villa.
Villa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kayne rather than just go for the knockout.
Villa cracks Kayne with an open hand slap.
Kayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
Villa is looking to slow Kayne down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Villa there.
It looks like Zaru Kayne has been cut.
Villa misses with a leg kick.
Villa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Villa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kayne moves out of range of the body kick from Villa.
Villa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Villa misses with a low kick as Kayne jumps back.
Kayne misses with a left hand
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kayne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kayne in his tracks.
Zaru Kayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa lands with a good body shot.
Villa throws a head kick but Kayne moves out of range.
Villa thuds a left hand into Kayne's body.
Villa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Villa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Villa throws a head kick but Kayne moves out of range.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Villa avoids the body shot from Kayne.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Villa.
Zaru Kayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa is looking to slow Kayne down with leg kicks.
Kayne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Villa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Villa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Villa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kayne back to the cage. Villa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Kayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Villa tenderised Kayne's leg. Kayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Villa throws a leg kick
and Kayne counters by clinching up.
Kayne trying to land knees to the body.
Kayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Villa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kayne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villa tries a head kick but it misses.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Kayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Villa throws a sloppy head kick and Kayne moves out of range easily.
Kayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kayne scores with a nice body kick.
Kayne works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kayne looks to land a combination but Villa avoids it well.
Villa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa blocks a head kick by Kayne.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Villa defending well as Kayne loads up on a big left hand.
Kayne digs a good hook to Villa's body.
Kayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a takedown into side control.
Villa has hold of Kayne's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kayne seems comfortable defending it but Villa has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kayne is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kayne is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Villa couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Villa!
Rafael Villa is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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