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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
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164 lbs
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170 cm
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161 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Park! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Hurricane! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Park fails with a takedown attempt. Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hurricane is able to avoid easily. Park manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hurricane on his heels. He'll look to pass Hurricane's guard now, I'm sure. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Park pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurricane is keeping the position for now. Park advances to half guard. Hurricane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Park manages to pass to mount!
Hurricane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Park unloading with bombs! This has been an exciting period of action! Park looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurricane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Hurricane is looking to get to half guard. Park 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. Hurricane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Park landing punches. Park lands with some strikes. Park throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. 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! Hurricane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Park tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hurricane tries to lock up and control but Park gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Park sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Park unloads with some shots from mount but Hurricane bucks and avoids them well.
Park thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Park misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Park working the ground and pound effectively.
Park punching from mount but Hurricane doing a good job of avoiding damage. Park swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hurricane is now in Park's guard. A big mistake from Park there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurricane decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurricane throws a push kick but Park slaps the foot to one side. Park tried to score with a low kick but Hurricane checks it. Hurricane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Park fails with the takedown and Hurricane counters with a left and a right that stings Park. Hurricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Park keeps the fight on the outside. Park checks a leg kick nicely. Hurricane is looking to clinch. Piston Hurricane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hurricane takes the fight into the clinch. Hurricane stalling against the cage.
Hurricane stops a takedown attempt from Park.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Park. That's going to take a lot out of him. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hurricane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Park has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hurricane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Park is trying to force a seperation but Hurricane has the dominant position. Park tries to break the clinch but Hurricane is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Park dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hurricane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hurricane swings away with a leg kick that misses. A head kick misses from Hurricane. Hurricane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Park keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hurricane tries to bum rush Park with a series of wild strikes but Park uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Park moves out of range of the body kick from Hurricane.
Park shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hurricane defends it nicely. Hurricane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurricane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurricane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hurricane throws a leg kick but Park moved away. Hurricane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center. Park with a poor takedown and Hurricane counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hurricane throws an elbow that misses.
Hurricane stops a takedown attempt from Park.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Park. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hurricane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Hurricane pushes off an throws an elbow but Park leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hurricane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it. Hurricane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it. Park managing to block the knees to the body from Hurricane.
Park tries to break the clinch but Hurricane is controlling the position. The referee is keeping an eye on Hurricane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Hurricane stalling in the clinch.
Hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurricane has him pressed against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hurricane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Park managing to block the knees to the body from Hurricane.
Hurricane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurricane prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurricane lands a nice uppercut. Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurricane.
Park is trying to force a seperation but Hurricane has the dominant position. Hurricane slows down the pace here.
Park has had enough of the clinch but Hurricane keeps him there for the moment. Park managing to block the knees to the body from Hurricane.
Hurricane throws an elbow that misses.
Hurricane misses with a hook from the clinch. Park drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hurricane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hurricane wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Park throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurricane. Hurricane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hurricane misses with a low kick.
Park throws a leg kick but Hurricane sees it coming and checks it nicely. Hurricane is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Hurricane misses with a straight right. Park blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Park shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurricane sprawls well. He's pushed Park's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurricane. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Hurricane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Hurricane stalls. Hurricane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurricane. Hurricane controlling the action here for a moment.
Hurricane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Park can't break the clinch.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Park is trying to drag Hurricane to the mat but Hurricane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Hurricane lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Park drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hurricane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hurricane misses with a hook. Park ducked under it nicely. Hurricane has managed to clinch.
Hurricane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Park up against the cage. Hurricane has Park pressed against the cage, preventing Park from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hurricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms. Hurricane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Park tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Park. That's going to take a lot out of him. Park looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hurricane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Park. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Hurricane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Park's takedown attempt.
Hurricane taking a breather. Hurricane works on Park's body with a couple of short punches. Park is trying to force a seperation but Hurricane has the dominant position. A bit of stalling here from Hurricane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurricane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Hurricane lands an elbow inside that Park shrugs off. Hurricane works on Park's body with a couple of short punches. Hurricane stalling.
Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Park's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurricane scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hurricane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Park up against the cage. Hurricane missing with knees to the body.
Hurricane misses with a knee strike.
Hurricane lands with a short shot to the head. Piston Hurricane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hurricane taking a breather. Park tries to circle away but Hurricane has him pinned against the cage. Park is trying to drag Hurricane to the mat but Hurricane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Hurricane stalls. Hurricane throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Park managing to block the knees to the body from Hurricane.
Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Park's takedown attempt.
Park drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hurricane pushes Park back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Stalling in the clinch from Hurricane.
Hurricane receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Hurricane presses Park against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hurricane tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body. Park tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hurricane scores with a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Hurricane really dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hurricane throws a hook but Park avoids it easily. Hurricane closes the distance and clinches. Hurricane tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Hurricane lands a nice shot to the body. Hurricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Park wants to get back to striking at distance but Hurricane won't allow it.
Hurricane missing with knees to the body.
Hurricane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Park's efforts to push away. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Park wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Park goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hurricane prevents it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Park being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurricane pushes Park back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hurricane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hurricane is pushing Park up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Hurricane tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body. Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Hurricane avoids the damage to the body. Hurricane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Park goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hurricane prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Park tries to circle away but Hurricane has him pinned against the cage. Hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Hurricane controlling the action here for a moment.
Park is looking to break free of the clinch but Hurricane has double underhooks. Park can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Park. That's going to take a lot out of him. A nice right hand lands inside from Hurricane. Hurricane tries to throw a body punch but Park avoids it by throwing Hurricane back against the cage. Park is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hurricane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Hurricane lands a nice elbow. Hurricane misses with an elbow over the top. Hurricane throws an elbow but it misses.
Hurricane'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. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Park is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Hurricane missing with knees to the body.
Hurricane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Park can't break the clinch.
Hurricane slowing the pace effectively. Hurricane lands a shot to the body. Park managing to block the knees to the body from Hurricane.
Hurricane cracks Park with a nice body shot. Hurricane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hurricane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Hurricane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Hurricane.
Park drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Hurricane to work.
Hurricane lands a nice elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hurricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Hurricane as the two fighters clinch.
Hurricane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Park's efforts to push away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hurricane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Park's defenses. Hurricane avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Hurricane dominated that fourth round. That's time! Park's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurricane looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Park fails with the takedown and Hurricane counters by clinching up. Hurricane stalling in the clinch.
Hurricane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Park or not. Hurricane lands an uppercut. Hurricane is pushing Park up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Park is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Hurricane lands with a short head shot on the inside. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Hurricane misses with a body punch.
Hurricane slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurricane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it. Hurricane misses with a knee to the head. The referee calls for Hurricane to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piston Hurricane. Hurricane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hurricane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park. Hurricane has closed the distance and engaged Park in a clinch.
Hurricane pressing his opponent against the cage. Park is trying to drag Hurricane to the mat but Hurricane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Park. That's going to take a lot out of him. Park avoiding damage as Hurricane throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Park can't get the takedown.
Park letting Hurricane take a breather here. Hurricane struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
Hurricane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Park taking a breather. Hurricane misses with a knee to the head. Hurricane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hurricane stalling against the cage.
Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Park's takedown attempt.
Hurricane slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Hurricane just leaning against Park, taking a breather. Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Park's takedown attempt.
Hurricane controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piston Hurricane. Park tries for a takedown but Hurricane circles away easily and Hurricane counters by moving into the clinch. Piston Hurricane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Park blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Park is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hurricane pulls him back up using the underhooks. A right hook to the body lands for Hurricane.
Hurricane scores with a nice hook to the head. Hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Park trying to stall but Hurricane improves his position.
Hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Bong Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A battle for position here, against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Hurricane.
Park drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hurricane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Park trying to control the position but instead, Hurricane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Park into the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hurricane dodges an elbow strike from Park.
And that's the end of the fight! Piston Hurricane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hurricane 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Hurricane! Piston Hurricane retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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