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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hunters. Moses Kealekapuna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve French!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
French thows a left - swing and a miss!
French swings for the body but Kealekapuna moves out of range.
Kealekapuna connects with a body shot that sends French's belly button to the back.
French throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kealekapuna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Steve French has been cut.
French throws an overhand right that lands on Kealekapuna's shoulder, as Kealekapuna tries to avoid the shot.
Kealekapuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kealekapuna misses with a low kick.
French attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kealekapuna scores with a head kick. French tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Kealekapuna.
French ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
French scores with a leg kick.
French throws a series of punches but Kealekapuna moves out of range.
French misses with a shot to the body
and Kealekapuna counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kealekapuna scores with a nice body kick.
Kealekapuna misses with an uppercut.
Kealekapuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt French.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by French.
French is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kealekapuna rather than just go for the knockout.
Kealekapuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kealekapuna lands a leg kick that knocks French off balance momentarily.
French ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kealekapuna moves away.
Kealekapuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kealekapuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
French looks gassed!
Kealekapuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by French.
Kealekapuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kealekapuna tries to land a leg kick but French saw it coming and moves away.
Kealekapuna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna lands a big head kick that sends French tumbling to the mat! Kealekapuna takes a step backwards and waves French back to his feet - he wants the finish!
French is rocked!
Moses Kealekapuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kealekapuna lands with a big right hook that stumbles French - he's out on his feet here! Kealekapuna follows up with another monster hook that separates French from consciousness! French falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Kealekapuna stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Moses Kealekapuna!
Moses Kealekapuna retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Moses Kealekapuna made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $69 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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