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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadji is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by From Here to Eternity. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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150 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orgun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Rachid Hadji has been cut.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orgun moves out of range of the leg kick from Hadji.
Hadji fails to land with a series of punches.
Hadji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orgun misses with a wild body shot.
Orgun sizes up Hadji with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hadji tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orgun is able to avoid easily.
Hadji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hadji wants to land a leg kick but Orgun is out of range.
Hadji throws out a leg kick but Orgun moves out of range and Hadji only half commits.
Orgun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hadji circles away.
Orgun is looking to clinch.
Hadji checks the leg kick.
Orgun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hadji goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orgun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orgun blocks an elbow strike from Hadji.
Nice elbow from Orgun.
Orgun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hadji avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hadji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orgun stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun blocks an elbow strike from Hadji.
Orgun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hadji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orgun is pushing Hadji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orgun connects with a knee to the head.
Hadji scores with a shot to the side of Orgun's head.
Orgun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hadji's face.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hadji is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orgun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hadji wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orgun has him pressed against the cage.
Orgun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hadji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orgun dodges an elbow strike from Hadji.
Hadji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Orgun tries to stall but Hadji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Orgun fails to land.
Orgun landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Orgun.
Orgun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hadji lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadji taking a breather.
Orgun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hadji is trying to force a seperation but Orgun has the dominant position.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hadji avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Hadji stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hadji continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hadji throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Orgun.
Orgun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hadji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Hadji managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
The referee calls for Hadji to work.
Orgun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hadji up against the cage.
Orgun lands a nice uppercut.
Hadji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orgun.
Orgun looking for a takedown.
Orgun crunches a lovely knee into Hadji's ribcage.
Hadji looking to throw knees to the head but Orgun is blocking nicely.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hadji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hadji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hadji throws a sloppy head kick and Orgun moves out of range easily.
Orgun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orgun blocks a head kick by Hadji.
Orgun lands with a straight right. Hadji didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orgun throws a nice looking combination but Hadji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orgun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orgun wants to clinch.
Orgun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hadji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orgun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Hadji. Those never looked like landing.
Hadji on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hadji takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Orgun does no damage.
Hadji walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orgun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hadji pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Orgun back to the cage. Hadji follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orgun doesn't manage to clinch there - Hadji circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hadji throws a head kick but Orgun moves out of range.
Orgun closes the distance and clinches up with Hadji, looking for a takedown. Orgun pushes Hadji against the cage but Hadji circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Orgun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rachid Hadji's cut.
That's time! Orgun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orgun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hadji gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Orgun looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Orgun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Orgun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Orgun trying to control but Hadji is having none of it.
Hadji is looking to improve his position but Orgun isn't that keen on the idea.
Hadji is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orgun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orgun looking to finish with strikes here!
Orgun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orgun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hadji?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji is bucking up trying to escape but Orgun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orgun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hadji's face.
BOOM! Orgun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Murat Orgun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orgun lands a big shot there that rocks Hadji but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Orgun 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.
Hadji tries to lock up and control but Orgun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hadji wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Orgun lands a nice shot to the head.
Orgun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hadji's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadji sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hadji is trying to control but can't.
Orgun wants to control but Hadji is keeping him busy.
Hadji is trying to get back to full guard.
Hadji trying to control but Orgun postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orgun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hadji is looking to escape.
Orgun looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hadji tries to hold on but Orgun postures up.
Hadji is in a horrible position here. Orgun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Orgun with good strikes from the mount here!
Orgun working Hadji over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Orgun dominating with strikes here.
Hadji is rocked!
Hadji is looking to improve his position but Orgun isn't that keen on the idea.
Hadji is still in real trouble! Can Orgun finish him?
Hadji takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hadji taking shots to the head.
Orgun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hadji can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Orgun landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orgun unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hadji wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Orgun celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murat Orgun!
Murat Orgun was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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