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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Katakutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Truong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximo Katakutan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximo Katakutan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Truong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katakutan. Katakutan obviously looking to wear him down.
Katakutan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Truong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Truong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Truong blocks a leg kick.
Truong lands a jab to Katakutan's midsection.
Truong scores with a one two! Katakutan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Katakutan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katakutan tries a head kick but it misses.
Katakutan tries to bum rush Truong with a series of wild strikes but Truong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Truong throws a right and a left that Katakutan avoids nicely.
Truong tries a head kick but it misses.
Truong scores with a shot to the body.
Katakutan is looking to slow Truong down with leg kicks.
Katakutan throws a front kick aimed at Truong's knee but Truong avoids it well.
Katakutan tries to land a leg kick but Truong saw it coming and moves away.
Truong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katakutan on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan tries a head kick but it misses.
Katakutan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Truong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maximo Katakutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katakutan dodges the punch combination from Truong.
Katakutan throws a nice looking combination but Truong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Truong looks to land a combination but Katakutan avoids it well.
Truong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katakutan lands a lovely overhand right.
Katakutan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Truong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katakutan's head backwards.
Truong looks to land a combination but Katakutan avoids it well.
Katakutan tries to score with a low kick but Truong moves his leg out of the way.
Katakutan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katakutan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katakutan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katakutan.
Truong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katakutan.
Katakutan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Katakutan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Katakutan blocks a head kick by Truong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Truong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Katakutan connects with a leg kick. Truong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Truong lands with a straight right. Katakutan didn't see that one coming.
Katakutan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Katakutan misses.
Truong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katakutan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katakutan throws a leg kick but Truong checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan misses with a double jab
and Truong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Truong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katakutan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katakutan works over Truong's head and body with a nice combination.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Truong moves out of range.
Truong misses with a few strikes there.
Katakutan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Katakutan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katakutan is breathing heavily.
Katakutan cracks Truong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Truong tries a head kick but it misses.
Katakutan throws a right and a left that Truong avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Truong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Katakutan slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Truong checks a low kick from Katakutan.
Katakutan throws a leg kick that misses.
Katakutan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katakutan misses with a few strikes there.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Truong moves out of range.
Truong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Katakutan eats them both and turns towards Truong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Katakutan dodges the punch combination from Truong.
Truong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katakutan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Truong back to the cage. Katakutan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Truong checks a low kick from Katakutan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maximo Katakutan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Katakutan is looking to chop away at Truong's legs.
Truong misses the shot to the body.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Truong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katakutan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Truong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Truong wants to slow Katakutan down by chopping away at his legs.
Truong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katakutan rather than just go for the knockout.
Katakutan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truong circles away quickly and effectively.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses.
Katakutan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truong circles away quickly and effectively.
Katakutan thumps Truong with a low kick.
Katakutan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Truong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Truong avoids the head kick by Katakutan.
Katakutan throws a series of punches but Truong avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katakutan throws out a leg kick but Truong moves out of range and Katakutan only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan looks to land a right hand but Truong moved out of range.
Katakutan throws a low kick but Truong moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Truong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Truong throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
No joy there for Katakutan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Truong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katakutan misses with a wild combination.
Truong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Truong duly obliges.
Katakutan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Truong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Truong connects with a nice looking jab.
Truong lands with a nice combination. Katakutan backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katakutan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Truong finds it's way round the side to connect with Katakutan's head.
Katakutan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Katakutan.
Oh Katakutan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katakutan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katakutan seems to have got his legs back now.
Katakutan throws a solid leg kick but Truong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katakutan.
Katakutan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Truong with a jab.
Truong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katakutan can pounce on him.
Katakutan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Truong counters with a nice body shot.
Truong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katakutan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Truong tries to work over Katakutan's front leg with a kick but Katakutan checks it.
A low kick from Katakutan misses
and Truong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truong connects with a combination that backs up Katakutan into the cage. Truong lands a flurry of punches that gets past Katakutan's guard. Katakutan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Truong bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Truong!
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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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