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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fear Factory - H-K (Hunter Killer). Hadji is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: From Here to Eternity. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heng Keo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadji loads up on a big right hand but Keo slips the punch.
Keo blocks a leg kick.
Hadji scoring well with a low kick there.
Keo digs a good hook to Hadji's body.
Keo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hadji, pushing him back against the cage.
Keo scores with a knee to the head.
Keo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keo lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keo.
Keo working Hadji over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hadji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Keo.
Hadji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keo blocks it with crossed arms.
Keo with a knee to the head.
Hadji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keo lands an elbow inside.
Hadji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hadji misses with an elbow strike.
Keo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hadji won't want to take too many of those.
Keo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Keo stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji misses with an elbow strike.
Keo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hadji won't want to take too many of those.
Keo blocks an elbow strike.
Keo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hadji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hadji is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keo.
A shot in the inside from Keo.
Keo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Rachid Hadji has been cut.
Hadji takes an elbow to the temple.
Hadji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hadji looks gassed!
Keo just leaning against Hadji, taking a breather.
Keo lands a knee to the head.
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!
Hadji trying to land knees to the body.
Keo lands an elbow inside that Hadji shrugs off.
Keo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo works over Hadji with some ground and pound from guard.
Hadji wants to sweep but no luck.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keo advances to half guard.
Hadji wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Keo in particular looking to stall.
Keo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hadji is just riding it out for now. Keo eventually gives up the hold.
Keo is trying to control the action in half guard but Hadji is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Keo lands a nice short elbow.
Hadji is controlling Keo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hadji really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keo passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hadji?
Keo lands with some strikes.
Keo lands a big shot there that rocks Hadji but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Keo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hadji keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Keo cracks Hadji with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keo punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keo with the ground and pound from mount.
Keo tries to control but Hadji wriggling away.
Keo looking to finish Hadji with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hadji!
Keo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji regains half guard.
Keo working over Hadji with some ground and pound. Hadji looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Keo content to control rather than advance.
Keo is pressing down on Hadji's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hadji is holding on for now.
Keo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keo looking to finish Hadji with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hadji!
Keo landing strikes from the mount and Hadji is in trouble!
Keo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Keo dominating with strikes here.
Hadji wants to hold on but Keo pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heng Keo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rachid Hadji's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Hadji misses.
Keo connects with a body shot that sends Hadji's belly button to the back.
Keo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hadji has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rachid Hadji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keo lands a nice looking body shot.
Keo thuds his shin into the meat of Hadji's side.
Hadji throws a body punch but Keo moves out of range.
Hadji misses with a leg kick
and Keo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hadji looks to clinch
and Keo counters with a nice leg kick.
Keo lands with a shot to the body.
Keo thows a body kick. Hadji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hadji can do to turn this around?
Hadji throws a series of punches but Keo avoids them all with ease.
Hadji throws a series of punches but Keo moves out of range.
Keo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hadji if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Keo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hadji is breathing heavily.
That kick from Keo tenderised Hadji's leg. Hadji is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keo lands a two punch combo.
Good leg kick by Keo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo throws a nice head kick!
Keo pushes Hadji up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Keo - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Keo.
Hadji is trying to maintain a safe position but Keo gets an underhook and turns Hadji into the cage.
Hadji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keo lands a nice knee to the body.
Keo lands a damaging elbow.
Hadji being controlled against the cage.
Keo avoiding damage as Hadji throws knees to the body.
Keo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Keo stalling the fight.
Keo lands an elbow inside that Hadji shrugs off.
Keo lands a knee to the head.
Keo lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keo is defending well for now.
Keo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keo lands a left hand.
Hadji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hadji misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Keo.
Heng Keo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keo lands a damaging elbow.
Keo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hadji regains guard immediately.
Hadji wants to sweep here but Keo controlling him for the moment.
Keo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keo landing with the ground and pound.
Keo 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.
Keo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Keo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hadji is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo controlling from the top position.
Keo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Keo is looking to take a break and control but Hadji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keo stalling away here and it's allowed Hadji to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Keo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Keo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji wants to sweep here but Keo controlling him for the moment.
Keo looking to pass the guard.
Hadji has momentary wrist control but Keo slips an elbow through the middle.
Keo postures up and lands a big shot to Hadji's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keo postures up in Hadji's guard and throws a big left but Hadji blocks it.
Heng Keo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hadji working a defensive guard but Keo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Keo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Keo landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keo working the head and body with strikes.
Hadji is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Keo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hadji on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heng Keo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rachid Hadji's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hadji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keo lands a nice looking body kick.
Hadji takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heng Keo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hadji throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hadji falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hadji is looking to clinch.
Keo looks to land a combination but Hadji avoids it well.
Hadji rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keo.
Keo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hadji is keeping the position for now.
Hadji is trying to control the position but Keo postures up.
Hadji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hadji keeping full guard, as Keo tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Keo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hadji's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadji is retaining full guard.
Hadji keeping moving, preventing Keo from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Keo is stalling in the full guard.
Keo wants to pass the guard but Hadji is keeping the position.
Keo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hadji is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Keo chips away with some ground and pound.
Keo stays in close to Hadji's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Keo stopping the sweep attempt from Hadji.
Keo stands up over Hadji, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Keo landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keo trying to control but Hadji is working from the bottom.
Keo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadji is retaining full guard.
Keo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Keo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadji is retaining full guard.
Hadji trying to keep a closed guard but Keo is proving a slippery customer.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keo forces his way into half guard.
Keo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hadji defend it? Keo steps over the head and cranks it - Hadji is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Keo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heng Keo!
After winning the bout, Heng Keo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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