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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rei's choice of entrance music: Alice in Chains - No Excuses. Aloha Hoi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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267 lbs
33 - 15 - 0 |
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233 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloha Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi lands a really nice looking cross but Rei seems unphased.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Hoi throws a jab when Rei was well out of range.
A lazy left from Hoi finds it's target.
Hoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Hoi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoi moves away.
Hoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Hoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rei.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Hoi lands an overhand right.
Rei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoi scores with a jab. Rei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
Rei lands a nice hook to Hoi's body. Hoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoi tries to score with a low kick but Rei moves his leg out of the way.
Hoi cracks Rei with a good jab.
Hoi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi moves out of range as Rei throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Rei blocks the low kick.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rei connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rei lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi moves out of range of the body kick from Rei.
Hoi throws a body punch but Rei moves out of range.
Hoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoi.
Rei throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range.
Hoi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Budo Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rei scores with a head kick.
Rei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rei lands a really nice looking cross but Hoi seems unphased.
Rei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rei throws a hook but Hoi avoids it easily.
Rei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rei throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Rei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rei looks for the body kick but Hoi saw that one coming.
Rei tries to score with a low kick but Hoi moves his leg out of the way.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
Hoi throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Rei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rei connects with a nice looking jab.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Rei throws a low kick, looking for Hoi's leg but Hoi calmly moves out of range.
Hoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rei manages to avoid it.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rei slips a jab from Hoi.
Hoi clinches up with Rei and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rei misses with a knee to the head.
Rei lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rei taking a breather.
Hoi misses with a body punch.
Hoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 Aloha Hoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Rei misses.
Hoi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range.
Hoi is looking to chop away at Rei's legs.
Aloha Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Rei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoi tries to score with a low kick but Rei moves his leg out of the way.
Hoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rei.
Hoi is looking to score with low kicks.
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!
Rei throws a leg kick which misses Hoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoi tries to avoid it.
Rei lands a jab to the nose.
Rei throws a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rei.
Rei thows a leg kick but Hoi checks it
and Hoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Budo Rei's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rei throws a lazy body kick
and Hoi counters with a low kick, right behind Rei 's knee.
Hoi throws a right hand that misses
and Rei counters with a nice leg kick.
Rei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Hoi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoi slips a jab and a cross from Rei.
Hoi throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Rei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rei scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei drives through and clinches with Hoi against the cage.
Rei trying to land knees to the body.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Rei.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rei. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rei tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoi avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei blocks a body shot from Hoi.
A short left from Rei.
Rei lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoi won't want to take too many of those.
Rei taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Rei.
Rei avoiding damage.
Rei lands a right hand.
Rei lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aloha Hoi has been cut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Rei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rei prevents a body shot from Hoi.
Rei landing knees to the body.
Rei lands a knee to the head.
Rei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rei misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands a body shot.
Rei tries a knee to the head but Hoi blocks it.
Rei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Rei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Rei on the inside.
Rei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Budo Rei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rei misses with a knee to the head.
Rei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rei leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rei scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Rei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei blocks a body shot from Hoi.
Hoi wants a takedown but no success here.
Rei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoi's face.
Rei misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi can't break the clinch.
Rei trying to control the position but instead, Hoi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rei into the cage.
Hoi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rei pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoi throws a body punch but Rei moves out of range.
Rei slips under a jab from Hoi.
Rei scores with a leg kick.
Rei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hoi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoi!
Hoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Rei avoids the body shot from Hoi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoi throws out a loose jab but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rei.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoi moves away.
Hoi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rei.
Hoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rei lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei scoring well with a low kick there.
Rei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
Hoi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Hoi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rei.
Rei pushes Hoi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hoi working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with a knee strike.
Hoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rei has him pressed against the cage.
Hoi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rei pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Rei.
Rei throws a combination. Hoi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rei scoring well with a low kick there.
Rei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rei gets a clinch.
Rei tries a knee to the head but Hoi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rei controls his hands.
Rei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rei looking to slow down the pace here.
Rei manages to break the clinch.
Rei misses with a low kick as Hoi jumps back.
Rei takes a swing at Hoi's ribcage but misses.
Hoi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Hoi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rei is trying to defend but Hoi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rei is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hoi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hoi's back!
Hoi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rei.
Rei has the hooks in. Hoi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi is keeping busy.
Hoi can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rei 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!
Budo Rei really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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