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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes to the ring accompanied by Umaga. Born is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by hopsin: I'm here. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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217 cm
28
300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Born!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fatu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Born keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Fatu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fatu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Born is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fatu is defending against the submission attempts here by Born.
Born not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Born thows a huge punch but Fatu dodges it nicely.
Born is looking for a kimura but Fatu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Born to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Born is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fatu is just riding it out for now. Born eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Born missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Born is working for a submission of some sort.
Born prevents Fatu from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Born.
Born thows a huge punch but Fatu dodges it nicely.
Fatu tries to kick Born off but Born keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Born misses with a head shot. Fatu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Born missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Born missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Born postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born gets to his feet - Fatu follows without any prompting.
Born dives in and scores a takedown into Fatu's guard.
Born lands a couple of elbows.
Born throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fatu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Born throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Born throws a big right hand that misses.
Born missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Born in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Born has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Born tries to stand but Fatu is controlling from the bottom.
Fatu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Born connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu is looking to stand up but Born isn't so interested in that idea.
Born would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fatu pushes Born off and gets back to his feet.
Fatu throws a body punch but Born moves out of range.
Born staying out of range there.
Fatu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Born to the ground. Fatu is now in Born's guard.
Fatu is breathing heavily.
Born throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fatu being controlled here momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Born is trying to keep Fatu in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fatu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fatu works over Born with some ground and pound from guard.
Born is trying to keep Fatu in close.
Fatu trying to control the position from guard on top but Born is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Born trying to keep a closed guard but Fatu is proving a slippery customer.
Born trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Born not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fatu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Born throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fatu postures up and lands a big shot to Born's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu postures up.
Fatu is in close to Born's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fatu is in close to Born's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Mike Born has been cut.
Born looking to control.
Fatu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fatu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fatu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Born's head.
Fatu throwing strikes from guard but Born blocks nicely.
Fatu with a nice head shot there.
Fatu works over Born with some ground and pound from guard.
Born is trying to keep Fatu in close.
Fatu stands up over Born, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Born keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fatu is looking to work some ground and pound but Born has wrist control.
Born keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Fatu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Born looking to control.
Fatu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Born works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fatu works over Born with some ground and pound from guard.
Fatu cracks Born with a solid left hand.
Born is rocked!
Born not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Born is still in real trouble! Can Fatu finish him?
Fatu gets to his feet and stands over Born, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Born felt that one! Fatu unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Born from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Fatu!
Eddie Fatu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sydney BEAST Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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