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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stop Acta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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176 cm
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153 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stop Acta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Tua!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Acta throws the kick towards the body but Tua avoids it.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acta shoots in for a takedown but Tua shows good takedown defense.
Tua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acta, pushing him back against the ropes.
Acta turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tua tries to improve position but can't.
Acta prevents Tua from escaping the position.
Acta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tua, who protects the arm well.
Tua tries to buck Acta off but Acta is having none of it.
Acta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Acta tries for a takedown but Tua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua tries to clinch up.
Tua wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch up but Acta circles away and keeps his distance.
Acta shoots in for a double leg but Tua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stop Acta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acta is breathing heavily.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Acta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tua swinging wildly here.
Acta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nate Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acta throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Acta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acta blocks a head kick by Tua.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
Acta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acta.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Acta moves out of range easily.
Acta shoots in and gets a takedown into Tua's guard.
Acta 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.
Tua pushes Acta off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acta.
Tua is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Acta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Acta.
Tua wants to clinch up but Acta keeps it at a distance.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Acta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acta swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua.
A head kick by Tua misses
and Acta counters with a leg kick.
Acta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tua wants to clinch up but Acta keeps it at a distance.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Acta circles away.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acta throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Acta keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua looks to clinch
and Acta counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua.
Tua is looking to clinch but Acta is avoiding it.
Tua wants to clinch up but Acta keeps it at a distance.
Tua looks to land a combination but Acta avoids it well.
Tua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Acta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Acta counters with a head kick. That will keep Tua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Acta blocks a head kick by Tua.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tua.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Acta circles away.
Tua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Acta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acta throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Acta's shoulder, as Acta tries to avoid the shot.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Acta counters with an outside leg kick.
Acta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tua counters with an inside leg kick.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Acta.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Acta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Acta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acta moves in looking to clinch but Tua pushes him off.
Acta keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Tua. No joy for Acta on that attempt.
Tua tries to clinch
and Acta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Stop Acta has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua lands a jab-cross combination.
Acta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua tries to clinch there but Acta circles away.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Acta circles away.
Acta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua looks to land a combination but Acta avoids it well.
Tua tries to keep at a distance but Acta has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Acta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Acta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua's efforts to push away.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua blocks a head kick by Acta.
Acta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Acta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the ropes. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Acta. That did some damage!
Tua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tua motions for Acta to come forward. Tua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
Acta swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Acta tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acta, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Acta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Acta is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Acta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua is defending well for now.
Tua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acta.
Acta is pressed up against the ropes. Tua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Acta down to the mat. Acta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Acta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Acta fails to land the takedown.
Tua throws a leg kick but Acta moved away.
Tua throws a leg kick that misses.
Tua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Acta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acta shoots for a takedown but Tua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tua tries to clinch there but Acta circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Acta moves out of range easily.
Acta fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acta dodges the punch combination from Tua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stop Acta's cut.
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!
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Acta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the ropes. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Acta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tua moves to clinch but Acta breaks away
and Acta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
Acta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Acta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tua as he jumps to the side.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Acta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Acta avoids the head kick by Tua.
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Acta slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Acta keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
Tua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acta.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Acta scores with a leg kick.
Tua tries to clinch there but Acta circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta moves out of range.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Acta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tua sprawls well initially but Acta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tua tries to kick Acta off but Acta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Acta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tua has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acta is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
Tua pushes Acta off and gets back to his feet.
Acta forces Tua back against the ropes and clinches.
Tua wants to break free but Acta has control.
Acta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stop Acta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Acta.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Acta lands a good knee to the midsection. Tua won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acta wants the takedown. Tua is fighting it off but Acta persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tua's guard against the ropes.
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.
Acta won't allow Tua to get back to his feet.
Acta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Acta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Acta is looking to stand up but Tua won't let him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Acta is controlling him.
Tua keeping full guard, as Acta tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Acta wants to get up but he can't break Tua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Acta passes into half guard.
Acta wants to stand up but Tua has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Acta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tua is trying to stand up here but Acta is controlling him well.
Acta is working for a submission of some sort.
Tua is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Acta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Acta trying to control from half guard but Tua is working away.
Tua pushes Acta off, looking to escape but Acta dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Tua is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stop Acta!
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energy
A | B |
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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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