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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoda Haka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boyz In Da Hood. Haka has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Yoda Haka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Te Huna's chin.
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoda Haka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good exchange - Te Huna coming out on top.
Haka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Te Huna trying to hold on to Haka's head to control him but Haka postures up.
Te Huna is trying to get back to full guard.
Te Huna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haka is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Haka there.
Haka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Te Huna!
Haka unloads with some shots from mount but Te Huna bucks and avoids them well.
Haka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haka looking to ground and pound but Te Huna is blocking nicely.
Te Huna tries to hold on but Haka pushes him away.
Te Huna is trying to escape the mount.
Haka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Te Huna tries to hold on but Haka pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haka 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.
Te Huna swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Te Huna tries to hold on but Haka pushes him away.
Te Huna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Te Huna can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haka is working for a guillotine from mount but Te Huna frees his head quite easily.
Haka prevents Te Huna from getting the reversal.
Te Huna tries to hold on but Haka pushes him away.
Haka trying to control but Te Huna is having none of it.
Te Huna working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haka trying to control but Te Huna is having none of it.
Haka takes Te Huna's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Te Huna is in trouble.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haka somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoda Haka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Te Huna feints and as Haka raises his hands in defense, Te Huna changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haka keeping moving, preventing Te Huna from controlling successfully.
Te Huna throws a big elbow that misses.
Haka working for a triangle but Te Huna defends it easily.
Te Huna scoring with some ground and pound.
Te Huna wants to control from the top but Haka keeps moving.
Te Huna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haka's head.
Haka keeping full guard, as Te Huna tries to pass.
Te Huna throws a big right hand that misses.
Te Huna pushes down on Haka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Te Huna winds up and cracks Haka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Te Huna is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Te Huna is pressing down on Haka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haka is holding on for now.
James Te Huna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Te Huna wants to control but Haka is keeping him busy.
Te Huna wants to pass the guard but Haka is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haka keeps working.
Haka wants to get back to full guard.
Te Huna lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Te Huna prevents Haka from improving his position.
Te Huna looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haka is trying to get back to full guard.
Te Huna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haka keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haka wants to improve his position but Te Huna is controlling well.
Te Huna performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Te Huna looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Te Huna trying to control from Haka's half guard. Haka has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Te Huna passes Haka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Te Huna looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haka is looking to improve his position.
Te Huna slips a nice elbow through Haka's hands, connecting with Haka's forehead.
Te Huna wants to pass to mount but Haka is defending the position.
Haka has hold of Te Huna's hands but Te Huna slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Te Huna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haka keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Te Huna is thwarting Haka's attempts to control the position.
Te Huna is trying to control the action in half guard but Haka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Te Huna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Te Huna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Te Huna.
Haka stuffs the takedown attempt from Te Huna. Te Huna gets slowly back to his feet.
Te Huna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Te Huna cracks Haka with an open hand slap.
Haka shoots in and drives through. Te Huna sprawls well.
Haka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Te Huna.
Te Huna scores with a hook.
Te Huna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Te Huna.
Te Huna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Te Huna misses with a takedown attempt - Haka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yoda Haka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Te Huna.
Good standup being displayed there by Te Huna as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Te Huna connects with a crisp jab.
Te Huna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haka. Haka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Te Huna scores with a decent looking hook.
Haka shoots in looking for a takedown. Te Huna tries to sprawl out of it but Haka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Te Huna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoda Haka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Te Huna scores with a jab to the body.
James Te Huna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Te Huna cracks a nice hook into Haka's ribs.
Te Huna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Te Huna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Te Huna.
Haka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Te Huna connects with a crisp jab.
Haka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Te Huna trying to hold on to Haka's head to control him but Haka postures up.
Well, if Haka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haka wants to free his trapped foot but Te Huna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Te Huna is looking to improve his position.
Te Huna regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna pulls Haka in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Te Huna hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Haka fails with the takedown.
Haka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Te Huna shoots in and bounces Haka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna trying to control the position from guard on top but Haka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Te Huna looking to pass the guard.
Haka keeping moving, preventing Te Huna from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Te Huna chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Te Huna wants to control from the top but Haka keeps moving.
Te Huna won't allow Haka to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Te Huna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Te Huna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Te Huna!
Yoda Haka spoke after the fight, saying 'I think i need to drop to 185 or retire. I will try and get the rematch in the future if I continue in mma.'.
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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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