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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fatu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to So Close Now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfist gets caught flat footed, as Fatu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Warfist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warfist looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fatu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Warfist can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fatu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warfist is trying to get back to full guard.
Warfist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fatu.
Fatu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warfist defending well though.
Warfist is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dragon Warfist was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fatu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warfist in his tracks.
A jab from Fatu misses.
Warfist checks a leg kick nicely.
Fatu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warfist.
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!
Fatu throws a sloppy head kick and Warfist moves out of range easily.
Fatu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fatu throws a body punch but Warfist moves out of range.
Fatu misses with a body shot.
Fatu throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Warfist counter with a right hand.
It looks like Vaimaa Fatu has been cut.
Fatu tries to move into range but Warfist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warfist misses with a head kick.
A jab from Fatu misses.
Fatu keeps the fight on the outside.
Fatu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warfist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warfist misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Warfist. Beautiful body shot.
Fatu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warfist thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fatu if he has to take too many more of those.
Warfist throws a leg kick that misses.
Fatu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Warfist tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Warfist avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Warfist continues to drive forward.
Warfist working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Fatu backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu takes a shot to the head.
Warfist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fatu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warfist controlling Fatu's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fatu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warfist throws a head kick that Fatu semi-blocks.
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fatu connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dragon Warfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaimaa Fatu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warfist throws a looping overhand right but Fatu ducks down to avoid it.
Fatu misses with an uppercut.
Fatu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warfist keeping control of the position.
Fatu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist is looking to control Fatu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Warfist avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dragon Warfist.
Warfist thows a body shot but no joy.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu connects with an inside leg kick.
Warfist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Fatu.
Warfist pushes Fatu away with a front kick.
Fatu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fatu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fatu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warfist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu thows a leg kick but Warfist checks it
and Warfist counters with a nice kick to the body.
Warfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fatu moves out of range of the strikes.
Warfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Fatu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Warfist did well to prevent Fatu getting side control.
Fatu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warfist defending well though.
Fatu is nestled in close to Warfist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fatu throwing shots but Warfist is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fatu 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.
Fatu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vaimaa Fatu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warfist wants to get back to full guard.
Fatu wants to take a breather but Warfist is having none of it.
Fatu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warfist's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Vaimaa Fatu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Warfist checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Fatu looks to land a combination but Warfist avoids it well.
Warfist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fatu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fatu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warfist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragon Warfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warfist clinches.
Warfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Fatu tries to break free but Warfist pushes him back against the cage.
Warfist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fatu manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Warfist throws a lazy right hand but Fatu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fatu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Warfist avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Warfist continues to drive forward.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vaimaa Fatu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaimaa Fatu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Warfist moves out of range of the leg kick from Fatu.
Dragon Warfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warfist throws a nice head kick!
Fatu slips a jab from Warfist.
Warfist sizes up Fatu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vaimaa Fatu's cut is getting worse.
Fatu misses with a combination
enabling Warfist to counter with a crisp jab.
Warfist wants to clinch.
Warfist misses with a head kick.
Warfist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu misses the jab.
Warfist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Warfist checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warfist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fatu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fatu.
Fatu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fatu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warfist.
Warfist swings for the body but Fatu moves out of range.
Warfist blocks a head kick by Fatu.
Warfist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warfist lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaimaa Fatu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Warfist lands a shoulder strike.
Fatu takes a shot to the head.
Fatu blocks a body shot from Warfist.
Warfist blocks a body shot from Fatu.
Warfist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Warfist lands with a right to the head.
Warfist works on Fatu's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Warfist.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Warfist.
Warfist lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Warfist.
Warfist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warfist lands a left hand.
Warfist misses with the head strike.
Fatu takes a shot to the head.
Fatu tries to work over Warfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Fatu controls the action.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Fatu.
Warfist has a couple of punches blocked by Fatu.
Fatu taking a breather.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fatu looking to stall.
Fatu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fatu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Warfist. That snapped Fatu's head back.
Fatu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warfist.
Fatu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warfist swivels and escapes.
Fatu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fatu lands a glancing blow to the side of Warfist's head.
Fatu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fatu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warfist. Warfist obviously looking to wear him down.
Fatu is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Warfist.
Fatu throws a leg kick
and Warfist counters with a solid body kick.
Warfist is looking to slow Fatu down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warfist connects with a body shot.
Warfist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fatu on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Warfist.
Fatu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warfist.
Warfist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warfist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fatu's sensitive parts.
Warfist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fatu on the side of the head.
Jeez, Vaimaa Fatu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Warfist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatu at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warfist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fatu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warfist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fatu blocks the body kick.
Fatu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warfist 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Warfist!
Dragon Warfist thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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