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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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286 lbs
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Willis looks for the body kick but Hamara saw that one coming.
Hamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Willis.
A jab from Hamara misses.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamara.
Hamara misses with a wild combination.
Hamara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
Hamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Willis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis darts in and clinches Hamara up against the cage.
Hamara is trying to break the clinch but Willis is controlling him.
Hamara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands a knee to the body.
Willis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Hamara avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Willis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Turo Hamara has been cut.
We've been informed that Hamara has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamara avoids the damage to the body.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamara avoids it.
Hamara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hamara fails to land.
Willis keeps control of Hamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Willis fails to land.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamara controls his hands.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamara manages to avoid it.
Willis closes the distance and pushes Hamara back into the cage.
Hamara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Willis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Hamara misses with the head strike.
Hamara avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Willis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamara breaks the clinch.
Rico Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Willis throws a wild body kick that Hamara sees coming a mile off.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara with a hook.
Willis throws a leg kick
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Willis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hamara scores with a shot to the body.
Hamara lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hamara.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hamara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Willis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamara looks to land a combination but Willis avoids it well.
Hamara misses with a looping left.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara misses with a two punch combination.
Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willis obliges.
Willis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamara looks winded!
Hamara blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Willis.
Willis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamara avoids it.
Hamara is trying to break the clinch but Willis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Willis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamara should have avoided that one.
Willis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Hamara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Hamara misses
and Willis counters with a left hand that sends Hamara to the canvas!
Hamara is rocked!
Willis stands and steps away. Hamara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hamara is still on wobbly legs! Can Willis finish him?
Crack! Willis connects with the perfect overhand right and Hamara falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Willis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rico Willis!
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energy
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hype
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