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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Colbert! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kesigan Hoost! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hoost rushes Colbert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hoost scores with a shot to the side of Colbert's head. Colbert trying to stall but Hoost improves his position.
Colbert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colbert could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Hoost jumps into guard, dragging Colbert to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Hoost keeping moving, preventing Colbert from controlling successfully. Colbert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoost works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Colbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Colbert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoost keeping moving, preventing Colbert from controlling successfully. Colbert has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Colbert. Hoost moves into range and clinches up with Colbert. A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoost.
It looks like Chris Colbert has been cut. Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Colbert blocks with his arms.
Hoost lands a good knee to the midsection. Colbert won't want to take too many of those. Colbert tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoost avoids the damage to the body. The referee calls for Hoost to work.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost pulls guard. Colbert throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Colbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. 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! Colbert is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoost has wrist control. Colbert prevents Hoost from getting back to his feet. Hoost has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Colbert is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Colbert uses good head movement to avoid it. Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colbert blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Colbert lands a body punch. Hoost looks winded! Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
Colbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoost avoiding damage as Colbert throws knees to the body.
Colbert tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Colbert back against the cage. Hoost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Colbert tries to keep at a distance but Hoost has taken the fight into the clinch. Hoost is stalling here.
Colbert trying to land knees to the body.
Colbert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage. Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Colbert is blocking nicely.
Hoost managing to block the knees to the body from Colbert.
Colbert fails to pull guard.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head. Colbert wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Colbert avoids the elbow strike from Hoost, against the cage.
Colbert tries to stall but Hoost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colbert is defending well for now. Hoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Colbert jumps guard but Hoost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Colbert. That's going to take a lot out of him. Colbert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Colbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colbert misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colbert's defenses. Hoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoost stalling in the clinch but Colbert improves position. Colbert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoost.
Colbert missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hoost misses with some punches.
Colbert stalling in the clinch but Hoost improves position. Colbert avoids the elbow strike from Hoost, against the cage.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Colbert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesigan Hoost dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chris Colbert's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Colbert tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoost defends well and Colbert ends up having to push Hoost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Kesigan Hoost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hoost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Colbert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Hoost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hoost keeping moving, preventing Colbert from controlling successfully. Colbert wants to pass the guard but Hoost is keeping the position. Colbert wants to control from the top but Hoost keeps moving. Colbert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Colbert 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colbert looking to pass the guard. Colbert is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoost has wrist control. Colbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoost is retaining full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Colbert throws a big right hand that misses. Colbert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Colbert with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hoost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Colbert postures up in Hoost's guard and throws a big left but Hoost blocks it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hoost keeping moving, preventing Colbert from controlling successfully. Colbert throws a big elbow that misses. Colbert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Colbert controlling from the top position. Hoost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Colbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Colbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Colbert is looking to pass into half guard but Hoost pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hoost is in guard. Colbert doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Colbert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Colbert trying to control the position.
Hoost is looking to stand up but Colbert won't let him. Hoost is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hoost stopping the sweep attempt from Colbert. Colbert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Colbert wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Hoost drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Colbert dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Chris Colbert's cut. 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!
Colbert gets caught flat footed, as Hoost shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Colbert is trying to keep Hoost in close.
Hoost is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Colbert has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hoost is looking to defend but Colbert has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hoost! Colbert pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hoost taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Colbert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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