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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Kahoohalphala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahoohalphala comes to the cage accompanied by Diablo Swing Orchestra - Ragdoll Physics. Chelios comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Waves kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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214 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Kahoohalphala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahoohalphala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chelios sprawls well initially but Kahoohalphala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahoohalphala prevents Chelios from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Kahoohalphala there.
Chelios is looking for a sweep. Kahoohalphala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kahoohalphala has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kahoohalphala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chelios defending well though.
Chelios wants to get back to his feet.
Chelios is looking to improve his position.
Kahoohalphala throwing shots but Chelios is blocking nicely.
Chelios is not content to let Kahoohalphala control the position.
Kahoohalphala is controlling the pace.
Kahoohalphala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios is trying to maintain the position but Kahoohalphala is very close to passing his half guard.
Kahoohalphala prevents Chelios from improving his position.
Kahoohalphala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chelios does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chelios misses the jab.
Kahoohalphala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kahoohalphala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahoohalphala dips to his left and cracks Chelios with an uppercut!
Kahoohalphala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chelios defends it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Kahoohalphala as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kahoohalphala.
Kahoohalphala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chelios momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kahoohalphala. That snapped Chelios's head back.
A big right from Kahoohalphala misses.
Titus Kahoohalphala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahoohalphala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chelios slips under a jab from Kahoohalphala.
Chelios lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahoohalphala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
Kahoohalphala lands with a good body shot.
Kahoohalphala connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala slips a jab from Chelios.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kahoohalphala is defended easily by Chelios.
Kahoohalphala missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahoohalphala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chelios sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Kahoohalphala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chelios gets caught napping as Kahoohalphala dives in and scores a takedown. Chelios manages to retain guard.
Chelios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahoohalphala is one step ahead there.
Kahoohalphala postures up in Chelios's guard and throws a big left but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahoohalphala.
Chelios looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chelios looking to control.
Kahoohalphala postures up in Chelios's guard and throws a big left but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios is trying to keep Kahoohalphala in close.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kahoohalphala trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahoohalphala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kahoohalphala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Chelios as Kahoohalphala shoots in.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahoohalphala thuds a left hand into Chelios's body.
Kahoohalphala feints and as Chelios raises his hands in defense, Kahoohalphala changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahoohalphala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Kahoohalphala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Chelios catches Kahoohalphala right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Titus Kahoohalphala has been cut.
Kahoohalphala closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chelios quickly recovers to half guard.
Chelios trying to control here.
Chelios is looking for a sweep. Kahoohalphala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chelios works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kahoohalphala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kahoohalphala trying to control but Chelios is working from the bottom.
Kahoohalphala 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.
Kahoohalphala lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala throws a big elbow that misses.
Kahoohalphala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titus Kahoohalphala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chelios is on top in guard.
Chelios wants to stand but Kahoohalphala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kahoohalphala is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kahoohalphala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chelios controls Kahoohalphala momentarily but Kahoohalphala frees himself.
Kahoohalphala stands and throws Chelios's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to buck Kahoohalphala off but Kahoohalphala is having none of it.
Kahoohalphala is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahoohalphala landing a few strikes.
Chelios is trying to get back to half guard.
Kahoohalphala looks up at the clock and then as Chelios takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kahoohalphala smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kahoohalphala lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chelios down.
Kahoohalphala throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kahoohalphala wants to control but Chelios is keeping him busy.
Kahoohalphala working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kahoohalphala crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Kahoohalphala.
Chelios tries to bench press Kahoohalphala off him but Kahoohalphala keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Kahoohalphala seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chelios wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kahoohalphala trying to control the action but Chelios is working from the bottom.
Chelios tries to bench press Kahoohalphala off him but Kahoohalphala keeps the position.
Kahoohalphala working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kahoohalphala trying to control the position but Chelios is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chelios sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kahoohalphala throws an elbow but Chelios slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kahoohalphala wants to control but Chelios is keeping him busy.
Chelios gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kahoohalphala lands with a punch from half guard.
Chelios is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahoohalphala lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Kahoohalphala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Kahoohalphala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titus Kahoohalphala's cut.
That's time! Kahoohalphala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Chelios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chelios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahoohalphala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chelios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Titus Kahoohalphala is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahoohalphala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chelios at a distance.
Kahoohalphala throws a series of punches but Chelios moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Kahoohalphala or perhaps it was just good defense by Chelios which made him look bad.
Chelios tries to bum rush Kahoohalphala with a series of wild strikes but Kahoohalphala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahoohalphala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chelios defending well as Kahoohalphala loads up on a big left hand.
Kahoohalphala throws a hook but Chelios avoids it easily.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahoohalphala.
Kahoohalphala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kahoohalphala.
Kahoohalphala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kahoohalphala looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chelios is staying active underneath Kahoohalphala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kahoohalphala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chelios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kahoohalphala.
Chelios looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kahoohalphala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahoohalphala throws a strike but Chelios avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahoohalphala throws a big right hand that misses.
Kahoohalphala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kahoohalphala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kahoohalphala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chelios wants to control the position but Kahoohalphala says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kahoohalphala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kahoohalphala working over Chelios with some ground and pound. Chelios looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chelios wants to improve his position but Kahoohalphala is controlling well.
Kahoohalphala working Chelios over with strikes.
Kahoohalphala is looking to take a break and control but Chelios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala drops an elbow to the side of Chelios's head.
Kahoohalphala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chelios can do to turn this around?
Chelios is trying to stand up here but Kahoohalphala is controlling him well.
Kahoohalphala is keen to just control but Chelios is a slippery customer.
Chev Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chelios is looking to escape.
Kahoohalphala seems to be looking for submissions.
Kahoohalphala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chelios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chelios is staying active underneath Kahoohalphala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chelios has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kahoohalphala is working away from the top position though.
Kahoohalphala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chelios knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chelios is trying to stand back up but Kahoohalphala is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios is looking for a sweep. Kahoohalphala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chelios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kahoohalphala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kahoohalphala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kahoohalphala is keen to just control but Chelios is a slippery customer.
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!
Kahoohalphala slips a nice elbow through Chelios's hands, connecting with Chelios's forehead.
Kahoohalphala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahoohalphala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chelios is refusing to be controlled, as Kahoohalphala sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahoohalphala slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chelios is refusing to be controlled, as Kahoohalphala sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Kahoohalphala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahoohalphala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Kahoohalphala!
Titus Kahoohalphala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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