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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Tangis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
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218 lbs
12 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades scores with a one two! Tangis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tangis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tangis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hades moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hades bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tangis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Hades. Those never looked like landing.
Hades gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hades prevents the takedown attempt.
Hades is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hades is trying to break free.
Hades lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tangis backwards.
Tangis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hades is defending well.
Tangis crunches a lovely knee into Hades's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Hades fails to land.
Hades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Hades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hades lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tangis doesn't seem phased though.
Hades scores with a jab to the body.
Hades clinches up with Tangis and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hades.
Hades's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tangis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hades is out of range and Tangis settles back down.
A punch combination from Hades misses.
Tangis moves away from the strike by Hades.
Hades definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hades misses with a wild body shot.
Hades moves in looking to clinch but Tangis pushes him off.
Hades shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tangis's guard.
Hades is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tangis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades trying to control but Tangis is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hades prevents Tangis from getting back to his feet.
Hades slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tangis wants to get back to his feet.
Tangis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hades. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tangis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hades has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tangis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hades.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hades with the ground and pound from mount.
Tangis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades looking to control but Tangis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hades misses with a head shot.
Hades thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hades looking to control but Tangis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tangis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hades throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tangis because Hades loaded up on that one.
Tangis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tangis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hades landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hades tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tangis is trying to stand up.
Hades lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tangis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Tangis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tangis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tangis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hades 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.
Hades content just to control the position here.
Hades looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hades thowing shots but they're missing.
Tangis really wants to buck Hades off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hades dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tangis doesn't seem bothered though.
Hades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Hades.
Kova Tangis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hades scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tangis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tangis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tangis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tangis can do to turn this around?
Tangis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hades!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tangis tries to clinch there but Hades circles away.
Hades moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hades misses the jab.
Hades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tangis. Tangis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Hades coming out on top.
Nice shot by Hades.
Hades shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tangis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tangis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hades is controlling him.
Hades loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hades prevents Tangis from getting back to his feet.
Hades throws an elbow that misses. Tangis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hades's guard. Nice move by Tangis!
Tangis postures up.
Hades is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tangis defends well.
Tangis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hades has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tangis has managed to get both his arms back between Hades's legs - danger averted.
Tangis postures up.
Hades is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hades works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tangis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sam Hades overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hades scoring with strikes but Tangis is staying in there.
Hades misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tangis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hades with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hades pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tangis is rocked!
Tangis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tangis is still in real trouble! Can Hades finish him?
Tangis is breathing heavily.
Hades scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tangis?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hades! Tangis is hurt baaadly! Hades is firing away with more strikes - Tangis is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hades!
Our winner, Sam Hades, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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