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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Hwang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fu Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddy Hwang's chin.
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184 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Hwang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fu Man!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man is looking to clinch.
Hwang throws a head kick that misses.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hwang scores with a kick to the body.
Hwang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hwang misses with a head kick.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Hwang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Hwang pushes him off.
Hwang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Hwang cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Hwang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hwang connects with an inside leg kick.
Hwang throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man shoots in and gets a takedown into Hwang's guard.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hwang wants to stand and escape but Man is having none of it.
Hwang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hwang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hwang wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hwang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Man wants to control from the top but Hwang keeps moving.
Man stands and steps away. Hwang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice body kick from Hwang.
Hwang keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hwang tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man blocks a head kick by Hwang.
Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hwang keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man working some strikes from top position.
Hwang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Hwang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Man won't allow Hwang to get back to his feet.
Man wants to control from the top but Hwang keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hwang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hwang.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hwang circles away.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hwang. Hwang obviously looking to wear him down.
Hwang throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Hwang connects with a solid leg kick.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Hwang gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Hwang breaks the clinch.
Hwang scores with a spinning back kick!
Man wants to clinch but Hwang slips to the side
and Hwang counters with a nice body kick.
Hwang connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been told by Hwang's head coaches at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hwang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hwang!
Eddy Hwang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hwang tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Hwang pushes him off.
Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man landing strikes.
Hwang wants to get back to his feet.
Man landing strikes.
Hwang is trying to buck Man off.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hwang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Man misses with the ground and pound.
Man tries to score with some ground and pound. Hwang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fu Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hwang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hwang. Man shrugs it off though.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hwang.
Man shoots in and bounces Hwang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hwang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Hwang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hwang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
Man wants to control from the top but Hwang keeps moving.
Hwang wants to stand and escape but Man is having none of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fu Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Man tries to clinch but Hwang moves away
and Hwang counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwang misses with a body kick.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hwang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hwang throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Hwang throws a head kick that misses.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Hwang.
Man is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hwang can't fight it off and eventually Man manages to take the fight to the floor. Hwang looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hwang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hwang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hwang keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man stands up over Hwang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man won't allow Hwang to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hwang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hwang tries to get out of the position.
Man working some strikes from top position.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hwang wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Hwang keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man trying to control but Hwang is working from the bottom.
Man prevents Hwang from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man chips away with some ground and pound.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hwang is rocked!
Man trying to control but Hwang is working from the bottom.
Oh Hwang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hwang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man is in close to Hwang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Hwang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hwang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man wants to control from the top but Hwang keeps moving.
Hwang has momentary wrist control but Man slips an elbow through the middle.
Man passes into half guard.
Man stops Hwang from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Man lands a big elbow - Hwang is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fu Man!
A pretty intense looking Fu Man took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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