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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies has chosen Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies cracks Hardacre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Repomies throws a shot to the body.
Hardacre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Hardacre misses with a low kick.
Repomies thows a body kick. Hardacre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Repomies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardacre throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardacre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repomies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Repomies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Repomies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre lunges at Repomies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Repomies's hand.
Jab, jab by Repomies - just one landing.
Repomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardacre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Hardacre's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardacre tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardacre is out of range.
Hardacre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Repomies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardacre lands a high kick!
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardacre misses with a head kick.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Repomies has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardacre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Repomies. That did some damage!
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardacre throws a body kick that misses.
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Repomies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a nice body kick.
Repomies looks winded!
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardacre!
Hardacre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Repomies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre misses with a few strikes there.
Hardacre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardacre.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
Repomies swings for the body but Hardacre moves out of range.
Repomies checks a leg kick.
Hardacre misses with the body kick
and Repomies counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardacre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Repomies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Repomies misses with a wild body shot.
Hardacre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Repomies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardacre throws a chopping leg kick but Repomies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Hardacre.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick from Hardacre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardacre looks to land a body kick but Repomies moved away.
Repomies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Repomies avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies punishes Hardacre's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardacre misses with the body kick
and Repomies counters with a stiff right hand.
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Repomies misses
and Hardacre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repomies's knee momentarily.
Hardacre wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Repomies.
Repomies slips a jab and a cross from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
That's time! Hardacre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardacre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Repomies counters with a right hand to the body.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Hardacre ducks under a wild hook from Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Repomies. That one must have hurt.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Repomies finds it's way through Hardacre's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Repomies blocks the low kick.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardacre misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Hardacre lands but Repomies takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies scores with a spinning back kick!
Repomies misses with a straight right.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies avoids a kick to the body.
Repomies wants to clinch.
Hardacre moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardacre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
Hardacre wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardacre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies misses with a hook
and Hardacre counters with a body kick.
Hardacre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Repomies throws a combination that misses
and Hardacre counters with a straight right hand.
Damian Hardacre is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardacre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Hardacre
and Repomies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardacre tries to land a front kick but Repomies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardacre works Repomies's body with a nice hook.
Repomies scores with a body shot.
Repomies tries to clinch up.
Repomies jabs at Hardacre's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardacre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardacre throws a nice head kick!
Hardacre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Repomies slips under a jab.
Repomies keeps Hardacre at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Hardacre moves out of range easily.
Hardacre fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardacre throws out a leg kick but Repomies moves out of range and Hardacre only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a shot to the body.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardacre.
Repomies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Repomies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardacre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Hardacre thows a leg kick but Repomies checks it
and Repomies counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses
and Hardacre counters with an outside leg kick.
Repomies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hardacre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Hardacre misses.
A solid body kick from Repomies.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Hardacre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardacre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardacre lands with a right hand.
Repomies takes a swing at Hardacre's ribcage but misses.
Hardacre slips a straight right by Repomies.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardacre. Repomies shrugs it off though.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardacre.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardacre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardacre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies moves out of range as Hardacre throws a body kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a low kick, right behind Repomies 's knee.
Repomies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Repomies does no damage.
Hardacre keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardacre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Hardacre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repomies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Repomies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Repomies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Repomies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Hardacre misses with a leg kick.
Hardacre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies is looking to clinch but Hardacre is avoiding it.
Repomies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Hardacre misses with a series of wild punches.
Repomies moves into the clinch.
Hardacre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Repomies tries to throw a body punch but Hardacre avoids it by throwing Repomies back against the cage.
Repomies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Repomies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardacre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Repomies prevents a body shot from Hardacre.
Hardacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Hardacre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies tries to stall but Hardacre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardacre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Repomies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardacre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repomies is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardacre gets an underhook and turns Repomies into the cage.
Come on Hardacre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardacre scores with a shot to the side of Repomies's head.
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!
Repomies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Hardacre lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Repomies throws a shot from downtown. Hardacre moves away and avoids it.
Hardacre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardacre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
An inside leg kick from Hardacre misses.
Repomies throws a series of punches but Hardacre moves out of range.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardacre is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies is looking to land body kicks.
Repomies misses with a left hand
and Hardacre counters with a one-two to the body.
Repomies misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repomies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Repomies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Repomies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Repomies is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hardacre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Repomies checks it well.
Hardacre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre tries to land a front kick but Repomies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardacre looks to land a body kick but Repomies moved away.
Hardacre misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Hardacre.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardacre misses with an uppercut.
Hardacre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with an inside leg kick.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardacre's sensitive parts.
Hardacre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick from Hardacre.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Hardacre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Repomies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardacre.
Repomies misses with a body shot.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Hardacre.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardacre.
Repomies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardacre.
Hardacre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Repomies if he has to take too many more of those.
Repomies blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Hardacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardacre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Repomies takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardacre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Repomies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardacre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardacre delivers a nice body kick.
Hardacre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardacre lands with a kick to the temple. Repomies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Repomies throws a push kick but Hardacre slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Hardacre.
Repomies misses with a straight right.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre had his way with Rauno Repomies in that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hardacre tries a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Repomies.
Hardacre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Repomies avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
Hardacre throws the kick towards the body but Repomies avoids it.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Repomies.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardacre.
Repomies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardacre counters with a leg kick.
Hardacre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repomies can do to turn this around?
Hardacre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies connects with a high kick.
Repomies moves out of range as Hardacre throws a body kick.
Repomies looks for the body kick but Hardacre saw that one coming.
Repomies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Repomies is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Repomies wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Repomies.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardacre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre misses with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Repomies throws out a leg kick but Hardacre moves out of range and Repomies only half commits.
Hardacre misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies avoids a kick to the body.
Hardacre throws a leg kick
enabling Repomies to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardacre misses with a body kick.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardacre's head backwards.
Repomies misses with a body shot.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies misses with the combination.
Hardacre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Repomies scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardacre misses with a leg kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Hardacre's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardacre tries to avoid it.
Hardacre thows a leg kick but Repomies checks it
and Repomies counters with a left to the body.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses.
Hardacre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Repomies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardacre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repomies.
Repomies cracks Hardacre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries to land a leg kick but Hardacre saw it coming and moves away.
Hardacre misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardacre lands a head kick. Repomies smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Repomies swings for the body but Hardacre moves out of range.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
Hardacre throws a leg kick
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardacre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies throws a leg kick but Hardacre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Repomies moves out of range.
Rauno Repomies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardacre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Damian Hardacre rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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