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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Hofnaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Hofnaker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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287 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Hofnaker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ota has Hofnaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Hofnaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hofnaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hofnaker forces Ota back against the cage and clinches.
Hofnaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hofnaker is defending well for now.
Hofnaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ota closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ota.
Hofnaker can't break the clinch.
Hofnaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Otas head.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Hofnaker looks winded!
Hofnaker missing with knees to the body.
Ota lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hofnaker.
Hofnaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ota blocks an elbow strike from Hofnaker.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hofnaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ota lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rusty Hofnaker has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ota.
Hofnaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Ota.
Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ota tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hofnaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but Hofnaker blocks with his arms.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but Hofnaker blocks with his arms.
Ota scores with a knee to the head.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ota throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ota presses Hofnaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Ota.
That has opened up Rusty Hofnaker's cut even more.
Hofnaker tries to work over Ota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ota lands an elbow that stopped Hofnaker in his tracks for a moment.
Ota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hofnaker pushes off an throws an elbow but Ota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hofnaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ota avoids it.
Hofnaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hofnaker obliges.
Hofnaker breaks the clinch.
Ota has closed the distance and engaged Hofnaker in a clinch.
Hofnaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ota avoids it.
Hofnaker manages to break the clinch.
Ota closes the distance and clinches.
Hofnaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hofnaker is rocked!
Ota lands a big knee to the head and Hofnaker goes down! Ota pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Idi Ota!
An out of breath Idi Ota thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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