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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Oosthuizen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oosthuizen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hathaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Oosthuizen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oosthuizen throws a combination. Hathaway tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oosthuizen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oosthuizen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oosthuizen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hathaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oosthuizen tries to avoid it but Hathaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oosthuizen to the ground. Oosthuizen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hathaway looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hathaway moves into range and clinches up with Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Hathaway blocks it.
Hathaway breaks the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Hathaway avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Oosthuizen misses.
Hathaway tries to counter with a clinch but Oosthuizen shakes him off and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway staying out of range there.
Hathaway wants to counter the offense by Oosthuizen and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to move into range but Oosthuizen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Oosthuizen avoids nicely.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter punch.
Hathaway loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hathaway working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hathaway breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hathaway. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oosthuizen throwing a counter right hand but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Hathaway is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oosthuizen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oosthuizen throwing a counter right hand but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Tommy Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hathaway.
Oosthuizen throws out a loose jab but Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hathaway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Oosthuizen. No joy for Hathaway on that attempt.
Oosthuizen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oosthuizen digs a good body shot into Hathaway's ribs.
Oosthuizen throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Hathaway takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Oosthuizen to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Hathaway with that takedown attempt.
Oosthuizen with a jab.
Oosthuizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hathaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway has his takedown stuffed
and Oosthuizen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
Tommy Oosthuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oosthuizen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hathaway in his tracks.
Oosthuizen catches Hathaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hathaway moves forwards but Oosthuizen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oosthuizen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hathaway is rocked!
Hathaway tries to clinch up.
Hathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Oosthuizen finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hathaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Oosthuizen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway tries to clinch
and Oosthuizen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hathaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
A swing and a miss from Oosthuizen.
Hathaway slips a jab and a cross from Oosthuizen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway forces Oosthuizen back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hathaway.
Hathaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen is pressed up against the cage. Hathaway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oosthuizen down to the mat. Oosthuizen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hathaway gets the takedown into side control.
Oosthuizen is trying to buck Hathaway off.
Hathaway wants to control but Oosthuizen is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway tries to move to mount but Oosthuizen blocks the move with his legs.
Hathaway tries to advance to mount but Oosthuizen instead regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Oosthuizen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hathaway is defended easily by Oosthuizen.
Hathaway needs to keep his hands up - Oosthuizen had a free shot at his head there.
Hathaway shoots and misses
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oosthuizen throws a leg kick but Hathaway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a double jab.
Hathaway closes the distance but Oosthuizen moves to the side
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hathaway tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hathaway's hands.
Hathaway throws a series of strikes that have Oosthuizen backpedaling.
Oosthuizen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hathaway can do to turn this around?
Hathaway drives through and clinches with Oosthuizen against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Oosthuizen on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hathaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hathaway backwards.
Hathaway goes for a takedown attempt but Oosthuizen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tommy Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hathaway.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Oosthuizen cracks Hathaway with a good jab.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen drops Hathaway with a beautiful combination! Hathaway stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oosthuizen is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that drops Hathaway like a sack of potatoes! Oosthuizen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Oosthuizen!
Our winner, Tommy Oosthuizen, 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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FIGHT
RATING
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