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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Madhead Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Madhead Power! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Huber! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Power lands with a nice combination. Huber backs away looking to recover. Huber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Huber throws a hook but Power avoids it easily. Hans Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. A slapping leg kick lands for Huber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Power does a little dance to reset his feet. Power is looking to counter the offense by Huber and move into the clinch. Huber thuds a left hand into Power's body. Power lands a jab to Huber's midsection. Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Huber thows a left - swing and a miss! Huber swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Huber throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely. Power appears to be looking for a big counter. Power connects with a body shot. Nice body kick from Huber. Huber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Huber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Power scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power's head. Huber lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Huber misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming. Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hubers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! This has been an exciting period of action! A big right from Huber misses. Huber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Huber throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head. Donk. Power catches Huber right on the button with a cross. Huber scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Huber is predictable there and Power counters with a two punch combo. Power lands with a nice combination. Huber backs away looking to recover. Power tries to clinch up but Huber circles away and keeps his distance. Huber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Huber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Huber swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Huber throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it. Some wild striking there from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away. Power keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy. Huber has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Power tries to pull guard but Huber won't allow it.
Power has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Huber after a bit of a struggle. Huber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short left from Huber. Huber lands a hook to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Huber. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Huber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Huber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Huber throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Power counters with a nice double leg into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Huber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Power sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huber's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power is working for a kimura but Huber is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huber can do anything to dispel that myth. Huber is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Power throwing shots but Huber is blocking nicely. Huber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Power. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Huber is trying to control but can't.
Power scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Huber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Power. Huber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Power is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Huber is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Power slips a nice elbow through Huber's hands, connecting with Huber's forehead. Huber tries to roll over but Power keeps him under control. Power throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Power 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. Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huber defending well though. Power working over Huber with some ground and pound. Huber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Power is looking for a kimura but Huber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Power to get the leverage. Huber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Power scores with a couple of nice shots. Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huber defending well though. Power lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Power frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Power thowing shots but they're missing. Power wants to finish this one by submission but Huber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Power. Huber wants to hold on but Power pushes him away. Huber tries to reverse the position but Power maintains control. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Huber taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Power breaks from Huber's wrist control and lands an elbow. Huber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Madhead Power overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Power scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huber?
Power cracks Huber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Power scoring with strikes but Huber is staying in there. Power fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Power has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Huber's face.
Power lands a big shot there that rocks Huber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Power unloading with bombs! Power lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madhead Power dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Huber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Power defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand. Power appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A leg kick checked by Power. A jab lands there for Huber. Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range. Power throws a big counter combination but Huber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huber jabbing away but nothing is landing. Huber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Power tries to clinch but Huber is having none of it. Power throws a right and a left that Huber avoids nicely. A clash of legs there as Power blocks the low kick. Huber looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely. Huber looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range. Power tries to counter by clinching up but Huber breaks away and moves out of range. Huber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power. Power appears to be looking for a big counter. A punch combination from Power misses. Madhead Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Power on the wrong end of a nice jab. Huber defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand. A countering left hand to the body from Huber misses. Some wild striking there from Power.
Huber looks like he wants to counter punch here. A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target. Huber misses the shot to the body. Huber lands a nice looking body shot.
Huber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huber slips a straight right by Power. Huber lands a nice shot to the body.
Huber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Power does a little dance to reset his feet. Huber throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and moves out of range. Power appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Hans Huber seems to be getting the better of the standup. Huber throws a leg kick but Power moved away. Huber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Power is looking to wear down Huber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Huber throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut. Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Huber circles away.
Power throws a combination that misses enabling Huber to counter with a crisp jab. Power defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand. Power attempts a counter takedown but Huber avoids it well and moves away. Huber digs a good hook to Power's body.
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! Huber works Power's body with a nice hook. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight! Hans Huber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Huber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hans Huber! During a confident post fight interview, Hans Huber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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