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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Odoacer's choice of entrance music: Entrance of the Gladiator. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavius Odoacer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odoacer misses with a wild body shot.
Odoacer throws a right hand that misses
and Kai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kai seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Odoacer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kai's hands.
Kai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Odoacer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Odoacer counters with a nice body kick.
Kai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odoacer misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kai swings for the body but Odoacer moves out of range.
Kai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Odoacer scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odoacer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer lands the left hand.
Kai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odoacer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odoacer. Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odoacer swings widly with a right hand
and Kai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odoacer.
Kai takes one to the side of the head.
Odoacer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kai has time to react.
Kai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odoacer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Odoacer clobbers Kai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Odoacer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Odoacer moved out of range nicely.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Odoacer moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odoacer thinking.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Odoacer moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Odoacer misses.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Odoacer throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Odoacer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Odoacer misses its intended target.
Flavius Odoacer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odoacer.
Kai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kai thumps Odoacer with a low kick.
Kai slips a straight right by Odoacer.
Nice body punch from Kai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Odoacer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odoacer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odoacer.
Nice defenses there by Kai.
Kai digs a good body shot into Odoacer's ribs.
Kai tries to land a front kick but Odoacer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odoacer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Odoacer misses the jab.
Kai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Odoacer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Odoacer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kai is looking to score with low kicks.
Odoacer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Odoacer blocks the body kick.
Kai motions for Odoacer to come forward. Kai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Odoacer misses.
Odoacer throws a big shot that misses.
Odoacer cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Odoacer misses with a few strikes there.
Odoacer misses with a body shot.
Odoacer jabs Kai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Odoacer jabs Kai right on the nose. Kai blinks but takes it well.
Kai throws a big shot that misses.
Odoacer lands a left and a right that send Kai crashing to the mat, dazed. Odoacer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Anakoni Kai has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Kai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Odoacer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anakoni Kai's cut.
That's time! Kai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odoacer.
Flavius Odoacer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odoacer lands a nice hook to Kai's body. Kai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Odoacer takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Odoacer looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Kai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Odoacer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Kai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odoacer throws a nice looking combination but Kai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai drops his hands momentarily and Odoacer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Odoacer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odoacer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Odoacer cracks Kai with an open hand slap.
Odoacer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odoacer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Odoacer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Odoacer moves away from the strike by Kai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is looking to slow Odoacer down with leg kicks.
Kai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Odoacer misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Odoacer.
Kai slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odoacer. Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai tried to counter with a leg kick but Odoacer avoided it.
Kai connects with a nice looking jab.
Kai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Odoacer misses.
Kai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kai defending well as Odoacer loads up on a big left hand.
Kai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Odoacer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Odoacer swings widly with a right hand
and Kai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai looks to land a combination but Odoacer avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odoacer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odoacer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Odoacer misses with a hook. Kai ducked under it nicely.
Kai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odoacer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Odoacer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Odoacer is rocked!
Odoacer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Odoacer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Odoacer is breathing heavily.
Kai looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Kai backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Odoacer's temple! It sends Odoacer violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Kai celebrates and the doctors try to help Odoacer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Anakoni Kai!
A victorious Anakoni Kai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Flavius Odoacer spoke after the fight, saying 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'.
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energy
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hype
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