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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sipho Kunene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Hate Family (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sipho Kunene has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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197 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sipho Kunene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, I Hate Family!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunene scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Family tries to clinch up but Kunene circles away and keeps his distance.
Family scores with a jab. Kunene acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Kunene.
Family throws out a counter right but Kunene avoids it with no problem.
Kunene looks to throw the jab but Family is out of range.
No joy there for Family, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kunene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Family.
A slow jab from Family misses its intended target.
Family rushes Kunene and presses him up against the cage.
Family swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunene swings wildly with an uppercut but Family uses good head movement to avoid it.
Family is trying to force a seperation but Kunene has the dominant position.
Family scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Family misses with a hook from the clinch.
Family tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Kunene has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Family blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kunene connects with a knee to the head.
Family fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunene throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Family misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kunene pulls guard effortlessly.
Family stopping the sweep attempt from Kunene.
Family wants to stand but Kunene is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kunene wants to sweep here but Family controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunene is controlling Family's posture.
Family trying to control the position from guard on top but Kunene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kunene is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kunene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Family's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Family throws a hook but Kunene avoids it easily.
Kunene lands a really nice looking cross but Family seems unphased.
Family throws out a loose jab but Kunene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Family forces Kunene back against the cage and clinches.
Kunene misses with an elbow strike.
Family wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kunene has him pressed against the cage.
Family lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunene tries to pull guard but Family holds him up against the cage and eventually Kunene drops back down to his feet.
Family lands a body shot in the clinch.
Family tries a body shot but Kunene blocks it.
Family tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Family tries a body shot but Kunene blocks it.
Family misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunene takes a shot to the head.
Family throws a head punch that misses.
Kunene tries to pull guard but Family holds him up against the cage and eventually Kunene drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunene.
Kunene is trying to pull guard but Family turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sipho Kunene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Family misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kunene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kunene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Family.
Family gets through Kunene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Family swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunene is trying to pull guard but Family turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kunene jumps guard but Family turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kunene blocks an uppercut.
Kunene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Family has a couple of punches blocked by Kunene.
We've been informed that Family has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Family working aggressively here.
Family misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunene is trying to pull guard but Family has him pressed against the cage.
Kunene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunene trying to land knees to the 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!
Kunene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kunene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Family throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunene.
Kunene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Hate Family dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Family gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Family tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kunene is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Family buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Family!! Family is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kunene throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sipho Kunene!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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