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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi's entrance music is Blood Red Sky. A fine choice. Baako has chosen Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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245 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Baako as he checks the leg kick.
Baako manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hoi on his heels. He'll look to pass Hoi's guard now, I'm sure.
Hoi has his feet on Baako's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hoi delivers a nice body kick.
Baako fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Hoi does it's job there.
Baako changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baako ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baako misses with the combination.
Baako has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baako throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baako paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baako changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Baako stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoi.
Baako moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoi throws a hook but Baako avoids it easily.
Baako moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baako fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Baako's leg. Baako is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baako motions for Hoi to come forward. Baako throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baako counters with a takedown into side control.
Baako misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoi wants to control but Baako postures up.
Hoi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Baako wants to control but Hoi is keeping him busy.
Baako might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hoi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Baako in side control, throwing shots but Hoi defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Baako seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baako lands an elbow.
Hoi is trying to control Baako's posture but Baako avoids it.
Baako in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoi trying to control but Baako flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hoi covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hoi trying to get back to his feet but Baako is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Baako's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to control his opponent's hands but Baako gets his hands free.
Baako punishes Hoi with strikes from the back mount.
Baako is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hoi up.
Baako has Hoi flattened out and is raining down punches.
Baako really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hoi.
Hoi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hoi trying to control the hands but Baako won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baako connects with a big shot to the side of Hoi's head.
Hoi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hoi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Baako has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baako tries to keep control of the position but Hoi is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baako is landing with strikes. Hoi can't take much more of this.
Baako struggling to keep hold of the position.
Baako lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hoi covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baas Baako dominated that round.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Hoi lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Hoi's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hoi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baako.
Baako has managed to clinch.
Baako takes an elbow to the temple.
Baako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baako has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
Hoi tries to work over Baako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Hoi misses.
Baako lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Akamai Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Baako moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
Baako looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baako missing with a left hand there. Hoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Hoi - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Baako moved away.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses.
Baako ducks under a wild hook from Hoi.
Baako is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baako tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi throws an overhand right that drops Baako like a sack of potatoes! Hoi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akamai Hoi!
Akamai Hoi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Baas Baako had this to say: 'That sucked!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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