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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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186 cm
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200 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill misses with a low kick as Ozturk jumps back.
Ozturk dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Ozturk cracks Hill with a good jab.
Ozturk 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hill misses.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Ozturk.
Hill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hill scores with a nice right hand.
Ozturk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick
and Hill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ozturk really felt that one!
Hill forces Ozturk back against the cage and clinches.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozturk controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ozturk - that landed with a thud.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill avoids a wild elbow strike from Ozturk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ozturk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozturk scores with a shoulder strike.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the cage.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Ozturk.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Hill stalling against the cage.
Ozturk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Ozturk lands a body punch.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozturk's elbow.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Ozturk avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Ozturk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Ozturk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Hill is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ozturk.
Ozturk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Ozturk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozturk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ozturk digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ozturk tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill working aggressively here.
Ozturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozturk lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozturk lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Ozturk.
Hill dodges an elbow strike from Ozturk.
Ozturk is pushing Hill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ozturk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk prevents a body shot from Hill.
Ozturk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ozturk fails to land.
Ozturk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill thows a leg kick but Ozturk checks it
and Ozturk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozturk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozturk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ozturk throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Ozturk sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk slips a straight right by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozturk manages to break the clinch.
Ozturk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ozturk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the leg kick from Ozturk.
Hill scores with a push kick.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Ozturk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ozturk tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill has managed to clinch.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Ozturk lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozturk backwards.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Ozturk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill misses with the head strike.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the cage.
Ozturk cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ozturk lands with a left to the head.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill taking a breather.
Ozturk lands a shoulder strike.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets through Ozturk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Ozturk breaks the clinch.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozturk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Ozturk.
Ozturk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ozturk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Ozturk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Ozturk sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
Ozturk is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Ozturk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill tries to clinch but Ozturk moves away
and Ozturk counters with an outside leg kick.
Ozturk thows a leg kick but Hill checks it
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozturk wants to control but Hill passes easily into half guard.
Ozturk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hadi Ozturk.
I think Ozturk 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 18:20
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 18:20
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
Hadi Ozturk decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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