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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaedo Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata comes to the cage accompanied by Soundcritters - Haka War Chant. Neal has chosen New Level by Future as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tangaroa Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaedo Neal!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Ngata is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ngata gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ngata pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ngata presses Neal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here.
Tangaroa Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Ngata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Neal manages to break the clinch.
Ngata lands the left hand.
Ngata darts in and clinches Neal up against the cage.
Ngata pushes Neal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neal looks winded!
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neal misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Ngata breaks from the clinch.
Ngata closes the distance and clinches.
Ngata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ngata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Ngata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngata moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Neal goes down! Can Ngata finish him!?
Neal is rocked!
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ngata stands and throws Neal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ngata tries to move to mount but Neal blocks the move with his legs.
Neal is trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ngata presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ngata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neal tries to hold on but Ngata postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngata controlling his opponent.
Ngata has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ngata looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Neal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ngata controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ngata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neal wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ngata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neal can't escape the position.
Neal keeps trying to improve his position.
Ngata controlling the position easily from mount.
Neal tries to reverse the position but Ngata maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ngata gets a clinch.
Ngata lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngata wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Ngata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Neal or perhaps it was just good defense by Ngata, which made it look bad.
Ngata instigates a clinch.
Ngata lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
A short left from Ngata.
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngata is just out of range.
Ngata closes the distance and clinches.
Ngata scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngata closes the distance and pushes Neal back into the cage.
Ngata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Neal wants to take the fight to the mat but Ngata manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Nice body punch from Ngata - that landed with a thud.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal tries to keep at a distance but Ngata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ngata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tangaroa Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Ngata gets a clinch.
Neal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Ngata.
Ngata presses Neal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata works on Neal's body with a couple of short punches.
Neal takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngata breaks the clinch.
Ngata instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangaroa Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal tries to keep at a distance but Ngata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ngata lands a shot to the body.
Ngata gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata presses Neal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata digs a right hand underneath Neal's ribcage. Neal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngata finish him?
That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngata tries to clinch there but Neal circles away.
Neal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ngata with a body shot.
Ngata rushes Neal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Ngata digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank.
Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neal.
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Neal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ngata is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Ngata lands a nice shot to the body.
Tangaroa Ngata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ngata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ngata.
Ngata digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank.
Ngata is working Neal over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike.
Ngata lands a body shot.
Ngata gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Ngata.
Ngata lands with a short shot to the head.
Ngata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngata has Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Ngata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neals head.
Ngata dips a shoulder and cracks Neal with a mighty uppercut! Neal falls back against the cage and Ngata unloads with a barrage of strikes! Neal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ngata screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tangaroa Ngata!
After winning the bout, Tangaroa Ngata thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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