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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keddhoo Hwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keddhoo Hwo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen King! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hwo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King. Hwo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hwo looks to land a combination but King avoids it well. King throws a jab when Hwo was well out of range. Hwo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from King finds it's target. Nice defenses there by Hwo. Hwo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Hwo takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hwo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hwo there as he acknowledges the shot. King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hwo counters into the clinch. Nicely done. King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hwo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King. King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. King lands a nice hook to Hwo's body. Hwo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Hwo moves into the clinch. Hwo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hwo drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. King manages to break the clinch.
King catches Hwo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hwo momentarily.
Hwo slips a jab and a cross from King.
It looked like Hwo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Hwo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hwo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hwo throws a head punch that misses. King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hwo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. King looks to throw the jab but Hwo is out of range. Hwo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. King throws a hook but Hwo blocks it. Hwo throws a combination that misses enabling King to counter with a crisp jab. Hwo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab. Hwo throws a body shot but no joy. Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing. Hwo ducks right into an uppercut from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hwo throws a right and a left that both miss. Hwo throws a series of punches but King moves out of range. King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hwo was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard. King trying to control the position from guard on top but Hwo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. King lying in Hwo's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Hwo decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! King taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keddhoo Hwo!
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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
55% |
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