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Event:
HFC 41: Makani vs Chai
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Makani dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Chai as Makani shoots in.
Makani walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
Chai scores with a jab.
Makani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makani. #TD#
Makani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makani wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Makani wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Makani throws a strike but Chai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Makani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makani is in close to Chai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makani stands up over Chai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makani postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Makani wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Makani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Makani looking to pass the guard.
Makani postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai is trying to keep Makani in close.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Makani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chai but Chai pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Chai gets caught flat footed, as Makani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Makani is in close to Chai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Makani won't allow Chai to sweep him here. #T4#
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
Makani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Makani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Makani closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Makani getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Makani.
Makani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makani stands and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T1#
Makani trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Makani tries to score with some ground and pound. Chai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Makani.
Makani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Makani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Makani misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Makani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Makani is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Makani landing a few strikes.
Chai tries to improve position but can't.
Chai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Makani cracks Chai with a big elbow.
Makani trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T3#
Makani misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Makani.
Makani in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Makani is trying to get an arm triangle but Chai is defending well.
Makani throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Makani grinds an elbow into Chai's temple.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Makani throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T4#
Makani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Makani wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Makani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Makani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chai some visible discomfort.
Makani misses with the ground and pound.
Makani lands a nice forearm strike.
Makani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Makani working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani working the ground and pound.
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Makani.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Good shot there by Chai.#CUT2#It looks like Kaimana Makani has been cut.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chai is fending him off so far but Makani persists. Nope, Chai circles away and we're back to standing.
Makani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makani slips a jab from Chai.#TD#
Makani gets a double leg takedown into Chai's guard.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Chai is working Makani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Makani strikes from his own guard.
Makani seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Makani wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Makani is on top in guard.
#REVR##T1#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai controls Makani momentarily but Makani frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
Makani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Makani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makani controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD#
Makani feints and as Chai raises his hands in defense, Makani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makani is working Chai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makani distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Makani distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Shahriyar Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makani is really struggling to control Chai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Makani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Makani trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaimana Makani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makani, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Kaimana Makani wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kaimana Makani 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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Event:
HFC 33: Wood vs Jiminez
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Makani feints and as Morrison raises his hands in defense, Makani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Makani puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Makani missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makani is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makani.
Morrison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani content to control rather than advance.
Makani thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Makani is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Makani is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morrison wants to control but Makani is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Makani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
Makani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Makani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Makani thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Morrison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2#
Morrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Makani.
Makani with the ground and pound but Morrison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
Makani won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
And Makani tries to counter it with a takedown but Morrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison leaves Makani with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Kaimana Makani has been cut.#T3#
Makani tries for a takedown but Morrison circles away easily
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makani has his takedown stuffed
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Alexander Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaimana Makani.
Makani walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Makani has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Makani scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makani on the ground.
Makani working the ground and pound.
Morrison tries to buck Makani off but Makani is having none of it.
Morrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrison is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Makani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB2#
Makani goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Morrison has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Makani but great work by Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makani is looking for a sweep.
Makani is trying to control Morrison's posture but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison wants to stand but Makani is controlling his arm.
Morrison happy to just control the position for now.
Morrison wants to stand but Makani has his arm trapped.
Makani manages to get back to half guard.
Makani striking from the bottom.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makani keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaimana Makani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaimana Makani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Makani throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Makani drives through with a takedown into Morrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Makani is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Morrison is trying to control the position but Makani postures up.
Kaimana Makani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Makani with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Makani throws a strike but Morrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Morrison wanted to stand there but Makani had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makani pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Makani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrison stays in close to Makani's body and controls the position.
Morrison wants to stand but Makani is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morrison won't allow Makani to sweep him here.
Makani managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrison trying to control but Makani is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Makani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Morrison. No joy for Makani on that attempt.
Morrison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#TD2#
Morrison gets caught napping as Makani dives in and scores a takedown. Morrison manages to retain guard.
Makani wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Makani postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Morrison is trying to keep Makani in close.
Makani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Makani scoring with some ground and pound.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
Makani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
Makani landing some decent shots from guard.
Makani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makani distracts Morrison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison controlling the position.
Makani postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaimana Makani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Makani. #TD2#
Morrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Makani's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison controls Makani momentarily but Makani frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully. #T1#
Morrison has momentary wrist control but Makani slips an elbow through the middle.
Makani stands up over Morrison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Makani looking to pass the guard.
Makani scoring with some ground and pound.
Makani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Makani trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Makani postures up.
#T2#
Morrison keeping full guard, as Makani tries to pass.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
Makani throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makani has a takedown stuffed.
As Makani looks to move away, Morrison throws a big counter combo but Makani just gets out of the way.#T3#
Morrison misses the jab.#TD2#
Makani scores with a takedown into Morrison's guard.#SUB2#
Makani drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Makani off! Makani jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Makani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Makani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morrison tries to get out of the position.
Morrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Makani seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
Makani throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makani's guard. Nice move by Morrison!#REVR#
Makani punching to the body, from the bottom.
Makani looking to control.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makani working a defensive guard here.
Alexander Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Makani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaimana Makani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Makani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Kaimana Makani wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaimana Makani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
HFC 25: Wood vs Andarys
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Makani bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Makani scores with punches from side control.
Amosov is not content to let Makani control the position.
Makani working the ground and pound.
Makani is working Amosov over with some ground and pound from side control. #CUT2#It looks like Yaroslav Amosov has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makani throws an elbow but Amosov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Makani's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Amosov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Makani throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Makani's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Makani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Makani misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T1#
Amosov dodges the ground and pound from Makani.#SUB2#
Makani tries for a kimura but Amosov is defending well.
Amosov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Amosov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Makani misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Amosov struggling a bit here.
Makani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amosov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Makani is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Amosov is being controlled here. #T2#
Makani misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Makani cracks Amosov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Makani creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Amosov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Makani lands some shots froms side control.
Makani lands a decent elbow from side control.
Makani tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Makani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Amosov some visible discomfort.
Makani in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Makani landing a few strikes. #T3#
An elbow from Makani crashes against the mat.
Amosov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Amosov is trying to improve his position.
Makani working the head and body with strikes. #CUT2#Yaroslav Amosov's cut is getting worse.
Amosov parries the strikes from Makani easily there. Makani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Amosov to escape.
Amosov on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #CUT2#Yaroslav Amosov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Amosov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makani on the ground.
Amosov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Makani missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makani is working for a submission of some sort.
Amosov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Makani. #T4#
Makani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Makani's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
Makani landing some decent shots from guard. #CUT2#Jeez, Yaroslav Amosov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yaroslav Amosov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaimana Makani!
After winning the bout, Kaimana Makani 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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Event:
HFC 16: Colson vs Ramsay
Date: Jul 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makani throws out the jab.
Tham throws out a counter right but Makani avoids it with no problem.
Makani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tham avoids it really well and circles away.
Tham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makani shoots in for a double leg but Tham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tham wants to clinch.
Makani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tham is fending him off so far but Makani persists. Nope, Tham circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaimana Makani. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Makani shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Makani was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani controls the position from side control.
The ground and pound from Makani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
Tham is looking for a sweep.
Makani working the body and head with strikes.
Makani controlling the position from side mount.
Makani in side control, throwing shots but Tham defends.
Check out the look on Makani's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Makani trying to control the position but Tham is working away.
Makani is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Makani cracks Tham with a big right hand but Tham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T2#
Tham taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Makani is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makani scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tham to see if he's OK.
Makani scores with punches from side control.
Makani scores with punches from side control.
Makani controlling from side mount.
Makani looks up at the clock and then as Tham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makani smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tham is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makani working the ground and pound from side control.#T3#
Makani in side control, throwing shots but Tham defends.
Tham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Makani trying to control the action but Tham is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makani cracks Tham with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Makani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tham some visible discomfort.
Makani is chipping away with strikes.
Makani in side control lands a decent elbow.
Makani trying to control the action but Tham is working from the bottom.
Makani scores with punches from side control.
Makani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4##SUB#
Makani tries for a kimura but Tham is defending well.
Tham is looking to reverse the position.
Tham looks winded!
Makani creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Makani stalls from top position.
Makani is working Tham over with some ground and pound from side control.
Makani creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makani lands a decent elbow from side control.
Makani scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Makani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tham struggling a bit here.
Makani in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tham taking a bit of punishment here - Makani scoring with strikes.
Makani lands an elbow.
Makani working the head and body with strikes.
Tham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Makani connects with a decent elbow.
Makani lands some shots froms side control.
Makani lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makani scores with punches from side control.
Tham is breathing heavily.
Makani is putting a hurting on Tham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T1#
Makani lands an elbow. #ROC#Tham is rocked!
Makani working the ground and pound.
Tham is still in real trouble! Can Makani finish him?
Makani grinds an elbow into Tham's temple.
Makani just content to control the position.
Tham seems to have recovered his senses.
Tham is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Makani working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Makani looks up at the clock and then as Tham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makani smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Makani scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tham is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Makani can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaimana Makani!
Our winner, Kaimana Makani, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
HFC 7: Smith vs Justice
Date: Jun 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Riddick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makani is able to avoid easily.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Makani checks the leg kick.
Riddick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Makani moves out of range easily.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Riddick gets caught flat footed, as Makani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Makani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddick's head.#SUB2#
Makani drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Makani jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Makani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makani chips away with some ground and pound.
Makani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Makani works over Riddick with some ground and pound from guard.
Makani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Makani throwing strikes but missing.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Makani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Makani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Makani's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Makani has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
Makani's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Makani works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riddick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makani on the ground.
Well, if Makani is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3#
Makani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riddick defending well though.
Makani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Makani looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Makani scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Makani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Makani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makani.
Makani working the head and body with strikes.
Makani lands with a punch from half guard.
Makani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Makani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
More stalling from Makani.
Makani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Makani not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makani, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Makani as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Riddick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD2#
Makani scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Riddick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makani with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makani.
Riddick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Makani scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Makani is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Makani lands with a punch from half guard.
Makani working Riddick over with strikes.
Makani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makani is nestled in close to Riddick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Makani content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Makani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Makani trying to control the pace. #T2#
Makani scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Makani looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Makani is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Makani connects with a nice short shot to Riddick's temple. #T3#
Riddick taking some punishment here, with Makani in his half guard.
Makani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makani sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Makani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riddick has hold of Makani's hands but Makani slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Makani controlling the action here.
Riddick has hold of Makani's hands but Makani slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Riddick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Makani takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Makani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riddick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Makani scores with a couple of nice shots.
Makani working the head and body with strikes.
Makani takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Makani looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riddick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC2#Riddick is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Makani lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Riddick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makani controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Riddick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riddick seems to have got his legs back now.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD2#
Makani darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Makani is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Makani is looking for a kimura but Riddick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Makani to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani throwing shots but Riddick is blocking nicely.
Makani is controlling the pace.
Makani passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Riddick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Makani with the ground and pound from mount.
Kaimana Makani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makani has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riddick's face.
Makani lands a couple of good shots and Riddick has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC2#Riddick is rocked!
Makani drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Riddick is in real trouble here! Makani lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Makani is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaimana Makani!
Kaimana Makani decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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