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Event:
HFA 26
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yagan.
Hunt lands with a hook. Yagan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Yagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
#T1#
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yagan's head.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hunt misses.
A swing and a miss from Yagan.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt slips a straight right by Yagan.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Yagan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Yagan 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.
Yagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan with a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Yagan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Yagan ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Yagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with an inside leg kick.
Yagan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Yagan throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Hunt with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yagan.
#T3#
Yagan dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Yagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Yagan lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Hunt.
A jab lands there for Yagan.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan scores with a hook.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Hunt catches Yagan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yagan throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yagan.
Yagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Yagan counter with a right hand. #CL#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yagan, pushing him back against the cage.
Yagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yagans head.
Yagan tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koa Yagan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Yagan sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Yagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yagan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Yagan ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A jab from Yagan misses.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Yagan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
#T1##CL#
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Yagan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Yagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yagan or not.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt is pushing Yagan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
#T2#
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.#CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
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!
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yagan moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt slips under a jab from Yagan.#T3#
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt backing away here, and Yagan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malig Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Yagan moves away and avoids it.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Yagan misses.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Yagan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan is looking to score with low kicks.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it. #T4#
Hunt scores with a hook.
Yagan throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Yagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
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!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Yagan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Nice shot by Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Yagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt works Yagan's body with a nice hook.
Hunt cracks Yagan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Yagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yagan tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yagan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Yagan avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Yagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Yagan misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL#
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. #T1##BC2#
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
A jab from Yagan misses.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
Yagan slips under a jab.
Yagan throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Yagan throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yagan scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Hunt pushes Yagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Yagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Malig Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yagan is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Yagan improves position.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Yagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Yagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Yagan defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Hunt!
A very excited looking Malig Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
HFA 21
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice cross by Michel.
Michel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yagan throws out a counter right but Michel avoids it with no problem.
Michel misses with a wild body shot.
Michel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Michel's head.
Yagan lands with a cross. #CUT2#It looks like Leroy Michel has been cut.
Michel slips under a jab from Yagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Michel does it's job there.
Michel misses with a shot to the body
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Michel tries to clinch there but Yagan circles away.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Michel misses with some punches.
Michel misses with a punch to the body.
Michel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yagan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yagan digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank. #BC2#
Yagan breaks the clinch.
Michel misses with an uppercut
and Yagan counters with a right hand to the body.
Michel lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
Yagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michel tries to clinch up but Yagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Yagan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Michel misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michel thinking.
Michel wants to clinch.#T2#
Michel misses with a lunging right hand
and Yagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michel tries to clinch up.
Yagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yagan digs a good body shot into Michel's ribs.
Yagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Michel.
Yagan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Leroy Michel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Michel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3##BC2#
Yagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Michel moves into the clinch.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
Michel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yagan's elbow.
Yagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michel keeps control of Yagan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Yagan.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michel trying to control the position but instead, Yagan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michel into the cage.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
Michel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan throws a head punch that misses.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Michel.
Yagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michel backwards. #T4#
Yagan lands an uppercut.
A short left from Yagan. #BC2#
Yagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michel is breathing heavily.
A jab from Michel finds it's way through Yagan's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Yagan tries to move into range but Michel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yagan feints and then cracks Michel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michel down.
Yagan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Michel moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michel lands a jab.
Michel looks to clinch #KD2#
and Yagan counters with a head kick that drops Michel to the mat! Michel scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koa Yagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Michel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Michel misses with a hook to the body
and Yagan counters with a good, hard body kick but Michel shrugs it off.
Yagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yagan clobbers Michel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Michel rushes Yagan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yagan is trying to maintain a safe position but Michel gets an underhook and turns Yagan into the cage.
Yagan lands with a left to the head.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Michel blocks an uppercut.
Koa Yagan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Michel.
Michel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yagan - that landed with a thud.
Michel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Yagan as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yagan digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank. #T1#
Michel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagan.
Yagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yagan working aggressively here.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Michel fails to land.
Yagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michels head.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Michel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michel working aggressively here.
Yagan digs a right hand underneath Michel's ribcage. Michel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
Michel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Yagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yagan works on Michel's body with a couple of short punches.
Yagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan is working Michel over against the cage.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
A short right from Yagan.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michel's elbow. #T2#
Michel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Michel's head.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Yagan breaks the clinch.
Michel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yagan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yagan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Michel out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Yagan!
During a confident post fight interview, Koa Yagan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
HFA 17
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Fitzwater has his takedown stuffed
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzwater with a poor takedown
and Yagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzwater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yagan counters with a solid body kick.
Fitzwater connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzwater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzwater throws a leg kick
and Yagan counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Yagan!
Koa Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
HFA 9
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Meta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yagan.
Yagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Meta misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Yagan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yagan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Palo Meta has been cut.
Meta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meta misses with a straight right.
Yagan throws a lazy head kick
and Meta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yagan slips under a jab from Meta.
Meta misses the shot to the body.
Yagan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yagan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Yagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meta.
Meta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meta cracks a nice hook into Yagan's ribs.
Meta throws a looping overhand right but Yagan ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Meta misses.
Meta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meta misses with an uppercut.
Meta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meta defending well as Yagan loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Meta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Meta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meta moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Meta as he connects with a hook.
Meta moves out of range of the body kick.
Yagan cracks Meta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Yagan clobbers Meta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yagan - that will leave a mark!
Meta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yagan.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meta digs a good body shot into Yagan's ribs.#T3#
Meta throws out a powerful jab.
Meta looks to score with a jab to the body but Yagan is just out of range.
Yagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meta misses with a body shot
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meta throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and Yagan counters with a nice right hand that sends Meta toppling to the canvas! Meta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yagan finish him?!#ROC#Meta is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yagan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meta is still on wobbly legs! Can Yagan finish him?
We've been told by Yagan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meta slips a jab from Yagan.
Meta seems to have recovered his senses.
Meta looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan throws a front kick that sends Meta stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Yagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meta.
Yagan needs to keep his hands up - Meta had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Yagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan moves away from the strike by Meta.
An attempted straight right counter from Yagan misses the target.
Meta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meta ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Meta lands a nice shot to the body.
Yagan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan defending well as Meta loads up on a big left hand.
Meta misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Koa Yagan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Palo Meta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Meta throws a jab but it's blocked by Yagan.
Meta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan misses with an uppercut. Meta saw that one coming.
Meta swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD#
and Yagan counters with a nice right hand that sends Meta toppling to the canvas! Meta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yagan finish him?!#CUT#That has opened up Palo Meta's cut even more.
Meta throws a hook but Yagan avoids it easily.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meta misses with a hook to the body
#KD#
and Yagan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Meta! Yagan lets Meta back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Meta scores with a hook.
Meta is looking to clinch.
Yagan throws a hook but Meta blocks it.#T1#
Meta takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Koa Yagan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meta misses with an uppercut.
Meta misses with a series of wild punches.
Meta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meta throws out a loose jab but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meta.
As Meta backs away, Yagan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meta can do to turn this around?
Yagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Meta misses the body punch #KD#
and Yagan counters with a nice right hand that sends Meta toppling to the canvas! Meta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yagan finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan scores with a jab to the body.
Yagan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meta lands a jab to Yagan's midsection.#KD#
Yagan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Meta sprawling to the canvas! Meta rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yagan finish him?!
#CUT#The cut above Palo Meta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yagan digs a good body shot into Meta's ribs.
Meta swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
Yagan tries to counter by clinching up but Meta breaks away and moves out of range.
Meta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meta slips a jab from Yagan.
Meta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Meta misses with a wild body shot.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Yagan. Meta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Are you kidding me?! Yagan ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Meta clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Yagan!
During a confident post fight interview, Koa Yagan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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HFA 1
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Yagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salmon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Yagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Salmon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yagan works the jab nicely.
Salmon lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salmon. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan throws a jab when Salmon was well out of range.
Salmon misses the shot to the body.
Salmon throws a sloppy body shot
and Yagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salmon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Salmon throws a jab but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Salmon to the canvas! Salmon doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Yagan keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koa Yagan!
Koa Yagan thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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