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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Cuba (ranked 1627 p4p, 1550 weight class) and Hakim Harko (ranked 188 p4p, 184 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Horace Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakim Harko!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harko's waist but Harko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cuba off to one side.
Cuba moves into range and clinches up with Harko.
Cuba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harko throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harko.
Harko lands a left hand.
Cuba effectively controlling the action here.
Harko takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Hakim Harko has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cuba misses with an elbow strike.
Harko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harko avoids the elbow strike from Cuba, against the cage.
Harko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cuba backwards.
Cuba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuba throws a punch but it's blocked by Harko.
Cuba leaning against his opponent.
Cuba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harko up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harko trying to stall but Cuba improves his position.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Harko on the inside.
Harko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cuba backwards.
Cuba lands a nice elbow.
Harko is pushing Cuba 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 nice glancing elbow lands by Cuba.
Harko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harko's brow.
Harko taking a breather.
Harko looking to stall.
Cuba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Still in the clinch, Harko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuba controlling the action here for a moment.
Cuba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harko tries to work over Cuba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cuba backwards.
Harko trying to control the position but instead, Cuba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harko into the cage.
Cuba lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Hakim Harko's cut even more.
Cuba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harko avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuba.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cuba looking to stall.
Harko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harko backwards.
The cut above Hakim Harko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cuba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harko avoids it.
Harko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuba's elbow.
Harko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuba has a couple of punches blocked by Harko.
Harko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuba up against the cage.
Cuba just leaning against Harko, taking a breather.
Harko looking to stall.
Harko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cubas head.
A head punch on the inside from Harko fails to land.
Cuba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuba throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harko's brow.
Harko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cuba pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuba presses Harko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harko avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harko.
Cuba is rocked!
Harko swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Cuba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harko blocks the elbow strike.
Harko has a couple of punches blocked by Cuba.
Cuba blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Harko.
Harko lands a body shot.
Harko misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harko.
Cuba seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harko avoids the elbow strike from Cuba, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cuba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harko takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hakim Harko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Horace Cuba!
A very excited looking Horace Cuba rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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