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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faimalaga Luka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faimalaga Luka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Luther!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luka blocks a leg kick.
Luka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luther lands a leg kick that knocks Luka off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a leg kick.
Luka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luther takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luther attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luther throws a leg kick which misses Luka's front leg but catches the back leg as Luka tries to avoid it.
Luka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luther throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luther throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luka throws a right and a left that Luther avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Luther.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther scores with a head kick.
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luka.
It looks like Martin Luther has been cut.
Luka throws a shot from downtown. Luther moves away and avoids it.
Luka checks a leg kick nicely.
Luther is looking to score with low kicks.
Luka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
Luka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luka throws a combination. Luther tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luka blocks a leg kick.
Luka blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luther stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luther misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Luka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luther throws a leg kick but Luka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luther misses with a kick to the body
and Luka counters with a nice uppercut.
Luther tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luka is able to avoid easily.
Luka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luka punishes Luther's body with a nice straight punch.
Luka looks to land a body kick but Luther moved away.
Luka works Luther's body with a nice hook.
Luka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luka, right into the meat.
Luther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Luka misses.
Luther pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luka is out of range and Luther settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luther throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Luka.
Luther scores with a kick to the body.
Luka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther throws a low kick but Luka avoids it.
Luka throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luther pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luka is out of range and Luther settles back down.
Luka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luther throws a body kick that misses.
Luka throws a leg kick but Luther sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luther motions for Luka to come forward. Luther throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luka checks a leg kick.
Luther misses with the body kick
enabling Luka to counter with a crisp jab.
Luka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luther.
Luka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luther's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luka tries to bum rush Luther with a series of wild strikes but Luther uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from Luka tenderised Luther's leg. Luther is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luka tries to land a front kick but Luther steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luther throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luther moves away from the strike by Luka.
Luther fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luka is out of range.
Luka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faimalaga Luka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luka just misses with a punch to the body.
Luther fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luka is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luther.
Luther moves away from the strike by Luka.
Luther tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luther drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luther can do to turn this around?
Luka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luther stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luka avoids a kick to the body.
Luka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luther.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Luther might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luka has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from Luther misses
and Luka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Luka blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
Luther tried to score with a low kick but Luka checks it.
Luka looks to land a left hand but Luther moved out of range nicely.
Luka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Luka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Luka moves out of range of the body kick from Luther.
Luka misses with a lunging right hand
and Luther counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luther lands a nice looking kick to the body. Luka takes a step back to recover.
Luka connects with an inside leg kick.
Luther avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faimalaga Luka is winning the standup battle so far.
Luther pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luther tries to land a leg kick but Luka saw it coming and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luther!
Luka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Luka.
Luther misses with a leg kick
and Luka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luka misses the shot to the body.
Luther has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luka.
Luther throws a leg kick which misses Luka's front leg but catches the back leg as Luka tries to avoid it.
Luther checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luther swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luther looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Luka as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to slow Luka down with leg kicks.
Luther throws a chopping leg kick but Luka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luther misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luka 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.
Luka throws a body shot but no joy.
Luther thows a body kick. Luka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Luther scores with a nice body kick.
Luther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luther pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luther throws out a leg kick but Luka moves out of range and Luther only half commits.
Luther feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luka's calf.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luther misses with a low kick as Luka jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luther's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Luther misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Luther.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luther connects with a high kick.
Luther gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luka.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luka.
Luther's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luther moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luka throws a push kick but Luther slaps the foot to one side.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luka.
Luka missing with a left hand there. Luther was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Luka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Faimalaga Luka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luther throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luther fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luther lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luka's sensitive parts.
Luka moves out of range as Luther throws a body kick.
Luka connects with the punch.
Luka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luther misses with a leg kick
and Luka counters with a stiff right hand.
Luther lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luka.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Luka.
Luther thows a leg kick but Luka checks it
and Luka counters with a three punch combo that has Luther backing up. Luther nods at Luka to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Luther showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luther.
Luka misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Luka. That snapped Luther's head back.
Luka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luther connects with a solid leg kick.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luka just misses with a punch to the body.
Luka scoring well with a low kick there.
Luther tries to land a front kick but Luka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luther. That one must have hurt.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luka avoids the head kick by Luther.
Martin Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther keeps Luka at a distance using the push kick.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luka scores with a nice right hand.
Luka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luka blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luther. That did some damage!
Luka swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
Luther cracks the inside of Luka's front leg.
Luther swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luther tries to score with a low kick but Luka moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luka.
Luther throws a low kick, looking for Luka's leg but Luka calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luka checks a leg kick nicely.
Luther blocks a jab.
Luka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
Luther throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a solid body kick.
Luther takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther misses with a leg kick
enabling Luka to counter with a crisp jab.
Faimalaga Luka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That has opened up Martin Luther's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther looks to land a body kick but Luka moved away.
Luka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Luther on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luka. Luka obviously looking to wear him down.
Luther has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther misses with the body kick
and Luka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luther circles away quickly and effectively.
Luther takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Luka does no damage.
Luther misses with the body kick
and Luka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luther misses with a leg kick
and Luka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luther takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Luka counters with a stiff right hand.
Luther throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luka scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faimalaga Luka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luka 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 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faimalaga Luka!
Faimalaga Luka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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