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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 694 p4p, 78 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 479 p4p, 61 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart connects with an inside leg kick.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut.
Letaivu digs a good body shot into Hart's ribs.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Hart scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Letaivu's head.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
Letaivu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart throws a right hand that misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Letaivu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart works Letaivu's body with a nice hook.
Kevin Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart tries a low kick but Letaivu avoids it.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Hart backing away here, and Letaivu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the body from Letaivu misses
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Letaivu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hart doesn't seem bothered though.
Letaivu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hart.
Letaivu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart lands with a left to the head.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Hart misses with some punches.
Hart misses with the head strike.
Hart wants to break free but Letaivu has control.
Letaivu lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Letaivu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Letaivu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Hart scores with a jab. Letaivu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Letaivu lands with a hook. Hart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Letaivu lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Letaivu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Letaivu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Letaivu misses with a straight right.
Letaivu misses with a jab to the body
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hart.
Letaivu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hart looks to land a combination but Letaivu avoids it well.
Letaivu takes one to the chin there.
Hart connects with a crisp jab.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letaivu.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Letaivu tries a quick counter leg kick but Hart is wise to it.
Hart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hart.
Letaivu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Hart.
Letaivu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hart finds it's way round the side to connect with Letaivu's head.
Hart clobbers Letaivu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu jabs at Hart's body.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
A cross from Letaivu lands.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.
Hart with a nice cross.
Hart blocks a jab.
Hart throws a counter high kick but Letaivu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
Hart misses with a right hand
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hart slips a straight right by Letaivu.
Hart appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Letaivu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hart lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hart. That's going to slow Letaivu down.
Hart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Letaivu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hart thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Letaivu misses with a body shot
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Letaivu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Letaivu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kevin Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
That kick from Hart tenderised Letaivu's leg. Letaivu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letaivu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Letaivu with a nice cross.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Letaivu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Letaivu tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hart.
Letaivu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Letaivu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Letaivu dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Letaivu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letaivu slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Hart misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
A jab from Hart misses.
An inside leg kick from Hart misses.
A jab from Hart does it's job there.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Letaivu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu misses with a double jab
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the body
and Hart counters with a leg kick.
Letaivu lands with an overhand left.
Hart stuns Letaivu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Letaivu.
Hart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Letaivu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Letaivu has the dominant position.
Letaivu pushes Hart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Letaivu as Hart tries to tie him up.
Letaivu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Letaivu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Letaivu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Hart.
A low kick from Hart misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Letaivu lands with a right hand.
Letaivu lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu misses with a combination
and Hart counters with a one-two to the body.
Letaivu swings widly with a right hand
and Letaivu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart connects with an inside leg kick.
Hart thuds his right hand into Letaivu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Hart moves away from the strike by Letaivu.
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letaivu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Letaivu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Letaivu. Beautiful body shot.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Hart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Letaivu lands with a cross.
Letaivu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hart throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Letaivu misses.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu digs a good hook to Hart's body.
Letaivu takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses the jab.
Letaivu misses with a hook.
Letaivu throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Letaivu connects with a single shot there.
Hart is rocked!
Hart misses with a hook
and Letaivu counters with a crisp right that sends Hart to the canvas! Letaivu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Letaivu!
Pascal Letaivu opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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FIGHT
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