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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haka Maka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maka has chosen Island Music as his entrance music. Haka Maka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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201 lbs
20 - 21 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haka Maka!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maka drives through with a takedown into Read's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maka connects with a couple of short punches.
Read wants to stand up but Maka is controlling him.
Maka postures up and lands a big shot to Read's brow.
Read wants to get back to his feet but Maka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maka trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maka postures up and lands a big shot to Read's brow.
Read avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Read is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maka is controlling him.
Maka content to stall in guard here.
Read is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maka is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maka trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Haka Maka.
Maka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Read wants to stand and escape but Maka is having none of it.
Maka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maka prevents Read from getting back to his feet.
Maka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Read is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maka is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Read keeping moving, preventing Maka from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Haka Maka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Read dives in and grabs Maka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maka pushes down on Read's head and hops out.
Read misses with a few strikes there.
Maka gets a double leg takedown into Read's guard.
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!
Maka stops Read from standing up.
Maka trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read wants to get back to his feet but Maka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maka throwing strikes but missing.
Maka landing with the ground and pound.
Maka stays in close to Read's body and controls the position.
Maka wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maka lands a couple of elbows.
Read keeping moving, preventing Maka from controlling successfully.
Read is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Read is working an open guard so Maka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Read gets caught flat footed, as Maka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maka wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Read scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Read.
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read slaps away a takedown attempt from Maka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mark Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read tries to clinch but Maka is having none of it.
Read fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Read. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Read fails with the takedown.
Maka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Read will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maka defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Maka. No joy for Read on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haka Maka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Read is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Read trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Maka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Read wants to get back to his feet but Maka drags him back down.
Read wants to get back to his feet but Maka is dominant here and he's now got Read's back!
Read is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Maka working for a choke but Read is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Maka working for the choke.
Read looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Read is taking damage to the body and head.
Read wants to get back to his feet.
Maka tries to get the hooks in deep but Read pushed the leg off.
Read showing good submission defense here.
Haka Maka has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Maka has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Read has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Maka looking for the choke but no joy.
Read is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Maka is trying to control but Read is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Read squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maka looking to control but Read is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is trying to stand but he's just given Maka his back.
Read looking very determined here, making life difficult for Maka.
Maka working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Read has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read looking very determined here, making life difficult for Maka.
Read is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Read preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Maka.
Read holding both Maka 's hands and preventing any damage.
Read showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read is trying to stand back up.
Maka has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Read! Can he survive? No! He's out! Maka gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Haka Maka!
Haka Maka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Das Labor for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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