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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrard comes to the cage accompanied by Mama weer all crazy now. Hoi has chosen Fehu - Wardruna as his entrance music. Mick Gerrard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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158 lbs
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157 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Gerrard or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoi, which made it look bad.
Hoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Gerrard.
Gerrard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gerrard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoi counters by moving into the clinch.
Gerrard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerrard looks to land a left hand but Hoi moved out of range nicely.
Hoi scores with a nice body kick.
Gerrard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoi swivels and escapes.
Gerrard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoi is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Gerrard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gerrard can't get the takedown.
Gerrard misses with some punches.
Gerrard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerrard trying to land knees to the body.
Hoi working aggressively here.
Hoi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerrard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gerrard wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gerrard misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gerrard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoi blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerrard has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
Gerrard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gerrard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gerrard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoi.
Crunch! Hoi slams his shin into Gerrard's torso.
Hoi cracks Gerrard with an open hand slap.
Hoi avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard scores with a jab to the head.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hoi misses.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
Hoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gerrard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gerrard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerrard walks into a left hand.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Hoi throws out a counter right but Gerrard avoids it with no problem.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gerrard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoi.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Hoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Gerrard misses
and Hoi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gerrard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gerrard tries to clinch but Hoi moves away
and Hoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerrard swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoi.
Hoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Gerrard fails to land the takedown.
Hoi lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Gerrard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoi looks for the body kick but Gerrard saw that one coming.
Gerrard loads up on a big right hand but Hoi slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gerrard, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerrard wants to clinch up but Hoi keeps it at a distance.
Hoi misses with an uppercut.
Hoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gerrard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Hoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoi rushes Gerrard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gerrard backwards.
Hoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard gets through Hoi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi digs a right hand underneath Gerrard's ribcage. Gerrard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Gerrard controls the action.
Hoi lands a right hand.
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Gerrard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoi is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoi.
Gerrard blocking some punches.
Hoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gerrard is trying to drag Hoi to the mat but Hoi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Hoi.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Gerrard controls the action.
Gerrard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gerrard is breathing heavily.
Hoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Hoi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Gerrard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hoi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Gerrard misses
and Hoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gerrard shoots and misses
and Hoi counters with a straight right hand.
Gerrard tries to move into range but Hoi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoi tries to land a front kick but Gerrard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoi cracks Gerrard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gerrard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoi swivels and escapes.
Hoi tries to clinch but Gerrard is having none of it.
Hoi lands a really nice looking cross but Gerrard seems unphased.
Hoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gerrard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gerrard tries to clinch up.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by Hoi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoi checks the leg kick.
Fabian Hoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gerrard misses with a takedown
and Hoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Gerrard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoi throws a body punch but Gerrard moves out of range.
Gerrard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Hoi.
Hoi jabs Gerrard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoi cracks Gerrard with a good jab.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gerrard's calf.
Hoi slips under a jab from Gerrard.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerrard moves away.
Hoi scores with a jab to the body.
Gerrard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Gerrard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerrard tries to clinch up.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gerrard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gerrard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Gerrard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gerrard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gerrard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Gerrard throws a quick counter head kick but Hoi was just out of range.
Gerrard misses with a left hand
enabling Hoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoi darts in and clinches Gerrard up against the cage.
Gerrard tries a body shot but Hoi blocks it.
Gerrard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerrard missing with knees to the body.
Gerrard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoi pushes Gerrard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoi lands with a right to the head.
Gerrard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoi misses with some punches.
Gerrard manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoi. That's going to slow Gerrard down.
Gerrard tries to clinch but Hoi moves away
and Hoi counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerrard.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses Gerrard's front leg but catches the back leg as Gerrard tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Hoi.
A little jabbing left from Hoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gerrard.
Hoi cracks Gerrard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerrard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoi.
Gerrard misses with a jab to the body
and Hoi counters with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoi. Gerrard shrugs it off though.
Hoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerrard throws a shot from downtown. Hoi moves away and avoids it.
Gerrard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi misses with a straight left.
Hoi looks to throw the jab but Gerrard is out of range.
Gerrard misses with a takedown
and Hoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gerrard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoi has time to react.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gerrard slips under a jab.
Gerrard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoi manages to circle out of the way.
Hoi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gerrard momentarily.
Hoi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gerrard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gerrard tries for a takedown but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gerrard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hoi lands a nice hook to Gerrard's body. Gerrard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
Gerrard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
Gerrard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi wants to clinch.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gerrard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoi lands a leg kick that knocks Gerrard off balance momentarily.
Gerrard tries to clinch but Hoi is having none of it.
Hoi lands with a good body shot.
Gerrard checks a low kick from Hoi.
Gerrard is looking to counter the offense by Hoi and move into the clinch.
Hoi lands a nice shot that snaps Gerrard's head back.
Gerrard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hoi scores with a shot to the body.
Hoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerrard.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gerrard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerrard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoi to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi cracks the inside of Gerrard's front leg.
Gerrard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoi can pounce on him.
Hoi moves in looking to clinch but Gerrard pushes him off.
Gerrard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi throws out a loose jab but Gerrard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gerrard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerrard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Hoi lands.
Gerrard blocks a jab.
Gerrard 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoi, right into the meat.
Hoi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gerrard throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerrard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoi throws out a counter right but Gerrard avoids it with no problem.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Hoi clinches.
Hoi lands a hook that snaps the head of Gerrard backwards.
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!
Gerrard lands with a right to the head.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Gerrard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoi.
Hoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerrard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gerrard fails to land.
Hoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoi misses with the head strike.
Gerrard blocks an uppercut.
Gerrard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gerrard backwards.
Gerrard is trying to stall.
Gerrard gets through Hoi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gerrard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi is working Gerrard over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Gerrard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoi.
Gerrard blocks a body shot from Hoi.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Hoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerrard blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Hoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerrard backwards.
Nice body punch from Gerrard.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.
Gerrard takes a shot to the head.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Hoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hoi - that landed with a thud.
Gerrard blocks an uppercut.
Fabian Hoi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gerrard working aggressively here.
Mick Gerrard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gerrard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoi blocking some punches.
Gerrard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gerrard backwards.
It looks like Mick Gerrard has been cut.
Hoi scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gerrard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Gerrard.
Fabian Hoi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Gerrard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoi lands a body shot.
Hoi gets through Gerrard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gerrard is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerrard takes a shot to the head.
Oh Gerrard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gerrard lands with a short shot to the head.
Gerrard seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Hoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Hoi!
After the fight, Fabian Hoi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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