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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Aqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear McKenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Aqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bear McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crunch! Aqua slams his shin into McKenzie's torso.
Aqua throws a head kick that misses.
Aqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKenzie as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aqua.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that Aqua avoids nicely.
McKenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aqua forces McKenzie back against the cage and clinches.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aqua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aqua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aqua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McKenzie up against the cage.
Aqua working McKenzie over with knees to the body.
Aqua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
Aqua missing with knees to the body.
Aqua connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bear McKenzie has been cut.
Aqua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aqua turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aqua fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aqua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McKenzie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aqua working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McKenzie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McKenzie moves into full guard.
McKenzie working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aqua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McKenzie trying to keep a closed guard but Aqua is proving a slippery customer.
Aqua seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aqua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKenzie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aqua!
Aqua wants to hold on but McKenzie pushes him away.
Aqua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aqua tries to lock up and control but McKenzie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aqua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poor strikes thrown by McKenzie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aqua tries to hold on but McKenzie postures up.
McKenzie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aqua because McKenzie loaded up on that one.
McKenzie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aqua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aqua tries to lock up and control but McKenzie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aqua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McKenzie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aqua can't escape the position.
Aqua wants to hold on but McKenzie pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McKenzie lands a big shot there that rocks Aqua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aqua doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Poor strikes thrown by McKenzie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aqua is wriggling around trying to escape.
McKenzie thowing shots but they're missing.
Aqua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McKenzie working Aqua over with strikes here.
McKenzie throwing strikes here but Aqua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aqua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aqua is breathing heavily.
McKenzie controlling from mount.
Aqua avoids a series of strikes thrown by McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Aqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bear McKenzie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McKenzie tries to clinch there but Aqua circles away.
Aqua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aqua lands in his opponent's guard.
McKenzie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McKenzie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McKenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aqua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aqua throwing strikes from guard but McKenzie blocks nicely.
Aqua looking to pass the guard.
McKenzie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aqua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McKenzie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McKenzie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aqua swivels and escapes.
Aqua slips a jab and a cross from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aqua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aqua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McKenzie.
No luck for McKenzie with that takedown attempt.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.
McKenzie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aqua swivels and escapes.
Steve Aqua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bear McKenzie.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aqua sprawls well. Aqua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Aqua misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Aqua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Aqua.
McKenzie misses with a series of wild punches.
McKenzie misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aqua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKenzie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aqua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Aqua slams his shin into McKenzie's torso.
Aqua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McKenzie is letting Aqua control him for a moment.
Aqua trying to control the position but McKenzie is working away.
Aqua looking to control but instead McKenzie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
McKenzie tries to get to full guard but Aqua has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aqua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McKenzie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McKenzie trying to control here.
McKenzie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aqua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aqua lands a couple of digs.
McKenzie working a defensive guard here.
McKenzie keeping moving, preventing Aqua from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aqua but Aqua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Aqua with that takedown attempt.
Aqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
McKenzie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A good leg kick by Aqua.
Aqua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by McKenzie or perhaps it was just good defense by Aqua which made him look bad.
McKenzie has his takedown stuffed
and Aqua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aqua.
Aqua landing knees to the body.
Aqua unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McKenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Aqua.
Aqua breaks from the clinch.
McKenzie blocks a head kick by Aqua.
McKenzie tries for a takedown but Aqua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Aqua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bear McKenzie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aqua keeps McKenzie at a distance using the push kick.
McKenzie takes one to the side of the head.
McKenzie connects with a single shot there.
McKenzie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McKenzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aqua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aqua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McKenzie stalks Aqua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aqua's face. Aqua staggers backwards, shaken.
Aqua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aqua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKenzie lands a jab to Aqua's midsection.
Aqua throws a sloppy head kick and McKenzie moves out of range easily.
McKenzie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aqua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McKenzie has his takedown stuffed
and Aqua counters with a single leg into guard. McKenzie didn't expect that.
Steve Aqua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bear McKenzie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aqua postures up.
McKenzie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McKenzie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McKenzie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aqua trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aqua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McKenzie's head.
McKenzie trying to control the position.
Aqua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aqua.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aqua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McKenzie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aqua.
Aqua throws a head kick that half lands.
Steve Aqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aqua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aqua landing knees to the head.
Aqua gets underhooks to prevent McKenzie's takedown attempt.
McKenzie letting Aqua take a breather here.
McKenzie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aqua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aqua throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKenzie counters with a two punch combo.
Steve Aqua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aqua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown but Aqua shows good takedown defense.
McKenzie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aqua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McKenzie swivels and escapes.
McKenzie tests Aqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McKenzie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aqua defends it nicely.
McKenzie is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aqua shoots in and bounces McKenzie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McKenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aqua wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Steve Aqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aqua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McKenzie has a closed guard, preventing Aqua from standing up.
McKenzie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bear McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aqua slips nicely into half guard.
Steve Aqua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aqua is looking to pass McKenzie's guard but actually McKenzie recovers to full guard.
McKenzie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aqua tries to lock up and control but McKenzie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Aqua is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Aqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aqua 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Aqua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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