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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Halen's entrance music is Here I Go Again. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
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210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Van Halen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Hoop!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen misses with a body kick.
Van Halen ducks under a wild hook from Hoop.
Van Halen tries for a takedown but Hoop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Van Halen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoop on the side of the head.
Trent Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoop throws a hook but Van Halen avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoop.
Van Halen feints and as Hoop raises his hands in defense, Van Halen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Halen wants to pass the guard but Hoop is keeping the position.
Hoop looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoop, not yet.
Van Halen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Halen is fighting to break Hoop's control of his arms but Hoop is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Halen trying to control but Hoop is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoop has wrist control.
Hoop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Halen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoop did well to prevent Van Halen getting side control.
Van Halen is looking for a kimura but Hoop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Halen to get the leverage.
Van Halen is just content to waste time from the top position. Hoop takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Halen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop keeping full guard, as Van Halen tries to pass.
Van Halen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Halen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Van Halen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoop is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Halen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Halen throws and elbow that misses. Hoop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Halen's guard. Nice move by Hoop!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Halen is trying to control the position but Hoop postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Halen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jon Van Halen has been cut.
Van Halen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Van Halen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Halen looks for the body kick but Hoop saw that one coming.
Hoop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Halen moves away.
Van Halen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Van Halen blocks the low kick.
Van Halen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Halen wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van Halen seems to be working for a kimura but Hoop defends the submission attempt.
Van Halen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen with the ground and pound but Hoop uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Halen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Halen with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Van Halen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Van Halen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoop. That snapped Van Halen's head back.
Hoop tries to score with a low kick but Van Halen moves his leg out of the way.
Hoop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Halen.
Van Halen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Halen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoop sprawls well. Hoop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Halen gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Halen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Halen circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Halen scores with a takedown into Hoop's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Halen throws and elbow that misses. Hoop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Halen's guard. Nice move by Hoop!
Van Halen keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Hoop looking to pass the guard.
Hoop throwing strikes from guard but Van Halen blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen trying to strike off his back.
Van Halen keeping full guard, as Hoop tries to pass.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Van Halen keeping moving, preventing Hoop from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Halen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoop lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Halen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Halen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Van Halen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Hoop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoop is breathing heavily.
Hoop throws a series of punches but Van Halen avoids them all with ease.
Van Halen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoop throws a jab when Van Halen was well out of range.
Van Halen is looking to clinch but Hoop is avoiding it.
Van Halen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon Van Halen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Halen closes the distance and clinches.
Van Halen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoop backwards.
Van Halen working aggressively here.
Hoop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Halen can't get the takedown.
Van Halen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Van Halen with that takedown attempt.
Hoop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Halen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Halen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen scores with a nice strike.
Hoop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Halen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Halen.
Van Halen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Halen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Halen gets to his feet - Hoop follows without any prompting.
Trent Hoop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Halen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Halen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Halen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Halen thuds a left hand into Hoop's body.
Van Halen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Halen decides to stand back up. Van Halen steps back and let's Hoop get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop dodges the punch combination from Van Halen.
Hoop takes a swing at Van Halen's ribcage but misses.
Van Halen gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Halen wants to take a breather but Hoop is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Halen seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Van Halen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Van Halen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Halen blocks a jab.
Trent Hoop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Halen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Van Halen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Halen looking for a submission but Hoop manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Van Halen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hoop looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hoop looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hoop!
You can see the frustration on Van Halen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop controls the position.
Van Halen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoop.
Van Halen struggling a bit here.
Van Halen is looking for a sweep.
Van Halen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hoop's best efforts.
Van Halen is staying active underneath Hoop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Halen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoop.
Van Halen is staying active underneath Hoop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoop blocks the strikes from Van Halen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoop misses with a low kick.
A big right from Hoop misses.
Van Halen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Halen somewhat.
Van Halen scores with a three punch combo!
Trent Hoop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen closes the distance and clinches.
Van Halen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Halen is trying to break free.
Van Halen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoop just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Halen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Halen dives in and grabs Hoop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoop pushes down on Van Halen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Van Halen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoop swings for the body but Van Halen moves out of range.
Van Halen lands with a shot to the body.
Hoop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Halen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Halen stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen shoots in for a takedown but Hoop shows good takedown defense.
Hoop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Halen moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Halen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoop tries to avoid it but Van Halen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoop to the ground. Hoop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoop lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Halen off the cage and back into rage.
Van Halen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoop connects with a body shot.
Van Halen shoots in for a takedown but Hoop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Halen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
Van Halen tests Hoop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Halen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoop sprawls well initially but Van Halen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Van Halen misses with a head shot. Hoop uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hoop is working an open guard so Van Halen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jon Van Halen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Halen.
Van Halen taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Van Halen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Halen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Van Halen!
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