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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavian Navarrette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semmy Man Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Octavian Navarrette!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarrette with a poor takedown
letting Man Choi counter with a right hand.
Man Choi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man Choi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Navarrette controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarrette throwing strikes but missing.
Navarrette thows a big elbow that misses.
Navarrette sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Navarrette has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Octavian Navarrette was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man Choi is looking to clinch but Navarrette is avoiding it.
Navarrette darts in trying to clinch
and Man Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Man Choi is trying to trip Navarrette. He has hold of a leg but Navarrette is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Man Choi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Navarrette scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Navarrette tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man Choi counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man Choi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Navarrette's brow.
Man Choi prevents Navarrette from breaking the clinch.
Navarrette is trying to push Man Choi away but Man Choi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Navarrette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man Choi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Navarrette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Semmy Man Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavian Navarrette.
Man Choi working Navarrette over with knees to the body.
Man Choi is pressed up against the cage. Navarrette has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man Choi down to the mat. Man Choi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Navarrette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarrette looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarrette shoots and misses
and Man Choi counters with a straight right hand.
Man Choi's corner calls for a 1-2. Man Choi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man Choi pushes Navarrette up against the cage in a clinch.
Navarrette working hard to break the clinch.
Navarrette looking for a takedown.
Navarrette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man Choi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man Choi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man Choi wants a takedown.
Navarrette takes an elbow to the temple.
Man Choi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man Choi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man Choi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Navarrette pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man Choi lands a damaging elbow.
Man Choi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man Choi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Navarrette backwards.
Man Choi scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Man Choi.
Man Choi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Man Choi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Navarrette regains guard immediately.
Man Choi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man Choi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man Choi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Navarrette is trying to control the position but Man Choi postures up.
Navarrette kicks Man Choi off and gets to his feet.
A nice combination there by Man Choi.
Navarrette gets tackled into the cage by Man Choi. Man Choi maintains the clinch.
Navarrette lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Man Choi is trying to maintain the position but Navarrette is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarrette seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man Choi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Navarrette is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Man Choi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Navarrette.
Navarrette not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Choi trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Man Choi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Navarrette misses with a takedown attempt
and Man Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Navarrette is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man Choi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Navarrette takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Man Choi.
Man Choi lands a nice elbow.
Navarrette has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man Choi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Semmy Man Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavian Navarrette.
Man Choi crunches a lovely knee into Navarrette's ribcage.
Navarrette takes an elbow to the temple.
Man Choi lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Man Choi.
Man Choi scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man Choi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man Choi.
Man Choi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Navarrette is trying to keep an underhook but Man Choi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Man Choi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man Choi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Navarrette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man Choi.
Navarrette wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man Choi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Navarrette defending well though.
Man Choi is thwarting Navarrette's attempts to control the position.
Man Choi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man Choi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navarrette wants to get back to full guard.
Navarrette is trying to stand.
Man Choi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Navarrette can do anything to dispel that myth.
Navarrette is trying to stand up here but Man Choi is controlling him well.
Navarrette is staying active underneath Man Choi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man Choi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Navarrette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man Choi.
Man Choi stalling away here and it's allowed Navarrette to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Navarrette is pulling down on Man Choi's head. It's preventing any offense from Man Choi, at least for the moment.
Man Choi stops Navarrette from standing up.
Navarrette controls Man Choi momentarily but Man Choi frees himself.
Man Choi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Navarrette wants to get back to his feet but Man Choi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Navarrette is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Navarrette has picked Man Choi up - he's going for a ride! Navarrette dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Man Choi is staying active underneath Navarrette, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man Choi is trying to get back to full guard.
Man Choi trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Navarrette controlling the pace.
Octavian Navarrette has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Man Choi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Navarrette seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Navarrette seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Navarrette perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Semmy Man Choi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Navarrette tries to clinch but Man Choi is having none of it.
Navarrette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man Choi moves into the clinch.
Navarrette is trying to trip Man Choi. He has hold of a leg but Man Choi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Navarrette persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Navarrette stays in close to Man Choi's body and controls the position.
Navarrette trying to control the position from guard on top but Man Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Navarrette stopping the sweep attempt from Man Choi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Octavian Navarrette.
Navarrette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man Choi counters with a one-two to the body.
Navarrette has his takedown stuffed
enabling Man Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Semmy Man Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavian Navarrette.
Man Choi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Navarrette takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Man Choi.
Navarrette has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Man Choi is trying to keep an underhook but Navarrette manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Navarrette working Man Choi over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Choi is positioning himself well to prevent Navarrette advancing to mount.
Man Choi is looking to improve his position.
Navarrette perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Man Choi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Navarrette.
Navarrette sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Octavian Navarrette wasn't active enough on the ground.
Navarrette looks for a takedown but Man Choi sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarrette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Navarrette looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Man Choi!
Navarrette looking for a guillotine from mount but Man Choi is having none of it.
Navarrette working the ground and pound effectively.
Man Choi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarrette controlling the pace for now.
Navarrette with shots to the head and body - Man Choi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Navarrette lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Navarrette raining down shots from the mount!
Navarrette controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Octavian Navarrette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man Choi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Octavian Navarrette!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Octavian Navarrette!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Octavian Navarrette!
Octavian Navarrette wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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