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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Macros Motaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas John (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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macros Motaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas John!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motaro defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John dips to his left and cracks Motaro with an uppercut!
John throws a combination that misses
and Motaro counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
Motaro feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
Motaro looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
Motaro stuffs the takedown.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John throws a wild body kick that Motaro sees coming a mile off.
John lands a lovely overhand right.
John misses the shot to the body.
John loads up on a big right hand but Motaro slips the punch.
Motaro throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
Motaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Motaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
John moves out of range of the body kick.
John looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Motaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaro is just content to waste time from the top position. John takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
John wants to stand but Motaro is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John wants to sweep but no luck.
Motaro prevents John from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Macros Motaro just wasn't active enough.
Motaro throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Motaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John checks a leg kick.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Motaro should have avoided that one.
Motaro throws a head kick that misses.
John checks a low kick from Motaro.
A big left from John misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motaro dodges the punch combination from John.
Motaro slips a jab from John.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Motaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Motaro slaps away a takedown attempt from John, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Motaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Motaro.
John staying out of range there.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Motaro slips a jab and a cross from John.
John blocks a head kick by Motaro.
John fails with a takedown attempt.
Macros Motaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas John.
John looks gassed!
John lands a nice hook to Motaro's body. Motaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a hook. Motaro ducked under it nicely.
Motaro misses with a head kick.
John shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Motaro slips a straight right by John.
Motaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Motaro looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
Motaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Motaro wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
Motaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John misses with an uppercut. Motaro saw that one coming.
John throws a combination. Motaro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas John dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Motaro moves into the clinch.
John is trying to push Motaro away but Motaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Motaro trying to stall but John improves his position.
Motaro prevents John from breaking the clinch.
John is trying to force a seperation but Motaro has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on John's face as he tries to break the clinch.
John is trying to force a seperation but Motaro has the dominant position.
Motaro tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Motaro back against the cage.
Motaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John is trying to break the clinch but Motaro has him pressed against the cage.
Motaro has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John has had enough of the clinch but Motaro keeps him there for the moment.
John has had enough of the clinch but Motaro keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
John wants to break the clinch but can't.
Motaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Motaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaro tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John blocks a body shot from Motaro.
Motaro trying to stall but John improves his position.
John tries to circle away but Motaro has him pinned against the cage.
John is trying to break the clinch but Motaro has him pressed against the cage.
John working hard to break the clinch.
John is trying to break free.
John working hard to break the clinch.
John tries to break the clinch but Motaro is controlling the position.
Motaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Motaro can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Motaro is looking to control John's arms but John gets an underhook and turns him. Now Motaro has his back to the cage.
John is trying to push Motaro away but Motaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Motaro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John working hard to break the clinch.
John wants to break the clinch but can't.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Motaro won't allow it.
Motaro tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John lands a two punch combo.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John is breathing heavily.
Motaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Motaro throws a leg kick but John moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Motaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motaro misses with a leg kick.
Motaro is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John lands with a right hand.
John avoids the body shot from Motaro.
Motaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Motaro tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Motaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
John throws a right and a left that Motaro avoids nicely.
Motaro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from John.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Motaro throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Motaro only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motaro throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John missing with a left hand there. Motaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John misses with a combination
and Motaro counters with a nice low kick that buckles John's knee momentarily.
Motaro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Motaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Motaro throws a head kick that misses.
Motaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Motaro throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a big shot that misses.
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 Macros Motaro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Motaro misses with a low kick.
Motaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Motaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Motaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John throws a right hand that Motaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Motaro also avoids with ease.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motaro.
Motaro throws a nice head kick!
Thomas John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by John.
Motaro lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Motaro slips under a jab.
Motaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Motaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John lands a nice hook to Motaro's body. Motaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Motaro's shoulder, as Motaro tries to avoid the shot.
John misses with a hook.
Motaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macros Motaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Motaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Motaro wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
John looks to throw the jab but Motaro is out of range.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Motaro tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John throws a nice looking combination but Motaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John checks a leg kick nicely.
Motaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Motaro.
Motaro slips a jab and a cross from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motaro lands with a slapping head kick.
Motaro throws a head kick that half lands.
A leg kick checked by John.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
Motaro dodges the punch combination from John.
John misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Motaro. That's going to slow John down.
John checks a low kick from Motaro.
Motaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for John with that takedown attempt.
Motaro staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
John thows a leg kick but Motaro checks it
letting Motaro counter with a right hand.
Motaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from John.
Motaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John misses with a wild combination.
John misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Motaro is looking to wear down John with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Motaro clinches up against the cage.
Motaro stalling in the clinch but John improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motaro tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John wants to break the clinch but can't.
Motaro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
John tries to circle away but Motaro has him pinned against the cage.
John tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Motaro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Macros Motaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas John.
Motaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Motaro swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John is trying to break the clinch but Motaro is controlling him.
Motaro looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John has had enough of the clinch but Motaro keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Macros Motaro.
I think Motaro 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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