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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between marka im a get ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popeye Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popeye Orion has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marka im a get ya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popeye Orion!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Orion controlling his opponent.
Orion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Orion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
im a get ya is squirming around, avoiding Orion's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Orion 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Popeye Orion just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
im a get ya circles away from the clinch attempt.
im a get ya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Orion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but im a get ya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orion is not content to let im a get ya control the position.
Orion wants to control but im a get ya postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion is not content to let im a get ya control the position.
im a get ya tries to advance to mount but can't.
Orion wants to control but im a get ya postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
im a get ya has his takedown stuffed
and Orion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but im a get ya is retaining full guard.
Orion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
im a get ya looking for a sweep. Not yet im a get ya, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orion looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
im a get ya working for a triangle but Orion defends it easily.
im a get ya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
im a get ya is breathing heavily.
im a get ya trying to keep a closed guard but Orion is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Orion clinches up against the cage.
Orion has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but im a get ya regains guard immediately.
Orion controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. im a get ya is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Orion dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
im a get ya tries to hold on but Orion pushes him away.
Orion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
im a get ya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orion controlling from the full mount.
im a get ya manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion prevents im a get ya from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Orion looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
im a get ya tries to get to full guard but Orion has control of the leg.
im a get ya wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
Orion prevents im a get ya from improving his position.
im a get ya wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orion moves into the clinch successfully.
Orion is trying to stall.
im a get ya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orion smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to clinch up but im a get ya keeps it at a distance.
im a get ya with a poor takedown
and Orion counters with a takedown into side control.
Orion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Orion decides to stand up, so the ref orders im a get ya to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. im a get ya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for im a get ya!
Orion content just to control the position here.
Orion working for a submission but im a get ya is keeping him at bay.
im a get ya tries to hold on but Orion postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
im a get ya has his takedown stuffed
and Orion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orion in particular looking to stall.
Orion tries to stand but his hand is stuck under im a get ya.
Popeye Orion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Orion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
im a get ya is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but im a get ya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
im a get ya wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
Orion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Popeye Orion just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
im a get ya tries for a takedown but Orion circles away easily
and Orion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
im a get ya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orion wants to pass the guard but im a get ya is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion preventing the sweep.
im a get ya working a defensive guard here.
Orion content to stall in guard here.
Orion forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
im a get ya is trying to control but can't.
Orion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Orion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
im a get ya is refusing to be controlled, as Orion sits in half guard.
im a get ya wants to get back to full guard.
im a get ya is defending against the submission attempts here by Orion.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orion is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, im a get ya has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Popeye Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orion 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Popeye Orion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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