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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Obi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winning Tournament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikel Obi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Winning Tournament!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi fails with the takedown
letting Tournament counter with a right hand.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tournament on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tournament staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Tournament on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Obi.
Tournament looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tournament makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tournament throws a shot to the body.
Tournament moves out of range as Obi strikes.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tournament sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tournament! But no joy.
Mikel Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obi misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament misses with a body shot
and Obi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi slips under a jab.
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Tournament looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Obi misses.
Tournament throws out a counter right but Obi avoids it with no problem.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tournament looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tournament misses with a series of wild punches.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Tournament moves away and avoids it.
Tournament doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tournament has Obi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi has a couple of punches blocked by Tournament.
Tournament misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Tournament.
Tournament lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Tournament lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obi.
Obi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tournament's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tournament misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obi. Tournament does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tournament cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikel Obi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Tournament moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tournament scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tournament moves into the clinch.
Tournament lands with a short shot to the head.
Obi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tournament.
Tournament breaks the clinch.
Obi misses with a left hand
and Tournament counters with a nice body shot.
Tournament swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obi.
Tournament slips under a jab.
Obi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Tournament. No joy for Obi on that attempt.
Obi is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obi is defended easily by Tournament.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tournament.
Tournament throws out a counter right but Obi avoids it with no problem.
Tournament has Obi up against the cage in a clinch.
Tournament lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tournament uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obi stalling in the clinch but Tournament improves position.
Obi tries to break the clinch but Tournament is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tournament creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winning Tournament dominated that round.
That's time! Obi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the body from Tournament misses
and Obi counters with a takedown into side control.
Obi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Obi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tournament wants to control but Obi postures up.
Obi is looking to take a break and control but Tournament is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament is looking for a sweep.
Obi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Obi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tournament really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Obi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Obi is looking to take a break and control but Tournament is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Obi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Obi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
The strikes coming from Obi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Tournament's face as Obi controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Obi fails to land the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Tournament misses.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Tournament moved out of range.
A nice side step and Tournament releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tournament jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tournament staying out of range there.
Tournament swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tournament misses with a straight left.
Obi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tournament momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Obi misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
Obi throws a series of punches but Tournament avoids them all with ease.
Tournament moves out of range as Obi strikes.
Tournament slips under a jab from Obi.
Obi misses with a hook
and Obi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tournament misses with a left hand
and Obi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tournament avoids the body shot from Obi.
Tournament slips under a jab.
Tournament lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tournament clobbers Obi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
Obi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tournament sprawls and moves away.
Tournament clinches up against the cage.
Tournament pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tournament throws a lazy right hand but Obi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obi walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tournament takes a swing at Obi's ribcage but misses.
Obi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tournament looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obi staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikel Obi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tournament is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obi.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Tournament ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Obi. Those never looked like landing.
Obi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obi misses with a left hand
and Tournament counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Obi or perhaps it was just good defense by Tournament, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tournament fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tournament. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tournament avoids the body shot from Obi.
Tournament throws out a counter right but Obi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi with a jab.
Tournament moves out of range as Obi strikes.
Obi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tournament bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obi's head.
A jab from Tournament finds it's way through Obi's defenses.
Tournament lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tournament.
Sloppy strikes from Obi. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tournament looks to score with a jab to the body but Obi is just out of range.
Tournament slaps away a takedown attempt from Obi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tournament tries to counter with a clinch but Obi shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tournament throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Obi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tournament loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
Obi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Obi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tournament on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obi.
Obi scores with a jab to the head.
Tournament throws a body shot but no joy.
Tournament looks to land a combination but Obi avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tournament lands a nice hook to Obi's body. Obi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tournament throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tournament.
Obi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tournament defends well and Obi ends up having to push Tournament into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikel Obi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obi. Tournament does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Obi misses.
Obi tries to bum rush Tournament with a series of wild strikes but Tournament uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tournament misses the jab.
Tournament has closed the distance and engaged Obi in a clinch.
Obi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tournament lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tournament manages to break the clinch.
Obi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tournament.
Tournament moves away from the strike by Obi.
Winning Tournament is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obi throws a jab when Tournament was well out of range.
Tournament looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tournament thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi feinted with a counter takedown.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tournament throws the left hand but Obi avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winning Tournament comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tournament has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Winning Tournament!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Mikel Obi!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Winning Tournament!
Winning Tournament wins by split decision!
Winning Tournament made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am a robot made with the only purpose of winning this tournament'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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