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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Stanton (ranked 4241 p4p, 4178 weight class) and Raemond Hooker (ranked 386 p4p, 381 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Nick Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raemond Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton tried to score with a low kick but Hooker checks it.
Hooker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hooker blocks a head kick by Stanton.
Hooker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Stanton misses.
Hooker tries to counter with a clinch but Stanton shakes him off and moves away.
Stanton throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hooker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hooker blocking some punches.
Hooker struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanton controls his hands.
Stanton has a couple of punches blocked by Hooker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooker lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hooker.
Hooker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hooker lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hooker.
Stanton misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stanton.
Hooker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooker blocks a body shot from Stanton.
Hooker is leaning against Stanton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stanton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stanton tries to work over Hooker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanton.
Stanton working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanton.
Hooker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stanton throws a head punch that misses.
Hooker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooker blocks a body shot from Stanton.
Stanton looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Stanton would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Stanton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hooker blocks a body shot from Stanton.
Hooker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanton has a couple of punches blocked by Hooker.
A shot in the inside from Hooker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanton.
Stanton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hooker as Stanton tries to tie him up.
Hooker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hooker.
Hooker prevents a body shot from Stanton.
Stanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hooker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stanton working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton has a couple of punches blocked by Hooker.
Stanton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hooker blocks a body shot from Stanton.
Hooker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hooker has a couple of punches blocked by Stanton.
Stanton can't find room to land a body shot as Hooker controls the action.
Hooker throws a head punch that misses.
Hooker scores with a hook to the body.
Hooker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooker.
Stanton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooker controls his hands.
Hooker misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hooker.
Hooker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanton lands with a right to the head.
Stanton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hooker.
Hooker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton blocks an uppercut.
Hooker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stanton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooker controls his hands.
Hooker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanton throws a head punch that misses.
Hooker prevents a body shot from Stanton.
Stanton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanton lands an uppercut.
Stanton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooker controls his hands.
Stanton lands a left hand.
Stanton blocks an uppercut.
Hooker taking a breather.
Hooker working aggressively here.
Hooker lands with a right to the head.
Hooker blocks an uppercut.
Stanton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stanton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooker throws a head punch that misses.
Stanton has a couple of punches blocked by Hooker.
Stanton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stanton works on Hooker's body with a couple of short punches.
Hooker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stanton misses with some punches.
Stanton stalling.
Hooker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hooker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanton tries a body shot but Hooker blocks it.
Hooker misses with a punch to the body.
Hooker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stanton.
Hooker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hooker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hooker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stanton looking to stall.
Hooker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanton.
Stanton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stanton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooker.
Hooker lands with a short shot to the head.
Stanton tries a body shot but Hooker blocks it.
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!
Hooker is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stanton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanton tries to work over Hooker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Hooker as the two fighters clinch.
Stanton throws a head punch that misses.
Stanton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stanton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stanton prevents a body shot from Hooker.
A right hand to the body from Stanton.
Stanton scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stanton wants to stall.
Stanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stanton.
Stanton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanton.
Stanton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stanton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stanton misses with the head strike.
Stanton misses with a body punch.
Stanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooker tries to throw a body punch but Stanton avoids it by throwing Hooker back against the ropes.
Stanton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooker backwards.
Hooker misses with a body punch.
Stanton scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Hooker.
Stanton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stanton working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Stanton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooker throws a head punch that misses.
Hooker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stanton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooker backwards.
Hooker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Stanton fails to land.
Stanton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stanton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanton backwards.
Stanton scores with a shoulder strike.
Hooker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooker blocking some punches.
Stanton misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stanton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hooker backwards.
Stanton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hooker working aggressively here.
Stanton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stanton gets through Hooker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hooker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stanton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooker controls his hands.
Hooker prevents a body shot from Stanton.
Stanton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hooker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stanton blocks an uppercut.
Stanton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stanton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stanton lands a shot to the body.
Hooker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooker lands a shoulder strike.
Stanton lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooker struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanton controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Stanton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stanton.
Stanton is looking to chop away at Hooker's legs.
Hooker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooker is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Stanton misses the target.
Hooker throws a hook but Stanton blocks it.
Stanton just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hooker can do to turn this around?
That kick from Stanton tenderised Hooker's leg. Hooker is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hooker finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanton's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hooker.
Hooker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanton misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Stanton misses.
Stanton misses with a low kick.
Stanton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hooker slips a straight right by Stanton.
Hooker ducks under a wild hook from Stanton.
Hooker digs a good body shot into Stanton's ribs.
Stanton scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stanton.
Stanton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hooker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A leg kick checked by Hooker.
Stanton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanton misses with a straight left.
Hooker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hooker, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton looks to throw the jab but Hooker is out of range.
Hooker wants to counter the offense by Stanton and move into the clinch position.
Hooker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stanton's hands.
Stanton misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Hooker.
Raemond Hooker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Stanton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hooker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooker wants to counter with a clinch but Stanton pushes him away.
Stanton connects with a right hand. Hooker shakes it off.
Stanton cracks Hooker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hooker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stanton finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stanton.
Stanton misses with a leg kick
enabling Hooker to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Stanton.
Hooker wants to counter the offense by Stanton and move into the clinch position.
Hooker cracks Stanton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hooker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanton.
Stanton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hooker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanton throws out the jab.
Stanton misses the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stanton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hooker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stanton walks into a stiff left hand from Hooker.
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooker moves away from the strike by Stanton.
Hooker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stanton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanton drops his hands momentarily and Hooker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stanton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooker.
Stanton throws a big shot that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stanton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooker is out of range.
Stanton throws a leg kick that misses.
Stanton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hooker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Hooker as he checks the leg kick.
Hooker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hooker checks a low kick from Stanton.
Hooker scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Hooker finds it's target.
Hooker clobbers Stanton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton throws a hook but Hooker blocks it.
Hooker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raemond Hooker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hooker with a hook.
Stanton is rocked!
It looks like Nick Stanton has been cut.
Hooker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Stanton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanton misses the shot to the body.
Stanton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hooker checks it well.
Hooker misses with a body shot.
Stanton scores with a hook to the body. Hooker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanton seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Hooker lands.
Hooker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hooker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stanton scores with the left hand. Hooker knows he should have avoided that one.
Nick Stanton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stanton misses with a body shot.
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!
Stanton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hooker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stanton.
Hooker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanton.
Hooker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hooker looks to land a left hand but Stanton moved out of range nicely.
Stanton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hooker looks to clinch
and Stanton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanton avoids the body shot from Hooker.
Nice shot by Stanton.
Stanton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stanton connects with a leg kick.
Hooker tries to clinch but Stanton is having none of it.
Hooker misses with a wild body shot.
Hooker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Nick Stanton.
Well Stanton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Nick Stanton!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nick Stanton!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Nick Stanton!
Nick Stanton wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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