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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fielder Hill (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Blachowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fielder Hill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachowicz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blachowicz clinches with his opponent.
Blachowicz pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blachowicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill trying to control but Blachowicz is working from the bottom.
Hill throws a strike but Blachowicz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blachowicz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blachowicz won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blachowicz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blachowicz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blachowicz wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blachowicz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blachowicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blachowicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Hill scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blachowicz manages to mount him!
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blachowicz wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
Blachowicz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill regains half guard.
Blachowicz is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jan Blachowicz just wasn't active enough.
Hill jabs at Blachowicz's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Blachowicz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blachowicz moves out of range of the leg kick from Hill.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blachowicz manages to avoid it.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blachowicz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blachowicz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blachowicz is breathing heavily.
Hill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blachowicz sprawls well initially but Hill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blachowicz has one foot on Hill's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blachowicz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blachowicz backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Blachowicz with that takedown attempt.
Blachowicz closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Blachowicz pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blachowicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill throws a series of punches but Blachowicz avoids them all with ease.
Blachowicz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blachowicz moves into the clinch.
Blachowicz misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Blachowicz won't allow it.
Hill jumps guard but Blachowicz stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fielder Hill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill swings for the body but Blachowicz moves out of range.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blachowicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up with Blachowicz, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes Blachowicz against the cage but Blachowicz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blachowicz shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fielder Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blachowicz lands an elbow inside.
Blachowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blachowicz shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed Blachowicz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Blachowicz ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blachowicz.
Blachowicz shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blachowicz blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill tries to pull guard but Blachowicz won't allow it.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blachowicz stalling the fight.
Hill jumps into guard, dragging Blachowicz to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to stand and escape but Blachowicz is having none of it.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blachowicz has passed into side control.
Hill is not content to let Blachowicz control the position.
Hill tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Blachowicz easily slips into full mount!
Blachowicz scoring with strikes but Hill is staying in there.
Blachowicz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blachowicz wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
Jan Blachowicz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hill tries to hold on but Blachowicz pushes him away.
Blachowicz controlling the position easily from mount.
Blachowicz punching from mount but Hill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blachowicz passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Blachowicz lands some shots froms side control.
Blachowicz trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Hill is trying to improve his position.
Hill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blachowicz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hill managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blachowicz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill tries to buck Blachowicz off but Blachowicz is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Hill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Jan Blachowicz will probably get the nod.
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!
Blachowicz shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blachowicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blachowicz rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blachowicz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hill is defending well.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Hill misses
and Blachowicz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blachowicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blachowicz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blachowicz with a poor takedown
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blachowicz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blachowicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blachowicz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hill pulls Blachowicz into guard.
Blachowicz gets to his feet. Hill looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Blachowicz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fielder Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill tries to bum rush Blachowicz with a series of wild strikes but Blachowicz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hill tries for a takedown but Blachowicz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blachowicz avoids it really well and circles away.
Hill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jan Blachowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blachowicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blachowicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Blachowicz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blachowicz is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Blachowicz circles away and we're back to standing.
Blachowicz slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Blachowicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blachowicz.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into Blachowicz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control from the top but Blachowicz keeps moving.
Blachowicz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Blachowicz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hill gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blachowicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Blachowicz closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Blachowicz avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hill tries to pull guard but Blachowicz holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
Blachowicz jumps guard but Hill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachowicz pulls guard successfully.
Hill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hill trying to control but Blachowicz is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fielder Hill.
I think Hill 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fielder Hill!
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