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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KeAndre Easterling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gardenia (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, KeAndre Easterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eli Gardenia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardenia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Easterling's head backwards.
Gardenia slips a jab and a cross from Easterling.
Easterling closes the distance and clinches.
Gardenia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gardenia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gardenia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Easterling backwards.
Gardenia is trying to stall.
Easterling effectively controlling the action here.
Gardenia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Easterling looking to throw knees to the head but Gardenia is blocking nicely.
Gardenia can't break the clinch.
Easterling missing with knees to the body.
Easterling blocks a body shot from Gardenia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterling misses with a knee to the head.
Gardenia looking to stall.
Gardenia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardenia swings wildly with an uppercut but Easterling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterling prevents Gardenia from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easterling throws an elbow but misses.
Gardenia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Easterling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gardenia blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gardenia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Easterling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Easterling misses with a knee to the head.
Easterling prevents a body shot from Gardenia.
Gardenia tries a body shot but Easterling blocks it.
Easterling landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Easterling unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Easterling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterling putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gardenia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Easterling scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Easterling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gardenia's defenses.
It looks like Eli Gardenia has been cut.
Easterling stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gardenia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Easterling throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterling stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardenia managing to block the knees to the body from Easterling.
Gardenia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardenia throws a head punch that misses.
Easterling is stalling here.
Easterling lands a left hand.
Gardenia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gardenia has a couple of punches blocked by Easterling.
Gardenia lands a nice uppercut.
Easterling lands a knee to the body.
Easterling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gardenia.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gardenia lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Gardenia - that landed with a thud.
Easterling is breathing heavily.
Gardenia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easterling is trying to maintain a safe position but Gardenia gets an underhook and turns Easterling into the cage.
Gardenia throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterling.
Easterling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterling blocks an elbow strike from Gardenia.
Gardenia lands a nice uppercut.
Easterling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gardenia is looking to control Easterling's arms but Easterling gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardenia has his back to the cage.
Gardenia misses with the head strike.
Gardenia struggles to land a body shot inside as Easterling controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gardenia.
Easterling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gardenia lands a body punch.
Gardenia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gardenia swings wildly with an uppercut but Easterling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardenia misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardenia.
Easterling blocks an uppercut.
Easterling misses with the head strike.
Easterling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gardenia blocks it with crossed arms.
Gardenia taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterling leaning his opponent against the cage.
Easterling avoiding damage.
Easterling lands an elbow inside.
Gardenia takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Gardenia on the inside.
Easterling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gardenia.
Gardenia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gardenia.
Gardenia is looking to break free of the clinch but Easterling has double underhooks.
Easterling misses with a knee strike.
Gardenia has a couple of punches blocked by Easterling.
Gardenia is looking to break free of the clinch but Easterling has double underhooks.
Easterling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Gardenia.
Gardenia stalling in the clinch but Easterling improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eli Gardenia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eli Gardenia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gardenia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gardenia takes a swing at Easterling's ribcage but misses.
Easterling is looking to counter with head kicks.
Easterling doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardenia circles away.
Jab by Gardenia.
Easterling rushes Gardenia and presses him up against the cage.
Gardenia is trying to break the clinch but Easterling has him pressed against the cage.
Easterling stalling against the cage.
Easterling tries a body shot but Gardenia blocks it.
Gardenia is trying to maintain a safe position but Easterling gets an underhook and turns Gardenia into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardenia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardenia misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardenia prevents a body shot from Easterling.
Gardenia blocks an uppercut.
Easterling landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gardenia misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterling using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gardenia lands with a right to the head.
Gardenia tries to stall but Easterling uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gardenia can't find room to land a body shot as Easterling controls the action.
Gardenia gets through Easterling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Easterling misses with a knee strike.
Gardenia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gardenia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gardenia is trying to break the clinch but Easterling has him pressed against the cage.
Easterling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterling.
Easterling blocks an uppercut.
Gardenia misses with a punch on the inside.
Easterling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardenia backwards.
Easterling landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardenia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Easterling lands a knee to the head.
Easterling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Easterling to work.
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!
Gardenia has a couple of punches blocked by Easterling.
Easterling keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gardenia's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gardenia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Easterling tries a knee to the head but Gardenia blocks it.
KeAndre Easterling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Gardenia fails to land.
Gardenia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardenia lands a nice shot to the body.
Easterling throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardenia.
Gardenia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easterling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gardenia's defenses.
Gardenia misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gardenia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Easterling scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Easterling fails to land.
Gardenia wants to break free but Easterling has control.
Gardenia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardenia lands a nice uppercut.
Gardenia misses with some punches.
Easterling prevents a body shot from Gardenia.
Gardenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gardenia wants to stall.
Gardenia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gardenia has a couple of punches blocked by Easterling.
Gardenia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gardenia lands a nice shot to the body.
Gardenia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Easterling backwards.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Easterling as Gardenia tries to tie him up.
Gardenia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Easterling tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Easterling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Easterling is looking to control Gardenia's arms but Gardenia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Easterling has his back to the cage.
Gardenia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gardenia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gardenia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardenia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardenia misses with a punch to the body.
Gardenia has a couple of punches blocked by Easterling.
Gardenia lands a hook to the side of 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!
Gardenia throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterling.
Easterling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gardenia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easterling blocks an uppercut.
Gardenia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eli Gardenia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gardenia takes a swing at Easterling's ribcage but misses.
Easterling appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Easterling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Easterling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easterling manages to avoid it.
Easterling rushes Gardenia and presses him up against the cage.
Easterling tries a knee to the head but Gardenia blocks it.
Easterling misses with a body punch.
Gardenia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Easterling backwards.
Gardenia misses with the head strike.
Gardenia tries a body shot but Easterling blocks it.
Easterling is looking to control Gardenia's arms but Gardenia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Easterling has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Easterling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterling misses with an elbow over the top.
Gardenia misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gardenia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gardenia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easterling.
Gardenia trying to stall but Easterling improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Gardenia fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterling avoiding damage as Gardenia throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easterling.
Easterling throws an elbow but it misses.
Easterling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easterling throws an elbow but it misses.
Easterling scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gardenia fails to land.
The referee calls for Easterling to work.
Gardenia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gardenia.
Easterling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easterling stalling.
Easterling landing knees to the body.
Gardenia scores with a shoulder strike.
Easterling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gardenia blocks it with crossed arms.
Gardenia pushes Easterling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Gardenia scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gardenia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Gardenia.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gardenia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Easterling's elbow.
Gardenia gets through Easterling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gardenia throws a head punch that misses.
Gardenia has a couple of punches blocked by Easterling.
Gardenia is leaning against Easterling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardenia throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterling.
Gardenia tries a body shot but Easterling blocks it.
Gardenia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Easterling or not.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Easterling prevents a body shot from Gardenia.
Easterling looking to slow down the pace here.
Easterling blocks an uppercut.
Gardenia stalling in the clinch but Easterling improves position.
Gardenia throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gardenia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gardenia is trying to maintain a safe position but Easterling gets an underhook and turns Gardenia into the cage.
Gardenia pushes Easterling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardenia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gardenia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Easterling is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gardenia lands a left hand.
Gardenia misses with some punches.
Gardenia tries to break the clinch but Easterling is controlling the position.
Gardenia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Gardenia throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterling.
Easterling stalling in the clinch but Gardenia improves position.
Gardenia swings wildly with an uppercut but Easterling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia throws a head punch that misses.
Gardenia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardenia tries to work over Easterling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easterling.
A head punch on the inside from Gardenia fails to land.
Gardenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gardenia misses with some punches.
Gardenia can't find room to land a body shot as Easterling controls the action.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Gardenia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Easterling is keeping busy.
Easterling is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Easterling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Easterling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gardenia 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Gardenia!
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energy
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hype
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