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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Rhoe Tayona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). L Rhoe Tayona is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, L Rhoe Tayona!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayona scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tayona throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua looking for submissions off his back.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tayona is working away from the top position though.
Tayona landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Tayona working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tayona wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
Tayona thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Tayona with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayona looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tayona takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tayona tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tayona drops an elbow to the side of Rua's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayona trying to control the pace.
Tayona working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rua's thigh. Rua counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tayona is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Tayona slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tayona is one step ahead there.
Tayona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayona postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tayona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tayona tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Tayona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tayona landing with the ground and pound.
Tayona lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tayona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tayona gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Tayona postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tayona looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Tayona 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.
Tayona makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tayona accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
L Rhoe Tayona dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tayona shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rua napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tayona lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rua takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tayona content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tayona lands an elbow.
Tayona cracks Rua with a big right hand but Rua just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Tayona's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tayona landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face as Tayona controls the position.
Tayona scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tayona working the body and head with strikes.
Tayona controlling the position.
Rua tries to bench press Tayona off him but Tayona keeps the position.
L Rhoe Tayona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua prevents Tayona from moving into mount.
Tayona working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tayona just content to control the position.
Tayona working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks to move to half guard but instead Tayona has passed into mount! Damn!
Tayona lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tayona takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tayona lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tayona is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tayona cracks Rua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tayona lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tayona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tayona lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayona lands with some strikes.
Tayona landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tayona tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tayona prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Tayona controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayona has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Tayona tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tayona scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
Tayona looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Tayona.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayona landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tayona working Rua over with strikes here.
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
L Rhoe Tayona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tayona scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rua won't allow Tayona to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tayona connects with a nice short shot to Rua's temple.
Rua has hold of Tayona's hands but Tayona slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tayona working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tayona working the head and body with strikes.
Tayona seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tayona drops an elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Tayona slips a nice elbow through Rua's hands, connecting with Rua's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tayona scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tayona takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tayona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayona wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
Tayona is thwarting Rua's attempts to control the position.
Tayona lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tayona tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
Well, if Tayona 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tayona works his way into full mount!
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tayona lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tayona breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayona landing shots from mount.
Tayona lands a nice shot to the head.
Rua is rocked!
Tayona working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tayona is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Tayona connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Tayona tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tayona with good strikes from the mount here!
Tayona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayona landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tayona lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tayona lands with some strikes.
Tayona lands a nice shot to the head.
Tayona looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kyle Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tayona putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
L Rhoe Tayona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tayona 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... L Rhoe Tayona!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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