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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao comes into the arena with "6 Foot 7 Foot" by Lil' Wayne blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rhys Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Eastman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eastman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cao works over Eastman's head and body with a nice combination.
Eastman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cao is fending him off so far but Eastman persists. Nope, Cao circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eastman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eastman scores with a head kick.
Eastman lands with a kick to the temple. Cao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eastman counters with a low kick, right behind Cao 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eastman.
Cao stuffs the takedown.
Cao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cao misses with a lunging right hand
and Eastman counters with a low kick, right behind Cao 's knee.
Cao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eastman eats them both and turns towards Cao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao throws an overhand right that lands on Eastman's shoulder, as Eastman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao swings widly with a right hand
and Eastman counters with a head kick. That will keep Cao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eastman misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eastman, right into the meat.
Cao throws a hook to the side of Eastman's head but Eastman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eastman.
Cao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eastman cracks the inside of Cao's front leg.
Cao lands a jab to the nose.
Eastman throws out a leg kick but Cao moves out of range and Eastman only half commits.
Cao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cao throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastman.
Cao moves out of range as Eastman throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao throws a hook to the side of Eastman's head but Eastman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Cao.
Cao throws a hook but Eastman avoids it easily.
Eastman lands a high kick!
Cao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eastman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eastman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eastman is pressing down on Cao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cao is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman not doing much here.
Eastman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eastman is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Eastman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eastman throws a sloppy head kick and Cao moves out of range easily.
Eastman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cao avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eastman.
Eastman shoots for a takedown but Cao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhys Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Eastman.
A jab from Cao does it's job there.
Rhys Cao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Eastman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eastman scores with a nice body kick.
Eastman misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Cao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eastman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eastman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cao turns into him and now he's in Eastman's guard.
Cao wants to stand but Eastman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eastman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eastman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cao manages to get himself to full guard.
Eastman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cao tries to get out of the position.
Cao is trying to control the position but Eastman postures up.
Eastman passes Cao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eastman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eastman is pressing down on Cao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cao is holding on for now.
Cao is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rhys Cao wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Cao.
Eastman connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhys Cao is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao avoids the head kick by Eastman.
Cao stuffs the takedown attempt from Eastman. Eastman gets slowly back to his feet.
Eastman throws a low kick, looking for Cao's leg but Cao calmly moves out of range.
Cao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eastman scoring well with a low kick there.
Eastman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cao throws a right hand that misses
and Eastman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cao's knee momentarily.
Cao throws a right hand that Eastman ducks under and follows up with a left that Eastman also avoids with ease.
Cao avoids a kick to the body.
Cao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eastman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cao throws a lazy uppercut
and Eastman counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eastman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cao lands with a good body shot.
Cao misses with a looping right.
Cao avoids the head kick by Eastman.
Cao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eastman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eastman keeps Cao at a distance using the push kick.
Eastman tries to score with a low kick but Cao moves his leg out of the way.
Eastman throws a leg kick that misses.
Eastman tries for a takedown but Cao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhys Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Eastman.
Cao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Eastman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Eastman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eastman trying to control the position but Cao is working away.
Eastman tries to advance position but instead Cao slips a leg back in to half guard.
Eastman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman looking to control but Cao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cao just holding on.
Cao is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cao wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cao is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Eastman gets his way!
Will Eastman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Eastman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao wants to control his opponent's hands but Eastman gets his hands free.
Eastman has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Cao is in real trouble here. Eastman gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Cao is tapping out! Eastman wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Eastman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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